Wright Chat

This is apparently way past the 'miracle' stage. The developer was working on the project for three years. The last owner bought the house as investment property and never lived in it (he rented it out). He was going to let another McDonald home owner get some of the furnishings, until he found asbe...

Racine, Wisconsin, is north of Chicago, off I-94. The SC Johnson Administration Building is open for tours only on Fridays, by reservation (260.260.2154). Wingspread can be seen by appointment. The Hardy House is down the street from SC Johnson, and is next to the street (you cannot really see the l...

Call me at the office.

Mark Hertzberg

Sorry about forgetting the link:

www.wrightinracine.com



Mark Hertzberg

I have just posted a short story and a dozen photos about a 1953 McDonald home in Sturtevant (near Racine) which will be demolished in two weeks to make way for a new development.



Mark Hertzberg

Edgar Tafel quippd once that Wright and Wes Peters were leaving Baghdad, confident of having secured the commission, and Peters turned to Wright and said, "It's in the bag, Dad."



Mark Hertzberg

I apologize for not being more clear...'my work' is as a journalist and an author. These are Wright drawings I have gotten permission to reproduce in books and/or in newspaper stories, but not on-line.



Mark Hertzberg

Indeed, as you point out, adding these photos enhance the site. However, you are in violation of copyright law when you take photos and drawings from publications without permission and post them on the site. I am distressed that passionate as we all are about creative work on this site, that so man...

The owner had contacted me and said he was dismantling it because the land has been bought by a developer. The owner of the house on Russet is trying to hook up with him to buy some of the parts of the house for his restoration.

Mark

There is an interesting program with various areas of interest, this Saturday October 14 in Milwaukee, sponsored by Wright in Wisconsin: www.wrightinwisconsin.org Please Join Us For This Very Special Presentation: John Randal McDonald - Harmony in Architecture Saturday, October 14, 2006 University o...

People in Racine wish the unbuilt YWCA (1949-50) would be built here, as originally proposed. The Racine Heritage Museum talked to Taliesin Architects about adapting the plan for a proposed new facility several years ago, but the cost was too high (the new building never came to pass, anyway). The c...

When was it returned to the house? Where had it been, and for how long?

Mark Hertzberg

My review of "The Fellowship" was posted at www.wrightinracine.com as a prelude to our Saturday Night at Taliesin invitation last week. A new story, in the context of the book, with many photos, is now up on the site.



Mark Hertzberg

My review of "The Fellowship" was posted at www.wrightinracine.com as a prelude to our Saturday Night at Taliesin invitation last week. A new story, in the context of the book, with many photos, is now up on the site.



Mark Hertzberg

I have just posted a review of the book, with some photographs, at www.wrightinracine.com I enjoy reading the comments here, but I hope you will help us start a robust discussion in the comments section of my article on the wrightinracine site, as well. I look forward to reading your comments. Mark ...