|
1980 |
C1980
 |
Home and Studio, Oak Park (1897
S.004), 1979-80. Photographed from Forest Avenue. Caption of face: "The
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois. Now a historic house
museum, the building has been restored to its 1909 architectural integrity
through the efforts of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation and
the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Photo by Don Kalec." Caption
pasted to verso: "Guided interior tours are offered daily of one of
Chicago’s most famous architectural landmarks, the Frank Lloyd Wright home
and Studio in oak Park. Call 708/848-1500 for information. Tours are
sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation." Original 10
x 8 B&W Print. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times. |
1980.23.1210 |
1980
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Dr. H. and Dorothy H. Turkel
Residence (1955 - S.388), Detroit, Michigan. Caption pasted on verso: "At
left, the corridor leading to the music room is punctuated with built-in
mahogany cabinets and furnished with built in banquette. The exterior design
of the house in Palmer Woods relies on concrete block for decoration. Wright
designed the prototype of this house to be a do-it-yourself home. Free Press
Photo by Mary Schroeder." Stamped on verso: "May 15 1980". Acquired from the
achieves of the Detroit Free Press. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
(See our Wright Study that includes the
Turkel Residence.) |
1980.24.0211 |
1980
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Dr. H. and Dorothy H. Turkel
Residence (1955 - S.388), Detroit, Michigan. Caption pasted on verso: "From
the balcony over the music room, a visitor can see the built-in comforts
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. He didn’t stop with architecture." Free
Press Photo by Mary Schroeder." Stamped on verso: "Detroit Free Press Photo,
May 15 1980", "Photo by Mary Schroeder". Acquired from the achieves of the
Detroit Free Press. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
(See our Wright Study that includes the
Turkel Residence.) |
1980.25.0211 |
|
1981 |
1981
 |
William G. Fricke
Home (1901 S.058) 1981. "Fricke House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, one
of the homes on the 1981 Wright Plus
house tour. Chicago Sun-Times. Photographer Perry C. Riddle. Date 4/23/81.
Location 540 Fair Oaks, Oak Park." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago
Sun Times and Chicago Daily News. Original 10 x 6.75 B&W print. |
1981.21.0210 |
1981
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Roloson Rowhouses
during remodel (1894 S.026) 1981. Sign reads "Four Landmark Frank Lloyd
Wright Townhouses For Sale." Label on verso: "Photographer: Gene Pesek.
Date: 2/9/81. Location: 3213 to3219 So Calumet. Reporter: Jackie Thomas.
Prints to: Don DeBat. 14A: 3rd floor bedroom with a fireplace on
the south wall and a spiral staircase going up to a bath and dressing room
on the floor above. 7A-8: fancy scroll work above the new front windows.
15-15A: remodeled rear area of the rehabed Frank Lloyd Wright townhouses.
10A and 3-3A: exterior view of the front showing the four units of the
rowhouse which are in the process of being remolded (remodeled)." Sun-Times
Caption pasted on verso dated Feb 13, 1981 "The Roloson houses, located in
the 3200 block of South Calumet, were built in 1894 and designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright. The four row houses are characterized by steep-sided
triangular gables and rectangular windows divided by heavy mullions."
Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Original 10 x 7 B&W
print.
See
Wright Study on Robert W. Roloson
Rowhouses |
1981.22.0310 |
1981
 |
Roloson Rowhouses Terra-cotta
Spandrel Panels (1894 S.026) 1981. Sullivanesque terra-cotta spandrel panel
between the second and third level windows. Photographed during the 1981
renovation. Label on verso: "Photographer: Gene Pesek. Date: 2/9/81.
Location: 3213 to3219 So Calumet. Reporter: Jackie Thomas. Prints to: Don
DeBat. 14A: 3rd floor bedroom with a fireplace on the south wall and a
spiral staircase going up to a bath and dressing room on the floor above.
