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WILBER C. PEARCE RESIDENCE (1950 - S.320)

Date: 1950

Title: Wilbur C. Pearce Residence, Bradbury, California, Ground Plan 1950 (1950 - S.320). (FLLW #5114).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Ground plan for the Wilbur C. Pearce Residence. Constructed of concrete block and Honduras mahogany. Nestled on a ridge in the southern foothills is the Wilbur C. Pearce Residence, with a spectacular view of the San Gabriel Valley. Very similar to the Laurent Residence (S.319) designed one year earlier. Wright designed a number of semi-circular and circular buildings. Text: "Residence for Mr. And Mrs. Wilbur C. Pearce. Monrovia, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.249.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0831.85.1219

Date: 1954

Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427).

Description: A traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia (January 1951). The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy (June 1951). In "Sixty Years" (New York), Wright notes that from Florence the Exhibition traveled to "Switzerland, France, German and Holland". The Exhibition catalogs are dated: Paris (April 1952), Zurich (End of May 1952), Munich (May 16 - June 15, 1952), and Rotterdam (dated June 1, 1952). After two years in Europe the exhibition crossed the Atlantic to Mexico City, then to New York (1953). After an exhibition in Los Angeles, June, 1954, the final exhibition took place in Chicago, October, 1956. The Los Angeles exhibition premiere was held at Barnsdall Park�s Municipal Art Center on June 1, 1954, then open to the public from June 2 to July 11, and was extended to July 25, 1954. A temporary pavilion, similar to the pavilion in New York, was attached to the line of kennels that reached from the house to the garage. Exhibition Model #xxx. Unidentified model of single story solar hemicycle (possibly the Pearce Residence). Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. Frank Lloyd Wright's first solar hemicycle design was the Jacobs II, a two-story residence designed in 1944. Others included: Mrs. Ruth G. Keith House (Project), Scheme 1, #4711, Taschen 43-59 p.135-6; E.L. Marting House (Project), #4713, p.138; Curtis Meyer House #5015, p.170-1; Kenneth Laurent House #4814, p.206-7; Dr. Donald S. Grover House (Project), #5009, p.236; Dr. G. Kenneth Hargrove House (Project), #5109, p.237; Walter S. Houston House (Project), #4701, 1950, p.241; Wilbur C. Pearce House #5114, 1950, p.249. Of these, the model is closest to the Pearce Residence but it is only the closest and the exhibit list does not include the Pearce Residence. Note: Exhibition #93 "Keith House, Arlington, N. J., 1947. Original drawings." Wright did design two homes for Mrs. Ruth G. Keith, Detroit, Michigan, 1947. Scheme 1 was a hemicycle, but does not closely match this model. Scheme 2 is rectangular in design. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

Size: B&W 2.25" negative, high res scan, and 8 x 8 B&W photograph

S#: 1045.42.1116-40

Date: Circa 1990

Title: Wilbur C. Pearce Residence Circa 1990 (1950 - S.320).

Description: 1) Viewed from the Northeast. Designed in 1950, it was constructed of concrete block and Honduras mahogany. The first "hemicycle" home Frank Lloyd Wright designed was the Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956). The Entrance is in the center. The Shop is on the left, Living and Dining to the right, with the bedrooms to the far right. Label on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Pearce House, CA, 1950. View from Northeast. Am. Arch." Copy of image published in "Details of Frank Lloyd Wright, The California Work 1909-1974" Zimmerman, Dunham, 1994, p.104.

Size: Original glass 35mm color slide and 10 x 8 high res digital image.

ST#: 1990.137.0418 (1)

Date: Circa 1990

Title: Wilbur C. Pearce Residence Circa 1990 (1950 - S.320).

Description: Viewed from the East. Designed in 1950, it was constructed of concrete block and Honduras mahogany. Floor to ceiling windows and doors cover the South side of the Gallery on the left, Living Room on the right. A planting area is set within the Promenade. Label on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Pearce House, CA, 1950. Exterior. Am. Arch." Copy of image published in "Details of Frank Lloyd Wright, The California Work 1909-1974" Zimmerman, Dunham, 1994, p.107.

Size: Original glass 35mm color slide and 10 x 8 high res digital image.

ST#: 1990.137.0418 (2)

Date: Circa 1990

Title: Wilbur C. Pearce Residence Circa 1990 (1950 - S.320).

