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The Wright Picture Exhibit
“The Wright Picture” is a unique exhibition of photographs taken during the last 20 years of Frank Lloyd Wright´s life by acclaimed architectural photographer, Pedro E. Guerrero.
Exquisitely composed, with an eye to detail, texture, shadow and light, they document in a personal way Frank Lloyd Wright´s creative and social life from 1940 until his death in 1959. The exhibit features 62 of Guerrero´s classic black-and-white images, including Wright portraits, Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Taliesin in Scottsdale, Arizona and private homes and public buildings.
Wright hired Guerrero in 1939 to interpret both his life and his work. For the next two decades, Guerrero became the chief visual intermediary between Wright and the architect´s eager audience.
Guerrero´s work has appeared in numerous documentaries on Wright, including Ken Burns´ film on the architect produced for PBS in 1999. His work has also been shown as part of Wright Exhibitions at the museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and the Guggenheim Museum. His book, Picturing Wright: An Album from Frank Lloyd Wright´s Photographer, was published in 1994.
The entire exhibit can be viewed daily during building hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or as part of the daily public tour at 1:00 p.m.
Selected images from the exhibit are available for purchase in the Gift Shop.
“The Wright Picture” exhibition was organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and letters and has been generously supported by the Overture Foundation and the Madison Community Foundation. All photos included in this section are copyrighted by Pedro E. Guerrero. Any copying or reuse of these images in any way is strictly prohibited. To inquire about obtaining permission to use any of these images, please contact Dixie Legler at dixi36@yahoo.com
Wright Lecture Series
This series of free lectures begins at 7pm and takes place in the Monona Terrace Lecture Hall. Featured are a variety of local, regional and international guest speakers discussing topics that range from popular Wright-built designs, to current trends and issues in architecture. The lectures are supported in part by the Southwest Chapter of AIA Wisconsin, and Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin.
Winter/Spring 2010 Schedule
Thursday, February 25
Film: "Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman"
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of the late Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman captured the work of nearly every major modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
Visual Acoustics won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize at the Lone Star International Film Festival, and Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking from the Newport Beach Film Festival. For more information visit http://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com/.
Tuesday, April 27
Lecture: "Generation Mobile: The Death of Distance"
Jennifer Siegal is known for her work in creating the Prefab home of the 21st century. She is the founder and principal of the Los Angeles-based firm Office of Mobile Design (OMD), and has chosen as her preferred design medium manufactured housing. Beginning with single-family homes, she has now designed and installed her own prefabricated storefront office in Venice California, demonstrating her commitment to the form. Most recently she worked with students at Taliesin West to design and build the award-winning Mod.Fab a prefabricated off-the-grid home located on the desert terrain.
Is it possible to re-invent Frank Lloyd Wright for the twenty-first century? His myth seems indelible. His buildings are so well known that they seem to defy reinterpretation. Yet the range of his designs over seventy years may still yield fresh perspectives about architecture, cities, living with nature, and human culture. Presented by Siegal, this talk will explore the possibilities for learning from Wright, fifty years after his demise. For more information visit http://www.designmobile.com/jennifer.html.
Guided Tours of Monona Terrace
Individuals and groups of less than ten are invited to join us on our daily public tour at 1:00 p.m. Admission is $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per student. Tickets may be purchased in the Gift Shop. Parties of fewer than 10 do not require reservations.
Groups of 10 or more should schedule their tour three weeks in advance. Call the Tourism Coordinator at 608.261.4015. Group fees are $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per student. Bus parking passes are available for a $5.00 fee. Inquire about our additional services, including introductory slide presentations and video loans. Please report delays or cancellation as soon as possible. Without notification, our guides can wait only 20 minutes for your arrival.
Students will explore how the building is inspired by its environment and simple geometry. Your visit complements curricula in Wisconsin history, art, design and community planning. Student admission is $2.00 per student; Dane County student admission is $1.00 per student. Teachers and chaperones receive complementary admission. There must be at least one adult chaperone for every 10 students on the tour. Please call the Tourism Coordinator at 608.261.4015 to make a reservation. There are no indoor lunch facilities at Monona Terrace. Our rooftop and nearby Olin Park are available for picnics. Bus parking and passenger drop-off is accessible from the Wilson Street entrance to Monona Terrace. Click here to view the Monona Terrace parking map. To learn more, go here.
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