7A-8: fancy scroll work above the new front windows. 15-15A: remodeled rear
area of the rehabed
Frank
Lloyd Wright
townhouses. 10A and 3-3A: exterior view of the front showing the four units
of the rowhouse which are in the process of being remolded (remodeled)."
Caption pasted on verso dated Feb 13, 1981: "Third-floor bedroom has a
fireplace and a spiral staircase that leads to a bath and dressing room
(above left). Standing in the main stairwell (above right) is Dr. Janice
Hutchinson, who is renovating the landmark houses with her brother,
businessman James J. Hutchinson Jr. (note: these two images not seen).
Exterior view (below) shows scroll work that decorates the facade.
(Sun-Times Photo by Gene Pesek). Caption pasted on verso: "Four landmark row
houses on the Near South Side designed by
Frank
Lloyd Wright are
getting a new lease on life. ¶ A suit in Housing Court once sought to
demolish the Roloson houses, which were vacant for years and fell into
disrepair. ¶ Neighbors described them as a nuisance. Parents from Douglas
Elementary School across the street complained that the houses harbored
packs of stray dogs that menaced children. ¶ Now the houses, listed in the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated as city
landmarks in 1979, are being rehabilitated by businessman James J.
Hutchinson Jr. and his sister, Janice, a pediatrician. They will occupy one
house. The others are now on the market for between $275,000 and $300,000
each. ¶ The project is one of a number of rehabilitation efforts under way
in the Near South Side neighborhood known as the ‘The Gap,’ an area of
stately old homes bounded by 31st St. on the north, 35th St. on the south,
Martin Luther King Dr. on the east and Michigan Ave. on the west. There has
been some new construction." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun
Times. Original 10 x 7 B&W print.
See
Wright Study on Robert W. Roloson
Rowhouses |
1981.23.0310 |
1981
 |
Dr. H. and Dorothy
H. Turkel Residence, Detroit, Michigan (S.388) (1955). Exterior of the home
viewed from Southeast. Photographed by Detroit News Photographer Robinson.
1981. This photograph used and published in the Detroit News on September
25, 1981, 1A. Original B&W photograph, 10 x 8.
(See our Wright Study that includes the Turkel
Residence.) |
1981.19.1109 |
1981
 |
Dr. H. and Dorothy
H. Turkel Residence, Detroit, Michigan (S.388) (1955). Interior of the home
viewed from Northwest. Photographed by Detroit News Photographer Robinson.
1981. This photograph used and published in the Detroit News on September
25, 1981, 5B. Original B&W photograph, 10 x 8.
(See our Wright Study that includes the Turkel
Residence.) |
1981.20.1109 |
|
1982 |
Circa 1982
 |
Price Tower. Photographed from the Southeast, with the
Bartlesville Community Center fountain in he foreground. Construction of the
Bartlesville Community Center began in December 1979, and was completed on
January 12, 1982. Original silver gelatin photograph. 8 x 10. Gift from
Randolph C. Henning. |
1982.32.0709 |
1982
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Melvyn Maxwell Smith
Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (1946 - S.287). Exterior 1982.
Article taped to verso: "A house tour even architects can love. By Louis
Cook, Free Press Editorial Writer. House tours are popular in the Detroit
area. ...another house on the tour, the home of Melvyn Smith. They built it
themselves from plans prepared by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is a doll house,
nestled behind junipers and mostly surrounded by lakes and ponds, one of the
best examples of Mr. Wright’s feelings that a home should be scarcely
distinguishable from the landscape surrounding it. The Smith house was put
together with such loving care that its timbers are affixed with screws
instead of nails. For years there was not a nail in the place, but one of
the Smith children finally drove one in to hang something up, causing some
trauma in the family. Tall people are advised to remove hats. The late Mr.
Wright designed the place to the height of his client, who is five feet
six." Caption: "The Melvyn Smith home was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
with the owner’s height in mind – 5 foot 6." Stamped on verso: "Oct 2 1982".
