Doghouse Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

July 5, 2022 • View in browser

Good morning. ☁️ I hope you had a restful long weekend. Today, a doghouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, a 30,000-year-old baby mammoth, interactive art for a better society, and lots more.

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“Eddie’s House,” the original doghouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956 and built by clients in 1963 (image courtesy the Marin County Civic Center)

A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed doghouse is now on view at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael.

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