Volume 23 Issue 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 MEMBER NEWSLETTER CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF FRANK

Retreat to Delavan Lake A FRESH LOOK AT THE HENRY H. WALLIS SUMMER COTTAGE page 8 © Mark Hertzberg © Mark Welcome Building Conservancy Wright in Wisconsin is excited to wel- The FLWBC’s mission is focused exclu- While our mission shares the FLWBC’s come the Frank Lloyd Wright Building sively on the preservation and mainte- commitment to preserving Wright’s President’s Message Conservancy (FLWBC) back to Wiscon- nance of all of Wright’s remaining work (e.g., our restoration of Wright’s by MICHAEL DITMER sin. This will be the second time the buildings. Simply put, the group works American System-Built homes in Mil- group has held its annual event at the to “save Wright” through a mix of educa- waukee), we also are committed to pro- Community and Con- tion, advocacy and technical services. To mote Wright’s legacy and that of his vention Center in Madison. this end, the FLWBC has worked on apprentices in his home state. Our most more than 100 cases involving Wright recent success in that area was the crea- Members of our board of directors have buildings across the country. tion of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail. been working with the FLWBC staff and volunteers for many months to assist in It truly is a nationwide, even worldwide, There is no richer landscape in which to “So here I stand before you preaching or- I have come convinced the future is in good hands. planning the four-day “Preserving organization. More information is avail- experience Wright’s work than Wiscon- ganic architecture: declaring organic ar- to the conclu- Wright’s Legacy in Wisconsin” confer- able online at: SaveWright.org. sin. To FLWBC conference participants, chitecture to be the modern ideal and the sion that the Thanks to Scott Templeton ence and its many associated events. we wish you a terrific time during your teaching so much needed if we are to see ideas Wright Wright in Wisconsin also will provide Wright in Wisconsin is proud to be the visit. the whole of life, and to now serve the was engaging Scott Templeton, who redesigned our volunteer and logistical support to help only statewide, Wright nonprofit. Wis- whole of life, holding no 'traditions' essen- in are increas- newsletter in 2014 and has contributed ensure a successful conference. consin is our focus. We look forward to meeting you! tial to the great TRADITION. Nor cher- ingly being countless hours toward producing this ishing any preconceived form fixing upon explored and newsletter, has decided to pass the vol- WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN VOLUME 23 ISSUE 3 us either past, present or future, but — in- incorporated. unteer responsibility on to a successor. Published three times annually in February, May and stead — exalting the simple laws of com- I see a shift We thank Scott for his many contrib- CONTENTS September. mon sense — or of super-sense if you approaching Scott Templeton utions to our newsletter and his work WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN is published by Wright in Wisconsin, prefer — determining form by way of the where Wright’s on a variety of projects, ranging from a nonprofit organization designed to promote, protect and nature of materials....” — Frank Lloyd vision around an organic architecture brochures and maps to tour materials. preserve the heritage of Frank Lloyd Wright, his vision and his Wright, “An Organic Architecture,” will enjoy a wider relevance. architecture — as well as the work of his apprentices, Associated Architects, and like-minded architects — in his native 1939 state of Wisconsin. Membership benefits include discounts at The question I have been pondering ARTICLES the Monona Terrace Gift Shop and on Wright and Like™ tour As I have been giving tours at Still lately is: How can Wright in Wisconsin tickets, this newsletter, volunteer opportunities and more. Bend/the Schwartz House this “up the game” in the area of promoting Donors of $100 or more receive reciprocal membership benefits 04 Wright and Like 2018 at Wright sites nationwide (benefits vary by location). To join, summer, I invariably am asked some and nurturing the relevance of organic Recap visit us at WrightinWisconsin.org or contact us at the number version of: “Why didn’t this sort of ar- architecture in today’s society? What or address below. chitecture ever really catch on?” I can we do to be a catalyst for change 05 Wright Lecture Series Editor Mark Hertzberg frequently find myself thinking about and help move the discussion, narrative Designer and copyeditor Brian R. Hannan

