What was Rands relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright?
Rand first attempted to contact the famous modernist architect when she was working on her novel The Fountainhead, in which the main character, Howard Roark, is an architect. She wrote Wright a letter asking for an interview. This and her other efforts at an interview were rebuffed, even after she was introduced in person to Wright at a dinner for the National Association of Real Estate Boards. However, when the novel was finally published, Wright read it and wrote a letter to Rand praising it.[*] Wright and Rand met in person on a couple of other occasions, and corresponded about the possibility of Wright designing a country home for Rand and her husband. Drawings were done of the proposed home, but it was never built.[*] When The Fountainhead was made into a movie, Rand hoped that Wright would be hired to do the drawings of Roark’s fictional buildings. Unfortunately, Wright demanded a fee so exorbitant that it amounted to a refusal of the project.[*] One final note: it is sometimes s
Rand first attempted to contact the famous modernist architect when she was working on her novel The Fountainhead, in which the main character, Howard Roark, is an architect. She wrote Wright a letter asking for an interview. This and her other efforts at an interview were rebuffed, even after she was introduced in person to Wright at a dinner for the National Association of Real Estate Boards. However, when the novel was finally published, Wright read it and wrote a letter to Rand praising it. Wright and Rand met in person on a couple of other occasions, and corresponded about the possibility of Wright designing a country home for Rand and her husband. Drawings were done of the proposed home, but it was never built. When The Fountainhead was made into a movie, Rand hoped that Wright would be hired to do the drawings of Roark’s fictional buildings. Unfortunately, Wright demanded a fee so exorbitant that it amounted to a refusal of the project. One final note: it is sometimes suggested
