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ARIZONA STATE CAPITAL (1957)
 
Date: 1957

Title: Oasis: Plan for Arizona State Capitol. Submitted by Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect. February 17, 1957. (Published by Taliesin, Scottsdale, Arizona)

Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd

Description: Prepared for the "Citizens of Arizona". On January 25, 1957, the Arizona Republic carried a photograph of a proposal for a new Arizona State Capitol Building. Disbursed with the proposed design, Frank Lloyd Wright prepared an unsolicited pro-bono plan of his own, an homage to desert-derived architecture. "Oasis: Plan for Arizona State Capitol. Submitted by Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect. February 17, 1957. In any tall structure much expense of time and space is sacrificed to elevator service shafts, landing spaces and perpetual maintenance. There is no such waste in this free ground-level plan. The plan here presented arranges all public spaces as related to private offices and convenient circulation both private and public, contributing to the comfortable use and beauty of the whole..." Page one included specifications and costs. 212,000 square feet "...at a cost of, say, between $15. and $20. per square foot of usable floor space. Total cost including furnishings and fees - five million dollars."
       Last page: "Citizens of Arizona. "The cramped urban accommodations of the Nineteenth Century as now seen in the officially approved Capitol for Arizona should not be allowed to date the State. That design for the proposed Capitol is completely out of date in the middle of the Twentieth Century. Arizona, youngest of the United States, is also youngest in geological time. Therefore outlines are sharpest and colorful; contours most picturesque. Her train is unique in the world: destined, in spite of obtuse insistence upon industry and agriculture, to become the playground of these United States of America..."
       "3. These preliminary drawings indicate a high, wide, sheltering crenellated-canopy of modern structure -- like a great tree, filtering sunlight over subordinate but beautiful buildings and gardens standing together beneath the canopy in harmonious relation to this hexagonal domed shelter and to each other. All stand beneath and together in green gardens, fountains playing, pools reflecting. Great vistas of beauty are everywhere: useful function perfected no less - but more so when thus sheltered and standing high and wide in Arizona landscape out in the Valley of the Sun..."
       "Codicil... Citizens of Arizona - the State is your home! Your spirit should there find appropriate expression. To build an already dated New York monstrosity to stand up to present Arizona to posterity seems to me a crime punishable by you - yourselves. Hoping to save the State - I love the State - from this threat by rousing you to action, I have put on paper definite outlines of an edifice more suitable to the character and beauty of our Arizona and its landscape, a cost not much more than half that of the official aberration by which you are now threatened. This would leave ample opportunity for fine sculpture, great murals in painting and stained glass, and furnishings of the highest possible quality suitably employing the artists of this region. Frank Lloyd Wright. Arizona. February 17th, 1957."
       Includes three illustrations. 14 copies. 13 copies were acquired from the estate of Cary Caraway, included in a lot related to Cary Caraway. Single sheet folded 4 times. (First Editions) (Sweeney 1159)

Size: Sheet: 29.5 x 12.25, Folded: 8 x 12.25.

Pages: Pp 5

S#:
1159.00.0306, 1159.03.1121 - 1159.16.1121
   
Date: 1957

Title: Wright at 89, 1957

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright wearing a black suit coat and tie, facing to the right. He is in front of a drawing of his proposal for the Arizona State Capital which he titled "Pro Bono Publico - The Oasis", dated February 17, 1957. Most likely photographed at the April 5, 1957 presentation. Stamped on verso: Dec 15, 1957.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1205.44.0811

   
Date: 1957

Title: Arizona: New State Capitol.

Description: "Pro Bono Publico - Arizona. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, February 17, 1957." "(PN1) Phoenix, Ariz., April 5 - New State Capitol? - Architect Frank Lloyd Wright presented this sketch today for new Arizona state capitol, but had little hope it would be built. Spires are radio-tv towers atop legislative chambers, wings are lawmakers' offices, two extensions in rear are for governor and supreme court, and large canopy covers open portico for "the wind to blow in and out and birds to fly through."

Size: Original silver gelatin photograph. 10 x 7.5.10 x 7.5.

S#: 1205.28.1007

   
Date: 1989

Title: Model: Proposed Arizona State Capitol Building June 7, 1989.

Description: In 1957 when the Arizona State Legislature proposed the construction of a new state capital building, Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a design of his own. He offered his design Pro Bono, but the design was rejected. This model was on display for the traveling exhibition "In the Realm of Ideas." Photographed at the Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, June 7, 1989. Printed on verso: "Photographer: Morej. Location: Museum of Science & Industry. Model of proposed state capitol for Arizona. Date: 06/07/89." Taped to verso: Partial clipping of image. Stamped on clipping: "Jul 2 89." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#: 1989.87.0614

   
   
   
PLAN FOR GREATER BAGHDAD (1957)
   
Date: 1958

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright
at 91.

Description:
Text on Verso: Associated Press Caption: "Wright Dies. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 89, Died April 9 in Phoenix, Ariz., following an operation for an intestinal obstruction on April 4." AP caption accompanying the photo.  Photograph shot in 1957-58 with Baghdad Opera House and Gardens Drawing as backdrop. For Illustration note: "Truth Against the World" 1987, Meehan, page 419;  "Arch Forum" May 1958, page 89-102;  "Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly" Winter 2004.  Stamped on back "Filed Apr 16, 1959 Not Used" and "Published May 17, 1970". 

Size:
Original 5 x 7 silver gelatin photo.

S#:
1205.19.1006
   
Date: 1988

Title: Lewis and Roca - Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman - 1988 (Published by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale)

Description: Presentation drawing of the Baghdad University. "Aerial View of the University. At Height of 300 Feet. Plan For Greater Baghdad. Dedicated to Sumeria, Isin, Larsa and Babylon. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." In 1957, Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to design a "Plan for Greater Baghdad", which included an Opera and Civic Auditorium, an Art Gallery, a Casino, Merchant Kiosks, a Monument to Harum-al-Rashid, a Museum, a University and the Central Post and Telegraph Building. In 1958, King Faisal II was assassinated. The project was terminated as well when, according to Twombly, it was declared that "the people needed food, clothing and shelter more than floating gardens, gold fountains, and a mammoth zoo." Frank Lloyd Wright, An Interpretive Biography, 1973, p.262. A portion of the project, the Civic Center was later resurrected when Wright was commissioned to design the Grady Gammage Auditorium. "Limited Edition of 500. Lithographed for select attendees of the United States Trademark Association's Annual meeting in May 1988. Copyright 1988 The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation,. All Rights Reserved."

Size: 20 x 10.5

ST#:
1988.95.0417
   
   
   
BARNSDALL BEVERLY HILLS HOUSE (1923)
   
Date: 1923

Title: Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House Detail of Front Elevation 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2009).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Detail of front elevation for Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House, designed in 1923. Project was designed, but never built. Full view published in Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.167.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.73.1219
   
Date: 1923

Title: Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House Ground Plan 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2009).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ground plan for the Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House, designed in 1923. Project was designed, but never built. Similar view published in Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.168 and Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.89.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.74.1219
   
   
   
BARNSDALL THEATER (1918)
   
Date: 1918

Title: Aline Barnsdall Theater, Los Angeles, Elevation 1918 Project (1918 - FLLW #2005).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation for the Aline Barnsdall Theater. Aline Barnsdall had an early interest in the theater, and moved to Chicago in 1914, formed the Players Production Company, performing in one of the Theaters in the Fine Arts Building, Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.15.) This began her connection with Frank Lloyd Wright. Although Barnsdall did not have a specific site, she hire Wright to design a theater. Text hand written bottom left: "... For Model. (Revision ?) of 1918.."

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0139.13.1219
   
Date: 1918

Title: Aline Barnsdall Theater, Los Angeles, 1918 Project (1918 - FLLW #2005).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Longitudinal Section for the Aline Barnsdall Theater. Aline Barnsdall had an early interest in the theater, and moved to Chicago in 1914, formed the Players Production Company, performing in one of the Theaters in the Fine Arts Building, Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.15.) This began her connection with Frank Lloyd Wright. Although Barnsdall did not have a specific site, she hire Wright to design a theater. Text hand written bottom left: "2005.34" Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.31. Also published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1914-1923, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.170. Also published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.43.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0139.14.1219
   
   
   
BARNSDALL TERRACE STORES AND HOUSES (1920)
   
   
Date: 1920

Title: Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses, Plan and Elevation, 1920 (1920 - FLLW #2005).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses were designed in 1920. The lower level was designed as shops at street level, with Housing on the second level. Residence A is included top left. Text: "2005.39." Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.106-7, and also published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.67.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#: 0
142.23.1219
   
Date: 1920

Title: Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses, Plan and Elevation Detail, 1920 (1920 - FLLW #2005).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Detail of the Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses were designed in 1920. The lower level was designed as shops at street level, with Housing on the second level. Residence A is included top left. Text: "2005.39." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.106-7, and also published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.67.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#: 0142.24.1219
   
   
   
L. N. BELL HOUSE (1939)
   
Date: 1939

Title: L. N. Bell House "Hillcrown", Los Angeles, CA, Plan and Elevation 1939 (Project 1939 - FLLW #3908).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ground Plan and Perspective for the L. N. Bell House "Hillcrown", designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. A variation based on a large Hexagon. The ground and floor plan is on the left, the elevation is on the right. Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs. Bell. Los Angeles. Frank Lloyd Wright." Additional drawings published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.384.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0501.44.1219
   
   
   
BLOCK HOUSE (1923)
   
Date: 1923

Title: Study For Block House, Los Angeles, Elevation and Ground Plan, 1923 (FLLW #2103).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright dated this project 1921. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942. But after studying the progression of Wright's California work, he dates it closer to 1923. Upper illustration appears to be the floor and ground plan. The lower illustration appears to be a side elevation on the left, and the front elevation on the right. Published in Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.91.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.78.1219
   
   
   
BLUE SKY MAUSOLEUM (1928/2004)
   
Date: 2005

Title: Blue Sky Mausoleum of Frank Lloyd Wright. Designed 1928; Built 2004 (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation, Buffalo, New York)

Author: Reisem, Richard O.; Introduction: Nobel, Philip

Description: An internationally historic event occurred in Buffalo, New York at the eminent Forest Lawn Cemetery on October 21, 2004. Seventy-six years after Frank Lloyd Wright designed what he called the "Blue Sky Mausoleum" (the drawings for which were relegated to archives after the stock market crash of 1929), the unbuilt project was resurrected, constructed, and unveiled in the cemetery. As the giant blue tarps were pulled from the huge, more than 50-foot-long mausoleum, revealing the gleaming white-granite structure to walls of trees and blue sky as envisioned by Wright in his design, a big-band rendition of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" stirred the crowd... (Dust jacket.) 
(First Edition)

Size: 11.25 x 9.25

Pages: Pp 96

ST#:
2005.45.0617
   
   
   
LLOYD BURLINGHAM (POTTERY) HOUSE (1942/1982)
   
Date: 1983

Title: Lloyd Burlingham House, Near El Paso, Texas, Model 1983 (Pottery House) (Project 1942 - FLLW #4202).

Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1941 as an adobe house, Wright named it the "Pottery House). All rooms open to an interior patio. The project was cancelled after Burlingham death in World War II. In 1982 a Santa Fe developer commissioned the Taliesin Architects to adapt Wright's Pottery House for a site in Santa Fe. Clipping pasted to verso: "The unusual shape of the 'Pottery House' is seen in this view of the model. A walled swimming pool is at lower left, and parking lots are at right. Robert Shaw Photos." Stamped on clipping: "Su Dec 31 1983." Hand written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright - Home designed by." Additional information published in Frank Lloyd Wright: The Western Work, Legler 1999 pages 134-139. Photographed by Robert Shaw. Other Frank Lloyd Wright models...

Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1983.53.0220
   
Date: 1983

Title: Lloyd Burlingham House, Near El Paso, Texas, Model 1983 (Pottery House) (Project 1942 - FLLW #4202).

Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1941 as an adobe house, Wright named it the "Pottery House). All rooms open to an interior patio. The project was cancelled after Burlingham death in World War II. In 1982 a Santa Fe developer commissioned the Taliesin Architects to adapt Wright's Pottery House for a site in Santa Fe. Text on face: "Wright by Hoffman... Football-shaped house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright recalls the soft, sculptural lines of pueblo architecture..." Clipping pasted to verso: "The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's death, A&E presents an expensive film portrait of America's greatest architect. A co-production of the British Arts Council and ABC Video Enterprises, Inc., this documentary covers the lifetime output of this prodigiously fertile genius, from his first house in suburban Chicago to his last masterful creations, the Guggenheim Museum and the posthumous Marin County Civic Center. The film includes spectacular architectural photography and delves into the controversies that were part and parcel of Wright's personal and professional life.."  Other Frank Lloyd Wright models...

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1983.54.0620
   
Date: 1984

Title: Lloyd Burlingham House, Near El Paso, Texas, 1984 (Pottery House) (Project 1942 - FLLW #4202).

Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1941 as an adobe house, Wright named it the "Pottery House." All rooms open to an interior patio. The project was cancelled after Burlingham death in World War II. In 1982 a Santa Fe developer commissioned the Taliesin Architects to adapt Wright's Pottery House for a site in Santa Fe. Text under top photograph: "Sitting atop a stony hill on a six-acre site in Santa Fe, N. M., a house being built of traditional sun-baked adobe bricks begins to take shape. Plans for the house which is expected to cost $2.5 million, were sketched 45 years ago by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. (Must photo credit: Photo for the Los Angeles Times by Margaret Hall Kaplan) Illustrates adobe (category I), by Sam Hall Kaplan (Times). Moved Monday, Oct. 29. 1984, Los Angeles Times. For Lat - WP clients only. Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service." Text below lower photograph: "Above is a model of adobe house, which promises to become an architectural landmark, being built for Charles Klotsche, left, Santa Fe, N. M., Developer. (Must photo credit: Photo for the Los Angeles Times by Margaret Hall Kaplan) Illustrates adobe (category I), by Sam Hall Kaplan (Times). Moved Monday, Oct. 29. 1984, Los Angeles Times. For Lat - WP clients only. Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service." Hand written on verso: "11-18-84." Additional information published in Frank Lloyd Wright: The Western Work, Legler 1999 pages 134-139.

Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1984.58.1020




   
Date: 1985

Title: Lloyd Burlingham House, Near El Paso, Texas, 1985 (Pottery House) (Project 1942 - FLLW #4202).

Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1941 as an adobe house, Wright named it the "Pottery House. All rooms open to an interior patio. The project was cancelled after Burlingham death in World War II. In 1982 a Santa Fe developer commissioned the Taliesin Architects to adapt Wright's Pottery House for a site in Santa Fe. Text on face: "Pottery House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940 and erected only last year, is a stunning architectural treasure currently being marketed by Sotheby's International Realty, Denver office. Looking as if it had been thrown on a potter's wheel, Pottery House is made of adobe and other natural material. It is the only adobe design of the great architect's ever to have been constructed, and is in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 11/85." Clipping pasted to verso: "The Pottery House in Santa Fe sold for nearly $2 million." Stamped on clipping: Su Dec 14 1986." Additional information published in Frank Lloyd Wright: The Western Work, Legler 1999 pages 134-139.

Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1985.73.0420
   
Date: 1985

Title: Lloyd Burlingham House, Near El Paso, Texas, 1985 (Pottery House) (Project 1942 - FLLW #4202).

Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1941 as an adobe house, Wright named it the "Pottery House." All rooms open to an interior patio. The project was cancelled after Burlingham death in World War II. In 1982 a Santa Fe developer commissioned the Taliesin Architects to adapt Wright's Pottery House for a site in Santa Fe. Clipping pasted to verso: "The living room of the Frank Lloyd Wright Pottery House has a wood ceiling, brick floors and adobe walls pierced by arched doorways. The dining room is raised three steps. Photo by Helen Doroshow." Stamped on clipping: "Su Jun 30 1985." Hand written on verso: "(Frank Lloyd Wright - House Designed by Him.)" Photographed by Helen Doroshow. Acquired from the archives of the Milwaukee Journal.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1985.86.0123
   
   
   
BUTTERFLY-WING BRIDGE (1947/1949)
   
Date: 1951

Title: Butterfly Wing Bridge 1951 (Project: 1947/1949/1951).

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) in 1947 for Spring Green, Wisconsin, for the Wisconsin Highway commission (FLLW #4723). The project was rejected. In 1949, Wright expanded on his Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) for Southern Bay, Second Crossing, San Francisco, California (FLLW Foundation #47921). Neither projects were completed. Wright proposed his bridge project a third time, although plans were never completed. Robert C. Twombly wrote: "...Four years later in 1951, Wright renewed his offered to build a butterfly bridge, this time free of charge at the state's most famous tourist spot, the Wisconsin Dells. Claiming that no one this side of Switzerland designed decent bridges but that his would preserve the area's beauty as well as be a work of art, he wanted to locate the span at scenic Echo Point, thereby provoking a confrontation with businessman looking for a feeder into the town of Wisconsin Dells, half a mile away." Frank Lloyd Wright, His Life and His Architecture, 1979, p.377. Clipping pasted to verso: "The widely known Wisconsin architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, has offered to design a bridge to replace this one at Wisconsin Dells. There is a controversy in the Dells area over the type of bridge to be built. Journal staff." Stamped on clipping: "Aug 20 1951." Acquired from the archives of the Milwaukee Journal.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0857.38.0919
   
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 #108. "San Francisco Bay Bridge, Cal., 1949." Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. Model of the Butterfly-Wing Bridge, a proposed Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

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

S#:
1045.42.1116-32
   
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 #108. "San Francisco Bay Bridge, Cal., 1949." Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. Model of the Butterfly-Wing Bridge, a proposed Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

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

S#:
1045.42.1116-33
   
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 #108. "San Francisco Bay Bridge, Cal., 1949." Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. Model of the Butterfly-Wing Bridge, a proposed Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

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

S#:
1045.42.1116-34
   
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 #108. "San Francisco Bay Bridge, Cal., 1949." Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. Model of the Butterfly-Wing Bridge, a proposed Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

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

S#:
1045.42.1116-35
   
Date: 1988

Title: Butterfly Wing Bridge 1958 (Project: 1947/1949/1951).

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) in 1947 for Spring Green, Wisconsin, for the Wisconsin Highway commission (FLLW Foundation #4723). The project was rejected. In 1949, Wright expanded on his Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) for Southern Bay, Second Crossing, San Francisco, California (FLLW Foundation #47921). Neither projects were completed. Wright proposed his bridge project a third time, although plans were never completed. Robert C. Twombly wrote: "...Four years later in 1951, Wright renewed his offered to build a butterfly bridge, this time free of charge at the state's most famous tourist spot, the Wisconsin Dells. Claiming that no one this side of Switzerland designed decent bridges but that his would preserve the area's beauty as well as be a work of art, he wanted to locate the span at scenic Echo Point, thereby provoking a confrontation with businessman looking for a feeder into the town of Wisconsin Dells, half a mile away." Frank Lloyd Wright, His Life and His Architecture, 1979, p.377. Clipping pasted to verso: "Dismissed as technologically unbuildable in the 1940s, this "butterfly-wing" design by Wright is being considered in San Francisco." Stamped on clipping: "Sun Nov 27 1988." Stamped on verso: "Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C." Label pasted to verso: "Houston Chronicle Library." Acquired from the archives of the Houston Chronicle.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1988.114.0121
   
Date: 1989

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Butterfly-Wing Bridge. A Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay.

Description: "Frank Lloyd Wright Butterfly-Wing Bridge. A Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay. The Oakland Museum. April 22 - July 2, 1989. Preview Reception: You are cordially invited to attend a special preview reception for the exhibition on Friday, April 21, 1989 from 6:30 to 9:00pm in the Museum Restaurant. The reception is hosed by the History Guild and the Council on Architecture of the Oakland Museum Association." Wright designed the Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) in 1947 for Spring Green, Wisconsin, for the Wisconsin Highway commission. In 1949, Wright expanded on his Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) for Southern Bay, Second Crossing, San Francisco, California. Neither projects were completed. (Published by The Oakland Museum Association, Oakland, CA.) Signed by Aaron Green, Architect, who spoke at the museum May 14, 1989, "Frank Lloyd Wright: Butterfly Wing Bridges and Other Flights of Fancy."

Size: 7 x 5

Pages: Pp 2

ST#: 1989.96.0415

   
Date: 1989

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Butterfly-Wing Bridge: A Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay.

Description: "The Oakland Museum History Guild presents a series of Sunday afternoon lectures in honor of the upcoming exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright Butterfly-Wing Bridge: A Southern Crossing for San Francisco Bay. Sunday June 4th, Romanza: The California Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, David Gebhard. Sunday, May 14th, Frank Lloyd Wright: Butterfly Wing Bridges and Other Flights of Fancy, Aaron Green. Sunday, June 18th, The Bridges and the Bridge Men (Film). Wright designed the Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) in 1947 for Spring Green, Wisconsin, for the Wisconsin Highway commission. In 1949, Wright expanded on his Butterfly Wing Bridge (project) for Southern Bay, Second Crossing, San Francisco, California. Neither projects were completed. (Published by The Oakland Museum Association, Oakland, CA.) Seven Copies.

Size: 11 x 6

Pages: Pp 1

ST#: 1989.97.0415

   
   
   
CAPITAL JOURNAL BUILDING (1931)
   
Date: 1931

Title: 1) Capital Journal Building, Salem, Oregon, Project 1931 (FLLW #3101).

Description: Perspective view of the front of the Capital Journal Building. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1931. The Capital Journal Building was designed as a newspaper plant. Square in size, all glass, and four stories tall. The floors and ceiling were supported by mushroom columns, refined five years later in the Johnson Administration Building. The third and fourth levels are apartments. The roof of the second level is a garden terrace for the apartments. There is a large circular ramp at the rear of the building that services all the levels of the building. There are also two circular stairways at the front of the building. Text on face of sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Capital Journal Project, Salem, OR, 1931, Perspective. Am. Arch."

Size: Original 35mm slide sandwiched in glass.

S#:
0300.17.0323-1
   
Date: 1931

Title: 2) Capital Journal Building, Salem, Oregon, Project 1931 (FLLW #3101).

Description: West Elevation (front) and Section of the Capital Journal Building. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1931. The Capital Journal Building was designed as a newspaper plant. Square in size, all glass, and four stories tall. The floors and ceiling were supported by mushroom columns, refined five years later in the Johnson Administration Building. The third and fourth levels are apartments. The roof of the second level is a garden terrace for the apartments. There is a large circular ramp at the rear of the building that services all the levels of the building. There are also two circular stairways at the front of the building. Text on face of sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Capital Journal Project, Salem, OR, 1931, West Elevation, Section. Am. Arch."

Size: Original 35mm slide sandwiched in glass.

S#:
0300.17.0323-2
   
Date: 1931

Title: 3) Capital Journal Building, Salem, Oregon, Project 1931 (FLLW #3101).

Description: First Floor, Roof Garden and Mezzanine of the Capital Journal Building. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1931. The Capital Journal Building was designed as a newspaper plant. Square in size, all glass, and four stories tall. The floors and ceiling were supported by mushroom columns, refined five years later in the Johnson Administration Building. The third and fourth levels are apartments. The roof of the second level is a garden terrace for the apartments. There is a large circular ramp at the rear of the building that services all the levels of the building. There are also two circular stairways at the front of the building. Text on face of sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Capital Journal Project, Salem, OR, 1931, 1st Floor, Roof Garden & Mezzanine. Am. Arch."

Size: Original 35mm slide sandwiched in glass.

S#:
0300.17.0323-3
   
Date: 1931

Title: 4) Capital Journal Building, Salem, Oregon, Project 1931 (FLLW #3101).

Description: First Floor of the Capital Journal Building compared to the Larkin and Johnson Buildings. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1931. The Capital Journal Building was designed as a newspaper plant. Square in size, all glass, and four stories tall. The floors and ceiling were supported by mushroom columns, refined five years later in the Johnson Administration Building. The third and fourth levels are apartments. The roof of the second level is a garden terrace for the apartments. There is a large circular ramp at the rear of the building that services all the levels of the building. There are also two circular stairways at the front of the building. Text on face of sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). Capital Journal Project, Salem, OR, 1931, Partl w/ Larkin & Johnson Bldgs. Am. Arch."

Size: Original 35mm slide sandwiched in glass.

S#:
0300.17.0323-4
   
Date: 1931

Title: Capital Journal Building, Salem, Oregon, Project 1931 (FLLW #3101).

Description: Perspective view of the front of the Capital Journal Building. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1931. The Capital Journal Building was designed as a newspaper plant. Square in size, all glass, and four stories tall. The floors and ceiling were supported by mushroom columns, refined five years later in the Johnson Administration Building. The third and fourth levels are apartments. The roof of the second level is a garden terrace for the apartments. There is a large circular ramp at the rear of the building that services all the levels of the building. There are also two circular stairways at the front of the building. Lower text: "Glass Building For The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect."

Size: Original 10 x 5.25 Color photograph.

S#: 0
300.18.0323
   
Date: 1931

Title: Capital Journal Building, Salem, Oregon, Project 1931 (FLLW #3101).

Description: First Floor Plan and Section of the Capital Journal Building. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1931. The Capital Journal Building was designed as a newspaper plant. Square in size, all glass, and four stories tall. The floors and ceiling were supported by mushroom columns, refined five years later in the Johnson Administration Building. The third and fourth levels are apartments. The roof of the second level is a garden terrace for the apartments. There is a large circular ramp at the rear of the building that services all the levels of the building. There are also two circular stairways at the front of the building. Upper illustration text: "First Floor Plan." Lower illustration text, left to right: "Section. Ramp. Newspaper Plan. Garden Court. Apartments."

Size: Original 8 x 8.5 Color photograph.

S#: 0
300.19.0323
   
   
   
CHAHROUDI RESIDENCE (1950)
   
Date: 1960/1950

Title: 17) Chahroudi Residence, Petra Island, Lake Mahopac, New York, Elevations 1950 (1950 - Project).

Description: The house is designed to take into account and incluide some of the large boulders on the shoreline. Three elevations of the Chahroudi Residence. The terrace is cantilevered out over the lake shore. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1942-1950, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.335. A compilation of three drawings, two of which are FLLW #5018.007 and 5018.008.

Size: 18 x 13.5 Diazo Print.

S#:
1458.130.0922 -17
   
   
   
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH (1956)
   
Date: 1956

Title: Christian Science Church, Bolinas, California, Scheme 1, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5537). 

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective view of the Christian Science Church. Similar in design to the Danforth Chapel at Florida Southern College. The front of the sanctuary has a pronounce prow, like the Danforth Chapel. FLLW #5537.07. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.442.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1147.100.1219
   
Date: 1956

Title: Christian Science Church, Bolinas, California, Scheme 2, Elevation and Floor Plan 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5527).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation and floor plan for the Christian Science Church. This revised design entwines circles and squares. Circles within a square within a circle. Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.442.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1147.101.1219
   
   
   
CINEMA SAN DIEGO (1905)
   
Date: 1905

Title: Cinema San Diego Project, San Diego, California (1905 - FLLW #0517).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective drawing of the Cinema's street elevation. Hand written text: "C.1905." Lower left: "0517.01." But there seems to be uncertainty as to the actual date of this project. The illustration hint at Midway Gardens (1913). Not only do the triangles and squares in the facade hint at Midway Gardens, but so do the spheres. This illustration is published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1902-1906, Pfeiffer, 1987, p.183, and Wright, 1885-1916, Pfeiffer, 2011, p.505. What adds to the confusion is a second rendering of the Cinema by Louis Rasmussen (1859 - after 1930). Rasmussen regularly assisted Adler and Sullivan, and worked with Frank Lloyd Wright on many occasions. He rendered the Abraham Lincoln Center, published in The Architectural Review, June 1900, p.72. In 1905, he illustrated a perspective of the Frank L. Smith Bank (1905). According to Van Zanten, he also illustrated other projects for Wright during that time period including the San Diego Cinema. Marion Mahony Reconsidered, Van Zanten, 2011, p.54. Rasmussen's illustration of the Cinema is similar, but with changes. The triangles along the top of the facade are a little more subtle, and the squares just above the entrance are gone, as are the spheres. In their place are two "Sprite" like figures, not human in form, but geometric. Could these be a foreshadowing... of Midway Gardens? This second illustration is numbered 0517.02, is published in Frank Lloyd Wright In His Renderings 1887-1959, Pfeiffer, 1984, Fig.33. A more complete version of the illustration is published in Wright, 1885-1916, Pfeiffer, 2011, p.506. It includes text at the top and bottom. Text hand written top left of the illustration: "Movie Picture Theatre. 1897. FLW." Signed center right: "L. R." Text hand written at the bottom left: "0517.02. 1897 Perspective by Louis Rasmussen." Text hand written at the bottom right: "San Diego - 190(?)." Text illustrated bottom left" Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. (Hand written:) 1897." In Wright, 1885-1916, 2011, Pfeiffer has reconsidered and placed the date closer to 1915, due to the Automobile and "Sprite" in this second rendering (0517.02). Note: We found automobiles manufactured in 1905, similar to the illustration.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#: 0058.27.1219
   
Date: 1905

Title: Cinema San Diego Project, San Diego, California (1905 - FLLW #0517).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Floor plan, Front Elevation and Stage. Top illustration: Stage and "Screen." Center illustration: Floor Plan. Lower illustration: Front Elevation. Text lower left: "0517.03." Text hand written lower right: "Cinema Study." Published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1902-1906, Pfeiffer, 1987, p.183.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#: 0058.28.1219
   
   
   
CLAREMONT HOTEL WEDDING CHAPEL (1957)
   
Date: 1957

Title: Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel, Scheme 1, Berkeley, California, Elevation, Section and Plan 1957 (Project 1957 - FLLW #5709).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Elevation, section and plan for the Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel. The first design for the wedding chapel was at ground level. It was abandoned when Wright learned that the chapel needed to be level with the second floor of the hotel. Top left: Elevation. Top right: Section Thru Promenade. Lower: Plan. Text: "Wedding Chapel." FLLW #5709.06. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.497.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1205.103.1219
   
