Frank Lloyd Wright

1930
1930	Wright at 63. Portrait of Wright in 1930. Courtesy Library of Congress. Photographed by Price Studios. See Architectural Record, September, 1936, p 179. Published in "My Father Who is on Earth", Wright 1946, page 195, and "Truth Against The World", Meehan, 1987, page 122. Image also used in 1932 Poster. 8 x 10 Print, High res digital image.	0249.16.0509
1930	Wright at 63 and 83, 1930 and 1950. UPI Caption: "4/9/59 - Phoenix, Arizona: Frank Lloyd Wright, 89, dean of American architects, died 4/9 in St. Joseph’s Hospital here. Wright underwent an operation 4/6. He is shown her in 1926 (1930) photo (top) and 1950 photo (bottom). UPI Telephoto/Files." 1930 photograph published in "My Father Who is on Earth", Wright 1946, page 195, and "Truth Against The World", Meehan, 1987, page 122. Also used in the 1932 Poster. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 7 x 9.2 B&W Print. (1930 - S#249.21) (1950 - S#831.22)	0249.21.0910
1930	Wright at 63. 1930. Wright at the Art Institute of Chicago, September 24-25, 1930. Wright is looking at a model of the Richard Lloyd Jones Residence (S.227 - 1929). Traveling exhibition entitled "The Show" at the Art Institute of Chicago, September 25 - October 12, 1930. "The Show" exhibited in New York City; Chicago; Eugene, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; several European cities; and Milwaukee’s Layton Gallery. It included 600 photographs, 1,000 drawings and four models (three of which were the Richard Lloyd Jones Residence, Gas Station and St. Marks-in-the-Bouwerie Towers). On October 1 & 2, 1930, Wright delivered two lectures at the Art Institute of Chicago entitled "In the Realm of Ideas" and "To the Young Man in Architecture". These two speeches were published in 1931 as "Two Lectures on Architecture". Clipping pasted to verso: "Back into the Public Eye - Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, who has been some while in retirement, comes back into the public eye with an exhibition of his model buildings at the Art Institute of Chicago. Herald and Examiner photo" Stamped on clipping: "Herald & Exam. Sept 26, 1930". Published in the Herald and Examiner, Chicago, IL. Note: Richard Lloyd Jones was Wright’s Cousin. Second clipping pasted to verso: "Berlin Academy Honors Wright. Berlin, Feb. 1. (AP) - Frank Lloyd Wright, known in the United States for his new school of the Middle Western architecture, has been elected as extraordinary member of the Academy of Arts, Plastic Arts Section. A native of Richland Center, Wisconsin, Wright was architect of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and numerous buildings of note. In Europe he is known as the originator of the ‘American expression in architecture.’ " Stamped on clipping: "Herald & Exam. Feb 2, 1932." Published in the Herald and Examiner, Chicago, IL. Original 8 x 10 B&W print. Image restored by Douglas M. Steiner.	0249.24.0811
Circa 1930	Aline Barnsdall Hollyhock House Terrace (1917 - S.208) Circa 1930-35. Hand written on verso: "Terrace of California Club by Frank Lloyd Wright whose architectural exhibition is now at Art Institute." The City of Los Angeles was approached by Aline Barnsdall to manage part of her estate at Olive Hill as a cultural arts centre. In 1926 the City of Los Angeles agreed to manage eight acres of the Hollywood estate. Part of the ensuing negotiations between the City and Miss Barnsdall included a provision that the California Art Club would be granted a fifteen-year lease on Hollyhock House. The California Art Club happily accepted on August 31, 1927 and it remained the club's gallery and headquarters from 1927 until 1942. For additional aerial images for dating this photograph, see "Hollyhock House and Olive Hill" Smith, pages 162-3 (1922) and 190-1 (1947). Original 6.25 x 8 B&W print.	0249.20.0310
Circa 1930	Imperial Hotel, Circa 1930s. Front View with reflecting pool in the foreground. Part of a set of at lease seven images. This is image number seven. Acquired from Japan, and was part of a scrap book. Original 3.8 x 2.7 B&W print.	0249.22.1110
1932