Photograph by Ira Rosenberg. Acquired from the archives of the Detroit Free
Press. Original 10x 8 B&W photograph. |
1982.36.0911 |
|
1983 |
1983
 |
James Charnley Dining Room
Fireplace (1891 - S.009) 1983. Caption of verso: "The fireplace in the
Sharnley House dining room. (Sun-Times Photo by Gene Pesek)." Label on
verso: "Photographer: Gene Pesek. Date: 3/11/83. Location: 1365 No Astor
Street. Reporter: Judy Moore. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Charnley House on
Astor St is up for sale. It is in the process of being restored. Views of
the interior include fireplaces in the dining room, the main entry hall,
center atrium hall from 3rd to 1st floor, close up of
dining room fixture, enclosed from porch, exteriors are of owner in front,
full pix of the building and copper cornices along the roof." Clipping on
verso: "Charnley House... is looking better than ever after since its recent
restoration. ¶ The 16-room landmark home at 1365 N Astor, with its six
bedrooms, four baths, and six wood burning fireplaces, was built in 1892 for
James Charnley, a wealthy lumberman who was a personal friend of Sullivan. ¶
Wright at the time was the chief draftsman at the architectural firm of
Adler and Sullivan... Original 8 x 10 B&W Print. Acquired from the archives
of the Chicago Sun Times. |
1983.21.0310 |
1983
 |
Dana-Thomas
Residence Dining Room 1983 (1902 - S.072). Caption on face: "12/24/83 -
Springfield, Ill. This is the dining room of Frank Lloyd Wright - designed
home which was built for Dana. The home was the site of many lavish parties.
After Dana died, a publishing firm used the house for its offices. In 1981,
the state bought the house for $1 million. The building, one of Wright’s
‘Prairie-style houses’, is open to the public. UPI." Stamped on verso: "Dec
28 1983". Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. Original 10 x 8
B&W photograph. |
1983.27.0911 |
1983
 |
Dana-Thomas
Residence Reception area 1983 (1902 - S.072). Caption on face: "12/24/83 -
Springfield, Ill. Seventy-nine years ago, Frank Lloyd Wright created a home
for Springfield socialite Susan Lawrence Dana. Among the 35 rooms in the
$60,000 house was a bowling alley. This view shows the reception area, which
is two stories tall. UPI." Stamped on verso: "Dec 28 1983". Acquired from
the archived of the Chicago Tribune. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1983.26.0811 |
1983
 |
Francis W. Little
House Living Room, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (S.173 - 1912).
Label pasted on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Little house living room, now
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ‘The furnishings and their setting are
completely integrated,’ notes House and Garden. It is almost impossible to
decorate a Wright interior with any other furniture than his own. Photograph
by Karen Radkai. (C) 1983 by The Condi Nast Publications Inc." Stamped on
verso: "Mar 24 1983". Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune.
Original 6.5 x 4.75 B&W photograph. |
1983.24.0811 |
1983
 |
Francis W. Little House Living
Room (1912 - S.173) 1983. Mr. Little past away in 1923. Mrs. Little gave the
summer home to their daughter Eleanor and her husband, Raymond Stevenson. By
the late 1960s, the Stevensons could not keep up with the challenges of the
home. The Metropolitan bought the house in 1972, installing the Living Room,
selling other portions of the home to other museums. Label on verso: "The
Metropolitan Museum of Art. The living room from the Francis Little House,
Wayzata, Minn. 1912-1914. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Emily C.
