Frank Lloyd Wright is an American modern architect. He created many original and iconic works in his lifetime.Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867 in Wisconsin. He was the assistant of Louis Sullivan and even developed his own style. His style is known as the Prairie school. He was a very successful modern architect.
Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867 in the Richland center, in Wisconsin. His mother, Anna Lloyd Jones was a teacher, and his father, William Carey Wright was a preacher and a musician. When he was young, his family moved frequently. As a boy he loved the outdoors and loved the Wisconsin landscape. In 1885 he graduated high school in Madison. In that same year his parents got divorced and his father moved away. Wright enrolled at University of Wisconsin at Madison to study civil engineering. During this time he became an assistant to the acclaimed architect , Joseph Silsbee. Working for Silsbee is what convinced him to be an architect. In 1887 he quit school to work for Silsbee in Chicago. In 1889 he married catherine Tobin and they had six children together. Wright passed away on April 9, 1959 at the age of
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His mother, Anna Lloyd Jones was a teacher, and his father, William Carey Wright was a preacher and a musician. When he was young, his family moved frequently. As a boy he loved the outdoors and loved the Wisconsin landscape. In 1885 he graduated high school in Madison. In that same year his parents got divorced and his father moved away. Wright enrolled at University of Wisconsin at Madison to study civil engineering. During this time he became an assistant to the acclaimed architect , Joseph Silsbee. Working for Silsbee is what convinced him to be an architect. In 1887 he quit school to work for Silsbee in Chicago. In 1889 he married catherine Tobin and they had six children together. Wright passed away on April 9, 1959 at the age of