1987
 |
The Beaver,
Exploring Canada’s History. December 1987 - January 1988 (Published
bi-monthly by The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading
into Hudson’s Bay, known as the Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada) |
Chisholm, Dorothy |
"Francis Conroy
Sullivan. An Architect Ahead of His Time... ‘I am your friend because
you have tried hard to do something superior in your work and tried to
do it honestly.’ In these lines from a letter written around 1917
American architect Frank Lloyd Wright paid tribute to a brilliant,
eccentric and neglected Canadian architect named Francis Conroy
Sullivan... In 1911 they worked together on the Pembroke Public Library
project "(Monograph 3,
p 235, 1913). "In 1913 Sullivan had collaborated with Wright on a park
shelter (Pavilion) at Banff, Alberta." Banff Park Pavilion (Monograph
3, p 194-5, 1911). Note: Also collaborated on Railway Station for
Banff National Park Project (Monograph
3, p 196, 1911); and Ladies Kiosk Project, Ottawa (Monograph
4, p 16, 1914). In 1916 "...His first stop was Taliesin where he
worked on drawings for the Imperial Hotel project. ...Wright offered
Sullivan a job as supervisor of construction in Tokyo." He declined due
to health. "In 1928... Wright invited Sullivan to join his staff in
Arizona... In March of 1929 Sullivan collapsed... rushed to the hospital
in Phoenix... He was dead at the age of 47. Wright himself made the
arrangements to return the body to Canada... In 1951... Wright wrote of
his Canadian disciple ‘Fras’ - as we called him - was a brave fellow and
a competent one. His end was tragic." Includes five photographs. Original cover price $3.50
(Canadian). 8.25 x 10.75. Gift from
Randolph C. Henning. |
Pp 48-54 |
1987.61.0709 |