the question, and the only answer I can and thinking around home-building, © Brian R. Hannan 06 Drawing Wright Special thanks to Patrick Mahoney for contributing the vintage postcard. find is that Frank Lloyd Wright was un- public spaces and the principles of or- doubtedly ahead of his time. ganic architecture in our built environ- Brian R. Hannan at the 08 Retreat to Delavan Lake Board of Directors (Sites Represented) Michael Ditmer, president (Still Bend / Schwartz House); Andy ments? While I realize this might be a 10 Meet Robert Hartmann Gussert, treasurer; Mark Hertzberg, secretary; Lon Arbegust The world is just now catching up. big undertaking, I believe we must ac- Welcome to Brian R. Hannan (AD German Warehouse); Mary Arnold; Lois Berg; Terry Boyd tively work to increase the awareness of 13 Wright in Wisconsin Heads (Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block); Ken Dahlin; Erik Flesch (Taliesin); George Hall; Bill Martinelli (Seth Peterson Cottage); Wright, in many ways, was the original how Wright’s work and thinking is rel- We welcome Brian R. Hannan as our to Kim Mattila-Kasten; Mary Ann McKenna (Wyoming Valley green architect, a concept that didn’t evant to today’s world. new newsletter designer. He also de- School); Heather Sabin (Monona Terrace Community and exist when he was alive. He was design- signs “Writings,” the semi-annual news- Convention Center); Dave Weber (Unitarian Meeting House); REGULAR FEATURES and Amy Winter (SC Johnson). ing eco-sensitive properties that were The thing that most inspires me and letter of the Seth Peterson Cottage generations ahead of his time. Wright keeps me optimistic about the future of Conservancy. Hannan is an enthusiast Office manager Sherri Shokler 0 3 President’s 1 2 Wright Thoughts was incorporating passive solar design, great design, architecture and, in par- of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work and regu- Message 1 4 Tours & Events the use of thermal massing, passive ticular, the ideas of Frank Lloyd larly travels with his young son, Fitz, for 07 Vintage Photos Wright in Wisconsin berm insulation, environmentally sen- Wright, is seeing kids faces as they tour visits and, when possible, overnight 1 6 Vintage Postcard P.O. Box 6339, Madison, WI 53716-0339 sitive landscaping, passive ventilation Still Bend with their parents. Every stays at Wright-designed properties (608) 287-0339 WrightinWisconsin.org systems and passive natural light. He child that comes through the house throughout the Midwest. was constantly interested in the adapta- leaves with a smile and a look of Wright appreciated the Flower in the Crannied Wall statue he co-designed with Richard Brock so much that he tion of new technologies. wonder on their faces that leaves me He lives in Evanston, Illinois. commissioned a second version for Taliesin in Spring Green. The original greets visitors in the entrance alcove of the © Brian R. Hannan Susan Lawrence Dana House (1902) in Springfield, Illinois. On the cover: Henry H. Wallis summer cottage

02 WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 23 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 03 © David Swann © David

Barrett-Tuxford House, Arthur Dyson, Richland Center Wright Lecture Series © George Hall © George © George Hall © George Arthur Dyson explored ‘The Poetics of Space’ in June presentation at Monona Terrace Wright and Like 2018 Recap by GEORGE HALL Arthur Dyson’s Barrett-Tuxford home by SHERRI SHOKLER & GEORGE HALL credit goes to our guests from New Zea- Jenni Reinke, of Milwaukee’s Quasimondo Physical in Richland Center, was part of our

