Niki Ciccotelli Stewart to Present Bachman-Wilson House Lecture on April 12 in Little Rock
A view of the living space and foyer of the Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. (Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas)
LITTLE ROCK — Niki Ciccotelli Stewart will present a lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the Arkansas Arts Center, at Ninth and Commerce streets in Little Rock. The lecture, titled "Building a Legacy: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Bachman-Wilson House," will follow a 5:30 p.m. reception.
This lecture is part of the Architecture and Design Network's 2015-2016 lecture series.
Stewart, chief engagement officer of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, will discuss the remarkable history of the Bachman-Wilson House and the legacy of Wright's work in Arkansas. As an artist, educator and administrator, she leads the team that creates and oversees the museum's educational programming. Joining the museum's staff in 2008, she has been involved with the Bachman-Wilson House project from the beginning.
The Bachman-Wilson House, originally built on the banks of the Millstone River in New Jersey, was designed by Wright in 1954 for Gloria Bachman and Abraham Wilson. The house is one of 120 Usonian houses designed by Wright. After 50 years, the structure was disassembled, moved and reassembled on the grounds of Crystal Bridges.
A group of architecture students in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas planned and built the Welcome Pavilion that serves as an entryway to the house. Information about Wright and his work is available to visitors there. Santiago Perez, an assistant professor of architecture in the Fay Jones School, served as the students' advisor.
Usonian houses were the offspring of Wright's Prairie style dwellings. Designed for middle-income families, they were touted as affordable, practical and functional. The structures had flat roofs, were compact and did not have attics or basements.
The 2015-2016 Art of Architecture lecture series is sponsored by the Architecture and Design Network, with support from the Central Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Arkansas Arts Center, the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and community members.
The lecture is free and open to the public, and no reservations are needed. For more information about this and other ADN programs, contact ardenetwork@me.com.
Contacts
Lauren Hoskins, communications intern
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
479-575-4704,
lshoskin@uark.edu
Michelle Parks, director of communications
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
479-575-4704,
mparks17@uark.edu
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