Date: 1957

Title: Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel, Scheme 1, Berkeley, California, Elevation and Plan 1957 (Project 1957 - FLLW #5709).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Conceptual study, Elevation and plan for the Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel. The first design for the wedding chapel was at ground level. It was abandoned when Wright learned that the chapel needed to be level with the second floor of the hotel. Upper illustration: Elevation at ground level. Lower: Plan. Text: "Rococo Wedding Chapel." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.497.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1205.104.1219
   
Date: 1957

Title: Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel, Scheme 2, Berkeley, California, Perspective 1957 (Project 1957 - FLLW #5731).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Perspective view for the Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel. The first design for the wedding chapel was at ground level. It was abandoned when Wright learned that the chapel needed to be level with the second floor of the hotel. The promenade bridge extends over the entrance Porte Cochere. Text: "Wedding Chapel For Claremont Hotel. Berkeley, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5731.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.497.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1205.105.1219
   
Date: 1957

Title: Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel, Scheme 2, Berkeley, California, Elevation 1957 (Project 1957 - FLLW #5731).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Elevation for the Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel. The first design for the wedding chapel was at ground level. It was abandoned when Wright learned that the chapel needed to be level with the second floor of the hotel. The promenade bridge extends over the entrance Porte Cochere. A fountain can be seen below the chapel. Text: "Elevation. Wedding Chapel For Claremont Hotel. Berkeley, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5731.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.497.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1205.106.1219
   
Date: 1957

Title: Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel, Scheme 2, Berkeley, California, Floor Plan 1957 (Project 1957 - FLLW #5731).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Floor plan for the Claremont Hotel Wedding Chapel. The first design for the wedding chapel was at ground level. It was abandoned when Wright learned that the chapel needed to be level with the second floor of the hotel. The promenade bridge extends over the entrance Porte Cochere. Text: "Floor Plan. Wedding Chapel For Claremont Hotel. Berkeley, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5731.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.497.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1205.107.1219
   
   
   
R. W. COATS HOUSE (1955)
   
Date: 1955

Title: R. W. Coats House, Hillsborough, California, Elevations 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5503).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Four elevations for the R. W. Coats House. The Coats House is a long house that is circular on both ends. One end is a large circular living room which includes the dining room and kitchen. The bedrooms are in the center, with the master bedroom and carport tied into the quarter circle on the other end. Upper illustration: "Northwest Elevation." Center illustration: "Southeast Elevation." Lower left: "Northeast Elevation." Lower Right: "Southwest Elevation." Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs. W. R. Coats, Hillsborough, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Elevations, Sheet No. 4." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.389.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1092.122.1219
   
Date: 1955

Title: R. W. Coats House, Hillsborough, California, General Plan 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5503).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. General Plan for the R. W. Coats House. The Coats House is a long house that is circular on both ends. One end is a large circular living room which includes the dining room and kitchen. The bedrooms are in the center, with the master bedroom and carport tied into the quarter circle on the other end. Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs. W. R. Coats, Hillsborough, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. General Plan , Sheet No. 3." FLLW #5503.03. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.389.

Size: Two original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1092.123.1219 (A&B)
   
   
   
CRYSTAL HEIGHTS (1940)
   
Date: 1940

Title: Crystal Heights, Washington D.C. (1940 Project).

Description: Roy S. Thurman (left) and Frank Lloyd Wright are seated at a table with drawings for Crystal Heights in Washington, D.C. on September 25, 1940. Wright is gesturing with both hands as he describes the project laid out on the table in front of him. To the right is a reporter taking notes. According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, in August, 1940, Thurman commissioned Wright after purchasing a large tract of land known as Dean Estates, or Temple Heights in Washington D.C. Treasures of Taliesin, 1985, p.54-57. Thurman had requested a multi-use development, including a hotel with 1230 rooms, 138 residential apartments, banquet hall, Oak tree gardens, shops a large theater and parking garage. Wright's enthusiasm for the project was evident. By September 25, he was in Washington D.C. presenting conceptual drawings for the project. But there was so much opposition to the modern looking design in Washington D.C. that did not have Greek columns, that it remained a project. Courtesy of The Library of Congress. Photographed by Harris & Ewing.

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0531.49.1015

   
Date: 1940

Title: Crystal Heights, Washington D.C. (1940 Project).

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright is seated at a table, facing forward but looking to the left, with drawings for Crystal Heights in Washington, D.C. on September 25, 1940. Wright is gesturing with his right hand as he describes the project laid out on the table in front of him. Wright is wearing a three piece suit, and a gold chain with a pocket watch on the end of it, tucked in his pocket. Bottom right hand corner on face: "Harris & Ewing." Stamped on verso: "Copyright by Harris & Ewing." Typed description taped to verso: "New Informal photo of Frank Lloyd Wright. Washington D.C. Sept. 25 - Late informal of Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, described by some as the living master of the modern school of architecture. 9-25-40." Photographed by Harris & Ewing.

Size: Original 6. X 8.5 silver gelatin B&W photograph.

S#: 0531.50.1015

   
Date: 1940

Title: Crystal Heights, Washington D.C. (1940 Project).

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright is seated at a table with drawings for Crystal Heights in Washington, D.C. on September 25, 1940. Wright is facing slightly to the left, pointing to his design as he describes the project laid out on the table in front of him. According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, in August, 1940, Thurman commissioned Wright after purchasing a large tract of land known as Dean Estates, or Temple Heights in Washington D.C. Treasures of Taliesin, 1985, p.54-57. Thurman had requested a multi-use development, including a hotel with 1230 rooms, 138 residential apartments, banquet hall, Oak tree gardens, shops a large theater and parking garage. Wright's enthusiasm for the project was evident. By September 25, he was in Washington D.C. presenting conceptual drawings for the project. But there was so much opposition to the modern looking design in Washington D.C. that did not have Greek columns, that it remained a project. Courtesy of The Library of Congress. Photographed by Harris & Ewing.

Size: 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#: 0531.51.1015

   
Date: 1940

Title: Crystal Heights, Washington D.C. (1940 Project).

Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940. Ground level view of Crystal Heights in Washington, D.C. presented in Washington D.C. on September 25, 1940. According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, in August, 1940, Thurman commissioned Wright after purchasing a large tract of land known as Dean Estates, or Temple Heights in Washington D.C. Treasures of Taliesin, 1985, p.54-57. Thurman had requested a multi-use development, including a hotel with 1230 rooms, 138 residential apartments, banquet hall, Oak tree gardens, shops a large theater and parking garage. Wright's enthusiasm for the project was evident. By September 25, he was in Washington D.C. presenting conceptual drawings for the project. But there was so much opposition to the modern looking design in Washington D.C. that did not have Greek columns, that it remained a project.

Size: 10 x 7 B&W photograph.

S#: 0531.52.1015

   
Date: 1940

Title: Crystal Heights, Washington D.C. (1940 Project).

Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940. Birds-eye view of Crystal Heights in Washington, D.C. presented in Washington D.C. on September 25, 1940. This is the drawing in front of Wright and Thurman (0531.49), and the drawing Wright was pointing to in 0531.50. According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, in August, 1940, Thurman commissioned Wright after purchasing a large tract of land known as Dean Estates, or Temple Heights in Washington D.C. Treasures of Taliesin, 1985, p.54-57. Thurman had requested a multi-use development, including a hotel with 1230 rooms, 138 residential apartments, banquet hall, Oak tree gardens, shops a large theater and parking garage. Wright's enthusiasm for the project was evident. By September 25, he was in Washington D.C. presenting conceptual drawings for the project. But there was so much opposition to the modern looking design in Washington D.C. that did not have Greek columns, that it remained a project.

Size: 10 x 7 B&W photograph.

S#: 0531.53.1015

   
Date: 1960/1940

Title: 8) Crystal City Complex, Washington D.C. Balcony Floor Plan 1940 (1940 - Project).

Description: Note: Possibly Balcony Floor Plan for Crystal City, not confirmed. FLLW number for Crystal City is 4030.

Size: 18 x 13.5 Diazo Print.

S#:
1458.130.0922 -8
   
   
   
WALTER V. DAVIDSON (1932)
   
Date: 1932

Title: Broadacre City, Unified Farm Project, Perspective, 1932, (Project FLLW #3202).

Description: The Unified Farm. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. First designed as the Walter V. Davidson "The Unified Farm," Prefabricated Farm Unit by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932. The house and farm were designed as a complete single unit, all under one room. Original perspective published in Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.216. In 1934 it was incorporated into Broadacre City. Published in The Living City, Wright, 1958, p.61. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Broadacre City - Unified Farm. 1-1. Unified Farm Project. Persp. dwg. from above. 1924-29. Broadacre City Project. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#:
0361.12.0420
   
Date: 1932

Title: Broadacre City, Unified Farm Project, Plan, 1932, (Project FLLW #3202).

Description: Plan for Unified Farm. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. First designed as the Walter V. Davidson "The Unified Farm," Prefabricated Farm Unit by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932. The house and farm were designed as a complete single unit, all under one room. Original plan published in Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.216. In 1934 it was incorporated into Broadacre City. Published in The Living City, Wright, 1958, p.60. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Broadacre City - Unified Farm. 1-1. Unified Farm Project. Plan. 1924-29. Broadacre City Project. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#:
0361.13.0420
   
Date: 1932

Title: Broadacre City, Roadside Market, Perspective, 1932, (Project FLLW #3202).

Description: The Roadside Market. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. First designed as the Davidson Wayside Market by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932. Original perspective published in Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.215. In 1934 it was incorporated into Broadacre City. Published in The Living City, Wright, 1958, p.99. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Broadacre City - Roadside Market. 3-1. Roadside Market Project. Render., Perspective Sketch. 1924-29. Broadacre City Project. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#: 0361.17.0420
   
Date: 1932

Title: Broadacre City, Roadside Market, Elevation, 1932, (Project FLLW #3202).

Description: The Roadside Market. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. First designed as the Davidson Wayside Market by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932. Original Plan published in Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.216. In 1934 it was incorporated into Broadacre City. Published in The Living City, Wright, 1958, p.100. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Broadacre City - Roadside Market. 2-2. Roadside Market Project. Elev. 1924-29. Broadacre City Project. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#: 0361.18.0420
   
Date: 1932

Title: Broadacre City, Roadside Market, Section, 1932, (Project FLLW #3202).

Description: The Roadside Market. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. First designed as the Davidson Wayside Market by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932. Original Section published in Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.216. In 1934 it was incorporated into Broadacre City. Published in The Living City, Wright, 1958, p.100. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Broadacre City - Roadside Market. 2-1. Roadside Market Project. Sect. 1924-29. Broadacre City Project. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#: 0361.19.0420
   
Date: 1932

Title: Broadacre City, Roadside Market, Plan, 1932, (Project FLLW #3202).

Description: The Roadside Market. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. First designed as the Davidson Wayside Market by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932. Original Section published in Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.216. In 1934 it was incorporated into Broadacre City. Published in The Living City, Wright, 1958, p.101. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Broadacre City - Roadside Market. 1-1. Roadside Market Project. Plan. 1924-29. Broadacre City Project. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#: 0361.20.0420
   
   
   
DOHENY RANCH DEVELOPMENT (1923)
   
Date: 1923

Title: Doheny Ranch Development, Beverley Hills, CA, Main Floor Plan, 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2104).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Frank Lloyd Wright dated the project 1921, but Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated it to 1923, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.94. Designed as block houses, much like the four textile block houses in the Los Angeles area. Main floor includes dining room, studio bed room and bath, library, terraces, garage and garden. Text bottom left: "2104.24.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photographs.

S#:
0156.79.1219
   
Date: 1923

Title: Doheny Ranch Development, Beverley Hills, CA, First Floor Plan, 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2104).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Frank Lloyd Wright dated the project 1921, but Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated it to 1923, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.94. Designed as block houses, much like the four textile block houses in the Los Angeles area. First floor includes living room, bed room, studio bed room, bath and terrace. Text bottom left: "2104.23.

Size: Three original 8 x 10 B&W photographs.

S#:
0156.80.1219 (1-3)
   
   
   
EAGLEFEATHERS (1922)
   
Date: 2001

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Eaglefeather Computer Font Set. (Published by P22 Type Foundry, Buffalo, NY)

Author: P22 Type Foundry

Description: "This font is based on the alphabet designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Eaglefeather project in 1922. Although the project was never built, the lettering has been adapted to become the Eaglefeather font family. The Eaglefeather Extras font features 52 details based on Wright's various California design projects. Copyright 1999, 2001.

Size: 7" x 7"

ST#:
2001.71.1016
   
   
   
HAROLD ESPEY "ALL STEEL HOUSES" (1937)
   
Date: 1937

Title: Harold Espey "All Steel Houses," Los Angeles, CA, Perspective, 1937 (Project - 1937 - FLLW #3705).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective of a Harold Espey "All Steel House." Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned for design 100 steel homes on a hillside in 1937. Text: "Study for All-Steel Houses." Additional drawings in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.303.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0429.45.1219
   
Date: 1937

Title: Harold Espey "All Steel Houses," Los Angeles, CA, Elevation, 1937 (Project - 1937 - FLLW #3705).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation of a Harold Espey "All Steel House." Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned for design 100 steel homes on a hillside in 1937. Text: "Studio Living Room. Cantilevered mezzanine type. Sheet Metal Structure for dwelling. Unit System...." Lower left: "3705.08." Additional drawings in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.303.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0429.46.1219
   
Date: 1937

Title: Harold Espey "All Steel Houses," Los Angeles, CA, Elevation and Floor Plans, 1937 (Project - 1937 - FLLW #3705).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation and three floor plans for a Harold Espey "All Steel House." Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned for design 100 steel homes on a hillside in 1937. Text for upper illustration: "Side." Center left Illustration: "Lower Level." Center: "Mezzanine or Middle Level." Right: "Upper." Additional drawings in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.303.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0429.47.1219
   
Date: 1937

Title: Harold Espey "All Steel Houses," Los Angeles, CA, Elevation and Floor Plans, 1937 (Project - 1937 - FLLW #3705).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation and three floor plans for a Harold Espey "All Steel House." Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned for design 100 steel homes on a hillside in 1937. Text for upper illustration: "Side." Center left Illustration: "Lower Level." Center: "Mezzanine or Middle Level." Right: "Upper." Additional drawings in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.303.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0429.48.1219
   
   
   
FIBERTHIN AIR HOUSE (1957)
   
Date: 1957

Title: Fiberthin Air House for U.S. Rubber Co. (1956 - Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation #5725).

Description: View of Miss Home Show in the Living Room of the Fiberthin Air House. Text on face: "New York, April 26 (1957) - Living Room of "Airhouse" - Mary Ann Fisher, who has been chosen as Miss Home Show for the International Home Exposition show at the coliseum May 4-12, relaxes in the living room of the inflatable plastic "airhouse" that will be displayed at the exposition. The structure, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was previewed here yesterday. The "airbouse" is anchored to the ground by a sand-filled tube and is supported by air pressure alone." Fiberthin Air Houses were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the U. S. Rubber Company. Wright also designed Rubber Village, a complex of Air House variations in Mishawaka, Indiana. Walls were constructed of double panels which were inflated by an exterior air pump. Stamped on verso: "Plain Dealer News Library. May 3 - 1957." Similar photograph published in Domus, March 1966, p.18. Acquired from the archives of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
1205.83.0917
   
Date: 1957

Title: Fiberthin Air House Perspective Drawing for the U.S. Rubber Co. (1956 - Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation #5725).