land! Theatre, performs her original dance theatre show Wright & Like 2018 tour. For making We have lots of great memories from ‘Mrs. Wrights’ in the Hillside Theater. Photo taken with permission. the house available, we are indebted Wright and Like 2018. On Friday night Your feedback tells us the event was a to current co-owners Cliff Schiesl and we enjoyed the premier performance of tremendous success: the Enos Farms tacos were shockingly Will Green. “Mrs Wrights,” by Jenni Reinke, of good! This won't be our last tour with Milwaukee’s Quasimondo Physical Deb wrote: “I just wanted to say thank you. The work and thought that your Dyson himself visited Wisconsin sev- Theatre, at Hillside Theatre. you for a wonderful experience at the group put into this — which must have eral weeks ago to give a presentation 2018 Wright and Like tour. I excitedly been extensive, was very evident. at Monona Terrace. His talk included On Saturday, we had more than 400 signed up for the tour for the first time Thanks again!” a discussion of Barrett-Tuxford, his members, friends and architectural en- this year, but as the dates approached I only Wisconsin project, among a hun- Hall © George thusiasts come to Spring Green and began worrying if there would be long Sara wrote: “This was an interesting tour dred photographs characterizing his Richland Center. We enjoyed great ar- lines, if we'd get to see all the sites or and well-designed. All the volunteers we work that is largely found on the west with Bruce Goff. entire career will be judged by that chitecture, lots of conversation with have to pick our favorites, but you guys encountered were so helpful not only coast. project.” homeowners and great food at the Enos did an amazing job. The limited sold about answering questions regarding the Among Dyson’s thoughtful com- • “Those who need us the most often Farms taco stand located at the Wyo- tickets meant that every house had little- various properties but also about how to His work can be viewed in “The Ar- ments, as he explored the psychology have no means.” ming Valley School — turning our tour to-no wait times and could be truly en- find roads we were looking for. All in all, chitecture of Arthur Dyson” by Mark of color and space viewed through the headquarters grounds into a festive, in- joyed. Docents were everywhere, a thoroughly enjoyable and educational Hammons (Word Dancer Press, organic architecture of his projects, Dyson, a former dean of students at formal picnic site. (Amid all that, have allowing them to be resources and giving day. Well done!” Fresno, California, 1995). A new were comments such as: what is now known as The School of forgotten about the mosquitoes?) the whole tour a feeling of organization book surveying Dyson’s more recent Architecture at Taliesin, was enthusi- and coordination. The sites had history Bev wrote: “We really enjoyed the tour work is in progress. • “Do something that has substance, astically received. The talk was jointly We welcomed visitors from 18 states, and stories, numerous homeowners were this weekend. You folks do a wonderful that changes lives for the better.” presented by Wright in Wisconsin among them our first-ever guests from onsite, and it was just so wonderfully job. Very organized, accommodating Dyson is the heir to two architectural • “Give clients something to grow and the Southwest Wisconsin Chap- Alaska. But they wouldn’t get the prize done. It was also a pleasure meeting traditions; first as an apprentice to into, not out of.” ter of the American Institute of Archi- for longest journey to Wisconsin — that Sherri toward the end of the day. And continued on page 10 Wright; and then spending two years • “Try to approach each client as if my tects.

04 WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 23 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 05 Vintage Photos Scenes captured at the A.D. German Warehouse, Hillside Home School II and Taliesin

by ROBERT HARTMANN

North elevation. ©2018 Drawing by Robert Hartmann (all rights reserved) Drawing Wright Re-created north and south elevation views fill void in Penwern construction drawings Hartmann © Robert

by ROBERT HARTMANN

Only six original drawings of the main house at Penwern, Frank Lloyd Wright’s great summer estate for Fred B. Jones, on Delavan Lake, are still in existence. They are: a foundation plan, first and second floor plans, east and west elevation views and one wall section with four small interior wall elevations.

