In her talk, “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Vision: from Jacobs 1 to Samara and Beyond,” Barbara Gordon, executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, gives an in-depth look into the philosophy and restoration challenges surrounding Wright’s Usonian architecture, as well as the inclusion of his first Usonian design, the Jacobs House in Madison, Wisconsin, among Wright’s sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The program includes an update on the recently completed restoration of Samara, the Wright-designed Usonian in West Lafayette co-stewarded by Indiana Landmarks and the John E. Christian Family Memorial Trust, presented by Samara Curator Nathan Allaire and Indiana Landmarks Vice President of Education Suzanne Stanis.
About the speaker:
Barbara Gordon joined the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy savewright.org/ as executive director in May 2017. A resident of Oak Park, Illinois, Gordon was employed from 1994 to 2015 by the Chicago Architecture Foundation, her last position as vice president of program operations. Prior to joining the Conservancy, she worked on program development for Unity Temple Restoration Foundation and the Elmhurst History Museum, where she designed programs for the exhibition In Her Own Right: Marion Mahony Griffin. Gordon has served as a board member of Glessner House (President), Pleasant Home Foundation (Secretary) and the Chicago Bungalow Association.
This event was hosted by Indiana Landmarks on March 29, 2023. Learn more: www.indianalan...
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