The Architecture of Writing: Wright, Women & Narrative
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (NYC)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 6:30 PM
Suzannah Lessard moderates a panel with Gwendolyn Wright, Carol Gilligan, and Beverly Willis.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation co-presented a sold-out evening program, “The Architecture of Writing: Wright Women and Narrative,” as part of the Guggenheim’s 50th anniversary celebration. Moderator Suzannah Lessard with panelists Gwendolyn Wright and Carol Gilligan explored the how and why writers choose or avoid a particular aspect of their narrative. How, they asked, could such an important legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright – the 100 women who worked in his studio – remain overlooked or ignored by so many writers who have previously written about every aspect of Wright’s life.
Moderator Lessard interviews Taliesin Fellow Lois Davidson Gottlieb.
Preceding the panel discussion were two brief conversations between Moderator Suzannah Lessard and Lois Davidson Gottlieb, architect and Taliesin Fellow 1947-1948, as well as one of the six women architects featured in the film “A Girl Is A Fellow Here”. The other conversation included Lessard and Beverly Willis, FAIA, the film’s writer-director. This program also featured the world premiere of the film, “A Girl is a Fellow Here ~ 100 Women Architects in the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright.”
Photo Credits: Adam Bell, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Meet the Speakers
Read the Press Release – BWAF
Read the Press Release- Guggenheim
See the event videos:
The Architecture of Writing: Wright, Women & Narrative – Introduction from Beverly Willis on Vimeo.
The Architecture of Writing: Wright, Women & Narrative – Part One from Beverly Willis on Vimeo.
The Architecture of Writing: Wright, Women & Narrative – Part Two from Beverly Willis on Vimeo.
