Madison Made: Marshall Erdman's Legacy in Madison and Beyond

In architectural history, Marshall Erdman is overshadowed by his mentor, Frank Lloyd Wright, but Erdman’s own legacy in Madison development should not be overlooked. Erdman’s contributions are front and center in this spring lecture series, "The Wright Connections — Then and Now.” In this first session, Anna Andrzejewski of UW-Madison considers Erdman's home designs in the suburbs — built throughout Madison — as well as his work with Wright on the very building in which the lecture takes place. A second lecture on May 14 gets into the pride and pain of owning an actual Wright home (leaky roofs, heard of them?).

Media Release:  The Friends of the Meeting House in partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation are sponsoring a spring lecture series entitled "The Wright Connections - Then and Now". The lectures are free and open to the public. 

MADISON MADE: MARSHALL ERDMAN'S LEGACY IN MADISON AND BEYOND. takes place Friday, April 26, at 7:00 in the FUS Landmark Auditorium, 900 University Bay Dr. The presenter is UW-Madison Professor Anna Andrzejewski.  Her presentation examines Erdman's innovations and legacy and considers the ways Erdman's designs radically reshaped the landscape of post-WWII suburbs. It pays particular attention to Erdman's work with Frank Lloyd Wright at FUS, considering how their relationship proved formative at a crucial juncture in Erdman's career.