Frank Lloyd Wright: Myth and Fact
ARHA 248
Spring 2025
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 280 |
This course considers the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in the context of his own life and development as an artist and in the context of the broader history of modern architecture, of which Wright's work was a part and to which it contributed. The seminar also considers the relationship of Wright's achievements to the social, economic, technical, and ideological history of the United States from the mid-19th through the mid-20th centuries. A major theme will be critical reading of Wright's own statements about his life and work in relation to other sources, later accounts, and his buildings and projects themselves. Both Wright's residential and public architecture will be considered in conjunction with his designs for landscapes and urbanism. Architectural drawings will also be examined as a medium in themselves, along with textual and physical evidence, as a means of generating maximal insight into Wright's built and unbuilt works. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Bruce B. Pfeiffer, ed., FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: COLLECTED WRITINGS, Vol. 2: 1930-1932 (1992) ISBN-13: 978-0847815494
2. Neil A. Levine, THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1996), ISBN-10: 9780691027456
3. William A. Storrer, THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: A COMPLETE CATALOGUE, 4th ed. (2017) ISBN-10: 022643575X
4. Neil A. Levine, THE URBANISM OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (2016)
5. Joseph M. Siry, UNITY TEMPLE: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND ARCHITECTURE FOR LIBERAL RELIGION (1996)
6. Joseph M. Siry, BETH SHOLOM SYNAGOGUE: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND MODERN RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE (2012)
7. Neil Levine and Richard Longstreth, eds., RETHINKING FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: HISTORY, RECEPTION, PRESERVATION (2022)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Research proposal and final research paper of 10-15 pages. One preliminary oral research presentation and two in-class essay exams.
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Prior study comparable to ARHA 151, ARHA 244, ARHA 246, or ARHA 254 is helpful, however this course has no formal prerequisites. |
| Instructor(s): Siry,Joseph Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: BOGH112; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 21 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: X |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 12 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 6 | 3rd Ranked: 3 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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