Chadbourne Bequest. Photo by Cervin Robinson." Acquired from the archived of
the Chicago Tribune. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1983.28.0112 |
1983
 |
Martin Residence
Tree of Life Windows (S.100 - 1904). Caption of face: "Buffalo, N.Y., May 25
– Tree of life Window. A dogwood tree blooms outside the Darwin D. Martin
House, viewed through one of the ‘Tree of Life’ windows still existing in
the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in Buffalo, N.Y. A number of the art
glass windows and doors removed from the home sometime between 1932 and 1967
will be sold at auction in New York Thursday. Preservationists of the home
are hoping that an ‘angel’ will buy the windows and donate them to the house
– restoring it to it’s splendor." Stamped on verso: "May 27 1983". Acquired
from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. Original 8 x 10.5 B&W photograph. |
1983.25.0811 |
1983
 |
Ward W. Willits
Residence (1901 - S.054) Exterior 1983. Label on Verso: "Photographer: Bob
Langer. Date: 5-19-83. Location: 1445 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park. Caption:
Frank Lloyd Wright home at 1445 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, Ill." Clipping
pasted to verso: "A Highland Park house considered to be among Frank Lloyd
Wright’s finest work may become a unique study retreat for architecture
buffs. A trio of architects came up with the ambitious plan as a way to
preserve the 80-year-old Ward Willits House, whose present owner can neither
continue its upkeep nor find another buyer. One of the architects, former
Wilmette resident David Sellers, of Warren, Vt., said the Sheridan Rd. house
is Wright’s ‘first great masterpieces.’ He said that under the proposal,
architects, students, art historians and other interested parties would live
there up to a week, no more than 10 at a time. ‘The basic notion is that one
who wants to study residential architecture do it under the conditions it
was designed for – to live in it,’ Sellers said. ‘You want to spend more
than an hour in the thing, to see the morning sun some up and see the
evening sun go down.’ " Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times.
Original 10 x 8 B&W print. |
1983.22.0611 |
|
1984 |
1984
 |
The Golden Beacon,
Chicago, IL (Project 1956 - Office and Apartment Tower) Stamped on verso:
"Jan 26 1984". Caption pasted on verso dated Jan 26 1984: "Frank Lloyd
Wright’s sketch of his ‘Golden Beacon,’ a design Thomas Monaghan, owners of
Domino’s Pizza, wants to pattern the companies headquarters after." Original
8 x 10 B&W Print. Acquired from the archives of the Detroit Free Press.
|
1984.36.0411 |
|
1985 |
1985
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Home and Studio, Oak
Park (1897 S.004), 1985. Stamped on verso: "Apr 26, 85." Clipping pasted to
verso: "Talk about architecture and sooner or later you come down to Frank
Lloyd Wright. Love him or hate him, you cannot ignore the nation’s most
influential architect. Much of the world around us is composed of images
inspired by him. ‘Frank Lloyd Wright exploded the concept of how a house
should be laid out. He was the one who completed the liberation of people’s
thinking every room had to have four walls and a door,’ said Michael
Herschensohn, acting director of the Chicago Architectural Foundation.
‘People doing residential design in the United States after 1908 either were
rejecting Frank Lloyd Wright or interpreting his ideas in some form,’
Herschensohn said. ‘He also trained a number of architects who went on and
preached his dogma.’ The first stage of that dogma was defined during the 20
years Wright lived in Oak Park, using his brown shingled home as a
laboratory of building blocks to work out what he wanted to say about
building houses." Caption pasted to verso: "In 1898, Frank Lloyd Wright
decided he was tired of commuting to downtown Chicago to do his work. That
was when he added the studio wing to his Oak Park home. He would head to the
studio late at night whenever inspiration struck." Acquired from the
archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Original 10 x 8 B&W print. |
1985.34.0611 |
|
1986 |
1986
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Barrel Chair 1986. Text on face: "Atelier
International, Ltd. 595 Madison Avenue, N.Y. 10022. Telephone
212/644-0400."Label on verso: "Barrel Chair. Designed in : 1937. Frank Lloyd
Wright." Stamped on verso: Dec 9, 1986." Wright first designed the Barrel
chair for the Darwin Martin Residence. (S.100 - 1904), "Frank Lloyd Wright’s
Martin House", Quinan,
2004, pages 136,166-7, 181. Slight modifications were made to the design for
the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, Wingspread (S.239 - 1937). This chair is
manufactured after the Wingspread variation. Original 7.5 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
1986.44.0711 |
1986
 |
Home and Studio PlayRoom, Oak Park (1895 -
S.003) 1986. The Playroom looking east, shows the barrel vault ceiling,
fireplace and mural painted by Orlando Giannini. Photographed by Jon Miller,
Hedrich-Blessing, in 1986. Clipping pasted to verso: "Wright added the
playroom onto his house in 1895." Stamped on verso: "Sep 11, 88". Published
in "The Oak Park Home
and Studio", 1988, Abernathy, pages 24-25. (Note: photograph was flipped
horizontally when printed. We have corrected it.) Acquired from the archives
of the Chicago Tribune. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1986.46.1211 |
1986
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Home and Studio, Oak Park, 1986. "The
drafting room, Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois.
