On my recent trip to Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ, our tour guide told me that the museum had its own sculptor in residence, something that I found very interesting and unusual. More interesting than that was the fact that she actually knew Frank Lloyd Wright, and her sculptures are for sale to this day.
Though I'm sure that the museum doesn't sell many (as the prices go up into the $20,000 range), they make a wonderful statement to the grounds and totally play off the architecture.
Several sculptures, on Wright-inspired platforms form a small gallery near the main house.
An archer wields a bow but no arrow, encompassed in an earthly sphere.
The sound of trickling water from a simple fountain creates a small oasis.
A large, built-in stone near the entrance to Wright's office/drafting room.
I'm not sure what these are called, but they were scattered throughout the grounds and are reminiscent of Wright's Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, the lobby of which was rebuilt as an attraction.
Lastly, a few bizarre, abstract sculptures incorporated into the design of the grounds. I hope you've enjoyed this series on Taliesin West, and the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. What's next, I wonder?
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ReplyDeleteThe stone female statue with the bowed head is called a Midway Sprite. The original Sprites first appeared in 1914 at a FLWright building in Chicago, called Midway Gardens. The Sprites were designed by Alfonso Ianelli. In the Phoenix area, there are also several Sprites on display at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
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