Frank Lloyd Wright
(photos by Lee Bey)
Am I imagining things, or has Frank Lloyd Wright mania subsided in a bit in recently years? Sure, his talent is still known and respected; people still flock to this works. But for a while in the late 1990s--particularly after the Ken Burns documentary on PBS--Wright, and all things connected to him, had achieved rock star status.
With the crowds gone, we can appreciate the work a little better, such as the Robie House above...
..or the Meyer May House (above) in Grand Rapids, Michigan...
and this is...oh wait. This isn't the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. This album is the work of Norma Jean Wright (no relation), formerly of the disco group, Chic. This has nothing to do with architecture, but I'll press on: Norma Jean left Chic in 1978 to do this album, and it's complete with Chic personnel. But for reasons that escape me, Norma Jean Wright's career--and those awesome dimples---never got the exposure that was warranted. But she's still out there singing with Luci Martin, Chic's other former lead singer. What the heck..I'm off topic anyway...check out this clip of Chic signing "Le Freak" from 1979, have a moment of silence for bassist Bernard Edwards and drummer Tony Thompson, then come back.
or this beautifully gem of a house at 121st and Harvard: the Foster House & Stables designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright was fresh from Tokyo when he designed this place, orginally a summer home for a judge. I think it sold about three years ago for $240,000. Wish I bought it. But I do have that Norma Jean Wright album, tho.
Comments
I should find my that way and then have a look at a treasure I wouldn't expect to find on 121st and Harvard. Especially a gem from Frank Lloyd Wright.
Posted by: Levois | December 10, 2007 05:35 PM