Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright
October 24, 2024-January 5, 2025
Presented by Driehaus Museum and The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
“Frank Lloyd Wright had a lifelong fascination with photography, viewing it as a hobby as well as a way for his architecture to reach a broad public. Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright includes Wright’s own photography along with images by the leading photographers who documented his career.
The exhibition presents a concise survey of Wright’s architecture and aesthetic and offers insights into how photography influenced public perception of his work. In addition to the architectural photos, the exhibition also includes examples of Wright’s decorative designs, demonstrating his concept of design unity.”
“When you think of the iconic architect, you think of his signature modern style, but he was also a photographer and documented his work throughout his life.
“Curator David Hanks said some never before seen photos and early sketches of his buildings are on display throughout five rooms and two floors of the Driehaus.
“‘We’re looking at photographs that Wright himself took. A number of self portraits and of his home in Oak Park and studio. And his photographs are primarily from the 1890s,’ Hanks said.
“This is just a small selection of the hundreds of photographs that exist in the archives of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.”‘ (Fielding, WBBM Newsradio, 10/23/24)