Description: Aerial perspective of the Rubber Village. Fiberthin Air Houses were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the U. S. Rubber Company. Wright also designed Rubber Village, a complex of Air House variations in Mishawaka, Indiana. Walls were constructed of double panels which were inflated by an exterior air pump. "Rubber Village. Fiberthin Air House for U. S. Rubber Company. Mishawaka, Indiana. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Courtesy of the Avery Library and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Size: 10 x 7 Color photograph.

S#: 1205.84.0917
   

Example of the Quad four bedroom dome. Large dome included Living/Dining Room, Workspace, Bath and a centrally located fireplace. One medium dome included two bedrooms, and two smaller domes consisted of one bedroom each.
   
  Date: 1957

Title: Fiberthin Air House Plot Plan Drawing for the U.S. Rubber Co. (1956 - Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation #5725).

Description: Plot plan for Rubber Village. Fiberthin Air Houses were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the U. S. Rubber Company. Wright also designed Rubber Village, a complex of Air House variations in Mishawaka, Indiana. Walls were constructed of double panels which were inflated by an exterior air pump. Four example were indicated on this plan. It appears that the domes came in three sizes, large, medium and small. 1) Top Left: Single large two-bedroom dome, includes Living /Dining Room, Workspace, Bath and Storage. 2) Top right: Double two-bedroom dome. Large dome included Living/Dining Room, Workspace, Bath, Storage and one bedroom. Second small dome consisted of one bedroom. 3) Bottom left: Triple three-bedroom dome. Large dome included Living/Dining Room, Workspace and Bath. Medium dome included two bedrooms, and the small dome consisted of one bedroom. 4) Bottom right: Quad four bedroom dome. Large dome included Living/Dining Room, Workspace, Bath and a centrally located fireplace. One medium dome included two bedrooms, and two smaller domes consisted of one bedroom each. "Fiberthin Air House for U. S. Rubber Company. Mishawaka, Indiana. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Courtesy of the Avery Library and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Size: 10 x 7 Color photograph.

S#: 1205.85.0917
   

Left: 1) Top Left: Single large two-bedroom dome, includes Living /Dining Room, Workspace, Bath and Storage.

Right: 2) Top right: Double two-bedroom dome. Large dome included Living/Dining Room, Workspace, Bath, Storage and one bedroom. Second small dome consisted of one bedroom.
   

Left: 3) Bottom left: Triple three-bedroom dome. Large dome included Living/Dining Room, Workspace and Bath. Medium dome included two bedrooms, and the small dome consisted of one bedroom.

Right: 4) Bottom right: Quad four bedroom dome. Large dome included Living/Dining Room, Workspace, Bath and a centrally located fireplace. One medium dome included two bedrooms, and two smaller domes consisted of one bedroom each.
   
Date: 1957

Title: Life Magazine - November 11, 1957 (Published weekly by Time Inc., Chicago)

Author: Anonymous

Description: Although these Fiberthin Air House variations are not credited to Frank Lloyd Wright, in 1956-7 Wright designed four variations of Fiberthin Air Houses for the U. S. Rubber Company. Caption: "Nylon Airhouses pop up on a university campus in Kentucky. Made of U. S. Rubber Company's Fiberthin, a vinyl-covered nylon fabric four times as strong as waterproof canvas yet 40% lighter in weight, domelike houses are kept up by air, pumped in by small blowers. They are anchored at base by ballast ring of sand or water. Already catching on for industrial and military use, they are being developed as vacation homes for around $1,000 for a 20-foot-diameter size." Original cover price 25c.

Size: 10.5 x 14

Pages: Pg 134-137

S#:
1205.86.1017
   
Date: 1960

Title: Domus #364 - March 1960 (Published by Domus S.A., Milano, Italy)

Author: Anonymous

Description: "Airhouse. Cosi e stata chiamata questa casa-pallone che fu disegnata da Frank Lloyd Wright, e che e stata di recente esposta a New York, alla International Home Exposition. E formata da due cupole in tessuto plastico -- un tssuto leggerissimo e molto resitent, il "fiberthin" prodotto dalla United States Rubber Company -- le cupole, gonfiate come palloni, si reggono per la semplice pressione dell'aria interna, pressione mantenuta costante da una pompa elettrica. Il perimetro delle cupole e tenuto aderente al suola da un tubo circolare pieno di sabbia o acqua... Come case, sono un progetto avveniristico: cio che stupisce non e tanto l'abitare in un "pallone frenato" -- quantyo l'abitarvi con i mobili di oggi -- le stoffe, le sedie, i frigoriferi, i va si di fiori..." (Translation:) "Airhouse. So it was called this house balloon that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and was recently exhibited in New York at the International Home Exposition. It is made up of two plastic fabric domes - a lightweight and very resistant, fiberthin produced by the United States Rubber Company - domes, inflated as balloons, stands by simple internal air pressure, constant pressure maintained by an electric pump. The perimeter of the domes is kept adhering to the soil by a circular tube full of sand or water... As houses, it is a futuristic project: what is surprising not so much to live in a "restrained balloon" - as you live with today's furniture - fabrics, chairs, fridges, flowers... Includes six photographs. (Sweeney 1408)

Size: 9.6 x 12.75

Pages: Pp 17-18

S#: 1408.00.0103

   
   
   
   
   
   
JOHN GILLIN HOUSE (1956)
   
Date: 1956

Title: John Gillin House "Alladin," Hollywood, California, Perspective View 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5528).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. Perspective view for the John Gillin House. In 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a home for John Gillin in Dallas, Texas (S.338). Gillin commissioned Wright to design a second home for him in Hollywood, California. This house was designed utilizing equilateral parallelogram. Text: "Alladin, For Mr. John Gillin. Hollywood, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." FLLW #5528.04. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.451.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1147.103.1219
   
Date: 1956

Title: John Gillin House "Alladin," Hollywood, California, Ground Plan1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5528).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. Ground plan for the John Gillin House. In 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a home for John Gillin in Dallas, Texas (S.338). Gillin commissioned Wright to design a second home for him in Hollywood, California. This house was designed utilizing equilateral parallelogram. Text: "Plan. Alladin, For Mr. John Gillin. Hollywood, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." FLLW #5528.05. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.451.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1147.104.1219
   
   
   
DR. G. KENNETH HARGROVE HOUSE (1950)
   
Date: 1950

Title: Dr. G. Kenneth Hargrove House, Orinda, California, Perspective View 1950 (Project 1950 - FLLW #5109).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Perspective view of Dr. G. Kenneth Hargrove Residence from the North. Semi-circular and circular in design. On the main level, a large semicircular living room is on one end, the Dining Room is in the center, and a large circular playroom and smaller circular kitchen on the other end. The bedrooms are on the second level. Text: "View from the North. House For Dr. And Mrs. G. Kenneth Hargrove. Orinda, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect" FLLW #5109.01. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.236.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0831.81.1219
   
Date: 1950

Title: Dr. G. Kenneth Hargrove House, Orinda, California, Aerial View 1950 (Project 1950 - FLLW #5109).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Aerial view Dr. G. Kenneth Hargrove Residence from the South. Semi-circular and circular in design. On the main level, a large semicircular living room is on one end, the Dining Room is in the center, and a large circular playroom and smaller circular kitchen on the other end. The bedrooms are on the second level. Text: "View from the South . House For Dr. And Mrs. G. Kenneth Hargrove. Orinda, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect" FLLW #5109.02. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.236.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0831.82.1219
   
   
   
FLORENCE HAWKINS (1947)
   
Date: 1947

Title: Florence Hawkins Apartments, Auburn, CA, Perspective View 1947 (Project 1947 - FLLW #4728).

Description: Perspective view for the Florence Hawkins Apartments. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1947. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Two long wings meet at a 45 degree angle. The plan appears to consist of separate two story duplexes, some abutting each other. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.132. FLLW #4728.09.

Size: Two original 10 x 8 B&W photographs.

S#:
0720.34.1219 (A&B)
   
Date: 1947

Title: Florence Hawkins Apartments, Auburn, CA, Ground and Floor Plan 1947 (Project 1947 - FLLW #4728).

Description: Ground and Floor Plan for the Florence Hawkins Apartments. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1947. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Two long wings meet at a 45 degree angle. The plan appears to consist of separate two story duplexes, some abutting each other. Written on many of the floor plans: "Two Story.". Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.133. FLLW #4728.03.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0720.35.1219
   
Date: 1947

Title: Florence Hawkins Studio, Auburn, CA, Perspective View 1947 (Project 1947 - FLLW #4729).

Description: Perspective view for the Florence Hawkins Studio. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1947. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. The upper illustration appears to be a study for the roof. The lower illustration is a perspective view looking up from below. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.133. FLLW #4729.04.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0720.36.1219
   
   
   
HOUSE ON THE MESA (1931)
   
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 Panel #140. "House on the Mesa, 1931." Six drawings and one photograph of the of the House on the Mesa model. Frank Lloyd Wright design the house for MOMA's 1932 Modern Architecture: International Exhibition. It then was incorporated into Wright's Broadacre City as a model for upper-class housing. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

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

S#:
1045.42.1116-41
   
   
   
JESTER (1938) / LOEB (1944) / PALMER (1947) / DUEY WRIGHT 1 (1955) /
PFEIFFER (1974)
 

Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home in 1938. The home was never built. Wright utilized the design for the Gerald Loeb Residence (1944), but it was never built. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974.

 
  1) JESTER (1938)    2) LOEB (1944)    3) PALMER (1947)    4) DUEY WRIGHT SCHEME 1 (1955)    5) PFEIFFER (1974) 
 

1) JESTER (1938)

   
Date: 1938

Title: Ralph Jester House Ground Plan, Project 1938 (1938 - FLLW#3807).

Description: Ground Plan for the Ralph Jester House, Palos Verdes, California. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938 but never built. Wright utilized the design for the Gerald Loeb Residence (1944), but it was never built. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974. Published in An American Architect, Wright, 1955, p.245. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Jester, Rho Project. 1-1. Ralph Jester House Project. Plan, Ground floor. 1938. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#:
0460.27.0420
   
Date: 1938

Title: Ralph Jester House Model, Project 1938 (1938 - FLLW#3807).

Description: Model of the Ralph Jester House, Palos Verdes, California. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938 but never built. Wright utilized the design for the Gerald Loeb Residence (1944), but it was never built. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Jester, Rho Project. 3-1. Ralph Jester House Project. Model. 1938. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#: 0460.28.0420
   
Date: 1938

Title: Ralph Jester House Model, Project 1938 (1938 - FLLW#3807).

Description: Revised model of the Ralph Jester House, Palos Verdes, California. The model appears to have been revised. Landscaping, and the addition of the hillside at the back of the model. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938 but never built. Wright utilized the design for the Gerald Loeb Residence (1944), but it was never built. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Jester, Rho Project. 3-2. Ralph Jester House Project. Model. 1938. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.

Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.

S#: 0460.29.0420
   
   
Date: 1951

Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951.

Description: Display #81: "Jester House Project, Palos Verdes, Cal., 1940. Model." Text bottom left: "Fot. Ancillotti & C. - Milano - Via Solferino, 3 - Tel. 89.85.84." Part of a set of forty B&W photographs by Ancillotti & Co., of the exhibition "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" held in Florence, Italy, 1951. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" was a traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, large photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia at Gimbel Brothers Gallery in January, 1951. The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy in June, 1951. Ancillotti & Company photographed many of the models and also documented the large photographs that were on display.

Size: Original 9 x 7.25 B&W photograph.

S#: 0857.51.0221 -28
   
Date: 1953

Title: 5) #81: Ralph Jester House Model, Project, Palos Verdes, CA. Designed in 1938. .

Description: Jester graduated from Yale in 1924. He moved to Paris for five years to study sculpting, and met Wright's sister Maginel at an American Embassy Fourth of July party. After moving back to New York, he met Wright will they were both visiting Maginel. His first involvement with Hollywood was as a sculpture for the movie Cleopatra (1934). He was probably best known for his costume designs for such movies as The Ten Commandments (1956) and The Buccaneer (1958). Wright designed the home in 1938, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. The design was revived for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House" (project) in 1946. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer later constructed the home next to Taliesin West in 1971. This model was exhibited in 1943 at the exhibition "Masters of Four Arts", Fogg Museum of Art, and named the "Pacific House". This model appeared in the background of the 1940 photograph of Wright with the Wingspread model at Taliesin in 1940 (Show to End all Shows, page 39), and is photographed at the show (page 52), but does not appear on the list of models displayed at the 1940 show at MOMA, or the Catalogue of the Exhibition in November (pages 215-228)

Size: Faded 4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph

S#: 0987.53.0813

   
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 #81 & Panel #55. "Jester House, Phoenix, Ariz., 1940." and "Falling Water [sic] (E. J. Kaufmann House) Bear Run, PA., 1936."  Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

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

S#:
1045.42.1116-20
   
Date: 1995-20

Title: 20) "Frank Lloyd Wright. Ralph Jester House. Palos Verdes, California.

Description: Project, 1938-39. Plan & Elevation. AP713."

Size: Postcard 6 x 4.25

ST#: 1995.69.0514-20

   
   
   
2) LOEB (1944)
   
Date: 1944

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Aerial Perspective 1944 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511).

Description: Aerial perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." It too remained unbuilt. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Text: "Country Home for Gerald M. Loeb. Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Lower left: "4511.08." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, Avery Library. See Additional Details...

Size: 10 x 5.75 B&W photograph.

S#:
0605.06.0222
   
Date: 1944

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Perspective 1944 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511.12).

Description: Perspective view of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence from below. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1944. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." It too remained unbuilt. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. In 1955, Wright utilized design elements for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Scheme 1, Wausau, Wisconsin. Again, due to cost factors, it too remained unbuilt. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Text: "Country Home for Gerald M. Loeb. Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Lower left: "4511.12." Lower Right: "FLLW... 44." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives.

Size: 10 x 6 B&W photograph.

S#:
0605.04.1221
   
Date: 1944

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, General Plan 1944 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511.23).

Description: General Plan of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1944. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." It too remained unbuilt. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. In 1955, Wright utilized design elements for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Scheme 1, Wausau, Wisconsin. Again, due to cost factors, it too remained unbuilt. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Text: "Home for G. M. Loeb. Redding, Connecticut, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. General Plan. Sheet No. 3" Lower left: "4511.23." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives.

Size: 10 x 7 B&W photograph.

S#:
0605.05.1221
   


Date: Circa 1945

Title: Original Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511).