Tragically, missing from this list are Hartmann © Robert the north and south elevation views. These are the most important views as these drawings describe the front South elevation. ©2018 Drawing by Robert Hartmann (all rights reserved) and back of the main house. The north elevation faces Delavan Lake, many people during the design and With little chance of finding the origi- and the south elevation faces the back construction process, including Fred nal drawings, I proposed re-creating yard and gardens. B. Jones and his contractor — not to them to John and Sue Major, the cur-

mention Wright and members of the rent owners and marvelous stewards Hartmann © Robert That these drawings are missing is not Oak Park Studio. One possibility to of Penwern. Top: Taliesin tea circle with original oak tree and ancient bell \ Middle left: Long-time apprentice Ling Po at surprising, as they probably would consider is that Wright might have Hillside Home School II \ Bottom left: Apprentice retreat near Taliesin \ Above: A.D. German Warehouse © Robert Hartmann © Robert have been handled frequently by lost them. continued on page 13 with oversized storefront signage

06 WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 23 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 07 Frank Lloyd Wright prepared a tantalizing conceptual Retreat to Delavan Lake sketch for a summer cottage for his client, Henry H. Wal- lis, that was to be built on Delavan Lake.

A new analysis of drawings Wright made for This project, identified in the Wright archives as Wallis the Henry H. Wallis summer cottage reveals Scheme No. 1 was never built. A significantly different design elements not used in the final scheme Wright design for Wallis, known as Scheme No. 2, was eventually built several lots west of Penwern. It is known by ROBERT HARTMANN as the Wallis-Goodsmith house.

Had Wright’s Wallis Scheme No. 1 been built, it might have been one of his best summer retreats. The design in- cluded battered fieldstone piers at the four corners of the structure and a gracefully arched porte-cochère spanning from the cottage entrance to a fieldstone supporting structure. This supporting structure, identified on Wright’s plan as a cistern, was rotated at a 45-degree angle to match the orientation of the cottage entry and

main stairway at the opposite end of the span. Hertzberg © Mark

continued on page 11

08 WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 23 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 09 Meet Robert Hartmann

Robert Hartmann has expressed his passion for the work of Frank Lloyd Wright through photographs, drawings and ar- chitectural archaeology.

We present several facets of Hartmann’s work in this issue of the newsletter. “Vintage Photos” becomes a regular fea- ture, drawing from photographs Hartmann made in the 1960s.

“My father introduced me to Frank Lloyd Wright’s work when he announced that he was taking the entire family to Racine to see Wright’s latest masterpiece — the SC Johnson Research Tower,” Hartmann recalls. “It was 1950, and I was 8 years old.”

