[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Frank Lloyd Wright & J.J. Polivka Exhibit & Conference



Please excuse cross-postings. This message is being sent to several
electronic lists.

The University at Buffalo Archives together with the Buffalo & Erie County
Historical Society announces:

ENGINEERING THE ORGANIC :
THE PARTNERSHIP OF  J.J. POLIVKA & FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

September 30, 2000 - January 7, 2001

A special architectural exhibition -- combining archival materials and
interactive displays -- that tells the story of the collaboration between
structural engineer Jaroslav J. Polivka and architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Together they produced such spectacular designs as the Guggenheim Museum
and the San Francisco Butterfly Bridge.

This exhibition is presented by the University at Buffalo Archives, the
School of Architecture and Planning, Department of Media Study,
Architecture and Planning Library, Lockwood Memorial Library, and the
Research, Interpretation & Exhibit Design Department of the Buffalo & Erie
County Historical Society.

CONFERENCE

In connection with the exhibit, a conference will be presented at:

The Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
      25 Nottingham Court
  Buffalo New York 14216

Saturday, October 14
9:30 - Noon

Featured Speakers

Prof. Jack Quinan, Ph.D.
Curator of the Darwin D. Martin House
Topic: "Wright and Engineering"

Prof. Shanin Vassigh, Arch. M.
U.B. School of Architecture & Planning
Topic: "Wright, Nature, and Structure"

Barry A. Muskat, M.A.
U.B. Department of Art History
Topic: "Polivka & Wright : The Collaboration"

Conference Moderator:
Prof. Jean La Marche, Arch D.
Co-Director, Center for Virtual Architecture
U.B. School of Architecture & Planning

Open to the Public.
Cost $4 (admission to the Historical Society)

Another upcoming event:

Sunday, November 12 , Lecture, "Building Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim,"
featuring Matthew Drutt, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum.


For more information contact the U.B. Archives at 716-645-2916 or
ub-archives@buffalo.edu/ or BECHS at 716-873-9644.

Official exhibit website .. <http://polivka.buffalo.edu>
Exhibit catalogue is available for purchase through UB Archives.

Kathleen M. DeLaney, MA, MLS
Project Archivist
University at Buffalo
University Archives
420 Capen Hall, North Campus
Buffalo, New York 14260-2200, USA
e-mail: kdelaney@acsu.buffalo.edu
tel: 716-645-2916
fax: 716-645-3714

A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!

To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu
      In body of message:  SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname
                    *or*:  UNSUB ARCHIVES
To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu

Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at
     http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html

Problems?  Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>