Frank+Llyod+Wright

=** Frank Lloyd Wright, Famous U.S. Architect June 08, 1867 - April 09, 1959 **=

Overview
Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867 in Richland Center in southwestern Wisconsin. Franks father was a Unitarian preacher and musician, his mother a teacher. Frank initially studied civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He later moved to Chicago and worked for the architectural firm of J. Lyman Silsbee. Being so talented, Frank quickly rose through the ranks. First he was promoted as a draftsman than later as chief draftsman. By 1889 Frank married his first wife, Catherine Tobin. Being a newly wed, Frank moonlighted by designing residential homes to make extra money. He was caught by his superiors and was fired from the Firm Adler and Sullivan. Despite the termination, Frank continued to e arn himself a reputation for being creative and innovative designer.

Central Point
For the next few years, Frank led a sad and sorrowful life. By 1909 Frank fled to Germany, leaving behind his wife and five children. He had an affair with Mamah Cheney, a former clients wife. Mamah, and five others were murdered when a house servant went berserk and set fire to the house Frank had designed. Frank returned to the U.S. and spent time in jail because he was implicated in Mamah's death. Frank found love again when he fell in love with Olgivanna Milanoff, an immigrant of Bosnian Serbian decent. She was a student of G. I. Gurdjieff. Frank finally found peace and stability and finally got his life back on track as well as his career.

Conclusion
By 1932, Frank opened up his school The Taliesin Associated Architects, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. During this time he had a number of apprentices that worked close by him and assisted him with some of his greatest creations. Frank was on a roll, he created his most famous work, Falling water, received a commission to build 270 houses, designed the Price Tower skyscraper, the Guggenheim Museum and the Marin County Civic Center. Frank Wright continued to work right up until his death and died at the age of 92 on April 9, 1959.