In 1967, while studying at the University of Wisconsin, Hartmann followed construction of the Wright-designed Hertzberg © Mark Riverview Terrace Cafe — then known as The Spring Green — near Taliesin. He often made the half-hour drive, Major, the stewards of Penwern. HENRY H. WALLIS in his Sunbeam Imp, to photograph the project. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 08 Hartmann has a Bachelor of Arts degree in industrial de- Hartmann is a former board member of Frank Lloyd sign from the former Layton School of Art (now MIAD) in Mark Hertzberg, who is just completing “Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin (now Wright in Wisconsin) and served Milwaukee. Hartman earned his Master of Science degree Wright’s Penwern: A Summer Estate,” sent me high-res- as president from 2011 to 2013. He serves on the board of in environmental design at the University of Wisconsin – olution scans of all 17 existing Wright drawings of Penwern directors for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block Inc. Madison and taught in UW-Madison’s Department of and the Wallis Scheme No. 1 scan, asking for my com- Landscape Architecture. ments. His ability to analyze Wright’s drawings of Penwern, the Fred B. Jones estate on Delavan Lake, was invaluable to In 1980, he opened his design office in Racine, providing I found that Wright’s Wallis Scheme No. 1 sketch held se- architectural, industrial and graphic design services for Mark Hertzberg — when Hertzberg worked on his forth- crets that had previously gone undetected. Under close ex- coming book about Penwern — and to Sue and John more than 30 years. amination — at 8X magnification — the drawing revealed faint pencil lines that Wright had sketched for both a sec- Color photograph, page 9: Wallis Scheme No. 2, now known as the Wallis- ond-level covered walkway above the porte-cochère and a GoodSmith House, lacks some of the features that Wright showed in his WRIGHT AND LIKE 2018 RECAP designs for Scheme No. 1. The open porch facing the lake is a recent ad- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 04 three-story tower to the left of it. These elements were not dition to the house. incorporated into the Wallis Scheme No. 1 measured draw- ings, but both are featured prominently in Wright’s design Above: Wallis Scheme No. 1, ©2017 & 2018, Robert Hartmann (shuttle carts were great for us older we easily had more than 500 individ- received from Taliesin Preservation, folks on the hills), informative, etc. uals visiting tour homes. Cultural Arts for Penwern. Top: ©1986 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. All rights reserved. (The Mu- seum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia We appreciate all that goes into this, Center, A.D. German Warehouse University, New York) from getting the homeowners to open Thank you, again, to our home Conservancy, county sheriffs and The Wallis Scheme No. 1 design is dated September 15, their homes to organizing the docents owners, many of whom elected to re- other county department staff from 1900, a month before the date of the main house at Pen- Wright’s conceptual sketch and the measured drawings of and preparing the write-ups, signage, main at their homes, to the delight of two counties, municipal staff and wern. My analysis drawing (pages 8-9) shows the covered the unbuilt Scheme No. 1 design, I prepared a hand-drawn shoe covers, tickets, mailings, etc. tour-goers who engaged in conver- elected officials in Spring Green and porte-cochère and tower that Wright, however briefly, interpretative rendering (above) to satisfy my curiosity. Thank you to everyone!” sation. But that’s what the tour is all Richland Center, and the Spring either considered for the Wallis cottage or was trying out as about — enjoying great architecture Green Chamber of Commerce. These ideas for Penwern. Close examination of the 17 existing Wright drawings of Add to our ticketed guests the nearly while making connections. tours result from the efforts of many Penwern held additional secrets. You can learn what those 100 volunteer house captains and do- hands, and we thank all of you who So what could the Wallis Scheme No. 1 design have looked discoveries are when you read Hertzberg’s book, which will cents, without whom our Saturday Underlying our volunteer effort was helped make our events such a suc- like with the covered walkway and tower? That was the be published in June 2019 by the Wisconsin Historical So- tour would not have taken place, and the marvelous support and advice we cess. question I asked myself. After considerable study of ciety Press.

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DRAWING WRIGHT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 06 © George Hall © George

WRIGHT © Brian R. Hannan THOUGHTS Jacobs I, Madison The purpose of the project was to fill the existing void by KEN DAHLIN, AIA in the Penwern drawing file.

Reflections on Usonian Design The drawings would delineate the house as originally designed, including the rear open porch on the south Wright coined “Usonian” for his homes, de- various expressions could then be modulated. elevation and curved open front and side porches on signed from the 1930s and later, that embodied This brilliant system was a way to avoid haphaz- the north elevation. © George Hall © George his ideas of democratic individuality and free- ard design that had no unity or the sterile results dom, along with an affordable way of building of a purely mechanical way of thinking. The drawings would be prepared at the original scale of Stockman House \ Historic \ Melson House homes in the post-Great Depression and post- Wright’s drawings, as noted on his title block (quarter war eras. And so, too, the homes on this year’s tour reflect inch=1 foot), and made by hand using traditional Wright in Wisconsin Heads to Iowa organic design principles. These homes conform drafting equipment supplemented by freehand draw- This paralleled ideas he incorporated in his their layouts to the topography of the site rather ing. The Majors agreed. Join us for a three-day custom project, first presented at the than forcing a rigid plan upon them. They use adventure organized by Karen Rockefeller Center in New York in 1935, that natural materials such as wood and stone in After close examination of the existing drawings, it was Bergenthal of Tours d’Art for entailed decentralized planning and a return to a earth tones rather than the stark colors of Inter- evident that some of the exterior detailing shown on Wright in Wisconsin, with more rural, land-based way of building where national Style modernism. Glass is used in ex- Wright’s drawings differed from the way the house was content suggested by Wright in each resident would have at least 1-acre of land panses to open up the inside to the outdoors. actually built. Wisconsin and commentary by to build their home and have some self-suffi- Wood and stone are used generously inside, not local historians and owners. Be ciency. These homes departed from traditional just on the outside. Each of these homes also re- Most surprisingly, Wright’s surviving drawings show prepared for some surprises as homes by eliminating the basement and attic flects an individual freedom of expression while that almost all corner miter joints were to be elimi- access to an additional home is spaces, while spreading out more horizontally. conveying an organic family resemblance. nated when horizontal batten strips were to be used. Hall © George pending. This is a departure from Wright’s typical preference for

