Does anyone on the local committee know of a special collection
that might house any documents (such as copies of Regeneración)
relating to the Magon brothers (Mexican Anarchists who took
refuge in St. Louis in the early 1900's)?
Miguel Juarez
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From: Marianne Cavanaugh [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: [ARLIS-L] St. Louis Conference registration update (workshops &
tours)
Our membership is speaking, and it is clear that the perennially popular
architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and modern art-especially in unique
exhibition venues-are the hot tour tickets this year. The "Two Usonian
Houses" tour on the afternoon of Thursday, March 21 (Tour 4) and both tours
of the Pulitzer Foundation (Tours 14 and 15) have filled! As we mentioned in
the preliminary program, the Frank Lloyd Wright homes on the "Two Usonian
Houses" tour are not normally open to the public. Likewise, the Pulitzer is
a private foundation open during limited hours by appointment only, and they
have provided the only hours available during our conference to our group.
We are of course thrilled that we have offered you tours that are of great
interest to our membership, but sorry that we will not be able to add
additional tours of the Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Homes and the Pulitzer
Foundation. However, many offerings unique to our St. Louis venue are still
available, and these will give you the opportunity to experience many of the
finest aspects of our city and the surrounding area. We want your experience
of the St. Louis conference to be rich and pleasurable. By using our many
tours to get to know St. Louis we think you will walk away feeling as your
local arrangements co-chairs already do-that St. Louis is a city with
world-class attractions in a tidy, accessible package.
For those of you interested in the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and
his contemporaries, don't despair! We have planned a very exciting tour on
Friday, March 22 to visit Wright's Dana-Thomas House in Springfield,
Illinois (Tour 6). One of the best examples of Wright's Prairie style, the
Dana House is not only remarkable for its original furnishings, art glass,
and decorative woodwork, but also for the unique personality of its owner
Susan Dana, whose many marriages and interest in mysticism make her perhaps
the most interesting of Wright's patrons. After lunch at Maldaner's, a
restaurant that has been in operation since almost the time of Lincoln (we
promise that the food isn't this old!), we will complete our visit to
Springfield at the home owned and occupied by Abraham Lincoln immediately
before his presidency. Interested in Wright's contemporaries? We are happy
to offer a tour of Principia College (Tour 12), a private Christian
Scientist campus designed by Arts and Crafts architect Bernard Maybeck. This
is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see some of Maybeck's best work at a
Mississippi river bluff venue that is entirely closed to visitors. Really
interested in Wright's later work? "Two Usonian Houses" is also available on
the morning of Thursday, March 21, but act soon, for this tour is also
filling fast!
We are happy to report that the Pulitzer Foundation is not the only place in
town to see exceptional examples of modern and contemporary art. The Cass
Gilbert designed St. Louis Art Museum, one of the only remaining structures
from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, houses an extraordinary collection of
twentieth century art, including monumental work by Anslem Kiefer and a
broad range of work by Max Beckmann on permanent display. The Saint Louis
Art Museum tour (Tour 3) also includes tickets to the special exhibition
"John Singer Sargent : Beyond the Portrait Studio," allowing you to view
seldom seen work by John Singer Sargent. No Madame X or other monumental
society portraits here. Instead the show offers a special glimpse into the
artist's private world, seen through the lens of gorgeous watercolors and
drawings that span his long career.
Another unique venue for contemporary art in St. Louis is Laumeier Sculpture
Park (Tour 8). Not your average walk in the woods, Laumeier includes dozens
of monumental sculptures by some of the twentieth centuryŐs most recognized
artists, including Andy Goldsworthy, Mark di Suvero, Donald Judd, and Mary
Miss. We know that you may be worried that a late March chill might join you
for this tour, it is likely to be lovely for this and other outdoors tours.
If it is a bit cool, a good coat and warm socks will be all you will need to
enjoy outdoor venues like Laumeier Sculpture Park.
Still afraid of the cold? Haven't found the tour that suits your
unconventional interests? We strongly encourage you to take a closer look at
two of our most special tours, and the ones your co-chairs would love to
attend! "Speaking to the Dead: Historic Cemeteries" (Tour 13) and "Escape
From the Urban Jungle: St. Louis Parks" (Tour 10) ) are led by Esley
Hamilton, a well-known urban historian and extremely engaging guide. A
chance to dive into both landscape architecture and scintillating urban
lore, these tours will allow you to see St. Louis' wild side and explore our
hidden treasures. "Historic Cemeteries" showcases two excellent examples of
the rural cemetery movement, and is a feast for landscape architecture,
sculpture, and history buffs. "Urban Parks" takes you into many St. Louis
neighborhoods-urban and suburban, old and new-and ends with a bang (not a
flutter) at Faust Park, home of St. Louis' new and extremely lauded
Butterfly House, a glass greenhouse home to hundreds of butterfly species.
These tours cannot be missed!
As always, your local arrangements committee is happy to answer any
questions you may have about our tours, or any other conference-related
questions. We will be posting frequent tour updates to the ARLIS/NA and VRA
lists, and please check our exceptional conference website
(http://library.wustl.edu/~beth/Conference.html) for the latest tour and
events news. Until then, we wish you happy planning!
Marianne Cavanaugh and Betha Whitlow
ARLIS/NA-VRA 2002 local arrangements co-chairs
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