Wright Chat

https://www.curbed.com/2017/5/24/156847 ... l-mcdonald

Someone?!

The photos should be saved so we can compare the before pics to the restored piece when it hits an auction with a reserve of $150,000.00!

SDR- your still life is somewhat Cubist! I'm not sure what I'm actually seeing. The post and beam construction... is that something reflected in a mirror? Was a wall removed, and is it structural?

He did share a few words with the Lithuanian leader after shoving the representative of NATO's newest member. It's interesting to note that tiny Montenegro (Olgivanna's home country), defied Russia by entering the alliance. Did Trump know this? Probably not... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/mor...

SDR wrote:Who's the woman he's trying to approach -- without looking at her, of course ? Her back is to him until he makes his move . . .

Man's a dangerous buffoon. Sad.

S

The president of Lithuania:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalia_Grybauskaitė

I watched this happen live on tv today, but was sure I had not seen properly. It turns out that I don't need new glasses:

https://youtu.be/T4rWVOeEI7Y

This same piece was discussed a few months ago on this thread. At that time, it was for sale on Craigslist, but the photos are no longer available: http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewtopic.php?t=10195&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=f86224ff7305ee79f7922724b1f4161b Scroll down...

Mies at Farnsworth was far more "controlling" than Wright. With no spots for displaying art or collections and no storage except in the kitchen, once furnished, (preferably with the Barcelona suite), the life of the resident is basically complete. What is left to do? Enjoy the view and rea...

Margo has responded to my query regarding Lamberson. It seems the exclusion of certain designs from the Monographs might forever remain a mystery: Hello Peter, Bruce is working his way through some health issues and is not now at Taliesin West. And right now he is also not doing email. I can ask him...

I think many Wrightians do discuss and acknowledge the negatives. It's just when his alleged failings are strung together in a list as it is in this Guardian piece without nuance or context, it becomes such a cliche' that it's difficult to know what the motivation of the writer is, or where to begin...

Thanks Roderick, for the correction concerning Charles Moore. The original post has been edited.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... a-new-york

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Moore

There are always the variations. Buyers saw it and recognized it was a "diamond in the rough". Or: "It had good bones", which is usually the beginning of a long justification for remuddling.

Designing this house and a few others while still being employed by Sullivan caused him to be fired:

http://m.estately.com/listings/info/101 ... -avenue--1

https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/5/23/15 ... for-sale[u][/u]

Not too shabby for a 25 year old?