Abstract
![Figure][1]</img> Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The Guggenheim, originally commissioned in 1943, took Frank Lloyd Wright 16 years to complete. Just like the Eiffel Tower in its day, it was initially subject to vitriolic criticism, being seen, even by some avant-garde artists, as a traumatic
Highlights
Just like the Eiffel Tower in its day, it was initially subject to vitriolic criticism, being seen, even by some avant-garde artists, as a traumatic, even barbaric, disruption to the morphology and mood of the neighborhood
It was derisively referred to as a washing machine, an inverted oatmeal bowl, and a hot cross bun, comments that are more understandable from an exterior perspective
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 42:1 Jan 2021 www.ajnr.org 1
Summary
The Guggenheim, originally commissioned in 1943, took Frank Lloyd Wright 16 years to complete. Just like the Eiffel Tower in its day, it was initially subject to vitriolic criticism, being seen, even by some avant-garde artists, as a traumatic, even barbaric, disruption to the morphology and mood of the neighborhood.
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