Description: View of the Living Room from the Workspace (kitchen). The Terrace is on the left, the Promenade is to the right. Label on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Pearce House, CA, 1950. Living/Dining area. Am. Arch." Copy of image published in "Details of Frank Lloyd Wright, The California Work 1909-1974" Zimmerman, Dunham, 1994, p.107.

Size: Original glass 35mm color slide and 10 x 8 high res digital image.

ST#: 1990.137.0418 (3)

Date: Circa 1990

Title: Wilbur C. Pearce Residence Circa 1990 (1950 - S.320).

Description: View of the Living Room from the Dining Area. The Promenade is though the doors in the background on the right. Label on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Pearce House, CA, 1950. Living room. Am. Arch." Copy of image published in "Details of Frank Lloyd Wright, The California Work 1909-1974" Zimmerman, Dunham, 1994, p.105.

Size: Original glass 35mm color slide and 10 x 8 high res digital image.

ST#: 1990.137.0418 (4)

Date: 2017

Title: Wilbur C. Pearce Residence 2017 (1950 - S.320).

Description: Northeast of Los Angeles, the Angeles National Forest and Mt. San Antonio reaches a height of 10,064 feet. Nestled on a ridge in the southern foothills is the Wilbur C. Pearce Residence, with a spectacular view of the San Gabriel Valley. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Very similar to the Laurent Residence (S.319) designed one year earlier. Wright designed a number of semi-circular and circular buildings. Jacobs II (Hemicycle 1944 - 283); Meyer (Hemicycle 1948 - S.297); Friedman (Circular 1948 - S.316); Laurent (Semi-circular 1949 - S.319); Pearce (Semi-circular 1950 - S.320); David Wright (Circular 1950 - S.322); Marden (Semi-circular 1952 - S.357) (Not a hemicycle! Correct.); Llewellyn Wright (Hemicycle 1953 - S.358); Lewis (Hemicycle 1952 - S.359); Cooke (Hemicycle 1953 - S.360); Rayward (Partial semi-circular 1955 - 383); Annunciation Church (Circular 1956 - S.399); Guggenheim (Circular 1956 - S.400); Spencer (Semi-circular 1956 - S.402); Marin Post Office (Circular 1957 - S.415); Gammage (Circular 1959 - S.432); Lykes (Semi-circular 1959 - S.443). Although semi-circular, Wright added four rectangular sections to the design, the Carport, Shop, Dining and Master Bedroom. Both vertical and horizontal joints are racked, contrary to many homes where the horizontal is racked, and the vertical is flush. The Terrace includes a built-in pool. In an effort to expedite adding these photographs to this website, we have dispensed with a description for each photograph. Copyright 2017, Douglas M. Steiner.

Size: Set of 113 original high res 20 x 13.5 x 20 digital images photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on October 19, 2017.

ST#: 2017.27.0319

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Wilbur C. Pearce Residence 2017 (1950 - S.320). Northeast of Los Angeles, the Angeles National Forest and Mt. San Antonio reaches a height of 10,064 feet. Nestled on a ridge in the southern foothills is the Wilbur C. Pearce Residence, with a spectacular view of the San Gabriel Valley. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Very similar to the Laurent Residence (S.319) designed one year earlier. Wright designed a number of semi-circular and circular buildings. Jacobs II (Hemicycle 1944 - 283); Meyer (Hemicycle 1948 - S.297); Friedman (Circular 1948 - S.316); Laurent (Semi-circular 1949 - S.319); Pearce (Semi-circular 1950 - S.320); David Wright (Circular 1950 - S.322); Marden (Hemicycle 1952 - S.357); Llewellyn Wright (Hemicycle 1953 - S.358); Lewis (Hemicycle 1952 - S.359); Cooke (Hemicycle 1953 - S.360); Rayward (Partial semi-		circular 1955 - 383); Annunciation Church (Circular 1956 - S.399); Guggenheim (Circular 1956 - S.400); Spencer (Semi-circular 1956 - S.402); Marin Post Office (Circular 1957 - S.415); Gammage (Circular 1959 - S.432); Lykes (Semi-circular 1959 - S.443). Although semi-circular, Wright added four rectangular sections to the design, the Carport, Shop, Dining and Master Bedroom. Both vertical and horizontal joints are racked, contrary to many homes where the horizontal is racked, and the vertical is flush. The Terrace includes a built-in pool. We have attempted to record details of Wright's Pearce Residence. In an effort to expedite adding these photographs to this website, we have dispensed with a description for each photograph. Set of 113 original high res 20 x 13.5 x 20 digital images photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on October 19, 2017. Copyright 2017, Douglas M. Steiner.

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