Finding His Way Throughout his life Frank Lloyd Wright was fond of saying Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change While the American architect and s boastful nature love of the spotlight helped him cultivate a legendary status his buildings remain a true testimony to his genius From foundation to OPPOSITE Countless architects have been inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright through his fellowship his buildings and the legend that he has
ceiling each structure captivates the imagination em bodying Wright's skillful union of modern materials and a nature inspired design Considered America's finest architect and one of the greatest 20th century design ers in the world Frank Lloyd Wright looked beyond the building styles of the past designed the future and Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8 1867 in Richland Center Wisconsin amidst rolling hills and fertile farmlands in the southern part of the state His mother Anna Lloyd Jones was a teacher whose family had emigrated from Wales to Wisconsin in the 1840s The Lloyd Joneses were a large tight knit and prosper ous family that valued education and held fast to their Welsh roots and Unitarian religious background Frank s father William Wright was a minister from the East Coast who had been educated in both medicine 10
and law A gifted musician and charming speaker William easily drew attention to himself His amiable personality opened doors for him and he was constantly offered new jobs as a pastor lecturer musician and lawyer In his restlessness he moved his family with each opportunity that came along Frank the of three was oldest Anna and William's children and Anna claimed to have foreseen her son's career in architecture before he was born Destiny was a recurring theme in the Welsh legends that Anna's family cherished and it played an important part in how she saw the world To help Frank toward his calling Anna hung drawings of English chapels around his crib Once he of to reached the age seven she introduced him the Froebel method a visual education technique involv ing wooden building blocks and colorful paper shapes FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 11