Description: Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House."
       Named Hilltop House because it was placed on a large treeless hill crown, with a view of the forest below. The house included the living room and dining area, workspace, library and two-bedroom. But the house was one aspect of the complex which included a guest house, caretaker's house, stable and garage. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Early drawings were dated 1944, and some of the plans in the Frank Lloyd Wright archives at the Avery Library, Columbia University were revised and dated 1945.
       Wright and his apprentices worked on a extensive model of the Loeb Residence in 1946, and was featured in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics.
       Gerald Martin Loeb (1899 - 1974) was a founding partner of E.F. Hutton & Company. Loeb wrote about his experience with Frank Lloyd Wright. "When I first moved to Redding in 1935 we bought an old so-called "colonial" house... When we decided to build a house ourselves, it was important that I did not repeat the mistakes of the old house we bought in 1935. Instead, I was fortunate in being able to go to the most inspired and dedicated..
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Size: 15 1/4" H x 35 1/4" W. Frame: 28 3/4" H x 48 3/4" W.

S#:
0647.50.1221
   
Date: 1946

Title: Taliesin, Spring Green 1946. John de Koven Hill works on the Gerald M. Loeb model.

Description: 1) Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester Residence in 1938, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." Wright and his apprentices worked on the model in 1946, and it was featured in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974. Published in "Picturing Wright" Guerrero, 1994, p.92. Caption: "From blueprints to models to full-scale construction, some type of building was always in progress at Taliesin. Apprentice John de Koven Hill labors over a model in 1940 (sic). It was the Jester (sic) house, destined for the MoMA show. The model was started at Taliesin, transported to Taliesin West where it was finished. Photographed at Taliesin, Spring Green, by Pedro E. Guerrero.

Size: One of three 2.25 x 2.25 B&W proofs and one 8 x 8 study B&W photograph.

S#:
0685.20.0218 -1
   
Date: 1946

Title: Taliesin, Spring Green 1946. John de Koven Hill works on the Gerald M. Loeb model.

Description: 2) Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester Residence in 1938, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." Wright and his apprentices worked on the model in 1946, and it was featured in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974. Similar image published in "Picturing Wright" Guerrero, 1994, p.92. Caption: "From blueprints to models to full-scale construction, some type of building was always in progress at Taliesin. Apprentice John de Koven Hill labors over a model in 1940 (sic). It was the Jester (sic) house, destined for the MoMA show. The model was started at Taliesin, transported to Taliesin West where it was finished. Photographed at Taliesin, Spring Green, by Pedro E. Guerrero.

Size: One of three 2.25 x 2.25 B&W proofs and one 8 x 8 study B&W photograph.

S#:
0685.20.0218 -2
   
Date: 1946

Title: Taliesin, Spring Green 1946. John de Koven Hill works on the Gerald M. Loeb model.

Description: 3) Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester Residence in 1938, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." Wright and his apprentices worked on the model in 1946, and it was featured in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974. Similar image published in "Picturing Wright" Guerrero, 1994, p.92. Caption: "From blueprints to models to full-scale construction, some type of building was always in progress at Taliesin. Apprentice John de Koven Hill labors over a model in 1940 (sic). It was the Jester (sic) house, destined for the MoMA show. The model was started at Taliesin, transported to Taliesin West where it was finished. Photographed at Taliesin, Spring Green, by Pedro E. Guerrero.

Size: One of three 2.25 x 2.25 B&W proofs and one 8 x 8 study B&W photograph.

S#:
0685.20.0218 -3
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence (Project 1944), 1946.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing work on Loeb Residence model. Ezra Stoller first visited Taliesin West in May, 1946, then again in 1951. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Gerald M. Loeb Residence in 1944 and was working on and completing the Loeb Residence model during Stoller's 1946 visit. In this set of photographs, Wright and his apprentices were completing the model in preparation for Stoller's extensive photo expose published in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. Image #6, a portrait of Wright was published in the April 1946 Issue of Fortune Magazine, and also published in "Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West," Stoller, 1999, Frontispiece, but miss dated as 1951. Image #3 is published on page 8, and also miss dated as 1951. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974. Stamped on verso: "Ezra Stoller." (Note: #4 and #8 not printed)

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W proof sheet of 8 - 2 x 2 proofs. 6 - 8 x 8 B&W photographs.

S#: 0685.12.0514

   
Date: 1946 (#1)

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence (Project 1944), 1946, #1 - Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing work on Loeb Residence model.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Gerald M. Loeb Residence in 1944 and was working on and completing the Loeb Residence model during Stoller's 1946 visit. Wright and his apprentices are completing the model in preparation for Stoller's extensive photo expose published in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974.

Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.12.0514-1

   
Date: 1946 (#2)

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence (Project 1944), 1946, #2 - Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing work on Loeb Residence model.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Gerald M. Loeb Residence in 1944 and was working on and completing the Loeb Residence model during Stoller's 1946 visit. Wright and his apprentices are completing the model in preparation for Stoller's extensive photo expose published in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974.

Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.12.0514-2

   
Date: 1946 (#3)

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence (Project 1944), 1946, #3 - Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing work on Loeb Residence model.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Gerald M. Loeb Residence in 1944 and was working on and completing the Loeb Residence model during Stoller's 1946 visit. Wright and his apprentices are completing the model in preparation for Stoller's extensive photo expose published in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. Image #3, is published in "Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West," Stoller, 1999, page 8, and miss dated as 1951. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974.

Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.12.0514-3

   
Date: 1946 (#5)

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence (Project 1944), 1946, #5 - Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing work on Loeb Residence model.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Gerald M. Loeb Residence in 1944 and was working on and completing the Loeb Residence model during Stoller's 1946 visit. Wright and his apprentices are completing the model in preparation for Stoller's extensive photo expose published in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974.

Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.12.0514-5

   
Date: 1946 (#6)

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence (Project 1944), 1946, #6 - Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing work on Loeb Residence model.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Gerald M. Loeb Residence in 1944 and was working on and completing the Loeb Residence model during Stoller's 1946 visit. Wright and his apprentices are completing the model in preparation for Stoller's extensive photo expose published in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. Image #6, a portrait of Wright was published in the April 1946 Issue of Fortune Magazine, (flipped horizontally) dated May 1946, and also published in "Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West," Stoller, 1999, Frontispiece, but miss dated as 1951. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974.

Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.12.0514-6

   
Date: 1946 (#7)

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence (Project 1944), 1946, #7 - Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing work on Loeb Residence model.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Gerald M. Loeb Residence in 1944 and was working on and completing the Loeb Residence model during Stoller's 1946 visit. Wright and his apprentices are completing the model in preparation for Stoller's extensive photo expose published in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics. The design for the Loeb Residence was based on the Ralph Jester home. The home was never built, and the design was utilized for the Gerald Loeb Residence. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (project 1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and his father resurrected the original Jester design and built the home on the grounds of Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974.

Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.12.0514-7

Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 1) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: Photographed against Arizona a Landscape at Wright's desert workshop, Model shows Loeb House destined for new England. Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946, p.83. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 2) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: "Plan combines house, motor court, garden and subsidiary structures into an architectural entity." Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946, p.84-85. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 3) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: "Air view shows complex roof structure, unique method of lighting interior. Deck is sole secluded outdoor living space." Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946 p.86. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 4) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: "Guest House repeats masonry of main residence only in its chimney and three entrance columns." Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946, p.88. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 5) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: "Cantilevered concrete roof , typical of Wright's designs, accentuates massiveness of cut stone foundation and drums." Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946 p,87. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 6) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: "Night view across swimming pool reveals an exotic submarine garden between column bases below floor of living Room." Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946, p.87. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 7) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: "Wright's genius for handling interior space is apparent. Although walls do exist they are unnoticeable. Concrete cylinder at center encloses a beffet." Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946, p.88. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
Date: 1946

Title: Gerald M. Loeb Residence Model

Description: 8) Frank Lloyd Wright transforms a barren hilltop into a Yankee Shangri-la, creating a site for Gerald Loeb's future residence where none existed before. Caption: "Library chimney houses two fireplaces, a spiral stair to roof." Published in Architectural Forum, June, 1946, p.88. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
   
   
   
LOEB DRAWING (1945)
   
Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House."
       Named Hilltop House because it was placed on a large treeless hill crown, with a view of the forest below. The house included the living room and dining area, workspace, library and two-bedroom. But the house was one aspect of the complex which included a guest house, caretaker's house, stable and garage. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Early drawings were dated 1944, and some of the plans in the Frank Lloyd Wright archives at the Avery Library, Columbia University were revised and dated 1945.
       Wright and his apprentices worked on a extensive model of the Loeb Residence in 1946, and was featured in the June 1946 issue of Architectural Forum. The model was then exhibited in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequently published in the September 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics.
       Gerald Martin Loeb (1899 - 1974) was a founding partner of E.F. Hutton & Company. Loeb wrote about his experience with Frank Lloyd Wright. "When I first moved to Redding in 1935 we bought an old so-called "colonial" house... When we decided to build a house ourselves, it was important that I did not repeat the mistakes of the old house we bought in 1935. Instead, I was fortunate in being able to go to the most inspired and dedicated
  architect of our times - Frank Lloyd Wright. His genius is so much above the nearest runner-up in his work that I have always felt that he justified an appellation more descriptive of his qualities than simply "architect." However, the Frank Lloyd Wright structure was not to be. Conceived under one set of conditions the delay of the war created a different situation. With one plan stillborn the enthusiasm to undertake a second was not forthcoming... With the Frank Lloyd Wright house destined to remain a dream..." The Redding Times, G.M. Loeb, March 27, 1958.
       Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer tells another story. "Rose Loeb was against the house from the very beginning. They had just spent a fortune remodeling a barn in the valley of his Connecticut estate, furnished it to resemble a Japanese home with shoji screens, tatami mats, and exquisite oriental works of art from Rose's stay in china. Loeb had also made the formidable mistake of taking the preliminaries of his home to a local Connecticut contractor for an estimate. Wright scolded him severely for taking the advice of a contractor who is not familiar with the construction techniques of a Frank Lloyd Wright design. But low was convinced forever after that the house was going to cost him above and beyond the estimate that Wright had given him." Treasures of Taliesin, Pfeiffer, 1985, p.68.
       Original aerial presentation drawing of the Gerald M. Loeb House, circa 1945. Pencil and colored pencil on paper. Text: "Country Home for Gerald M. Loeb. Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Signed and dated lower right margin: "OK. FLLW. Feb. 15." Note: A number of the Loeb drawings in The Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library are signed "OK." Providence John Toomey & Company, Oak Park.
 
1) Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Aerial Perspective 1944 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Aerial perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." It too remained unbuilt. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Text: "Country Home for Gerald M. Loeb. Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Lower left: "4511.08." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, Avery Library. (S#0605.06.0222)
 
1B) Detail of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Aerial Perspective 1944 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511).
 
2) Original Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." (S#0647.50.1221)
 
2B) Detail of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Original Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. (S#0647.50.1221)
 
2C) Detail of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Original Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. (S#0647.50.1221)
 
2D) Detail of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Original Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. (S#0647.50.1221)
 
2E) Detail of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Original Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. (S#0647.50.1221)
 
2F) Detail of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Original Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. (S#0647.50.1221)
 
2G) Detail of the Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Original Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. (S#0647.50.1221)
 
2H) Framed Gerald M. Loeb Residence, Tenaya East, Redding, Connecticut, Original Aerial Presentation Drawing Circa 1945 (Project 1944) (FLLW #4511). Original Aerial Perspective of the Gerald M. Loeb House, Redding, Connecticut. (S#0647.50.1221)
   
   
   
4) DUEY & JULIA WRIGHT RESIDENCE SCHEME I (1955)
   
Date: 1955

Title: Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 1, Perspective 1955 (1956 - S.420) (FLLW #5727.02).

Description: Perspective view of the Duey & Julia Wright Residence from below. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." It too remained unbuilt. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. In 1955, Wright utilized design elements for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Scheme 1. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Again, due to cost factors, it too remained unbuilt. Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. Duey E. Wright , Wausau, Wis. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. FLLW, (Jan) 55." Lower left: "5727.02." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives. See additional details...

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1092.180.1221
   
Date: 1955

Title: Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 1, Plan 1955 (1956 - S.420) (FLLW #5727.02).

Description: General Plan for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd wright in 1955. In 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ralph Jester home, but construction costs forced Jester to forgo building the home. Wright revived the design in 1944 for Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." It too remained unbuilt. The design was utilized again for the Dr. Paul V. Palmer Residence (1947) in Phoenix, Arizona, but again, remained unbuilt. In 1955, Wright utilized design elements for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Scheme 1. Large circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport, and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house, continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living room was a large circular terrace. Again, due to cost factors, it too remained unbuilt. Text: "Plan. House for Mr. And Mrs. Duey E. Wright , Wausau, Wis. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Lower left: "5727.01." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives. See additional details...

Size: 8 x 8.25 B&W photograph.

S#:
1092.181.1221
   
   
   
5) PFEIFFER RESIDENCE (1971)
   
Date: 1973

Title: Pfeiffer Residence 1973 (Jester/Pfeiffer 1938/1971).

Description: Originally designed in 1938 for Ralph Jester, but never built. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer used the unbuilt design for his own home, built on the property of Taliesin West in 1971. Text on face: "This is the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938 but built only last year at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Ariz. With Hoffman, Inward House No. 2." Clipping taped to verso: "This is the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938 but built only last year at Taliesin West. Frank Lloyd Wright believed that residential space should provide privacy and refuge as well as stimulation and excitement. The "inward house," the late architect contended, should always be uplifting, interesting and poetic. He was, indeed, called a "poet who wrote his sonnets in syllables of stone." " Stamped on clipping: "Sep 23 1973." Acquired from the achievers of the Christian Science Monitor.

Size: Original 10 x 6 B&W photograph.

S#: 1940.09.0715

   
   
   
HARRY JOHN JR. HOUSE AND DORMATORY (1949)
   
Date: 1960/1949

Title: 16) Harry John Jr. House and Dormitory, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, Section 1949 (1949 - Project).

Description: Detail Cross Section view of the Harry John Jr. House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949. Father Harry John was a priest in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. His design also included rooms for homeless children. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1942-1950, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.256. FLLW #4909.009.

Size: 18 x 13.5 Diazo Print.

S#:
1458.130.0922 -16
   
   
   
ALBERT M. JOHNSON DESERT DWELLING (1924)
   
Date: 1924

Title: Albert M. Johnson Desert Dwelling, Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley, California, Elevation 1924 (FLLW #2306) (Project 1924).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924. Elevation of the Albert M. Johnson Desert Dwelling designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924. Additional drawings in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.128-129.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0164.06.1219
   
   
   
THE KEY (1959)
   
Date: 1961

Title: The American Weekly - July 30, 1961 (Published weekly by the Hearst Corporation)

Author: Hickey, Neil

Description: "The Key" for Ellis Island (Project). Original concept by Frank Lloyd Wright, original architectural renderings by William Wesley Peters. This illustration adapted from Peters' illustration by Fred Freeman. "
Frank Lloyd Wright's Last Dream. Just before he died, America's most exciting architect designed this "perfect city of tomorrow" (which can be built today). A dream nurtured by Frank Lloyd Wright for more than 40 years - to build a perfect city - sprang to reality only a few months before the great architect's death in April 1959. It was the last commission Wright accepted, the structure he hoped would stand on day as his most enduring testament... Whether or not this vision of a perfect city ever will be translated into concrete and steel, it stands as the last and most brilliant thrust of a great imagination." The American Weekly was a Sunday newspaper magazine published from 1896 until 1966. Two copies, second copy is center spread only.

