About the Artist

(1869-1959) "Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright became one of the pre-eminent architects of the early 20th century and designed many structures to express his theory that aesthetics and function should work together. Wright's houses had a unique style of being a horizontal plane with no basements or attics. They were built of natural materials, were never painted, and had low pitched roofs and deep overhangs and walls of windows, all conveying a sense of horizontal and being with the landscape. His rooms opened to each other and the homes were centered with large stone or brick fireplaces. Some of Wrights best-known designs include the Robie House in Chicago, Illinois; the Martin House in Buffalo, New York; the Johnson Wax Building in Racine, Wisconsin; and the Guggenheim Museum in New York."

taken from www.AskArt.com supplied by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation