Monday, October 1, 2007

October's Mystery Artist Clues

Mystery Artist Clues

1. Born 1867 in Richland, Wisconsin, this artist was considered on of America's most famous architects.
2. His mother, a school teacher, surrounded his crib with drawings of cathedrals and gave him a set of wooden building blocks
in hopes he would become a great architect.
3. His employer (boss) and friend, Louis Sullivan, loaned this architect the money to build his first house in Oak Park, IL. at the
age of 22.
4. His style of architecture became known as the Prairie style. Prairie style architecture reflected the color, land, and nature of
the Midwest.