Good Morning Friends,
On January 17th 1938 Wright appeared on th cover of Time Magazine; later it would be a two cent stamp. After his early experience with the yellow press, and then his success as the respectable architect, in the thirties, he started to realize the emergent rules of a commercial society. From this date to his death in 1959 he spent as much time giving interviews and being a celebrity, as in designing buildings. n the age of media stars-radio, film, soon TV - Wright mastered them all, and instinctively helped create the system with which we are still settled: the "star system of architectural heros." By 1950 Wright's sure instinct for promotion had paid off professionally. But the media attention, the time, energy and personal involvement i demanded, executed their revenge. Most of the buildings produced in these years betray an excessive vulgarity, or over ruling ambition, which the young Wright would have called "grandomania", and most people today call kitch.

The famous Guggenheim Museum he built is now a condemned building due to the mud slides in California.

Frank Lloyd Wright died on April 9, 1959, in Phoenix Arizona. Attached is a picture of him just before his death.

This is the last writing of what I have on the Arts and Crafts History and it is up to we who want to remember the reason and actions taken for the use of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones

Hi Ralph,

I just recently getting interested in Arts & Crafts and just discovered this site. I putting together a short essay for school and was wondering if you could help me come up with a modern definition of what Arts & Crafts are today.

Sincerly

Jim Goodall

Good Morning Jim,
It is sad to say, but we are about ready to start our own revolution over the mass produced furniture of today as it is in an essence junk with the particle board and wood grained vinyl covering it. this is what the manufacturers are calling good quality furniture where you have to take it home and assemble it yourself.

There is nor ever will be any craftsmanship in this kind of furniture. Sure I know it is cheap and easy to assemble at times, but the people of the world today are taught by watching their parents and other people by this junk and when it breaks and or fall apart, it is cheap enough to go buy some more. This way the factories stay in business by building replacement junk, when the others wear out or fall apart.

I know this is not exactly what you were looking for but, that is the way it is. You don't have to take my word for it as all you have to do is drive down any street in the good old USA anywhere and you will see what I am talking about by all the furniture you will see along the routes. Stop and check them out and you will see that I am correct in the fact that they are made of junk wood to begin with.

Then go to an antique store and look at the quality of the real furniture that was made by a craftsman.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones

HI Ralph, I am currently researching the arts and crafts movement as is Joanne. I am interested to know the era and location(s) of the arts and crafts movement or any info you could give me.

Thanx, Mon

Good Morning Mon,
Sorry to be so long getting back to you but I have been away a few days.
Go back three pages to where I started writing about the A&C History and you will gain a lot of information about the movement. I started with John Ruskin, William Morris and other as we went along in the movement.

I am sure you will not only find it interesting but informational enough to write your own essay on the matter.

Good luck.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones

Good Morning Mon,
I do hope you were able to get enough information to write your essay on the Arts and Crafts Movement from the history that I posted.
As I prepared the history I had to be careful not to infringe on anyone's copyright, and post what I felt to be of interest to everyone.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones