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Edith Farnsworth House in Plano marks 75th year with special events · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Edith Farnsworth House in Plano marks seventy fifth year with
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  Speaker 1: special events. Written by Judy Harvey, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: The Edith Farnsworth House in Plano, a site of the
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  Speaker 1: National Trust for Historic Preservation, will celebrating a milestone year,
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  Speaker 1: marking the seventy fifth birthday of the landmark modernist home.
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  Speaker 1: The Edith Farnsworth House was first completed in nineteen fifty
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  Speaker 1: one fifty two Thyrell. Throughout the season, the museum will
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  Speaker 1: invite diverse artists and audiences to explore the house's contemporary
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  Speaker 1: influence and enduring legacy through exhibitions, programs, collaborations, and special events.
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  Speaker 1: According to a news release from Farnsworth House, the twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty sixth season will focus on Mexican modernism, highlighting its
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  Speaker 1: relationship to international modernist movements and its connection with architect
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  Speaker 1: Ludwig Amese Vanderroh eighteen eighty six to nineteen sixty nine,
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  Speaker 1: the designer of the Edith Farnsworth House. The release said
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  Speaker 1: Farnsworth Forward, an initiative launch this year, will continue into
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  Speaker 1: the twenty twenty seven season and center on Afro Latino
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  Speaker 1: and African American modernism. Ludwig Meis Vandero shaped modern architecture
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  Speaker 1: through his own practice, his influential teaching at the Bauhause
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  Speaker 1: and later at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and the
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  Speaker 1: extensive publication and global adoption of his work. His minimalist
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  Speaker 1: and disciplined architecture resonated far beyond his own buildings, reaching
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  Speaker 1: architects across the world. The release stated, as the movement
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  Speaker 1: took root, architects and universities in Mexico began advocating for
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  Speaker 1: a distinctly national architectural language. The development of Mexican modernism
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  Speaker 1: will be explored throughout this year at Farnsworth House, offering
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  Speaker 1: visitors new perspectives on global modernism and its continued realis
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  Speaker 1: events today. The twenty twenty six season opens on Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: March twenty fifth, and runs through Sunday, November twenty second.
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  Speaker 1: Tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday at ten am, twelve pm,
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  Speaker 1: and two pm, with exterior grounds passes available as well.
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  Speaker 1: The rats Tickets may be purchased at www dot at
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  Speaker 1: at Farnsworthhouse dot org, where visitors can also find details
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  Speaker 1: on additional special events and programs throughout the season,