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'Frank Lloyd Wright Carriages' presentation set at Wade House

Wade House Historic Site

GREENBUSH - Wade House Historic Site will celebrate the 150th birthday of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright with “The Frank Lloyd Wright Carriages” by Vicki Nelson Bodoh, past president of the Carriage Association of America and an avid carriage driving enthusiast, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10.

The event is one in a series of season-long exhibits, lectures, and educational activities focusing on Wright's life and work in Wisconsin and his relationship with Sheboygan carriage collector and restoration expert Wesley W. Jung.

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Bodoh will share the results of her two year-long study of Wright's horse-drawn carriages at Taliesin in Spring Green, and the connection she discovered between the architect and Sheboygan carriage collector Wesley W. Jung. Bodoh's presentation will be preceded by a complimentary reception featuring microbrews and light hors d' oeuvres, which will begin at 6:30 p.m.

At Wade House's "Frank Lloyd Wright Carriages" presentation, Vicki Bodoh will document the mystery of the horse-drawn carriages that remain at Taliesin in Spring Green, and how they are connected to the horse-drawn vehicle collection of Sheboygan carriage collector and restorer Wesley W. Jung. Pictured is Frank Lloyd Wright with Olgivanna Wright in a Brewster side bar phaeton on the way to a picnic at Taliesin in Spring Green.

Bodoh's tale begins in 2000 with the rumor that horse-drawn carriages remain at Taliesin, home of Wright, in Spring Green, and continues with research done over a period of two years to locate the carriages, find evidence that they were used at Taliesin and driven by Frank Lloyd Wright and discover the connection to Wesley W. Jung of Sheboygan. In her presentation, through compelling photos and stories, Bodoh will document the mystery of the horse-drawn carriages that remain at Taliesin in Spring Green, and how they were used by Wright, his family and the fellowship of apprentices. Bodoh will also highlight the relationship of some of Wright's carriages to the horse-drawn vehicle collection of Sheboygan carriage collector and restorer Wesley W. Jung, which is housed in the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum at Wade House Historic Site.

The "Frank Lloyd Wright Carriages" presentation will take place at the Wade House Visitor Center located at W7965 State 23 in Greenbush. Admission to the "Frank Lloyd Wright: A Wisconsin Original" monthly speaker series is complimentary.

For more information, visit wadehouse.org or call 920-526-3271.

Wade House Historic Site is one of 12 historic sites and museums owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society.