The Formation of the Japanese Print Collection at the Art Institute: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School September 23, 2012

As an architect, art dealer, and designer, Frank Lloyd Wright was greatly inspired and influenced by the art and culture of Japan. This exhibition is comprised of Japanese prints originally purchased from Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as presentation drawings by Wright and his studio. Many of the drawings are by talented draftswoman Marion Mahony Griffin and show the incorporation of elements found in Wright's Japanese prints. In this collaborative exhibition, works drawn from the departments of Asian Art, Architecture and Design, and the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries will be on view.