Autumn Art Odyssey
At the nexus of art and architecture
Autumn Art Odyssey 2010
Save the date! September 10 - 11
Quadracci Pavilion - Milwaukee Art Museum - Photo: Jeff Millies
.jpg "Wingspread - Frank Lloyd Wright")
Frank Lloyd Wright's Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin.
Last year’s trip to South Bend, Grand Rapids, and St. Joseph, “Couldn’t have been any better!!” in the words of one traveler and the Travel Committee is planning an equally outstanding tour for this coming September. On the itinerary for the weekend: Wingspread, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece created for Herbert F. Johnson in 1937.
With interiors and furnishings essentially as designed by Wright, this stop will offer both the art and architecture enthusiast a unique opportunity to experience this Illinois master’s approach to sculpting space and form. The group will also visit the Johnson Wax Building (1936-39), an effort which resulted in an interior space decades ahead of its time.
On Saturday, the odyssey will continue with a stop at the Milwaukee Art Museum. MAM holds sculpture dating from the Roman period to important works by David Smith and Martin Puryear. The museum itself is a notable piece of architecture with contributions from Finnish Modernist Eero Saarinen and its sculptural Quadracci Pavillion, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. MAM administers the Leyden Sculpture Park, another destination of the day. Discussions are being held about a stop at the Vanguard Sculpture Services, Ltd, a commercial bronze foundry. Of course, there will be all the little extras that made the Grand Rapids trip so memorable for its participants.
A detailed itinerary and registration form are available online.
Feel free to contact park staff at sculpture@govst.edu or 708.534.4486 with questions or comments.
