The Journal Times Online - Racine, Wisconsin

      Frank Lloyd Wright will be honored in Wisconsin Thursday April 9 thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Jim Doyle. The commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his death was at the initiative of Inga Hagge, a member of the board of Wright in Wisconsin.

      The text of the proclamation follows:

Proclamation
Frank Lloyd Wright Remembrance Day
April 9, 2009
WHEREAS the State of Wisconsin recognizes the value of architecture and the built environment to human society in Wisconsin and the nation; and

WHEREAS Frank Lloyd Wright was declared the “Greatest American Architect of All Time” by the American Institute of Architects; and

WHEREAS Wright was born in Richland County, Wisconsin on June 8, 1867, and made his home and studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS six existing Wisconsin properties designed by Wright are designated as National Historic Landmarks; and

WHEREAS Wright’s legacy continues to attract thousands of tourists to Wisconsin each year; and

WHEREAS Wright is the subject of hundreds of books, and thousands of articles, and scores of exhibitions, including a major exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York this spring; and

WHEREAS Wright revived the “Prairie” architectural style, popular with contemporary designers and home buyers; and

WHEREAS Wright’s architectural philosophy known as “Organic Architecture” holds great relevance in today’s world of shrinking resources and growing environmental awareness; and

WHEREAS Wright drew inspiration for many of his designs from the natural beauty of Wisconsin, and he cherished his Wisconsin home, Taliesin, in the valley of his mother’s family;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim April 9, 2009, the 50th anniversary of Wright’s death,

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT REMEMBRANCE DAY
in Wisconsin, in memory of Wisconsin’s most famous son.

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