Wright In Milwaukee

📅 Lecture: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bogk House — A Bold Experiment in Milwaukee

Join Professor Emeritus Richard L. Cleary for a lecture examining Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1916 Bogk House and its place within Wright’s work during this period.

Cleary will discuss the Bogk House in the context of Wright’s evolving architectural ideas, including his use of ornament inspired by non‑Western sources. The talk also highlights the Bogk family’s role in early 20th‑century Milwaukee and how their commission provided Wright with an opportunity for experimentation.

📍 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, UW–Madison
🕕 Wednesday, April 22 | 6:00–7:30 PM

This lecture is supported by the University Lectures Committee and sponsored by the UW–Madison Department of Art History, with additional co‑sponsors.

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Lecture: Frank Lloyd Wright's Bogk House: A Bold Experiment in Milwaukee Scholarly lecture by Richard L. Cleary, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin

✨ Big news from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block! ✨
We’re excited to share that a major restoration project is about to begin on our historic American System-Built Homes Model C3 bungalow.

This important work is made possible through a Save America’s Treasures grant from the National Park Service, with generous support from the Barbara Meyer Elsner Foundation, the Herzfeld Foundation, and contributions from more than 100 individual donors. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped bring this vision to life!

Want to learn more about the history and significance of this project? Check out this article:

Urban spelunking: Restoring one of Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block houses One of Milwaukee's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes is almost hidden in plain sight on the corner of Layton Boulevard and Burnham Street under an altered roof, behind 1950s stone cladding, through the off-the-rack mid-century louvered storm door and an enclosed porch. But it's about to be completel...

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