Size: Center spread only, unfolds to 25.5 x 21.5.

Pages: Pp 8-11

S#: 1
483.28.0616, 1483.40.0124
   
   
   
ROGERS LACY HOTEL (1946)
   
Date: 1947

Title: Rogers Lacy Hotel, Dallas, Texas 1947 (1946 - Project).

Description: According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, "The Rogers Lacy Hotel is one of Wright's most complex and extravagant designs... Both the main block and the tower are sheathed in diamond-shaped glass panels measuring 9 feet 6.6 inches from point to point in one direction and 5 feet 5 inches from point to point in the other direction..." Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943 - 1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.97. Caption pasted to verso: "This is an artist's sketch of the proposed Rogers Lacy Hotel at Dallas, Tex., designed by Wisconsin's Frank Lloyd Wright. The radical building would rise 47 stories and would be constructed of light stainless steel, glass and magnesium. The outer walls would be diamond shaped glass panes." Stamped on clipping: "Su. Jul 13 1947."

Size: Original 7 x 9 B&W Photograph.

S#: 1
720.24.0619
   
   
   
LAKE TAHOE SUMMER COLONY (1922)
   
Date: 1922

Title: Lake Tahoe Summer Colony, Lake Tahoe, California, 1922 Project (FLLW #2205.26).

Description: Perspective view of the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Wigwam design. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1922, it included three types of cottages. Shore-Types, built on the lake’s shore, Cabin Types and Wigwam Types, built in the forest. He also designed cottages that floated out on Lake Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe Summer Colony would remain a project, but the concept would be resurrected in the future.
       In 1949, Wright designed the Thomas C. Lea House (FLLW #4910), a variation of the original Lake Tahoe Summer Colony project (1922). Where the Lake Tahoe consisted mostly of cottages and cabins, a bedroom wing was added to the Lea House. When Thomas Lea did not proceed with the project, slight modifications were made to the plans, and presented to Dr. Richard & Madelyn Davis. Although the Davis was the second “Wigwam” design to be built, the Davis is the closest to the original Lake Tahoe design. After 28 years, Wright’s Wigwam concept finally became a reality. Text lower left: “Tahoe Cabin. Big Tree Type... June 28, 1922.” Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library, Columbia University.

Size: 8 x 8 B&W Photograph.

S#:
0147.31.1024
   
Date: 1923

Title: Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Cabin Elevation and Plan 1923 (1923 - FLLW#2205).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation and plan for the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Cabins were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. An extensive chapter concerning the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony was published in Frank Lloyd Wright, De Fries, 1926, p.45-53, including 17 illustrations and plans. Text lower right: "Tahoe Cabin "Wigwam." Bottom left: "2205.19." Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.81.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.75.1219
   
Date: 1923

Title: Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Houseboat Elevation and Plan 1923 (1923 - FLLW#2205).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation and plan for the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Houseboats were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. An extensive chapter concerning the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony was published in Frank Lloyd Wright, De Fries, 1926, p.45-53, including 17 illustrations and plans. Text lower right: "Tahoe Barge - Family Type." Bottom left: "2205.15." Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.84.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.76.1219
   
Date: 1923

Title: Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Floating Cabin Elevation and Plan 1923 (1923 - FLLW#2205).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation and plan for the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Cabin Floats were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. An extensive chapter concerning the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony was published in Frank Lloyd Wright, De Fries, 1926, p.45-53, including 17 illustrations and plans. This illustration published on page 50. Text lower right: "Cabin Float." Bottom left: "2205.08." Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.85.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.77.1219
   
   
   
THOMAS C. LEA HOUSE (1949)
   
Date: 1949

Title: Thomas C. Lea House, Perspective, 1949, Ashville, North Carolina (Project 1949 - FLLW #4910.01).

Description: Perspective view of the Thomas C. Lea House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949. The Thomas C. Lea House is a variation of the original Lake Tahoe Summer Colony project (1922). Where the Lake Tahoe consisted mostly of cottages and cabins, a bedroom wing was added to the Lea House. When Thomas Lea did not proceed with the project, slight modifications were made to the plans, and presented to Dr. Richard & Madelyn Davis. Although the Davis was the second “Wigwam” design to be built, the Lea and Davis are the closest to the original Lake Tahoe design. Lower text: “View From The West. House for Thomas C. Lea. Near Ashville, North Carolina. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect.” Text lower left: “4910.01.” Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library, Columbia University.

Size: 10 x 6 B&W Photograph.

S#:
0798.45.1024
   
   
   
LENKURT ELECTRICAL BUILDING (1955)
   
Date: 1955

Title: Letter from Frank Lloyd Wright to George F. Koth, 1955.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright designed a factory for the Lenkurt Electric Company, in 1955. George F. Koth (1911-2007) was Vice President of Lenkurt Electric Company in San Carlos, California.
       Text of letter: "My dear Koth: I forgot to mention that when I finally found precisely the kind of soil we were to build on I threw the structural drawings aside and we recalculated the entire structural fabric of the building for light weight concrete. This could not have cost us less than $20,000.00 and this is the kind of service we aim to render. (Hand written: 3 ˝ Months work.) Sincerely, (Signed: FLLW) Frank Lloyd Wright. December 18th, 1957."
       The Lenkurt Electric Company design was never completed and remained a unbuilt project. Printed on Taliesin West Letterhead. Beige laid paper with the watermark: "Permanized Plover Bond, Rag Content, U S A."

Size: Letterhead: 11 x 8.5, trimmed to 8.5 x 8.5

S#:
1205.138.0324
   
Date: 1955

Title: Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Aerial View 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Aerial view for the Lenkurt Electric Factory Building. The company manufactured microwave and telephone equipment. Wright incorporated the dendriform column similar to the S.C. Johnson Building. He raised the first level above the ground, allowing for parking beneath the whole building. Text: "Lenkurt Electric Company. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.409-412.

Size: Two original 10 x 8 B&W photographs.

S#:
1092.127.1219 (A&B)
   
Date: 1955

Title: Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Cafe and Pavilion 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Cut-away view of the Cafe and Pavilion for the Lenkurt Electric Factory Building. The company manufactured microwave and telephone equipment. Wright incorporated the dendriform column similar to the S.C. Johnson Building. He raised the first level above the ground, allowing for parking beneath the whole building. Text: "Cafe and Pavillion (sic). The Lenkurt Electric. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." FLLW #5520.04. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.411.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1092.128.1219
   
Date: 1955

Title: Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Typical Section and Elevation 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Typical Section and Elevation for The Lenkurt Electric Building. Main illustration: Typical Section. Lower level - Parking. Second level - Workroom level for manufacturing. Third level - Mezzanine. Tower - Offices. Small Upper illustration: Typical elevation. The company manufactured microwave and telephone equipment. Wright incorporated the dendriform column similar to the S.C. Johnson Building. He raised the first level above the ground, allowing for parking beneath the whole building. Text: "Typical Section. Lenkurt Electric. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Upper text: "Typical Elevation." FLLW #5520.02. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.409.

Size: Two original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1092.129.1219 (A&B)
   
Date: 1955

Title: actory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Typical Section 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Detail of typical section for The Lenkurt Electric Building. Typical Section. Lower level - Parking. Second level - Workroom level for manufacturing. Third level - Mezzanine. Tower - Offices. The company manufactured microwave and telephone equipment. Wright incorporated the dendriform column similar to the S.C. Johnson Building. He raised the first level above the ground, allowing for parking beneath the whole building. Text: "Typical Section. Lenkurt Electric. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.409-412.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1092.130.1219
   
Date: 1955

Title: Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Office Interior 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. View of the office interior for The Lenkurt Electric Building. The company manufactured microwave and telephone equipment. Wright incorporated the dendriform column similar to the S.C. Johnson Building. He raised the first level above the ground, allowing for parking beneath the whole building. Hand written text: "Note: In the open center framing of the chair backs - a metal emblem of Lenkurt could be set. FLW." FLLW #5520.12. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.412.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1092.131.1219
   
Date: 1955

Title: Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Office Interior 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. View of the office interior for The Lenkurt Electric Building. The company manufactured microwave and telephone equipment. Wright incorporated the dendriform column similar to the S.C. Johnson Building. He raised the first level above the ground, allowing for parking beneath the whole building. Hand written text: "Dear Len Kurt. The floor coverings can have a touch of color in design of you (sic) say so." "The upholstery would be deep... The metal aluminum or... Etc. Etc. FLW." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.409-412.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1092.132.1219
   
Date: 1955

Title: Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Tower Floor Plan 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. View of the tower floor plan for The Lenkurt Electric Building. The company manufactured microwave and telephone equipment. Wright incorporated the dendriform column similar to the S.C. Johnson Building. He raised the first level above the ground, allowing for parking beneath the whole building. Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.409-412.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 1092.133.1219
   
ARTHUR J. LEVIN HOUSE (1954)
   
Date: 1954

Title: Arthur J. Levin House, Palo Alto, California, Elevations 1954 (Project - FLLW #5633).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. Two elevations for the Arthur J. Levin House. Wright designed a Usonian Automatic for the Levins. A L-shaped plan, the carport, bedrooms and Workspace run the length, with the Living Room at 90 degrees. The Living Room has floor to ceiling windows and doors, and the Workspace exceeds the height of the Living Room. Upper illustration: "North Elevation." Lower illustration: "West Elevation." Text: "Usonian Automatic for Mr. And Mrs. Arthur J. Levin House. Palo Alto, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.373.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1045.55.1219
   
   
   
CHARLES P. LOWES RESIDENCE (1922)
   
Date: 1922

Title: Charles P. Lowes Residence, Los Angeles, Perspective 1922 (Project 1922 - FLLW#2202).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Aerial perspective of the Lowes Residence, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1922. Although it remained a project, a year later it was revived as a textile block house and built as the Storer House (1923 - S.215). In 1925 Wright published four renderings of the Lowes Residence in The Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, p.56-59. Also published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.79.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0147.23.1219
   
Date: 1922

Title: Charles P. Lowes Residence, Los Angeles, Ground Plan 1922 (Project 1922 - FLLW#2202).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Early ground plan for the Lowes Residence, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1922. Although it remained a project, a year later it was revived as a textile block house and built as the Storer House (1923 - S.215). In 1925 Wright published four renderings of the Lowes Residence in The Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, p.56-59. Text bottom left: "2202.01"

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0147.24.1219
   
   
   
LUXFER PRISM BUILDING (1897)
   
Date: 1897

Title: Luxfer Prism Company Corporate Office Building Circa 1897 (Project) (FLLW #9509.001).

Description: Study for the front elevation of the proposed Luxfer Prism Corporate Office Building. In 1896 James Pennycuick formed the Radiating Light Company. In 1897, with the help of five major investors, the name was changed to the American Luxfer Prism Company. Two were Wright friends and clients, William Winslow and Edward Waller. Other investor's included Cyrus H. McCormick, George A. Fuller (Skyscraper), Charles H. Wacker (Wacker Drive), and Levi Z. Leiter (Marshall Field & Co.). John M. Ewen was the company's first President. Wright, Winslow and Luxfer all had offices in the Rookery Building. Wright remodeled the Rookery Lobby in 1905. "The company hired the young Chicago architect Frank Lloyd Wright as a product designer, whose office at that time was on the same floor of the Rookery Building in Chicago as that of the Luxfer Prism Company." v, March 1995. Text bottom left: "9509.01." Bottom Right: "Study for Office Building Facade, employing Luxfer prism - lighting. 1894-5." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Size: 7 x 10.5 Color photograph.

S#:
0026.04.0720
   
Date: 1898

Title: Inland Architect & News Record - March, 1898, V. XXX #6 - Plate 11 A&B (Published monthly by The Inland Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill.)

Author: Anonymous

Description: Two Studies for the Luxfer Prism Building. Dietrich Neumann wrote: No architect's name was given for either design, but "design no. 1" was later republished by Wright as his own. "Design no. 2," similar in character and overall layout, was drawn by the same draftsman. This design, too, was in all probability created by Wright." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, March 1995, p.30. Wright later published Design 1 in the Architectural Forum, January 1938, and in A Testament, 1957. Text on plate: "Study for Luxfer Prism Building Design No. 1. Study for Luxfer Prism Design No. 2. See description of Luxfer Prism Corporation on page 63 of this number." (Sweeney 30)


Size: Double Plate: 22 x 15.5. 10.5 x 7.5 Color photograph.

Pages: Plate 11 A&B

ST#:
0030.01.0720
   

Inland Architect & News Record - March, 1898, Plate 11A, Description: Study for Luxfer Prism Building-Design No. 1. This suggestion is based upon a story height of eleven feet, and a divisional unit of eleven feet in plan. No attempt at structural elaboration has been made, but the steel frame quietly and consistently covered with terra cotta. The openings are simply covered with rich screens of Luxfer iridian prisms set in slightly projecting frames of ornamental iron. In general surface and effect these are similar to the forilux installed in the second story of the Home Insurance building, of Chicago, the offices of Armour & Co., and the Union National Bank. Openings with movable iron frames for ventilation and filled with plate glass are introduced in the middle of this richly bordered surface of prisms. The wall surfaces are preserved and enriched by this treatment, as the Luxfer iridian plates are as solid and substantial in appearance as the wall itself. The openings in the center of the plate which are here shown, about four feet square, are protected by a light canopy filled with prisms which permits a view of the street, and further increases the light. The structural members in the first and second stories are screened by the prism surfaces which are carried in front of them. The plate glass is retained in the lower part of the first story for show window purposes, and for the same reason a plate glass center is inserted in the second story forilux, also covered by a canopy.
   

Inland Architect & News Record - March, 1898, Plate 11A, Description:
Study for Luxfer Prism Building- Design No. 2. This suggestion is in the nature of an emphasis of the vertical members of the steel frame, knit together at the top and at the bottom. The usual attempt at florid " topping out " has been dispensed with, and a simple rich frame of terra cotta completes the structure within itself. The upper portion of each bay is filled with a surface of Luxfer iridian prisms. The lower portion, which is shaded dark, is filled with plate glass. This treatment provides a continuous frieze of Luxfer prisms in the upper part of each story. The first and second stories are provided with canopies swung from the top of ornate posts or columns beginning at the second floor level. These columns also carry electric lights. The entire surface of the first and second story fronts, underneath the canopies, is of plate glass, showing the structural members behind.
   
Date: 1898

Title: Luxfer Prism Company Corporate Office Building Circa 1897 (Project) (FLLW #9509.001).

Description: Study for the front elevation of the proposed Luxfer Prism Corporate Office Building, published in the Architectural Forum, January 1938, p.54. Caption: "An early design for a prism-glass office building, Chicago... 1896... Notwithstandiong the Chicago World's Fair of 1893... A Front only." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Size: 5 x 9.5 B&W copy photograph.

S#:
0026.05.0720
   
Date: 1957

Title: Luxfer Prism Company Corporate Office Building Revised 1957 (Project) (FLLW #9509).