Circa 1932	Larkin Building. Built 1903, Demolished 1950. I have noticed a number of changes to the Larkin building in this later photo: 1) Globes are missing 2) Plaques have been added at the street entrance 3) Windows added top/side of building 4) Fountain pool filled in 5) Street has been widened 6) Lights added to each side of fountain 7) Chimney added to center column on right side at top 8) Parking added on right side of building Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building, Myth and Fact" Quinan, 1989, page 120.	0502.01.1001
1932	Wright at 65. 1932. Wright in court with apprentices. According to Wright in "An Autobiography", 1943, page 432-3, Wright was struck "violently several times on the back of the head." during the struggle he was kicked "on the bridge of the nose with his boot heel... Blood spurted all over him. ...unknown to me, my boys (four of them) went out after their man, got into his house... the police came and arrested the boys and the assassin. ...they spent a couple nights in the county jail... The boys were paying a fine of several hundred dollars. On the ‘installment plan,’ of course. The Taliesin Fellowship had got off to a very bad start." According to Brendan Gill, "Many Masks", page 332, "...his grievance against Wright was based on the fact that Wright allegedly had long owned his wife money for domestic service at Taliesin - by Wright’s account, he was found guilty, fined, and soon thereafter left town. Clipping pasted to verso: "Architect’s students admit whipping his foe. Rudolph Mock (left), Karl Jansen, Frank Lloyd Wright Portrait, noted architect; Sam Ratensky, and William Peters. The four students at Wright’s trade and craft school at Taliesin, Wis., who are shown here with the architect admitted horsewhipping C. R. Secrest of Madison, Wis., after Secrest had broken Wright’s nose in fight over debt. (Acme Photo.)" Karl Jansen was Wright’s secretary at the time before Gene Masselink replaced him. Stamped on clipping: "Nov 6 - 1932". Stamped on Verso: "Photo by Acme Newspapers, Inc. Chicago Bureau, Tribune Towers, Chicago, ILL. Published in "Many Masks", page 331. Original 9 x 6.5 B&W photograph.	0361.02.0811
1934-35
1934-35	Wright at 67. Frank Lloyd Wright Portrait. Original 5 x 7 Sepia tone. Given to Lucian Schlingen Sr. by Frank Lloyd Wright 1934-35. Purchased from Son. (Note on back: Return to Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin)	0397.02.0606
1935	Wright at 68. Portrait of Wright in 1935 by Don Keller, Phoenix Ariz, 4-5-35. Courtesy Library of Congress. 8 x 10 print. High res digital image.	0397.06.0509
1935	Broadacre City, 1935. Model Homes. Photographed by Dan Keller, Seidman Photo Service, New York. Caption on verso, handwritten by Frank Lloyd Wright reads "Collateral Detail Mofel: A Two Car House, Two Minimum Houses and a Medium House." Verification, Kelmscott Galleries; Leslie Hindman Auctioneers 1990, page 41 item 143; Additional analysis "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City" De Long 1998, page 29. As with the 1938 and 1948 Architectural Forum issues which Wright designed, wrote and coordinated, details such as captions and photo selection were handled by Wright. Published in Architectural Record, April 1935 page 247; Junior Red Cross Journal, Feb 1936, page 137. Original 8 x 10 vintage silver gelatin photograph.	0393.02.0107
1935	Broadacre City, 1935. Model Bridge. Photographed by Dan Keller, Seidman Photo Service, New York. Caption on verso, handwritten by Frank Lloyd Wright reads "Bridge Over Great Arterial Right of Way, Which Consists of Many Lanes of Speed Traffic Above, Monorail Speed Trains In the Middle, and Truck and Traffic on Lower Side Lanes. Within the Highway Structures are Storage Facilities for Raw Material." Verification, Kelmscott Galleries; Leslie Hindman Auctioneers 1990, page 41 item 143; Additional analysis "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City" De Long 1998, page 29. As with the 1938 and 1948 Architectural Forum issues which Wright designed, wrote and coordinated, details such as captions and photo selection were handled by Wright. Published in Architectural Record, April 1935 page 246. Original 8 x 10 vintage silver gelatin photograph.	0393.03.0107