Constructed in 1898, this studio was the birthplace of the Prairie School of
architecture. Many famous buildings were designed in this room including
Robie House and Unity Temple. Photo: Jon Miller, Hedrich-Blessing, courtesy
of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation." Photographed in 1986
after the restoration of the drafting Room. Published in "The Oak Park Home
and Studio" 1988, page 45, and "Building a Legacy" 2001, page 128, dated
(color). Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times and Chicago
Daily News. Original 8 x 10 B&W print. |
1986.35.0210 |
1986
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Roloson Rowhouses (1894 S.026)
1986. Label on verso: "Photographer: Gene Pesek. Date: 9/17 (Also stamped
Oct 17 ‘86). Location: Chicago’s 2nd Ward. Prints to: Debat." Sun-Times
Caption pasted on verso: " Resident Paula Lingo and Ald. Bobby Rush (2nd)
stroll in front of the
Frank
Lloyd Wright town
houses in the 3300 (3200) block of South Calumet Avenue." Acquired from the
archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Original 10 x 8 B&W print.
See
Wright Study on Robert W. Roloson
Rowhouses |
1986.36.0310 |
|
1987 |
1987
 |
Biltmore Sprite.
“The Biltmore Sprites, donated by Taliesin Associated Architects to the
Arizona Biltmore were recently unveiled. These architectural statues
of concrete were originally designed in 1914 by Frank Lloyd Wright to
decorate the now destroyed Midway Gardens of Chicago.” Photographed
October 21, 1987 at the Arizona Biltmore Dedication Ceremony. Original
5 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1987.44.0507 |
1987
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Dedication Ceremony.
“John Rattenbury of Taliesin Associated Architects explains the history of
the Sprites of Midway Gardens at the unveiling at the Arizona Biltmore.
The Sprites were recently restored and donated to the hotel by Taliesin.
Renamed the “Biltmore Sprites,” these architectural statues were originally
designed in 1914 by Frank Lloyd Wright to decorate the now destroyed Midway
Gardens of Chicago.” Photographed October 21, 1987 at the Arizona
Biltmore Dedication Ceremony. Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. |
1987.45.0507 |
1987
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Dana-Thomas
Residence (1902 - S.072) 1987. View from street. Caption pasted to verso:
"The Dana-Thomas House in Springfield, regarded by some art historians as
one of the best preserved of Frank Lloyd Wright’s early ‘Prairie’ homes."
Article pasted to verso: "Springfield – An 11th-hour fund-raising
campaign is under way to acquire at action next month a handful of key items
from the original household of a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home here. With
Gov. Thompson’s enthusiastic support, a private, nonprofit group has set out
to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in hopes of returning the objects
to the Dana-Thomas House, regarded by art historians as one of the best
preserved and most complete of Wright’s early ‘Prairie houses. The objects,
including some deemed irreplaceable by the manager of the home, now a state
historic site, are to go on the block at
Christie’s
in New York on Dec. 12. ‘The coming auction offers us the rate opportunity
to preserve objects designed by one of the world’s greatest architects and
top display them for generations to come in their original surroundings,
Springfield’s magnificent Dana-Thomas House,’ Thompson said in kicking off
the drive." Stamped on verso: "Nov 26 87". Acquired from the archives of the
Associated Press. Original 10 x 8 B&W Print. |
1987.66.0311 |
1987
 |
Home and Studio
Library, Oak Park, 1987. "Oak Park, Ill. May 9 -- Wright’s Studio -- Arlene
Sanderson, spokeswoman for the
Frank
Lloyd Wright Home
and Studio Foundation in Oak Park, Ill. looks over building plans in the
presentation room of the late architect’s home and studio in the Chicago
suburb Friday. The foundation spent $2.1 million to renovate the house.
