Revealing a Modern Masterpiece: The Story of the Undiscovered Frank House
What was it like to grow up inside one of America’s greatest Modernist homes? Watch highlights from Darcy Frank Mackay’s presentation at Modernism Week in Palm Springs. In this 4-minute video, Darcy shares an intimate look at the history, significance, and ongoing preservation of this masterpiece. View the highlights video here. You can also hear more from Darcy in her conversation with George Smart and USModernist Radio. Her interview begins around 57:10 and is available on all major podcast platforms, or here at this link.
Signature News Coverage
The Frank House masterpiece was featured in The Wall Street Journal article “Pittsburgh Home by Renowned Architects Remains Virtually Unchanged Inside and Out Since Its 1940 Completion”, written by Anthony Paletta, and an article in the New York Times “Bauhaus at 100”, written by Jade-Snow Joachim, Alex Marshall, Josephine Sedgwick and Eden Weingart.
The Alan I W Frank House Book
The Alan I W Frank House Book offers a rare opportunity to explore the house. It is the most important residence Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, two of the best architects of the twentieth century, ever designed. In keeping with the Bauhaus “total work of art” philosophy they created every aspect of the building, its furniture, and the site. The Alan I W Frank House book is available via Amazon. Shop Here +
Article in Modern
The Frank House masterpiece was featured in MODERN magazine, with a multiple page article by Barry Bergdoll, with photography by Richard Barnes and Ezra Stoller.