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Happy 100th Jack Howe

Rob Barros reminds us that today would have been Jack Howe's 100th birthday. Celebrate by attending the tour of Howe's "Redleaf" in Lakevielle, MN and hearing Rob speak about his Howe documentary. More here.

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2014 Legacy Year “All Wright” Housewalk

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio and the 40th anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, which owns and operates the Home and Studio, 2014 is designated as the Legacy Year.
 
To mark the Legacy Year, the Wright Plus Architectural Housewalk in Oak Park, Ill. on Saturday, May 17, 2014 will be an “All Wright” event featuring eight private homes and three public buildings all designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. More after the jump...

Iannelli Show Opens This Weekend!

There's a lot of exciting things happening in the world of architecture and design this weekend in Chicago. In addition to the Wright Plus Housewalk in Oak Park, Modernism’s Messengers: The Art of Alfonso and Margaret Iannelli – 1910 to 1965 opens on Saturday, May 18 in the Chicago Rooms at the Chicago Cultural Center. Get more info and plan your visit here.

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The Pros And Cons Of Owning Wright

The Wall Street Journal reports that there are 20 Frank Lloyd Wright homes for sale across the country--with some are available at a markdown. However, owning an architectural work of art comes with some significant drawbacks if you're not ready for it. Read more here.

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Unity Temple's $10 Million Deal

Emily Roth, Executive Director of the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, sent word about a new $10 million preservation deal that would place the framework in place to fully restore Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple. More after the jump...

Delevie's For Sale In Madison

Mark R. sends word that a house designed by and one designed for architect Herb Delevie are both for sale in Madison, WI. Check them both out here and here.

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The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat

Curbed LA recently featured news and a clip of The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat, a documentary that recently screened at the Beverly Hills Film Festival about the 1959 post and beam house. Read and see more here.

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Don't Snuff Out The Lamp House

News comes in on the first of two neighborhood meetings that occurred this week on development projects just east of Madison, Wisconsin's Capitol Square that could have a serious impact on the future of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Lamp House. More after the jump...

Samara Exhibit Opens At Price Tower

Heads-up architecture lovers in and around Bartlesville, OK: This Friday, the Price Tower Arts Center will be hosting the Opening Celebration to Frank Lloyd Wright's Samara: A Mid Century Dream Home. Members preview reception will be from 5 - 6pm with a gallery talk with  Samara staff and the free public opening reception will be from 6 - 7pm. More info here.

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Wright, Art, and Milwaukee

Barbara F. sends a link to the Milwaukee Art Museum's blog on the exhibition The Layton Art Collection: 1888-2013, which includes a humorous connection to Frank Lloyd Wright as part of its history. Read more about it here.

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A Look At Usonia

Wright in Racine has posted a special look at "Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Vision of the American Home,” the second iteration of SC Johnson’s permanent exhibition of At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright, which recently opened in Fortaleza Hall on the company campus in Racine. Read and see more here.

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Lot 47 Questions

Some questions have been swirling around lot 47 (the Wright-related one comprised of Fawcett House plans, Pappas House drawings, hassocks, etc.) in Los Angeles Modern Auction's May 19, 2013 sale. More after the jump...

Wes Peters House Endangered

Preservation Alliance of Evansville, Indiana has announced their “Top Ten Endangered List” for 2013 and The Peters-Margedent House, designed by William Wesley Peters (1935), makes the list. The group is trying to save the house by possibly moving it from its current location. Read more about it here.

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Usonian, Wright And Maher At Toomey Auction

The upcoming auction on June 8, 2013 at the John Toomey Gallery features a few items that will be of interest to PrairieMod readers: Imperial Hotel china, art glass window from the (demolished) Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Oscar Steffens house, January 1938 Wright issue of the Architectural Forum, unidentified Usonian hex chairs, and an art glass window from the George Washington Maher-designed Dr. Joseph Bolivar DeLee house. See these and all of the lots here.

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Texas John Lloyd Wright For Sale

Scott T. sends a link to a home designed by John Lloyd Wright (Frank's son) in Forth Worth, TX. Check out the listing here.

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George Millard Open House This Sunday

Claire M. wanted to let PrairieMod readers know about an open house at Frank Lloyd Wright's George Madison Millard House in Highland Park, IL from 1-3pm, on Sunday May 19, 2013. I f you fall in love with this beauty, it can be yours for $1.095 million. Check out more here.

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Wright & Like 2013: Greetings From Lake County

Save June 7-9, 2013 on your calendars and plan on heading to Lake County in Wisconsin to tour the amazing collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes open for tour at the 18th annual Wright & Like Tour. Get all the details and tickets here. See you there!

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Remembering Wright's Bijou

Metropolis Magazine remembers Frank Lloyd Wright's bijou, as he once described his (now demolished) Hoffman Auto Showroom, formally of New York City. Read it here.

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Samara At The Bradley House

Wright in Kankakee is hosting a special event at the B. Harley Bradley House on May 23, 2013 in which a film about Samara, the Usonian house FLW designed in West Lafayette, IN, will be shown. Following the film there will be a discussion with Linda Eales, the Associate Curator at Samara. Doors open at 6:30, and space is limited. The film begins at 7:00. Refreshments will be served. There is no admission charge, but we ask a $10 donation, to support the work of Wright In Kankakee. Find out more here.

More On Wright At LAMA Auction

I recently inquired about the large group of Frank Lloyd Wright-related items in the May 19, 2013 auction at Los Angeles Modern Auctions. I received a reply to my questions and a lot more images of the drawings and prints that make up the lot. Learn more after the jump...