PORTLAND MUSEUM WILL PRESENT FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT JUNE 28

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PORTLAND, MAINE — The Portland Museum of Art will present “Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful,” on view June 28–October 8.

The exhibition showcases Frank Lloyd Wright’s passion for creating a new way of life for Americans through architecture. In particular, it focuses on his skill in creating harmony between architectural structure and interior design while fulfilling the needs of a modern lifestyle.

Featuring approximately 100 original objects, the exhibition includes furniture, metalwork, textiles, drawings and accessories from the collections of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and other public and private collections. Curated by Dr Virginia T. Boyd, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful” conveys the methods through which Wright implemented the philosophy of the “House Beautiful.”

The museum is downtown at the corner of High and Congress Streets. For information, www.portlandmuseum.org or 207-775-6148.