An Evening at the Everson with Frank Lloyd Wright

When Kim Bixler moved into her new house in Rochester in 1977, her mother handed her a set of typed notecards and she stood in front of a group of architecture students from Syracuse University and began her tour. She was eight years old. “Welcome to the Edward E. Boynton House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908,” she began.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, Kim will be at the Everson Museum—with those now-yellowed notecards—doing a presentation sponsored by the AIA Central New York Chapter. In her multi-media presentation she will cover the joys and pitfalls of owning and living in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house. Living with the public’s curiosity, playing hide-and-seek, coping with the habitually leaky roof and managing constant renovations make this an unforgettable story.

Master storyteller and Frank Lloyd Wright expert Timothy Totten will kick off the event with a whirlwind tour of the life and work of America’s most famous architect. With insightful architectural analysis, hundreds of photos and dozens of intimate stories, Totten weaves a tale of love, adultery, murder and the Emperor of Japan to illustrate the genius and personal foibles of the man the American Institute of Architects has called “The Greatest American Architect.”