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2009 60 min. Color
This documentary film by Emmy-award winning University of Arkansas professors Larry Foley and Dale Carpenter examines the life and career of architect Fay Jones of Fayetteville, Arkansas, who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright and eventually ascended to heights rivaling his master. Jones became one of the most acclaimed and significant architects of the latter 20th century. He won the prestigious AIA Gold Medal in 1990, awarded for a lifetime of work that included his masterpiece, Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Jones was among the most successful Frank Lloyd Wright acolytes, having lived and worked at Taliesin in 1953 but subsequently finding his own architectural voice. In his 1992 book about Jones, author Robert Ivy noted: "Jones has, more than any other Wright disciple, fulfilled Wright's wish, contributing an architecture with 'forms of his own devising.'"
Sacred Spaces: The Architecture of Fay Jones (Louisiana Premiere)
Larry Foley, Dale Carpenter, Producers/Directors2009 60 min. Color
This documentary film by Emmy-award winning University of Arkansas professors Larry Foley and Dale Carpenter examines the life and career of architect Fay Jones of Fayetteville, Arkansas, who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright and eventually ascended to heights rivaling his master. Jones became one of the most acclaimed and significant architects of the latter 20th century. He won the prestigious AIA Gold Medal in 1990, awarded for a lifetime of work that included his masterpiece, Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Jones was among the most successful Frank Lloyd Wright acolytes, having lived and worked at Taliesin in 1953 but subsequently finding his own architectural voice. In his 1992 book about Jones, author Robert Ivy noted: "Jones has, more than any other Wright disciple, fulfilled Wright's wish, contributing an architecture with 'forms of his own devising.'"
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 1:45 PM
Cite des Arts
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 1:45 PM
Cite des Arts
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