(Charlie Bennett) 87 Slug: Wright House." Stamped on verso "May 13 ‘87".
Acquired from the archives of the Chicago tribune. Original 8 x 10.5 B&W AP
Laser Photo. |
1987.65.0910 |
1987
 |
Marin County Civic Center
(S.416-417 - 1957). Label pasted to verso: "Wright Design. The Marin County,
Calif., Civic Center designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright blends into
the landscape. AP Newsfeatures Photo. 8/10/87. Staff photographer Bill
Beattie." Designed by Wright in 1957, the Administration wing, partially
seen on the far right, was completed in 1962. This wing, the Hall of Justice
was completed in 1970. Original 8 x 10.75 B&W photograph. |
1987.70.0811 |
1987
 |
Meyer May Master Bedroom 1987,
(1908 - S.387). Stamped on verso: "Nov 10 1987". Label on verso: "Master
Bedroom. The Master Bedroom of the Meyer May House features an original
Wright-designed bed from the Charles Helmer Collection. On the north wall is
a smaller but similar version of the living room fireplace. The large window
seat, surrounded by five windows, is an example of Wright’s concept of
integrating outside and inside spaces. Wright’s attention to detail led him
to design most of the furniture throughout the house. Even the embroidery
pattern for the bed linen is based on early sketches. Steelcase Inc. Grand
Rapids, Michigan." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. Acquired from the
archives of the Baltimore-Sun. |
1987.67.0511 |
1987
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Roloson Rowhouses
(1894 S.026) 1987. Label on verso: "Photographer: Al Podgorski. Date:
1-10-86 (miss dated). Location: 3213 S. Calumet. Prints to: Rich. Frank
Lloyd Wright homes... Sun-Times Caption pasted on verso: Photographer Al
Podgorski dated Jan 10 ‘87. Sun-Times Caption pasted on verso dated Sun Jan
11 ‘87 "These Frank Lloyd Wright designed apartments, at 3213-19 S. Calumet,
are among the many landmarks in the Gap neighborhood on the Near South
Side." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Original 10 x 8
B&W print.
See
Wright Study on Robert W. Roloson
Rowhouses |
1987.64.0310 |
|
1988 |
1988
 |
James Charnley Balcony (1891 -
S.009) 1988. Detail of exterior balcony. Printed on verso: "Date: 10/07/88.
Location: 1365 North Astor / Charnley House. Photographer: Fila/Studio.
Description: Exteriors / Louis Sullivan & F.L. Wright Manson." Clipping on
verso: "The Charnley House, an 1891 townhouse designed by Louis Sullivan and
Frank Lloyd Wright is soon to be open for public tours." Stamped n clipping:
"Oct 23 ‘88". Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 10
x 8 B&W Photograph. |
1988.59.0112 |
1988
 |
Domino’s Pizza
Collection, 1988. Dining Table and eight Side Chairs designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1899 for the Joseph W. Husser House, Chicago, Illinois. (Frank
Lloyd Wright:
Preserving an
Architectural
Heritage, Hanks, 1989, p 31.)
Clipping on verso: "A Public Display of Passion. Monaghan’s museum shows off
his Wright collection. By Marsha Miro. Free Press Art Critic. It is truly
amazing what Tom Monaghan’s obsession with the work of the great American
architect Frank Lloyd Wright has brought forth. In three short years,
Monoghan has bought two Wright houses, dozens of stained glass windows..."
