Background
Peters, William Wesley was born on June 12, 1912 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Frederick Romer and Clara (Margedant) Peters.
Peters, William Wesley was born on June 12, 1912 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Frederick Romer and Clara (Margedant) Peters.
Student, Evansville College, 1929-1930; Doctor of Science (honorary), Evansville College, 1971; student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1930-1932; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Centre College Kentucky, 1973.
He then became Wright"s first apprentice, joining the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, and remained extremely loyal to the Wright organization throughout his entire career. Peters was responsible for the structural designs of the Guggenheim Museum and for the laboratory tower at Johnson Wax, among many other projects. Peters and Taliesin Associates are credited with the design for the Kaden Tower in Louisville, Kentucky and the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, California.
Peters also designed the Pearl Palace in Iran on request from Princess Shams Pahlavi.
The couple had a daughter, Olga (now Evans). In 1990, he gave an interview to Wolfgang von Freeden from Luebeck, Germany about his life and work, including his part in realising Tehran"s "Pearl Palace" with the help of glass craftsmen from Murano, Italy.
Peters served as Chairman of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation from 1985 to 1991. He died in Madison, Wisconsin.
Married Svetlana Wright, April 1, 1935 (deceased September 1946). Children: Brandoch, Daniel (deceased). Married Svetlana Allilueva, April 7, 1970 (divorced May 1973).
1 child, Olga Margedant.