Description: Study for the front elevation of the Luxfer Prism Corporate Office Building, published in Frank Lloyd Wright A Testament, Wright,1957, p.30. Caption: "1897. This Luxfer Prism Facade in glass and concrete was designed for a Chicago office building. It has since appeared in many guises in any countries. A type of facade now fashionable." According to Dietrich Neumann, "Grant Carpenter Manson, one of Wright's collaborators, described how in 1957 he had to stop Wright from altering his 1897 drawing with eraser and pencil before it was photographed by Manson for his book, Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, March 1995, p.32. When comparing the original drawing to this revised drawing, Wright lowered the roof like and removed the two towers, and added a border to the side elevation, front and top sides. Barely visible are the lines Wright erased to revise the illustration. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Size: 7.5 x 10.5 B&W copy photograph.

S#:
1149.03.0720
   
   
   
ARTHUR C. MATHEWS RESIDENCE (1950)
   
Date: 1950

Title: Arthur C. Mathews Residence, Atherton, CA, Perspective 1950 (1950 - S.331) (FLLW #5013).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Perspective view of the Arthur C. Mathews Residence. Somewhat "U" shaped, the house wraps around a central terrace. The designed is based on an equilateral parallelogram. Text: "View from Southwest. House for Mr. And Mrs. Arthur C. Mathews. Atherton, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." FLLW #5013.02. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.245.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0831.83.1219
   
Date: 1950

Title: Arthur C. Mathews Residence, Atherton, CA, General Plan 1950 (1950 - S.331) (FLLW #5013).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. General plan for the Arthur C. Mathews Residence. Somewhat "U" shaped, the house wraps around a central terrace. The designed is based on an equilateral parallelogram. Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. Arthur C. Mathews. Atherton, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.245.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0831.84.1219
   
   
   
EDGAR F. MAUER HOUSE (1939)
   
Date: 1939

Title: Edgar F. Mauer House, Los Angeles, CA, Perspective 1939 (Project 1939 - FLLW #3910).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective of the Edgar F. Mauer House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. A variation combining hexagon modules and triangles. The living Room is a large Triangle, with two sides opening up to terraces, and the third forming the entrance. FLLW #3910.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.396.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0501.45.1219
   
   
   
MERCHANDISING BUILDING (1923)
   
Date: 1923

Title: Merchandising Building, Hollywood, CA, Perspective View 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2203).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective view of the Merchandising Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. Concrete slab construction. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text on a similar drawing: "Design Of Building For Merchandising [Concrete Slab Construction]. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Hollywood, Cal." Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.97. Similar to FLLW #2203.06. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1923.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.81.1219
   
Date: 1923

Title: Merchandising Building, Hollywood, CA, Detail of Perspective View 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2203).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Detail of the perspective view of the Merchandising Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. Concrete slab construction. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text on a similar drawing: "Design Of Building For Merchandising [Concrete Slab Construction]. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Hollywood, Cal." Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.97. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1923.

Size: Two original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.82.1219 (1-2)
   
Date: 1923

Title: Merchandising Building, Hollywood, CA, Floor Plan, Section and Elevation, 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2203).

Description:
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Floor Plan, section and elevation of the Merchandising Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. Concrete slab construction. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text: "Floor Plan. Section. Elevation ." Top illustration: Floor Plan. Bottom left illustration: Section. Bottom right illustration: Elevation. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.97. FLLW #2203.01. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1923.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0156.83.1219
   
   
   
JOHN NESBITT HOUSE "SEA GARDEN" (1940)
   
Date: 1940

Title: John Nesbitt House "Sea Garden," Carmel, California Interior Perspective 1940 (Project 1940 - FLLW #4031).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective view of the Great Hall for the John Nesbitt House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940, FLLW #4017.09. Pfeiffer describes it as "one of the most lavish, most elegant houses he created during the last thirty years of his life" Treasures of Taliesin, 1985. Elaborate plans were drawn up for the 5,000 square foot ocean front home, but they were never executed. Nesbitt purchased the Ennis House and then commissioned Wright to remodel it in 1941. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.429.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0531.83.1219
   
   
   
ELIZABETH NOBLE TERRACE APARTMENTS (1930)
   
Date: 1930

Title: Elizabeth Noble Terrace Apartments, Los Angeles, CA, First and Fourth Floor Ground Plan, 1930 (Project 1930 - FLLW #2903).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. First and Fourth Floor Ground Plan,1930. Designed in 1930 by Frank Lloyd Wright for a hillside in Los Angeles. Wright incorporated terraces and floor-to-ceiling walls of mitered glass windows. Upper plan: "1st Terrace." Lower plan: "4th Terrace." Text: "Terrace Apartments for Miss Elizabeth Noble, Los Angeles, California, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #2903. Additional drawings in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.203-204. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1930.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0249.53.1219
   
Date: 1930

Title: Elizabeth Noble Terrace Apartments, Los Angeles, CA, Elevation,1930 (Project 1930 - FLLW #2903).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation,1930. Designed in 1930 by Frank Lloyd Wright for a hillside in Los Angeles. Wright incorporated terraces and floor-to-ceiling walls of mitered glass windows. FLLW #2903.10. Similar drawings in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.204. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1930.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0249.54.1219
   
   
   
DWELLING FOR OAKLAND (1900)
   
Date: 1900

Title: Dwelling For Oakland, California, Oakland, California, Elevation and Plan, 1900 (Project 1900 - FLLW #0013).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900. Elevation and plan for a dwelling in Oakland California. Top illustration: North elevation. Lower left illustration: Site and main floor plan. Right illustration: Basement plan. The dwelling is prairie styled, but not the typical rectangular footprint. The floor plan is shows two squares overlapping at 90 degrees. The lower left "square" contains the entrance, kitchen, bath and two bedrooms. The upper right "square contains the living and dining rooms, central fireplace and the stairs to the lower level. The basement is only below the living room square and contains two additional bedrooms. The exterior is board and batten construction. Text: "North. Elevation." "Main Story." "Basement. Dwelling For Oakland, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Chicago, Illinois." FLLW #0013.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright 1885-1916, Pfeiffer, 2011, p.109.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0041.36.1219
   
   
   
DR. ARTHUR O'KEEFFE HOUSE (1956)
   
Date: 1956

Title: Dr. Arthur O'Keeffe House, Santa Barbara, California, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5603).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective view from above for the Dr. Arthur O'Keeffe House. The ocean can be seen in the distance. The design combines circles with an elongated bedroom wing with a circular master bedroom at the end. The living space is defined by a portion of the large circle, with smaller circles forming the workspace, library and guest bedroom. Text: "House for Dr. And Mrs. Arthur O'Keeffe. Santa Barbara, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.470.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1147.107.1219
   
Date: 1956

Title: Dr. Arthur O'Keeffe House, Santa Barbara, California, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5603).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective view from below for the Dr. Arthur O'Keeffe House. View from the South. The mountains can be seen in the distance. The design combines circles with an elongated bedroom wing with a circular master bedroom at the end. The living space is defined by a portion of the large circle, with smaller circles forming the workspace, library and guest bedroom. Text: "View From South. House for Dr. And Mrs. Arthur O'Keeffe. Santa Barbara, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.470.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
1147.108.1219
   
   
   
LOUIS PENFIELD RESIDENCE SCHEME II (1959)
   
  Louis & Pauline Penfield Residence
   
Date: 1991

Title: Louis Penfield House Scheme II Model, 1992.

Description: Aerial view of model. The carport is on the far left, Bedrooms in the center, Living and Dining Room on the right. FLW's last residential commission. In 1953, FLW designed the first home for Louis Penfield in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, (1953 - S.365.) In 1957, Penfield was devastated when he learned that I-90 would be built through his property. He contacted Wright for the second time and Wright designed Scheme II. Upon his death, Wes Peters completed the plans. Penfield planned to build the home himself, but came to realize it "was more than one human being could do." Wright's last home to be built was the Lykes Residence (Job #5908), the Penfield Scheme II was #5909, the last residential home to be designed by Wright. This model was built by David Jatich, David Smith, Peter Jatich and Gregory Seifert, Stow Ohio. Text on Verso: "Dec 17, 1991 - David W. Smith and David B. Jatich (From Left), with a model of the Frank Lloyd Wright House. PD?Brynne Shaw." Stamped on verso: "Dec 22 '91 PD Sun." Acquired from the archives of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1991.94.0620
   
Date: 1992

Title: Louis Penfield House Scheme II Model, 1992.

Description: Aerial view of model. The carport is on the far left, Bedrooms in the center, Living and Dining Room on the right.
Frank Lloyd Wright's last residential commission. In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the first home for Louis Penfield in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, (1953 - S.365.) In 1957, Penfield was devastated when he learned that I-90 would be built through his property. He contacted Wright for the second time and Wright designed Scheme II. Upon his death, Wes Peters completed the plans. Penfield planned to build the home himself, but came to realize it "was more than one human being could do." Wright's last home to be built was the Lykes Residence (Job #5908), the Penfield Scheme II was #5909, the last residential home to be designed by Wright. This model was built by David Jatich, David Smith, Peter Jatich and Gregory Seifert, Stow Ohio. Text on Verso: "Model of house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. PD/Scott Shaw. Slug: Wright. Drexler." Stamped on Verso: "Plain Dealer. Sept 10 1992." Photographed by Scott Shaw. Acquired from the archives of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
1992.118.0517
   
Date: Circa 2014

Title: Louis Penfield House Scheme II Model, Circa 2014.

Description: Aerial view of model. The carport is on the far left, Bedrooms in the center, Living and Dining Room on the right.
Frank Lloyd Wright's last residential commission. In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the first home for Louis Penfield in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, (1953 - S.365.) In 1957, Penfield was devastated when he learned that I-90 would be built through his property. He contacted Wright for the second time and Wright designed Scheme II. Upon his death, Wes Peters completed the plans. Penfield planned to build the home himself, but came to realize it "was more than one human being could do." Wright's last home to be built was the Lykes Residence (Job #5908), the Penfield Scheme II was #5909, the last residential home to be designed by Wright. This model was built by David Jatich, David Smith, Peter Jatich and Gregory Seifert, Stow Ohio. Photographed by Steven Litt.

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
2014.30.0617
   
Date: Circa 2014

Title: Louis Penfield House Scheme II Model, Circa 2014.

Description: View of the South Elevation (left) and East elevation (right). The carport is on the far left, Bedrooms in the center, Living and Dining Room on the right.
Frank Lloyd Wright's last residential commission. In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the first home for Louis Penfield in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, (1953 - S.365.) In 1957, Penfield was devastated when he learned that I-90 would be built through his property. He contacted Wright for the second time and Wright designed Scheme II. Upon his death, Wes Peters completed the plans. Penfield planned to build the home himself, but came to realize it "was more than one human being could do." Wright's last home to be built was the Lykes Residence (Job #5908), the Penfield Scheme II was #5909, the last residential home to be designed by Wright. This model was built by David Jatich, David Smith, Peter Jatich and Gregory Seifert, Stow Ohio. Photographed by Steven Litt.

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
2014.31.0617
   
Date: Circa 2014

Title: Louis Penfield House Scheme II Model, Circa 2014.

Description: View of the South Elevation. The carport is on the left, Bedrooms in the center, Living and Dining Room on the right.
Frank Lloyd Wright's last residential commission. In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the first home for Louis Penfield in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, (1953 - S.365.) In 1957, Penfield was devastated when he learned that I-90 would be built through his property. He contacted Wright for the second time and Wright designed Scheme II. Upon his death, Wes Peters completed the plans. Penfield planned to build the home himself, but came to realize it "was more than one human being could do." Wright's last home to be built was the Lykes Residence (Job #5908), the Penfield Scheme II was #5909, the last residential home to be designed by Wright. This model was built by David Jatich, David Smith, Peter Jatich and Gregory Seifert, Stow Ohio. Photographed by Steven Litt.

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
2014.32.0617
   
Date: Circa 2014

Title: Louis Penfield House Scheme II Model, Circa 2014.

Description: View of the South Elevation. The carport is on the left, Bedrooms in the center, Living and Dining Room on the right.
Frank Lloyd Wright's last residential commission. In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the first home for Louis Penfield in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, (1953 - S.365.) In 1957, Penfield was devastated when he learned that I-90 would be built through his property. He contacted Wright for the second time and Wright designed Scheme II. Upon his death, Wes Peters completed the plans. Penfield planned to build the home himself, but came to realize it "was more than one human being could do." Wright's last home to be built was the Lykes Residence (Job #5908), the Penfield Scheme II was #5909, the last residential home to be designed by Wright. This model was built by David Jatich, David Smith, Peter Jatich and Gregory Seifert, Stow Ohio. Photographed by Steven Litt.

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
2014.33.0617
   
Date: 2014

Title: Louis Penfield House Scheme II Model, Circa 2014.

Description: Overall view of model. The carport is on the left, Bedrooms in the center, Living and Dining Room and Workspace are on the right.
Frank Lloyd Wright's last residential commission. In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the first home for Louis Penfield in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, (1953 - S.365.) In 1957, Penfield was devastated when he learned that I-90 would be built through his property. He contacted Wright for the second time and Wright designed Scheme II. Upon his death, Wes Peters completed the plans. Penfield planned to build the home himself, but came to realize it "was more than one human being could do." Wright's last home to be built was the Lykes Residence (Job #5908), the Penfield Scheme II was #5909, the last residential home to be designed by Wright. Text on the left side: "House For Mr. And Mrs. Louis Penfield. River Road, Willoughby Hills. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. David B. Jatich, AIA Architect. David W. Smith, Architect. Peter Jatich and Gregory R. Seifert, Stow Ohio." This model was built by David Jatich, David Smith, Peter Jatich and Gregory Seifert, Stow Ohio. Photographed by Steven Litt.

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

ST#:
2014.34.0617
   
  Louis & Pauline Penfield Residence
   
   
   
JOHN PIKE HOUSE (1948)
   
Date: 1948

Title: John Pike House, Los Angeles, Perspective 1948 (Project - FLLW #4716).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Perspective of the John Pike House. The Pike House is an extensive two story house. The main section of the house is centered around a large circular pool. The Entrance, Dining Room, Kitchen, servants rooms are on one end. The garage is at 45 degrees and includes a circular utility room. A long Gallery runs the entire length of the center section on the first floor. A two story Living Room is at the opposite end of the house and extends at 90 degrees. The bedrooms are on the second level of the center section. FLLW #4716.11. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.178.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0746.29.1219
   
Date: 1948

Title: John Pike House, Los Angeles, Aerial Perspective 1948 (Project - FLLW #4716).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Aerial perspective of the John Pike House. The Pike House is an extensive two story house. The main section of the house is centered around a large circular pool. The Entrance, Dining Room, Kitchen, servants rooms are on one end. The garage is at 45 degrees and includes a circular utility room. A long Gallery runs the entire length of the center section on the first floor. A two story Living Room is at the opposite end of the house and extends at 90 degrees. The bedrooms are on the second level of the center section. Text: "House For Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pike. Los Angeles, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #4716.17. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.179.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0746.30.1219
   
Date: 1948

Title: John Pike House, Los Angeles, Ground Floor Plan 1948 (Project - FLLW #4716).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Ground Floor Plan for the John Pike House. The Pike House is an extensive two story house. The main section of the house is centered around a large circular pool. The Entrance, Dining Room, Kitchen, servants rooms are on one end. The garage is at 45 degrees and includes a circular utility room. A long Gallery runs the entire length of the center section on the first floor. A two story Living Room is at the opposite end of the house and extends at 90 degrees. The bedrooms are on the second level of the center section. FLLW #4716.18. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.179.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0746.31.1219
   
Date: 1948

Title: John Pike House, Los Angeles, Second Floor Plan 1948 (Project - FLLW #4716).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Second Floor Plan for the John Pike House. The Pike House is an extensive two story house. The main section of the house is centered around a large circular pool. The Entrance, Dining Room, Kitchen, servants rooms are on one end. The garage is at 45 degrees and includes a circular utility room. A long Gallery runs the entire length of the center section on the first floor. A two story Living Room is at the opposite end of the house and extends at 90 degrees. The bedrooms are on the second level of the center section. Text: "Second Floor Plan." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.178-179.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0746.32.1219
   
   
   
PRESS BUILDING FOR SAN FRANCISCO CALL (1912)
   
Date: 1912

Title: Press Building for San Francisco Call, Project, San Francisco, California, Perspective 1912 (1913 - FLLW #1207).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective drawing of the Press Building for the San Francisco newspaper, the Call Bulletin was the first tall building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was actually designed as two connected buildings, one half the size of the other. In 1914, a model of the building was exhibited at "The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright," with the Chicago Architectural Club at the Art Institute of Chicago. The model included only the taller portion of the building. Hand written in center left: "Call Bldg S. F. Globe Bldg with Albright of L.A. FLW." Hand written lower right: "Skyscraper for ... San Francisco. C. 1912." lower left: "1207.07."

