Frank Lloyd Wright
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Frank L. Wright F. L. Wright
<p>One of the most prominent architects of the 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright&nbsp;sought to create a harmonious integration of architectural space—exteriors, interiors, and furnishings—with nature and urban landscapes. This ideal, which he termed “Organic Architecture,” was deeply influenced by the writing and design principles of architect Louis Sullivan, an important mentor during his years as a draftsman in the Chicago firm of Adler &amp; Sullivan beginning in 1888.&nbsp;</p><p>After opening a studio at his home in suburban Oak Park, Illinois, in 1898, Wright began building in the “Prairie School” style, an approach pioneered by Wright and a group of progressive Chicago architects who often exhibited drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago through the <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4358/chicago-architectural-club-20th-annual-including-exhibition-of-frank-lloyd-wright" target="_blank">Chicago Architectural Club</a>. Wright’s <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/103352/w-b-greene-house-aurora-illinois-perspective" target="_blank">Prairie houses</a> emulated the flat landscape of the Midwest through low-slung, horizontal lines and rambling, open spaces and privileged natural materials to create a new vision for the American middle class. Wright designed more than 1,000 projects over the course of a nearly seven-decade career that included an innovative use of materials, technologies, and new forms of urbanism. He worked at nearly every scale including furniture, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/144272/mr-and-mrs-herbert-a-jacobs-house-middleton-wisconsin-perspective" target="_blank">modern houses</a>, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142314/imperial-hotel-lobby-lantern-fragment" target="_blank">hotels</a>, museums, skyscrapers, and religious buildings like the 1908 <a href="https://digital-libraries.artic.edu/digital/collection/mqc/id/15467/rec/14" target="_blank"><em>Unity Temple</em></a> in Oak Park, Illinois, one of eight buildings by Wright that have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.&nbsp;</p><p>The Art Institute holds a broad collection of Wright’s architectural drawings, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright&amp;classification_ids=american%20decorative%20arts" target="_blank">furniture</a>, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright&amp;material_ids=glass" target="_blank">stained glass</a>, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright&amp;classification_ids=textile" target="_blank">textiles</a>, and publications as well as a large group of Japanese prints, especially <a href="https://www.artic.edu/collection?q=ukiyo-e&amp;department_ids=Asian%20Art" target="_blank"><em>ukiyo-e</em></a>, that he collected and sold as a dealer. Wright first saw Japanese art and architecture at the <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/46181/two-carved-wooden-transoms-ramma-panels-from-the-hooden" target="_blank"><em>Phoenix Palace (Hooden)</em></a> at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and Japan remained an important influence on designs throughout his career. Japanese prints from Wright’s collection have been shown in many exhibitions at the Art Institute, both in his <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4381/japanese-color-prints-c-buckingham-f-w-gookin-frank-lloyd-wright-j-c-webster-and-j-h-wrenn-collections" target="_blank">own lifetime</a> and in recent years, such as <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9016/the-formation-of-the-japanese-print-collection-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago-frank-lloyd-wright-and-the-prairie-school-2017" target="_blank"><em>The Formation of the Japanese Print Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School</em> in 2017</a>.</p>
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959)
Produced by F. Schumacher & Co., founded 1889
United States, New York, New York Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867-1959
Fabricated by Linden Glass Company, Chicago, Illinois Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Made by Noritake Company
Noritake, Japan, founded 1904 Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Metal Office Furniture Company (now Steelcase, Inc.)
American, founded 1912
Grand Rapids, MI Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959 Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959)
Made by John W. Ayers (American, 1850–1914)
Chicago Possibly Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959 Frank Lloyd Wright 
American, 1867–1959 Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Niedecken Walbridge Co.
American, early 20th century
Milwaukee Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
George Mann Niedecken
American, 1878–1945 Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867-1959 Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959)
(Henry) Webster Tomlinson (American, 1870–1942) Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959)
Building designed by Burnham & Root (American, 1873-1891) Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959 Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Henry H. Richardson (1838-1886)
William W. Boyington (1818-1898) Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959)
Manufactured by F. Schumacher & Co., founded 1889
United States, New York, New York Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Niedecken Walbridge Co.
American, early 20th cen.
Milwaukee Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Produced by F. Schumacher & Co., founded 1889
United States, New York, New York Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959) 
Designed by Ling Po (American, born 1917) 
Produced by F. Schumacher & Co., founded 1889
United States, New York, New York Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959)
Produced by F. Schumacher & Co., founded 1889
United States Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959)
Designed by Ling Po (American, born 1917) 
Produced by F. Schumacher & Co.
United States, New York, New York Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Painted by Eugene Masselink
American, 1910–1962 Design attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Manufacturing attributed to Niedecken Walbridge Co.
American, early 20th cen.
Milwaukee Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959)
Produced by F. Schumacher & Co., founded 1889
Printed and assembled by E. W. Bredemeier & Company
United States, Illinois, Chicago Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
Manufactured by Taliesin East Students
American, 20th century Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Adler and Sullivan