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This poster advertises a public lecture given by Frank Lloyd Wright on architecture presented by the School of Design of North Carolina State College (now NC State University). The lecture was held in William Neal Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh on May 16, 1950 at 8:00 and was free to the public. The poster is an original screen print designed and signed by Duncan Robert Stuart.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright visited North Carolina State College (now NC State University) on May 16, 1950. He gave a lecture in Reynolds Coliseum to over 5,000 people, which was at the time the largest ever attendance for an architecture lecture in the United States.
This poster was designed by Duncan Robert Stuart (1919-2001), a painter, designer and mathematician who was one of the founding faculty members of the School of Design at North Carolina State University. In 1948 Stuart was appointed by Dean Henry Kamphoefner as associate professor in the School of Design, and he was known and recognized as an outstanding teacher. Stuart’s works were exhibited at a number of institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Chicago Art Institute.
This poster was signed by Duncan Stuart.
US Modernist has a summary of Frank Lloyd Wright's visit to Raleigh: https://usmodernist.org/wright-visit.htm
This collection contains one poster, designed and signed by Duncan Robert Stuart, created for a lecture given by Frank Lloyd Wright at NC State in May 1950.
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[Identification of item], Poster, A Public Lecture By Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture, MSS 00461, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Monty Montague, 2024 July (Accession 2024.0080).
Processed by Katie Bushman, 2024 July; Finding aid written by Katie Bushman, 2024 July
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[Identification of item], Poster, A Public Lecture By Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture, MSS 00461, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.