TO DREAM A HOUSE:
Frank Lloyd Wright in Knox County, Ohio
TO DREAM A HOUSE:
Frank Lloyd Wright in Knox County, Ohio
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The Gund at Kenyon College is pleased to present To Dream a House: Frank Lloyd Wright in Knox County, an exhibition that presents a little-known piece of Knox County history. The house was the dreamhouse for a young couple about to move to Knox County, Ohio – Joe and Virginia Monroe. At their request, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house in 1946 specifically for their needs as a family of five and for Joe Monroe’s budding career as one of the nation’s premier agricultural photographers. With the help of a local farm family, the Walkers, Joe and Virginia purchased a parcel of land on a wooded hillside overlooking the Kokosing River near Gambier. But the house was never built. It exists today only in the 24 drawings by Wright and in the imaginations of those who view these drawings.
Exhibition curated by Gregory Spaid, Emeritus Professor of Art at Kenyon College. On view in the Meier / Draudt curatorial classroom of The Gund from May 1 - July 27, 2025.
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright, and why did the famous architect design a home for Knox County?
Though he only lived in the county from 1946-1955, what brought Joe Munroe here and why did he leave?