The largest realized Usonian development, in Some of the homes use a rectangular planning miter joints at corners. Our private coach will leave from and return to Madison. Pleasantville, New York, reminded members in system, while others bring in curved geometries Lodging in Mason City will be at the Wright-designed His- 1946 that “our architecture will be Usonian or to frame the natural view either horizontally However, this detail was not used when the house was toric Park Inn Hotel. organic, not modern or functional, which brings (Crescent Ridge) or vertically (Barrett-Tuxford built. For consistency, I did include it in my drawings.

to mind the stark barren cubes of the Bauhaus. house). Wright experimented with concrete The end result was the re-creation of the two lost el- Sites we will visit on this October 26-28 trip include the: Usonian architecture adapts to nature and the block construction even before the Usonian era evation views, with every effort made to show the main

individual.” in his California block homes in Los Angeles. house at Penwern as closely as possible to the way it • Delbert W. Meier House (Monona, Iowa) by Frank was originally designed. At the Jacobs I house in Madison, Wright takes This construction carried over into many of the Lloyd Wright the ideas he expressed 30 years earlier in the Usonian homes, sometimes very simplified in • MacNider Art Museum “Art and Craft of the Machine” essay and incor- the form of standard concrete blocks for econ- • Rock Crest – Rock Glen neighborhood porates that into a new highly disciplined system omy, as in the Meadows House when stone was • Stockman House by Frank Lloyd Wright that is modular (both on a horizontal 4-foot-by- out of the budget. Flat roofs also were a signa- • Melson House by 4-foot grid and a 13-inch vertical module), yet ture element of many Usonian homes, but many • Curtis Yelland House by William Eugene Drummond flexible and aesthetically beautiful.he grid gave it also had simplified pitched roofs and open gable • Patrick Kenny House (Lancaster) by Frank Lloyd Wright the discipline of the warp and weft from which roofs with shallow pitches. Only a few seats remain. For a flyer with full details, contact us at [email protected] or (608) 287-0339. © Mark Hertzberg © Mark

12 WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 23 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 13 WISCONSIN WRIGHT SITES Taliesin® Hillside Studio and Theatre Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center A.D. German Warehouse Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church American System–Built Homes Monona Terrace® Community and Convention Center Seth Peterson Cottage SC Johnson Administration Building Still Bend / Schwartz House Unitarian Meeting House (H.F. Johnson House) Wyoming Valley School

Events are free unless otherwise noted. Visit WrightinWisconsin.org for a complete listing of tour schedules and contact information.

