Following Wright
Co-curated by Keli Rylance and Kevin Williams
17 January -- 7 December 2012
From Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest appearances in American and German architectural publications to his mid-century speaking engagement at the New Orleans International House, this exhibit traces his influence on architects working in southeastern Louisiana.
Wright’s relationship with the state was dualistic: he disparaged its “decadent” architectural traditions and regaled its native red cypress. While there are no definitive Wright buildings in Louisiana, his impact was nonetheless significant. Younger generations of New Orleans architects passionately adopted his design principles. Some absorbed Wright-ian elements from popular magazines such as Ladies’ Home Journal and The House Beautiful; others studied Wright directly, by entering the Taliesin Fellowship and traveling coast to coast documenting his buildings.
This exhibit acknowledges Frank Lloyd Wright’s regional impact using the rich holdings of the Southeastern Architectural Archive, and includes architectural drawings by local architects Edward Sporl, Albert C. Ledner, Philip Roach, Jr., and Leonard Reese Spangenberg.
Image above: Leonard Reese Spangenberg and Albert C. Ledner at Florida Southern University. Lakeland, FL. Undated color transparency. Albert C. Ledner Collection, Southastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries.
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