THE HOMES OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, A&E Television Networks, $19.95.
This revealing video biography traces the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of this century’s greatest architects, by touring the three homes that Wright designed for himself. The video takes viewers through the first of Wright’s homes, Oak Park Home and Studio in Illinois; then on to Taliesin in Wisconsin, thought by many scholars to be the most beautiful of all Wright’s domestic designs; and finally Taliesin West in Arizona, where Wright established a program to train young architects. Extensive film footage of the homes, often of areas off-limits to the public, and interviews with architectural historians show how, in the 70 years that he was an architect, Wright helped revolutionize his craft with his creative use of space and open planning.