Wright Calendar Ongoing Tours and Events Taliesin October 26-28 Spring Green Reservations strongly recommended Thursday, September 20 Wright in Wisconsin Tour American System-Built Home Model B-1 A variety of tours, times and prices Monona Terrace 7 p.m. Mason City, Iowa $886-$1,032 Milwaukee $15 No reservations needed May 1 to October 31 Madison Free ticket required More information is available on page 13 TOURS & Tours second and fourth Saturday of each month www.taliesinpreservation.org SITEseeing Architecture and Design Film Series 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tours start on the half hour. EVENTS “The Gateway Arch, A Reflection of America” Friday, October 26 www.wrightinmilwaukee.org Unitarian Meeting House AT WISCONSIN www.mononaterrace.com/programs-and-events/#pro- A.D. German Warehouse 7 p.m. Madison $10 WRIGHT SITES grams Richland Center $5 A.D. German Warehouse Tours Sunday mornings (year-round, free), FALL 2018 Lecture Series Richland Center $10 Weekdays 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (May to September) Friday, September 21 “Haunted Wisconsin” with Todd Roll Open every Sunday and first Saturday of every month Groups by appointment Taliesin 6 to 9 p.m. May – October (608) 233-9774 Spring Green $80 Thursday, November 8 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., other times by appointment www.fusmadison.org/tours Taliesin Plein Air Buyers’ Reception Monona Terrace 7 p.m. Various concerts, lectures and music events 29 artists offer work created during a week at Taliesin Madison Free ticket required Visit calendar on website for details Tickets at www.taliesinpreservation.org SITEseeing Architecture and Design Film Series Wingspread — The Johnson Foundation (608) 604-5034 or [email protected] “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” Racine www.adgermanwarehouse.org Saturday, September 22 www.mononaterrace.com/programs-and-events/#pro- Tours Wednesday – Friday. Multiple tour times available. By

Taliesin 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. grams appointment only. Register at www.scjohnson.com/visit, call Spring Green Free pre-registration required Still Bend / Schwartz House (262) 681-3353 or email [email protected] Quick Paint Celebration & Off-the-Easel Sale Friday, November 9 Two Rivers $15 Watch artists create from 9 to 11 a.m. A.D. German Warehouse 7 p.m. See website for dates and times Wyoming Valley School Sale from noon to 2 p.m. Richland Center $5 Email [email protected] Spring Green Donation appreciated www.taliesinpreservation.org Lecture Series www.theschwartzhouse.com Tours Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The First Coral Reefs: SW Wisconsin’s Foundation with (608) 588-2544 Thursday, October 4 Norene Emerson Monona Terrace [email protected] Monona Terrace 7 p.m. Madison $5 per adult, $3 per student Madison Free ticket required Guided Tours May 1 to October 31, Daily at 1 p.m. SITEseeing Architecture and Design Film Series From November 1 to April 30, 1 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and “The Oyler House: Richard Neutra’s Desert Retreat” Monday. Closed major holidays. www.mononaterrace.com/programs-and-events/#pro- www.mononaterrace.com grams Seth Peterson Cottage October 10 – 14 Lake Delton $5 FLW Building Conservancy Conference Open house and tours second Sunday of each month Madison Registration required 1 to 3:30 p.m. Lectures, tours and more www.sethpeterson.org www.savewright.org SC Johnson Friday, October 19 Racine Taliesin 6 p.m. March to December, various tours plus exhibition Spring Green $250 Reservations required Reservations at (262) 260-2154 or Awards Gala Event www.scjohnson.com/visit Artisan dinner by Chef Luke Zahm of the Driftless Café Music by Max Weinberg with emcee Kyle Cherek www.taliesinpreservation.org © George Hall © George Historic Park Inn Hotel, Mason, Iowa Seth Peterson Cottage © Brian R. Hannan

14 WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 23 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 15 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WISCONSIN .NONPROFIT ORG. HERITAGE TOURISM PROGRAM U.S. POSTAGE p.o. Box 6339 PAID Madison, WI Madison, WI 53716-0339 Permit No. 47

VINTAGE

POSTCARD courtesy of PATRICK J. MAHONEY

This Real Photo Postcard was posted from Arena, in the summer of 1913, and shows Taliesin from an elevated vantage point. Wright’s living quarters are shown at the right, while the drafting studio is near the middle of the image. The wooden trellis adjacent to the studio chimney would be replaced by a metal trellis, most likely by the fall of 1913. That chimney would also have a triangular clerestory added to it at that time — which this card predates.