Photo Caption: "Tom Monaghan’s recent acquisition is a $1.6 million Frank
Lloyd Wright dining set." Stamped on verso: "Mar 20 1988", "Photo by George
Waldman". Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1988.54.0911 |
1988
 |
Gerald B. Tonkens
Residence (1955 - S.386). Exterior 1988. Stamped on verso: "Jan 27 1988".
Pasted on verso: "Usonian Automatic House:
The Tonkens House, Cincinnati, Ohio. This house has many of the
characteristics of the 1,800-square-foot house built for the traveling
exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: In the
Realm of Ideas. The exhibition house was designed by Wright in 1955
but never built. Photographed by Melvin Grier." Acquired from the archives
of the Chicago Sun Times. Original 10 x 8 B&W print. |
1988.48.0611 |
1988
 |
Usonian Automatic
Traveling Exhibit House. Dallas (January-April, 1988). Caption on face:
"Dallas – This photograph, showing the interior of Usonian Automatic
Exhibition House, is part of an exhibition of the works of Frank Lloyd Wright
that has set out on a national tour that the organizers hope will fire the
imagination of today’s architects. Reuter. 1988." Stamped on verso: "Feb 12
88". The full size Usonian Automatic model home was exhibited in eight
cities. Dallas (Jan-Apr 1988), Washington DC (June-Sept 1988), Miami
(Dec-Feb 1989), Chicago (Jun-Sept 1989), Bellevue, WA (Oct-Jan 1990), San
Rafael, CA (Feb-May 1990), San Diego (Jun-Sept 1990) and Scottsdale (Dec-Mar
1991). Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. Original 10 x 8
B&W photograph. For more
information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the
Traveling Exhibit. |
1988.51.0811 |
1988
 |
Usonian Automatic
Traveling Exhibit House. Dallas (January-April, 1988). Caption on face:
"Dallas – Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Usonian’ automatic house is dismantled 4/21
in downtown Dallas for the move to the Smithsonian. The Usonian modular
house was designed by Wright to be easily built and taken apart and to fill
the need for attractive affordable for the common man. The house was
experimental and was designed in 1955. UPI." Stamped on verso: "Apr 25 88".
The full size Usonian Automatic model home was exhibited in eight cities.
Dallas (Jan-Apr 1988), Washington DC (June-Sept 1988), Miami (Dec-Feb 1989),
Chicago (Jun-Sept 1989), Bellevue, WA (Oct-Jan 1990), San Rafael, CA
(Feb-May 1990), San Diego (Jun-Sept 1990) and Scottsdale (Dec-Mar 1991).
Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. For more
information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the
Traveling Exhibit. |
1988.52.0811 |
|
1989 |
1989
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Florida Southern College, Annie Pfeiffer
Chapel, Lakeland, Florida 1989. Published on February 19, 1989. Caption:
"The Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, the best known of Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings
at Florida Southern College, has a striking, open tower that admits light to
the auditorium below. Photographed by Geraldine Merken. Original B&W
photograph, 8 x 10. |
1989.71.0910 |
1989
 |
Florida Southern
College, Polk Science Building, Lakeland, Florida 1989. Published on February 19, 1989, 6L.
Caption: "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Polk Science Building boasts one of the few
planetariums in central Florida. Photographed by Geraldine Merken. Original
B&W photograph, 8 x 10. |
1989.69.1109 |
1989
 |
Frank L. Smith Bank Chairs, Dwight, IL (1905
- S.111). Two barrel chairs designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Frank L.
Smith Bank in 1905. The chairs were manufactured by the John W. Ayers, Co.,
Chicago. Caption pasted on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright designed barrel chair,
from 1906." Stamped on caption "Jan 15 ‘89". Second caption pasted on verso:
"Barrel Chairs designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for a Dwight, Ill., bank in
1906 ($18,000 each), at Struve Gallery, 309 W. Superior St." Stamped on
caption "Sep 17 ‘89". Stamped on verso: "Jan 18, 1989". Photographed by
Struve Gallery. Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. Original
10 x 8 B&W Print. See other examples of Wright
designed furniture for the Frank L. Smith Bank. See our
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank.
