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Description Frank Lloyd Wright's 1959 Guggenheim Museum

nyc, September 2007



I was speaking to someone one the phone on the nearly hour long walk to this museum, and when they asked me why I was going I replied that everyone had seen this image of the inside of the museum spiraling around itself, and pretty much everyone who has ever been here as taken this picture. It is the Disney syndrome, only for architecture instead of theme parks. I wanted one of those pictures. This view has always fascinated me, and I wanted to experience it first hand. (And it did not disappoint in the slightest. FLW is not the master for nothing). So this is my that picture.
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IceNineOneOne [2011-03-26 23:36:17 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! One day I'd like to take one of "these" photos myself!

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b-keith [2008-01-30 17:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Nice photo! I am glad you got to experience this shot yourself - nothing compares to visiting a Wright house and I had a similar reaction to visiting Fallingwater and taking photographs there.

Here is a vintage photo I purchased by Ezra Stoller of a different part of the Guggenheim. I love how the woman and the people signal a time when it was a new building. If you are interested in Wright in general, the flickr set has photos by Pedro Guerrero (Wright's Personal Photographer) and Heidrich-Blessing as well as all kinds of letters, books, magazines, drawings, etc. that I have collected - enjoy! B.

Guggenheim 1 Ezra Stoller Front

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leesaf In reply to b-keith [2008-06-20 17:35:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow, sorry for the delay. I must have missed this one for some reason.

I agree, visiting a site like that has no parallels, whether it is a Wright house or a more recent Himmelblau building. The physical act of moving through such amazing space is very uplifting. I still have Fallingwater on my to do list, I am hoping to get up there next year sometime. I hear it is pretty nice, though it is a shame you cannot take pictures inside.

That is a nice picture you have, I like it a lot. Though you have to expect it because it is Stoller, it blows mine out of the water.

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JaYjAy1975 [2007-12-01 15:11:52 +0000 UTC]

I love that one Lee!

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leesaf In reply to JaYjAy1975 [2007-12-01 21:28:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man.

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Sequeena [2007-11-20 15:04:03 +0000 UTC]

Hi there, I've daily featured your work in my journal! [link]
Thanks for your wonderful art!

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leesaf In reply to Sequeena [2007-11-21 00:43:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I am glad you liked it.

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