C 1935-45	Scoville Park Fountain, Oak Park (1903 S.094) Circa 1935-45. Printed in 1969. Stamped on verso: "Jul 1969. Field Enterprises, Inc." Date stamp: "May 29, ‘69." Photographed by Gilman Lane circa 1935-45. Printed in 1969 by the Chicago Daily News for an article on the reconstruction of the Scoville Park Fountain, Oak Park. Originally constructed in 1909, it was reconstructed 100 feet from it’s original location. The new reconstructed fountain was dedicated on June 8, 1969. Gilman Lane’s photographs were given to the Oak Park Public Library after his death in 1961. There are two images in the OPPL collection by Lane that appear to photographed at the same time. This one photographed from the park side, and the second photographed from the street. The Art Institute of Chicago has a copy of the second image and dates the image between 1935-1945. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Original 10 x 8 B&W print.	0397.07.0310
C 1935-45	Scoville Park Fountain, Oak Park (1903 S.094) Circa 1935-45. Originally constructed in 1909. Photographed by Gilman Lane circa 1935-45 photographed from the street. Note changes since the photograph in 1909. Street level is higher, decreasing the height of horse trough. Plants still growing on top. There is a chip on the lower right side of the fountain. Wrought iron fence beyond fountain now has hedge on park side. Trees just beyond the fence and the power poll to the right of the fountain are gone. 6.5 x 8.25 Print. High res digital image.	0397.08.0310
C 1935-41	Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Southeast. Dining Room on the left, Living Room in the center, Sitting Room on the far right, first floor. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Noted that the second floor "Veranda" (balcony) on the far right has been enclosed, which was not originally intended by Wright. Published in "In The Nature of Materials" Hitchcock, 1942, pl 135. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Original 8 x 5.75 B&W Print.	0397.09.1011
C 1935-41	Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Southeast. Sitting Room on the left, Entrance to the Home in the center, first floor. Pergola in the center between the house and the Garage on the far right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Noted that the second floor "Veranda" (balcony) on the far left has been enclosed, which was not originally intended by Wright. Courtesy of the OPPL. Original 8 x 5.75 B&W Print.	0397.10.1011
C 1935-41	Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Southeast. Entrance to the Pergola is on the left, the Pergola in the center and the Garage on the far right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Courtesy of the OPPL. Original 8 x 5.75 B&W Print.	0397.11.1011
C 1935-41	Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the East. Sitting Room on the left, Entrance to the Home in the center, first floor. Pergola is on the right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Original 8 x 6 B&W Print.	0397.12.1011
C 1935-41	Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Northeast. The Home on the left, Pergola in the center, the Garage is on the far right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Original 8 x 6.25 B&W Print.	0397.13.1011
1936
1936	Wright at 69. High res digital 4x5 digital image, 1936. (241KB) 4 x 5.	0404.10.0307
1936	Wright at 69. 1936. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife Olgivanna, seated together reading in the living room at Taliesin. Photographed by Melvin E. Diemer. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings", Volume 4, Pfeiffer, 1994, page 121; "Frank Lloyd Wright, His Life and His Architecture", Twombly, 1979, page 289 but dated early 1940s. 4.4 x 6 print. High res digital image.	0404.20.0509
1936	Wright at 69. 1936. Portrait of Wright in Taliesin studio with four apprentices (L to R) Gene Masselink, Ben Dombar, Edgar Tafel and John Howe. (Taken in the mid 1930's.) Published in "At Taliesin". Newspaper Columns by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship 1934-1937, Henning, page 9, dated mid 30's. 7 x 5 Print, High res digital image.	0404.21.0709
