 Frank Lloyd Wright Didn't Like the Gays, Jews Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Ten years in the making, the book details Wright's manic-depression, his veiled anti-Semitism and his love-hate relationship with homosexuals. He called them "pansies" and "degenerates," but surrounded himself with them in the 1930s at his reclusive Arizona colony, Taliesin, where studly apprentices roamed the grounds in bathing attire and harem costumes. Note to Rem, Peter, Steven, Richard, Zaha, Liz, Cameron, Frank, et al.: the bar has been raised. · Wright's Tawdry Wrongdoings [NYP] Reader Comments (2 extant) 1. Half a century since the man's death and this is what they find? That he denigrated gays? Called them 'pansies' in the 30's? And he treated his interns badly? Plus he had 'veiled' anti-Semitism? Hey, here's some more. William Howard Taft was overweight. Franklin Roosevelt used a wheelchair. And Mary Todd Lincoln? . . . . a woman. Hardcover issue of idiotic researching and sensationalistic tripe: $30 4 (or 5, or 6) years of college in pursuit of a journalism degree, then wasted on crap like this: $40,000 +/- 24 pack of Quilted Northern: $5.99 cost of a quiet chuckle at anyone who gives a rat's ass: priceless 2. BFD. Everyone knows FLW was an asshole. There are many LIVING architects that are just as bad, if not worse. The circle remains unbroken. We should nominate a few. By Blunt Force Trauma at April 5, 2006 4:37 PMAll set here? Continue enjoying The Gutter... « DillerWatch™: Relentless Bukkake | Home | Alex Gorlin Walks on the Wild Side with Fat Joe! » Back to top |
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