Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Chicago

4 October–2 December 1984

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the construction of the Frederick C. Robie House, the Smart Museum has put on display 18 pieces of furniture and 5 works on paper by Frank Lloyd Wright, many of which have never been publicly exhibited. The Robie House, which is now owned and operated by the University of Chicago, is one of the best examples of Wright’s signature “Prairie School Style” of architecture, which focuses on organic unity and flowing interior space. The exhibition includes beds, dressers, a dining table, chairs, and prismatic art-glass windows designed by Wright to complement the architectural settings of the Robie House. The exhibition was formed in conjunction with a Frank Lloyd Wright conference sponsored by the Department of Art.

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