Art History Talk – Frank Lloyd Wright

Thursday 28th March 2024

2.00pm for the Lecture, followed by Tea & Cake in the Pavilion Gallery

Penarth Pier Pavilion

Ticket/s: £15.50per person (+ booking fee). Ticket price includes Tea & Cake

We are delighted to welcome back to Penarth Pier Pavilion this spring, acclaimed art history lecturer, Stella Grace Lyons for this fascinating glimpse into the world of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright declared himself to be the 'world's greatest living architect'. His work certainly defined American architecture in the 20th Century.

He believed in creating structures that fit organically into the natural world. His iconic masterpiece, Fallingwater, is today considered to be one of America's most important buildings and has become an inspiration to architects all over the globe.

Frank Lloyd Wright's career spanned seven decades, creating a vast body of work.

Wright may have sought peace and harmony in his buildings and interiors but there was little peace in his private life. This was dogged by a series of scandals including the 1914 massacre of his mistress and her children on his Taliesin estate, dubbed by the press the 'Castle of Love'.

'Without sacrificing scholarship, Stella Grace Lyons has a most engaging way of hooking an audience into sharing her passionate interest in art history, drawing three dimensional human stories and experiences from the two-dimensional canvas'

- Maev Kennedy, Guardian Arts Correspondent

This talk explores Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and interiors, his legacy, as well as his turbulent and destructive private life.

Following the talk, please stay for tea and delicious homemade cake, served in our beautiful Gallery.