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Frank Lloyd Wright Poster Wright In Chicago 1867-1992 Mile-high Tower Illinois

Frank Lloyd Wright Poster Wright In Chicago 1867-1992 Mile-high Tower Illinois

Frank Lloyd Wright Poster Wright In Chicago 1867-1992 Mile-high Tower Illinois

NOTE : PLEASE READ CONDITION & SEE ALL PICTURES. THIS POSTER WAS ILLUSTRATED BY RANDAL BERKEY FOR A FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SHOW AT THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM IN 1992. IT MEASURES 12″W X 35 1/4″H. THIS ILLUSTRATION DEPICTS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S VISIONARY SKYSCRAPER “THE MILE-HIGH” ALSO CALLED “THE ILLINOIS” WHICH WRIGHT DESCRIBED IN HIS 1957 BOOK THE TESTAMENT. IF BUILT, THIS BUILDING WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 4 TIMES AS HIGH AS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, AND HIGHER THAN THE PRESENT TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD, THE BURJ KHALIFA. THE STAINED GLASS DESIGN AT THE TOP OF THE POSTER IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS SKYLIGHTS THAT WRIGHT USED IN MANY OF HIS DESIGNS.