Frank Lloyd Wright
Larkin Buidling from The Wasmuth Portfolio, 1910
Lithograph
25 1/4 x 16 inches

October 1 – November 27, 1999

Forty years after his death, Frank Lloyd Wright continues to be recognized as the most influential architect of the Twentieth Century. The prolific Wright was an accomplished draftsman at 20 and an established architect by 26.

But it was in 1910, at the age of 43, that Wright achieved true international fame with the German publication of his monograph, The Wasmuth Portfolio. The Wasmuth lithographs brought Wright’s distinctive Prairie Style to the attention of European modernists Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, then starting their careers.

Frank Lloyd Wright Plan and entry Gallery for Avery Coonley from The Wasmuth Portfolio, 1910 Lithograph 16 x 25 1/4 inches

Frank Lloyd Wright Cabin for Como Orchards Project from The Wasmuth Portfolio, 1910 Lithograph 25 1/4 x 16 inches

Today the Wasmuth Portfolio remains a cornerstone of American modernism. Beginning Friday, October 1st, ArchiTech presents an exhibition and sale of original drawings and photographs by Frank Lloyd Wright and Wasmuth Portfolio lithographs featuring the Larkin Building, the Avery Coonley House and his gigantic Wolf Lake entertainment pavilion. Included are Wasmuth prints of various buildings for Oak Park, River Forest and the North Shore.