Wright Chat

It is good that you can see Wingspread. Access depends on whether or not there are conferences on a particular day. The (former) master bedrooms and daughter Karen's bedrooms are on the second floor, as well as a sitting area in the balcony above the Great Room. That is also where you find the spira...

Don Erickson's spectacular house near Barrington, Illinois, is now for sale. Photos of the house, and information, have just been posted to:



www.wrightinracine.com



Mark Hertzberg

I have not updated this site as often as I would like, because of increasing responsibilities at my

I am going to write a piece about the proliferation of Wright - related Internet sites for my www.wrightinracine.com site. I am interested in your suggestions for sites to write about. I am interested in sites which are not directly connected to specific Wright buildings or organizations. I also app...

There is a feature profile about Wright client Albert "Ollie" Adelman in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:



http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552300



Mark Hertzberg

Anne Sporer Ruetz, whose parents were the second owners of the Hardy House (1938-1947) and David Archer, whose parents were the third owners (1947-1957) remember having tall Christmas trees in the two-story living room. They would decorate them from the balcony. One of them told me about bringing th...

I want to pass on good news from Denise Hice, the president of the organization...I'm on the board...

Mark Hertzberg



The Frank Lloyd Wright

I just got a PDF of the Winter issue of the Quarterly with the article. It is extensive, and thorough. If you are not a member of the Foundation, you can order copies for $6.



Mark Hertzberg

The forthcoming issue of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly is devoted to a story about the rentals.



Mark Hertzberg

$9500

http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/20 ... rookl.html



You have to scroll down some to get to the books for sale.



Mark Hertzberg

The original note mentions it.

Mark Hertzberg

The issue will also include a story about letters to a Frank Lloyd Wright house, in this case, the Hardy House. I have catalogued some 200 letters written to the house since the current owners bought it in 1968. It is a fascinating collection of letters from around the world. It led to my writing my...

I just called Mrs. McDonald. She will research the Florida work and get back to me over the weekend (she is busy now, as I called). I will post the reply.



Mark Hertzberg

I invite you to read a profile I wrote about Edgar several years ago at: http://www.journaltimes.com/photo_galleries/WRIGHT_IN_RACINE/TAFEL.HTM He graciously wrote the introduction to my "Wright in Racine" book. He has not read The Fellowship, as of our last conversation, about a month ago...

Don Erickson of Barrington, Illinois, a former apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright, died last night. A story about his work, with photos, was on www.wrightinracine.com last spring. The link is: http://www.journaltimes.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=4850 His work is noteworthy. In addition, for those of y...