1936	“Arizona Biltmore Hotel Phoenix.” Approaching Arizona Biltmore, 1936, (Published by Frashers, Inc., Pomona. Calif.) Frashers Fotos. 3.4 x 2.4.	0404.11.0507
1936	“Arizona Biltmore Hotel Phoenix.” Arizona Biltmore from Canal Bridge, 1936, (Published by Frashers, Inc., Pomona. Calif.) Frashers Fotos. 3.4 x 2.4.	0404.12.0507
Circa 30-40's	Arizona Biltmore, (Horses). 8x10 print, 22x22 Matted and framed. Framed print adorned guest rooms.	1940.01.0205
Circa 30-40's	Arizona Biltmore, (Pool, Cabanas and Old Ballroom). 8x10 print, 22x22 Matted and framed. Framed print adorned guest rooms.	1940.02.0205
1936	S.C. Johnson Building Model. 1936. Designed in 1936, the building was completed on April 22, 1939. The Research Tower was designed in 1944 and construction began in 1947. Caption on back: "Now in Wisconsin. For years Frank Lloyd Wright designed unique buildings in many parts of the world. He planned this factory of the Johnson & Co., Racine. It combines straight and curved lines, built without ornamentation, yet with a trim beauty of its own." Additional images of model in "Frank Lloyd Wright and he Johnson Wax Building" Lipman, page 36. "At the end of August Wright guided three of his apprentices Blaine and Hulda Drake, and Eugene Masselink, in the construction of a large, detailed model of the Administration Building that could be separated into two halves, allowing one to peer into a miniature Great Workroom." Construction of the model lead Wright to make changes to the design. Page 37. Paul’s Photos. 3702 N. Lakewood Avenue, Chicago 13, Illinois. "GF-901". Original silver gelatin photo. 10 x 5.8.	0404.22.0109
1937
1937	Wright at 70, 1937. Wright with group of apprentices at Taliesin. Front row left to right: Benjamin Dombar, Kevin Lynch, Frank Lloyd Wright, James Thomson, Wesley Peters and Robert Mosher. Back row, left to right: Carey Carraway, Jahn Lautner, John Howe, Eugene Masselink, Blaine Drake, Ellis Jacobs, E. Brookins, Herbert Fritz, Burton Goodrich and Edgar Tafel. According to Tafel, it was photographed by Kenn Hendrich, Hendrich-Blessing, taken during the preparation for the January 1938 issue of Architectural Forum. Caption on Face: "Architect Frank Lloyd Wright surrounded by apprentices in 1938. This rare photograph is one of 300 in Time Magazine’s anniversary issue; ‘The Amazing 60 Years in History.’ Stamped on verso: "Jul 16 1998". Published in "Letters to Apprentices", Wright, 1982, page 32; "Architectural Forum", January 1938, page 3. Original 10 x 8 B&W print.	0429.07.0511
1937	Wright at 70, 1937. Wright with apprentices at Taliesin. Behind Wright on the left is John Lautner. To his right is Robert Mosher, Edgar Tafel and Wesley Peters. According to Tafel, it was photographed by Kenn Hendrich, Hendrich-Blessing, taken during the preparation for the January 1938 issue of Architectural Forum. Similar photograph published in "Years With Frank Lloyd Wright, Apprentice to Genius", Tafel, 1979, on the cover of the soft cover version and page 162-163. 7x 5 print. High res digital image.	0429.08.0609
1937	Taliesin, Spring Green, 1937. Verso: "South corner of dining-room at Taliesin, Looking from the South across the top of the hill garden." "ROTO May 1, 1938." "April 2, 1954 P 36." Written in pencil: "Hendrich Blessing Studio, Courtesy The Architectural Forum." Photographed by Hendrich-Blessing Studios, taken in preparation for the January 1938 issue of "Architectural Forum", published on page 17. Original 8 x 10 vintage silver gelatin photograph.	0429.09.1209
1937	Fallingwater, Kaufmann House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Bill Hedrich, Hedrich-Blessing Exterior view shows balconies cantilevered over the stream. Photographed and printed in 1937 by Bill Hedrich of the photographic firm of Hedrich-Blessing, Chicago. Published in: "In the Nature of Material" Hitchcock 1942, plate 320; "The Future of Architecture" Wright 1953, page 14; "A Testament" Wright 1957, page 165; "Frank Lloyd Wright, His Life, His Work, His Words" Wright 1966, page 128; "An Autobiography" Wright 1977, page 320 plate 6; "Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings, Volume 3" Pfeiffer 1993, page 281; "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City" De Long 1998, page 67, 213. Original 9 x 7 vintage silver gelatin photograph.	0429.01.1106
