“A Girl is a Fellow Here” ~ 100 Women Architects in the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright (2009)
A BWAF-produced film
LEFT: Students and faculty at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville screen the film (April 2010). Photo Credit: Ellen Cathey for UVA. RIGHT: Map of confirmed screenings through April 2011. Photo Credit: BWAFArchive
FILM FACTS: DID YOU KNOW THAT A Girl is A Fellow Here
- Premiered on June 10th, 2009 to a sold-out auditorium at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as part of the museum’s 50th anniversary celebration.
- Was presented as part of the Architecture of Writing program.
- Features in-depth information about 6 of the over 100 women that worked with Frank Lloyd Wright including Jane Duncombe, Lois Davidson Gottlieb, Marion Mahony, Eleanore Pettersen, Isabel Roberts, Read Weber.
- Has a page on the Internet Movie Database where film reviews can be submitted.
- Has been shown over 35 times in more than 16 states as of May 31, 2011.
- Is available for purchase from a variety of shops and stores.
- Is available at almost 30 libraries nationwide and is on the WorldCat database.
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THE DVD INCLUDES:
- Documentary film: 100 Women in the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright
- Film back story
- Symposium discussion: Architecture of Writing
- A Wright Fellow: Lois Gottlieb Interview
LEFT: Suzannah Lessard hosts a panel at the premiere with Gwendolyn Wright, Carol Gilligan and Beverly Willis (June 2009) Photo Credit: Adam Bell. CENTER: Women carpenters at Taliesin (circa 1940) Photo Credit: The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. RIGHT: Moderator Lessard interviews Taliesin fellow Lois Davidson Gottlieb (June 2009) Photo credit: Adam Bell.
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