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Artist:Frank Lloyd Wright
Medium: Video
Running Time: 55 minutes
Produced By: RM Arts, A Stella Film

Item #: 6016
Name: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Story of the Guggenheim Museum
Price: $29.95

About this video...
One of the greatest buildings on earth, New York's Guggenheim Museum opened in l 959 as a mutilated version of Wright's original vision - parts of his wonderful spaces were turned into offices and storage, and much of the natural light was blocked off. Architect Sir Richard Rogers delves into the planning disputes, money problems, and personality clashes that plagued the museum during its inception, as well as the recent restoration to its intended glory. Claire Bloom and F. Murray Abraham read the correspondence between Hilla Rebay, the museum's first curator, and Wright