# 2019 - 1982 20c American Architecture: Falling Water
20¢ Falling Water Structure
American Architecture
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 165,340,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Black and brown
Happy Birthday, Frank Lloyd Wright
When Wright was a child, his mother was convinced he would build beautiful buildings, so she did much to encourage him. In 1876, she visited the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia where she saw educational blocks known as Froebel Gifts. She purchased a set for Wright who spent hours playing with the geometric blocks, and later said they had a strong influence on him.
By 1893, Wright had opened his own firm and was further developing his style. His trademark of clean geometric designs with open floor plans mirrored the broad, flat, Midwestern landscape that surrounded him. It was a sharp departure from the lavish European trends still popular in the US at the time. Wright’s so-called “Prairie style” was to become the first truly American architectural style.
20¢ Falling Water Structure
American Architecture
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 165,340,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Black and brown
Happy Birthday, Frank Lloyd Wright
When Wright was a child, his mother was convinced he would build beautiful buildings, so she did much to encourage him. In 1876, she visited the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia where she saw educational blocks known as Froebel Gifts. She purchased a set for Wright who spent hours playing with the geometric blocks, and later said they had a strong influence on him.
By 1893, Wright had opened his own firm and was further developing his style. His trademark of clean geometric designs with open floor plans mirrored the broad, flat, Midwestern landscape that surrounded him. It was a sharp departure from the lavish European trends still popular in the US at the time. Wright’s so-called “Prairie style” was to become the first truly American architectural style.