Always fascinated by Frank Lloyd Wright but knowing his work only through the photographs of other people, my husband (a former home-builder) and I (a former Art History major) decided to take a sidetrip after our annual visit to Washington, D.C. and drive up to western Pennsylvania to visit Fallingwater before returning home to Florida.
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Our plans for a "sidetrip" quickly evolved into a "pilgrimage" as we added Oak Park, Illinois to our itinerary --something we felt compelled to do because, well , we simply had to see where Mr. Wright began his amazing and unparalleled career.
As we traveled, we digressed repeatedly to search for Wright houses hidden deep inside suburban neighborhoods along the interstate highways. Some we found, most we didn't. |
This web site shares the photographs we took on our trip in the Fall of 2000 and some that were taken on subsequent trips. Most were taken by my husband, Robert, who doesn't object to lying on his back in the middle of the street to "get the right angle." A few were taken by me. Our "photo-journey" to Oak Park happened in mid-September, so all the leaves are still on the trees --for an unobstructed view of Mr. Wright's buildings, a trip in the dead of winter is recommended. We hope these images inspire you to take your own pilgrimage because the most important thing we learned on our trip is this: no photograph can fully communicate the experience of standing in a space created by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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