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A Dialogue Spring Means Wright Plus For Members of the Volume 42 : Issue 1 Winter – Spring 2016 Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Wright Angles: A DIALOGUE SPRING MEANS WRIGHT PLUS From the President & CEO The surprise addition of William Winslow House to the 2016 Wright Plus Housewalk has created a wave of excitement. It was featured on the Trust’s Housewalk in 1977, and now 39 years later, this private home will open to local, national and international Wright Plus guests. Designed by Wright in 1893 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, Winslow stands at the threshold of Wright’s Prairie style. Wright met William Winslow through his association with Adler and Sullivan, and the young architect seized the opportunity of this commission Frank Lloyd Wright’s William Winslow House, 1893, a bonus house on the to establish a new style of American architecture, Wright Plus housewalk this year. Photo by James Caulfield. blending Sullivan’s theories with his own emerging modern vision. This spring, join architect Gunny Harboe for a lecture and tour update on the Unity Temple restoration, and at Robie House participate in a discussion with architect John Vinci and cultural historian Tim Samuelson on Richard Nickel, one of Chicago’s great preservationists. 2016 Board of Directors Also this spring, join our new Wright in the Region John Rafkin, Chairman tours to Dana House in Springfield and Milwaukee’s Robert Miller, Vice Chair and Chair, Executive Committee Steven E. Brady, Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee System-Built Homes. Prairie Avenue to Prairie Style David Dunning, Secretary is a glorious day of touring Chicago’s great historical homes. On April 7, attend a lecture and book- Peter R. George signing on Wright’s Chicago contemporary, Howard David Hernandez Patricia Hunt Van Doren Shaw, and then join a North Shore Robert Pasin excursion to visit Shaw’s greatest works. Don Rosenwinkel Randall S. Thorne If international travel is your preference, it’s time Ben Weprin to begin planning for 2017 when the Trust will Tim Samuelson, Advisory Member again offer its popular UK Arts and Crafts trip and Graham J. Rarity, Advisory Member Wright’s Eastern Vision in Japan. Our 2016 trips Nichole Markley Linhardt, Advisory Member have sold out, so book early for 2017! Celeste Adams President & CEO Contents 4 Wright Plus 2016: 10 Ultimate Plus 17 Robie House Doors 21 2015 Donor Wall Wright and the 12 Wright in the Region Conservation 22 Winter–Spring Prairie School Spring Tours 18 Trust Volunteers in Programs at the Trust 8 Wright Plus Bonus House 14 Enrichment Lectures Their Own Words William Winslow House and Tours Page 2 HOUSEWALK CO-CHAIRS Janina Wimunc, co-chair of Wright Plus 2016 Terry Watson, co-chair of Wright Plus 2016 Wright Angles: A Dialogue spoke with Janina Wimunc and Terry Watson, co-chairs of Wright Plus 2016. What is the role of the Wright Plus What’s going to be unique about this co-chairs? year’s Wright Plus? It’s a chance to work JW: The co-chairs start about nine TW: The Prairie School theme, and of on a team that months in advance of Wright Plus, course, the grand Winslow House! always strives to inviting volunteers to be part of the How does the experience of co-chairing improve an already leadership team. This year we have Wright Plus differ from your long stellar record and 62 volunteers heading up dozens of experience volunteering at the Trust? committees. We then develop a five- welcome visitors from JW: Co-chairing is an exciting month calendar of meetings and key around the country opportunity to work with seasoned dates leading up to the housewalk. volunteers and the Trust staff who bring and the world. One of our primary responsibilities is to their experience, talents, ideas and address situations which arise and alert suggestions to make Wright Plus the the appropriate teams to any changes best housewalk of its kind. It’s a chance to a plan. to work on a team that always strives TW: We also work with Trust staff and to improve an already stellar record the House Selections Committee on and welcome visitors from around the the selection of homes, and present country and the world. the details of Wright Plus to our homeowners. We represent the Trust, as well as the community of volunteers that makes Wright Plus a reality. Page 3 WRIGHT PLUS 2016 WRIGHT AND THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL The 2016 Wright Plus Housewalk Frank Lloyd Wright celebrates the work of Frank Lloyd The five Wright- Wright and the Prairie School. designed residences The homes showcase architectural on the housewalk innovation, a glimpse of history, and demonstrate Wright’s inspiring living environments for evolving career, from experimenting with contemporary families. more traditional forms to a fully realized During his early years in Chicago, vision of what came to be known as the Prairie style. All serve today’s lifestyle with