Wright Chat

Thank you to all who have been looking at my collection of Wright books and ephemera. Orders received after midnight tonight will not be processed until after 01/07/13.
Merry Christmas!

I'm posting again books by and about Wright. Orders made after 12/19/12 will not ship until 01/07/13.
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I happened to catch this afternoon a National Public Radio story on the house. It seems the owner, from another state, had no idea who Frank Lloyd Wright is or of the significance of the property. He made several statements in the story and seemed disgruntled that his uninformed purchase is now bein...

Article on front page of this mornings NYT on line:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/arts/ ... rs.html?hp

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I would venture to say that Carolyn Price was a driving force behind Hillside in Bartlesville as finally realized. The built house was not what was originally posed. Carolyn had a say in, for example, the size of bedrooms and other aspects of the house itself as well as the landscaping.

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Watch this space as I share selected photos of different aspects of Florida Southern College, beginning with the esplanades. I will include some not often seen photos of Pfeiffer and Danforth Chapels, as well as details of the block. Comments? Feedback? http://books.schipp.co/byandaboutwright/Welcom...

Thanks, Mary, for the order!

Check out the photos of Muirhead.
I highly recommend a stay at this captivating bed-and-breakfast.

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Thanks for the purchase, Roger. Great to meet you and talk about mutual Wright experiences!

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Thanks for posting these, Mike. ;-)

During our recent trip to Wichita, we also visited the Wichita State University Corbin Education Center. Check out a few photos and a link to WSU's site description. Christmas is coming ... great time to treat yourself or someone else to something "by and about Wright!" http://books.schipp.co/byanda...

Had a weekend in Wichita, Kansas where we toured the Allen-Lambe house (1915). I've posted 60 photos and may eventually get around to adding some proper captions. :-) However, if you've been to the house you will recognize the views. It has been over 7 years since we've been and it has improved noti...

20 Calendars have been added to the ByAndAboutWright site.

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