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pharding

I have the highest respect for Dean Eastman and what he has so generously done on the Coonley House. I find the huge lettering "Not For Reproduction" stamped in the middle of the photographs on this web site totally out of character with his high standards. This lettering adversely impacts the viewing experience.
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Paul Harding FAIA Owner and Restoration Architect for FLW's 1901 E. Arthur Davenport House, the First Prairie School House in Chicago | www.harding.com | LinkedIn

Reidy · Joined: 07 Jan 2005 Posts: 1525 Location: Fremont CA

This is nobody's first choice, but with the amount of piracy that goes on at this site (e.g. A boost for a Wright house ( Lamp House ), we can expect owners of intellectual property to protect themselves.

Peter

pharding · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject:

us024077 · Guest

can you post a website link? I'd like to see them even if the text is distracting. thanks...

guestnow · Guest

"Piracy" would appear to be an inappropriate term for the posting here of the Lamp article (which was done complete with proper byline and a recommended link to the source).

Wes Barwick · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 69

http://www.savewright.org/house_information/avery_coonley_restoration.html

I think this is what Mr. Harding is referring to. It seems rather odd to paste that statement on the photos as they are really not worth reproducing. I guess someone has a high opinion of their photography. Wink

What I do find odd is the photo of the Coonleys, anyone with a book on Wright would surely have that photo and would not need to reproduce it. It is nice however to see the house getting the restoration it so desperately needed.

pharding · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: Re: Link

rgrant · Guest

I agree with Wes that the most important fact here is that Coonley is being restored. The saddest pictures I ever saw of the house are those taken just after the fire of 1980 was put out, with the firemen standing in the burned out shell of the living room. That it has fallen into the hands of someone with the patience and resources to do such an excellant job of bringing the house back to life is all that matters. Like so many other FLW buildings, Coonley deserves a major monograph of its own. Hopefully it will be done once the estate is as fully restored as feasible, and Dean Eastman will get all the credit coming to him.

pharding · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:21 am Post subject:

Dean Eastman's contribution to Frank Lloyd Wright preservation cannot be overstated. What he has accomplished at the Coonley Mansion is amazing.
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Paul Harding FAIA Owner and Restoration Architect for FLW's 1901 E. Arthur Davenport House, the First Prairie School House in Chicago | www.harding.com | LinkedIn

Mackintosh · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 29 Location: Chicago, IL

I agree that the words over the photographs disrupts the viewing experience. But I am glad to see the house has been restored.

I couldn't help but laugh when I read the above quote:

[b]"a local misguided violin teacher in drag as a self-appointed preservationist was given a tour because of my generosity. He proceeded to take photographs that my son mistakenly allowed. He used the photographs in an article that basically trashed our restoration work and made goofy, false, grossly inaccurate statements."[/b]

You were just being nice to someone who was interested in your restoration work and that is what you get in return? I don't think that guy will be happy with anything. He should be glad that people like you are returning historic properties to their original character instead of demolishing them. I can't believe he has made statements that the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is propaganda and a bad restoration. How is that the case when so many people from all over the world have enjoyed visiting the place. Who does he think he is?