Papers, 1935-1936.

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Papers, 1935-1936.

Includes 8 letters written by Wright in which he occasionally expresses his views on architecture, art, and government and a long discourse written by Wright on his trip to South Dakota. He was impressed with the Badlands and the Black Hills.

53 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7413871

South Dakota State Archives

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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. From the description of Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies, [ca. 1955]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122971 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American Architect internationally recognized for his distinctive Prairie Style houses, innovative building design, Taliesin school and fellowships, and philosophy of "organic architecture." From the guide to the Frank Lloyd Wright Miscel...

Sylvan Lake Hotel (Custer, S.D.)

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Lusk, Robert Davies, 1902-1962.

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Newspaper journalist. Lusk was the editor and publisher of the Huron, South Dakota Evening Huronite. In 1935 an exchange of letters between Lusk and Senator Peter Norbeck led them to contact Frank Lloyd Wright about designing a new hotel at Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills. After visiting South Dakota Wright expressed strong interest in the project but refused to submit a preliminary design to the Custer State Park Board, feeling it would be "unprofessional" for him to ent...

Norbeck, Peter, 1870-1936

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