LENOX, Mass. — Author and historian René Silvin will speak via Zoom at Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum on Tuesday, July 5 at 4 p.m. as part of the summer 2022 series of Tuesday Tea & Talks.

 

He will present Frank Lloyd Wright's "The Dramatic Life of America's Most Controversial and Creative Architect" using more than 200 pictures and videos to give a modern context to Wright's story, followed by tea. 

 

Wright is the inventor of "organic architecture" and the open plan for family life. He designed more than 1,000 structures including homes, office buildings, churches and museums: most notably Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum of art.

 

According to the press release, Frank Lloyd Wright has been called the greatest American architect of the first half of the Twentieth Century.  

 

Silvin, who resides in Palm Beach, Fla., maintains a particularly active interest in historic preservation. He is the immediate past chairman of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission. 

 

Tickets are $30 for members and with advance reservation; $35 day of; $22 for students 22 and under. Reservations are required as seats are limited. For reservations call 413-637-3206.  All tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable. Proof of vaccination and ID are required. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker St.