1937	Fallingwater, Kaufmann House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Photographed in 1937 by Bill Hedrich of the photographic firm of Hedrich-Blessing, Chicago, printed May 12, 1944. Verso: “(This picture is for release to papers of Sunday, May 28 and thereafter, with John Selby’s New York AP special story on Modern Architecture). House Built Over a Waterfall. This House created by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Edgar Kaufmann, Pittsburgh Department Store owner, at Bear Run, PA., is one of 47 structures chosen by authorities at the Museum of Modern Art’s new show in New York to illustrate the best modern trends of the last 12 years. It is built over a waterfall, anchored to the mountain with stone quarried from the site, and cantilevered out into space so that its balconies give the impression of flying off over the mountainside.” Original 9 x 7 vintage silver gelatin photograph. Second Print: Printed July 26, 1976. Clipping pasted to verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright’s exciting ‘Falling Water’ residence at Bear Run, Pa., was built in 1937. Cantilevered out over a water fall, it enjoys a more spectacular site than any of Wright’s Chicago houses, many of which were mentioned in the poll." Stamped on clipping: "Jul 26 1976". Stamped on verso: "Hedrich-Blessing, Chicago, ILL. Neg. No: 4414 D3". Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.	0429.06.0707 0429.10.0811
1939
1939	S.C. Johnson Headquarters. “Great Workroom”. Ken Burns considered the Johnson Wax Headquarters “the greatest room in the United States today”. Herbert Johnson addresses the employees in the Great Workroom during the 1939 profit-sharing meeting. To his left is the company choir and to his right is the company band. Original silver gelatin photo. Published in “Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building” Lipman 1986, page 118-119. Photographer unknown. 14 x 11.	0501.10.0107
1939	S.C. Johnson Headquarters. “Private Penthouse Office”. The desk engages the built-in cabinet. Photographer unknown. Original 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo. “Photographic Department Neg. #3871 S. C. Johnson & Son Inc. Racine, Wisconsin.” Published in “Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building” Lipman 1986, page 115.	0501.11.0107
1939	S.C. Johnson Headquarters. “Detail of The Great Workroom”. Note double-wing tub desks. Original silver gelatin photo. Photographer unknown #90018-F. S. C. Johnson & Son Inc. Racine, Wisconsin. Similar image published in “Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building” Lipman, 1986 page 107.	0501.14.0907
1939	S.C. Johnson Headquarters 1939. Porte cochere, viewed from the east. The loading dock is visible at the lower left. The glazed bridge from the penthouse to the squash court is located top center. Stamped on verso: "From Photographic Department, S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc., Racine, Wis. Makers of Johnson’s Wax. Photograph by Roy E. Petersen." Clipping on verso: "June 8 - 1949. The Johnson Wax Co. building at Racine, Wis., designed by Wright. Architects have called it the greatest contribution to business housing since the advent of the skyscraper. It is built without windows and doors (other than the main opening) and is heated through the floor and supported by ‘golf-tee’ columns, modeled on the structure of a flower." Also published: "Oct 30, 1964. Another of Wright’s masterpieces, a business building in Racine, Wis. It has no windows and no doors except the entrance." Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building" Lipman, 1986 page 99. Original silver gelatin 10 x 8 photo. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times.	0798.10.0310
Circa 39-40's	Sturges House #272, The Sturges house was built 1939. Judging by the landscaping, this would have been taken in 1939 or the early 40's, 4 Proofs, 3 original negatives.	1940.00.0401