Wright did not operate in a grace and beauty. vacuum. His work was supported and often enhanced by a group of pioneering architects at work in and THOMAS GALE HOUSE (1892) NEW TO WRIGHT PLUS around Chicago. This group, which Wright would later refer to as “The “…THE CROWN JEWEL IS THE ANNUAL WRIGHT PLUS HOUSEWALK IN MID-MAY.” –USA TODAY 10BEST New School of the Middle West,” included George Elmslie, Myron Hunt, George Washington Maher, Dwight Perkins, William Gray Purcell, Thomas Tallmadge and Vernon Watson, as well as Wright’s later associates Marion Mahony, Walter Burley Griffin, William Drummond, Barry Byrne, Charles White and John S. Van Bergen. Inspired by the teachings of Wright’s mentor, Louis Sullivan, the architects of the Prairie School sought to create a new, democratic architecture, free from the shackles of European styles, and suited to a modern American way of living. HARRY S. ADAMS HOUSE (1913) PHOTOGRAPHS OF PRIVATE HOMES BY JAMES CAULFIELD SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016 ARCHITECTS’ PHOTOS: BARRY BYRNE—COURTESY OF VINCE MICHAEL/BYRNE FAMILY, $95 FLWT MEMBER DRUMMOND—COURTESY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST, $110 NON-MEMBER VAN BERGEN—COURTESY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST, WHITE—COURTESY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST Information and tickets: flwright.org Page 4 WRIGHT PLUS 2016 WRIGHT AND THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL LOUISA AND HARRY GOODRICH HOUSE (1896) ROBIE HOUSE (1908-10) FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOME AND STUDIO (1889/1898) “…THE CROWN JEWEL IS THE ANNUAL WRIGHT PLUS HOUSEWALK IN MID-MAY.” –USA TODAY 10BEST Gather a group of 10 friends and colleagues to enjoy the special group rate of $100 per ticket. You don’t have to attend the Housewalk as a group. Get a FREE ticket for organizing the group. Call 312.994.4003 for details. Page 5 William Drummond William Drummond joined Wright’s practice in 1899, and during his tenure contributed to the design of several important commissions, including the Bradley, Darwin Martin and Coonley residences. Following his departure CHARLES J. BARR HOUSE (1912) WILLIAM E. DRUMMOND HOUSE (1910) from the Studio, Drummond went into partnership with architect Louis Guenzel, a former draftsman of Louis Sullivan. The pair continued to expand upon the Prairie idiom with such buildings as the beautifully conceived Charles J. Barr House and the masterfully designed River Forest Women’s Club, both of which are featured on the 2016 housewalk. RIVER FOREST WOMEN’S CLUB (1913) Charles E. White Charles E. White entered Wright’s Studio in 1903. White recognized Wright’s powerful vision for American architecture, but did not always agree with his philosophy. He sympathized with Wright’s rejection of historical styles, but in a 1904 letter, White stated his own broader view, “…I am just as strongly determined to… recognize all that is beautiful, however it may be expressed.” After leaving Wright’s Studio, White continued to practice in the Chicago area. In 1912 he established a partnership with architect Louis Christie and, around 1923, he formed the firm of White and Weber with Bertram Weber. TELFER MACARTHUR HOUSE (1928) SPONSORS TO DATE Page 6 John S. Van Bergen John S. Van Bergen began his career in the office of Wright’s former associate, Walter Burley Griffin. In 1909, he would become the last recorded person to join Wright’s practice in Oak Park. When Wright left for Europe in the fall of that year, Van Bergen was one of the staff who oversaw the completion of projects still in the Studio at that time. After the closure of the Studio, Van Bergen entered independent practice. Following Wright’s example, his early projects, mostly in Oak Park, were predominantly residential and largely in the style of the Prairie School, as exemplified by the Mary Greenlees Yerkes residence. MARY GREENLEES YERKES HOUSE (1912) Barry Byrne Barry Byrne, the subject of this year’s Wright Plus lecture, entered Wright’s practice as an inexperienced novice in 1902. Over time Byrne accepted increasing responsibility, executing plans for Unity Temple, and the Beachy, Hills and Tomek houses. In his independent career, Byrne established a long association with the Catholic Church, designing churches in both America and Europe. He is credited with designing the first modern Catholic church building, St. Thomas the Apostle in Hyde Park (Wright Plus Bonus on Sunday, May 22). Over the course of his long career, Byrne would remain one of Wright’s strongest supporters from the Oak Park years. ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CHURCH (1922) Page 7 WRIGHT PLUS BONUS A landmark building in Wright’s career, the William Winslow house (1893) was his first major commission as an independent architect. Prior to establishing his own practice, Wright had worked in Chicago for the progressive architectural firm of Adler and Sullivan.
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