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Usonian Automatic
Traveling Exhibit House.
Chicago. June 5, 1989. Clipping pasted to verso (stamped Jun 25 1989):
"Frank Lloyd Wright’s ideas influenced the homes and public buildings we
live and work in today and will continue to influence architecture long
after the year 2000. The ranch-styled house was inspired by the work of the
Prairie School of architects that Wright led. It was Wright who drove the
final nail in the coffin of the idea that every room had to have four walls
and a door. A prime example of tearing down walls or, as he put it, ‘the
destruction of the box,’ is the L-shaped space so often used today for a
living area at one end, a dining area at the other. Then there were the
ideas that seemed so sensible, but somehow never caught on." Caption
clipping: "The Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Automatic house of hollow-core
concrete block was designed so it could be built by anyone." Note: The
Chicago Exhibit was held from June - September 1989 at the Museum of Science
and Industry. Label on verso: "Photographer, Rich Hein. Date: 6-5-89.
Location: Museum of Science and Industry. Reporter: Brenda Rotzoll. Caption:
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian house which is on display at the Museum of
Science and Industry." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Original B&W photograph, 10 x 8. For more
information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the
Traveling Exhibit. |
1989.72.1010 |
1989
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Walter M. Gale Dining Room (1893 S.020)
1989. "Frank Lloyd Wright house, 1031 Chicago Ave., Oak Park. Chicago
Sun-Times. Photographed by Barry Jarvinen, 4-27-89." Caption pasted on verso
dated 5-14: "Reproduction Mission-style light fixtures, a gold-touched
wallpaper border and oak Arts and Crafts-style furnishings create a warm,
comfortable setting in the dining room." Clipping pasted on verso dated
5-14: "Frank Lloyd Wright had designs on nearly every aspect of his clients’
lives. He started with architecture, but rarely stopped there. His
commissions included schemes for furniture, art glass, fabrics, tabletop
accessories and occasionally even a dress for the lady of the house. Now,
for people who can’t live in a Wright design but would like to live with
one, many of these designs are being reproduced. In an arrangement with the
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, five manufacturers have been licensed to
issue furniture, lighting, fabrics, wallcoverings, carpets, art glass and
tabletop accessories based on Wright’s designs. The "Wright stuff" line
includes art glass windows from Oakbrook Esser Studios in Oconomowoc, Wis.;
furniture manufactured by Cassina of Milan, Italy, and distributed by
Atelier International; rugs, wallcoverings and fabrics from Schumacher, as
well as china, crystal and silver from Tiffany & Co. This fall a collection
of Wright’s lighting designs will be issued by George Kovacs. All licensees
were chosen for the high quality of their goods as well as their long term
commitment to the program. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun
Times and Chicago Daily News. Original 7.5 x 10 B&W print. |
1989.70.0210 |
1989
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Dr. Isadore and
Lucille Zimmerman Residence (1950 - S.333). Caption on face: "Christina
Science Monitor News Service (4/17/89). Frank Lloyd Wright‘s Zimmerman House
was built in 1951-1952. Cr. Currier Gallery of Art. Christian Science
Monitor. Dist. By L.A. Times Synd.)" Stamped on verso: "The Seattle Times
Library". Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. Acquired from the archives of the
Seattle Times. |
1989.75.0911 |
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Usonian Automatic
Traveling Exhibit House. Seattle. October 4, 1989. Clipping on verso:
"Wright exhibit coup for Bellevue. Carl J. Brown prepares to install a
drapery rod to the living room of the Frank Lloyd Wright house under
construction across the street from Bellevue Square. The house is part of an
exhibition opening October 9th at the Bellevue Art Museum. Photographed by
Mike Siegel, Seattle Times." Acquired from the archives of the Seattle
Times. Original 10 x 6 B&W photograph. |
1989.76.1011 |