Size: Two similar original 8 x 10 B&W photographs.

S#:
0114.30.1219, 0114.31.1219
   
Date: 1912

Title: Press Building for San Francisco Call, Project, San Francisco, California, Floor Plan 1912 (1913 - FLLW #1207).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Floor Plan of the Press Building for the San Francisco newspaper, the Call Bulletin, which was the first tall building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was actually designed as two connected buildings, one, half the size of the other. In 1914, a model of the building was exhibited at "The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright," with the Chicago Architectural Club at the Art Institute of Chicago. The model included only the taller portion of the building. Hand written: "Plan of Main Floor. (Design) For Reinforced Concrete Skyscraper. Slab Construction. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Bottom left hand corner: "1207.09."Published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1907-1913, Pfeiffer, 1991, p.230. 

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photographs.

S#:
0114.32.1219
   
Date: 1925

Title: Model of the San Francisco Press Building Project, 1912

Description: Published in The Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Wendingen, 1925, p.81.
   
   
   
AYN RAND STUDIO (1946)
   
Date: 1946

Title: Ayn Rand Cottage Studio, Perspective 1946 (Project 1946 - FLLW #4717).

Description: Perspective of the Ayn Rand Cottage Studio viewed from below. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ayn Rand was a well known Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is best known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The Fountainhead is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect. The character was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Rand did not have a particular site in mind when she commissioned him to design the Cottage Studio. She could not decided whether to build in Connecticut or Los Angeles. The house was designed with five levels for a hillside. Similar view published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.106.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0685.25.1219
   
Date: 1946

Title: Ayn Rand Cottage Studio, Elevation and Floor Plan 1946 (Project 1946 - FLLW #4717).

Description: Study No. 2. Elevation and Floor Plan for the Ayn Rand Cottage Studio. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ayn Rand was a well known Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is best known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The Fountainhead is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect. The character was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Rand did not have a particular site in mind when she commissioned him to design the Cottage Studio. She could not decided whether to build in Connecticut or Los Angeles. The house was designed with five levels for a hillside. Top illustration: Elevation. Text written to the right side: "3 Houses, One at Each Level." Possibly designed as rental income for the author. Lower illustration: Floor plan. Text hand written near the bottom: "Study. No. 2." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.105-106.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.26.1219
   
Date: 1946

Title: Ayn Rand Cottage Studio, Elevation and Floor Plans 1946 (Project 1946 - FLLW #4717).

Description: Elevation and two floor plans for the Ayn Rand Cottage Studio. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ayn Rand was a well known Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is best known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The Fountainhead is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect. The character was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Rand did not have a particular site in mind when she commissioned him to design the Cottage Studio. She could not decided whether to build in Connecticut or Los Angeles. The house was designed with five levels for a hillside. Top illustration: Elevation. Center and lower illustration: Floor plans. Text hand written on lower illustration: "2nd Floor." Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.105. FLLW #4717.09.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0685.27.1219
   
   
   
   
RENTZ RESIDENCE (1939)
   
Date: 1960/1939

Title: 6) Frank A. Rentz Residence, Madison, Wisconsin, Perspective 1939 (1939 - Project).

Description: Perspective view of the Frank A. Rentz Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. The Rentz Residence is a three bedroom, two-story house. The living room is two stories tall and has two walls of glass, and there is a balcony to the right. Similar (flopped) illustration is published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1937-1941, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.231 . FLLW #4020.004.

Size: 18 x 13.5 Diazo Print.

S#:
1458.130.0922 -6
   
   
   
ROSENWALD SCHOOL (1928)
   
Date: 1928

Title: The Rosenwald School, Hampton, Virginia, Ground Plan and Elevation 1928 (Project 1928 - FLLW #2904).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ground Plan and Elevation for The Rosenwald School, Hampton, Virginia, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1928. The Julius Rosenwald foundation was responsible the construction of school houses throughout the south. Darwin Martin who was connected with the organization commissioned Wright to design the Whittier School for Negro Children at the Hampton Institute. On one of the other drawings in the archives, Frank Lloyd Wright wrote, "Study for school house for Negro children - Rosenwald (La Jolla, 1928)." For years it was thought that this design was for La Jolla, California. That happened to be Wright's temporary home
in 1928. Upper portion of drawing, ground plan, lower portion, elevation. Text: "School - Rosenwald - Fund / ...iesee. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #2904.02. Additional information in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.180. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1928. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#: 0215.28.1219
   
   
   
MARTIN SACHSE HOUSE (1924)
   
Date: 1924

Title: Martin Sachse House, Deep Springs, California, Elevation 1924 (Project 1924 - FLLW #2204).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924. Elevation for a sand block house for Martin Sachse. Hand written notes read: "Sand block - color of desert floor," "Awnings blue or white," "Plaster on wood studs-poly-colored tiles set in white mastic in finish." Wright would develop this system for the Chandler Block House in 1929. Text: "Sand Block House in Mohave Desert." FLLW #2204.03. Additional illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.130.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0164.09.1219
   
Date: 1924

Title: Martin Sachse House, Deep Springs, California, Floor Plan 1924 (Project 1924 - FLLW #2204).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924. Floor Plan for a sand block house for Martin Sachse. Wright would develop this system for the Chandler Block House in 1929 (See p.181.) Text: "Desert Cottage. Mr. Sachse. 'Deep Springs." FLLW #2204.02. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.130.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0164.10.1219
   
   
   
WILLIAM R. SLATER RESIDENCE (1946)
   
Date: 1960/1946

Title: 12) William R. Slater Residence, Warwick, Rhode Island, Ground Plan 1946 (1946 - Project).

Description: Ground Plan for the William R. Slater Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1944. This is basically an "L" shaped house with a terrace on the right. FLLW #4504.001.

Size: 18 x 13.5 Diazo Print.

S#:
1458.130.0922 -12
   
   
   
E. A. SMITH HOUSE (1939)
   
Date: 1939

Title: E. A. Smith House, Piedmont Pines, CA, Perspective 1939 (Project 1939 - FLLW #3811).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective of the E. A. Smith House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. This design is very similar to the design for the unrealized Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony (1923 - FLLW #2205). Wright also proposed this design as the first unrealized design for the Sidney and Louise Bazett House, (FLLW #4032). It is also reminiscent of the design for the Nakoma Clubhouse. Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs. E. A. Smith. San Francisco. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Note: This appears to be a preliminary drawing for FLLW #3811.01, which changes San Francisco to Piedmont Pines. Piedmont Pines is within the Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, East of Oakland California. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.405.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0501.46.1219
   
Date: 1939

Title: E. A. Smith House, Piedmont Pines, CA, Sections 1939 (Project1939 - FLLW #3811).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Two Sections of the E. A. Smith House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. This design is very similar to the design for the unrealized Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony (1923 - FLLW #2205). Wright also proposed this design as the first unrealized design for the Sidney and Louise Bazett House, (FLLW #4032). It is also reminiscent of the design for the Nakoma Clubhouse. Left illustration: "Section Through Living Room." Right illustration: "Longitudinal Section." Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs. E. A. Smith. Piedmont Pines. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Piedmont Pines is within the Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, East of Oakland California. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.404.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0501.47.1219
   
Date: 1939

Title: E. A. Smith House, Piedmont Pines, CA, Plan and Elevation 1939 (Project c1939 - FLLW #3811).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Floor Plan and Elevation for the E. A. Smith House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. This design is very similar to the design for the unrealized Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony (1923 - FLLW #2205). Wright also proposed this design as the first unrealized design for the Sidney and Louise Bazett House, (FLLW #4032). It is also reminiscent of the design for the Nakoma Clubhouse. Top illustration, Floor Plan, lower illustration , Elevation. Piedmont Pines is within the Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, East of Oakland California. Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.404-405.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0501.48.1219
   
Date: 1939

Title: E. A. Smith House, Piedmont Pines, CA, Plans and Perspective 1939 (Project 1939 - FLLW #3811).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Two Floor Plans and one Perspective for the E. A. Smith House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. This design is very similar to the design for the unrealized Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony (1923 - FLLW #2205). Wright also proposed this design as the first unrealized design for the Sidney and Louise Bazett House, (FLLW #4032). It is also reminiscent of the design for the Nakoma Clubhouse. Top illustrations, Floor Plans, right illustration, Perspective. Piedmont Pines is within the Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, East of Oakland California. Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.404-405.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0501.49.1219
   
   
   
J. L. SMITH RESIDENCE (1955)
   
Date: 1955

Title: J. L. Smith Elevations Blueprint 1955 (Project)

Description: "House For Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Smith. Kane County, Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Frank Lloyd Wright, Jan 20 / 55. Elevations. Scale 1/4" = 1' - 0"." Upper: "Southeast Elevation." The Terrace is on the far left. The ceiling in the Workspace is lowered for the first three feet, then raises up to the height of the Living Room. The Loggia is to the right of the Living Room, and lines up with the Carport in the foreground. The Gun Shop is to the far right, embedded into the hillside. Lower: "Southwest Elevation." The two Bedrooms are on the left. Both have corner doors that open outward. The Workspace is to the right of the Bedrooms, the ceiling has been lowered. The Living room has four sets of floor-to-ceiling doors that open outward, set between two foot wide columns. The carport is to the far right. There are handwritten notes in pencil toward the bottom right. "Print of Preliminary Plans for Grading Prints on Forms as Soon as Possible. Workshop - Dry - Gun Shop. Fireplace Storage. No Cabinets over Sink. Carport. View out of Kitchen... Laundry Equip, deep sink. Canoe Storage. Lanai Larger. Laundry Larger." The notes on both sheets, and the fact that Gun Shop was relocated, would indicate that the Smiths were very serious about completing this project. We were not able to uncover why the project was never built. See Wright Study on J. L. Smith Residence Project.

Size: Original Blueprint 24" x 36".

S#:
1092.99.0117-1
   
Date: 1955

Title: J. L. Smith General Plan Blueprint 1955 (Project)

Description: "House For Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Smith. Kane County, Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Frank Lloyd Wright, Jan 20 / 55. General Plan. Scale 1/4" = 1' - 0"." The home is built into a hillside and faces Southwest. The elevation at the South corner of the Terrace is 92 feet. The elevation of the North corner of the Gun shop is 110 feet, a change of 18 feet. As in other Usonian Automatic homes, these blocks are 1' x 2' in size, and the floor plan is designed in 2' x 2' modules. The home is built on two levels. As you drive up to the graveled forecourt, and park in the Carport, a covered walk leads to the Entrance which is along the back of the house. The Lanai is on the right, the Gun Shop is embedded into the hillside. Double doors lead to the Entryway which is on the upper level. The Gallery on the right leads to two Bedrooms, the Bath, and a thin passageway leading down five stairs to the Workspace on the lower level. As you walk down the Loggia to the left, there are built-in bookshelves on the left, low built-in cabinets on the right. The wall on the right side is open, creating the Loggia. At the end, five stairs lead down to the Living Room. The bookshelves that cover the right side of the Loggia wrap around the end, then continue into the Living room and rap around two additional walls. The Southwest side of the Living room has four sets of tall thin floor-to-ceiling doors that open outward to the Terrace. Each door is 2' x 10' creating 2' x 4' sets, between 2' wide columns. The height of the ceiling above the upper level is 7' 6" and is 10' above the lower level. A built-in planter borders the stairs that lead down from the Terrace. From the Entry, as you turn right, the Gallery leads to the Bath and two Bedrooms. Built-in cabinets are on the right side. Both Bedrooms have floor-to-ceiling corner sets of doors. When closed they create the corner of the room. When they are opened outward, the corner is open. The smaller Bedroom set has one door that is 2' wide, the other is 1' wide. The larger Bedroom set are both 2' wide. The roof extends outward above the doors sheltering the openings. There is a large built-in planter box just outside the larger bedroom. There are handwritten notes in pencil. Shop: "Gun" is crossed out and replaced with "Work." "To wk in winter. Shop must be comfortable. Heat Ste. No Sun in afternoon. Stairway to top of hill. Gallery: For air to come in > Windows open. (Open windows in Blocks.) Large Bedroom: Open windows. Small Bedroom: Open windows. Cross ventilation. Workspace: Built in oven + Range." The Gun Shop was moved to the North corner of the home in the floor plans published in "Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works 1943-1959"See Wright Study on J. L. Smith Residence Project.

Size: Original Blueprint 24" x 36".

S#:
1092.99.0117-2
   
   
   
SNOW FLAKE MOTEL (1955)
   




Date: Circa 1955

Title: Snow Flake Motel, Project Circa 1955. Aerial perspective of Snow Flake Motel.

Description: Text bottom left corner, "Snow Flake." Red Square. Copy photograph of illustration. Published in "The Art of Frank Lloyd Wright, Krasl Art Center," Scott Elliot, 1994. Caption: "Aerial perspective of Snow Flake Motel, St. Joseph, Michigan, Ca. 1955. Pencil and pastel on brown tissue, 36 x 60 inches." In a recent e-mail from Scott Elliott, "Mrs. Sarkesian, the wife of the original client, confirmed that it (the drawing) was done in 1955. It's sometimes hard to tell who the actual draughtsman was by the mid 50s. Could be Peterson or Howe. Sometimes Wright just added trees, foliage and other atmospherics. Of course, he would have considered it entirely his, and rightly so. I happen to think this one could be all or mostly by his hand." From 2006: According to Scott Elliott: "(He) believes the Snowflake Motel in Lincoln Township was designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, contrary to what most people think. Many people believe the building was designed around 1960 by William Wesley Peters of Taliesin Associates. Peters was Wright's son-in-law and a draftsman for Wright. But Elliott has a detailed drawing from Wright's office showing the Snowflake Motel, and said that drawing was completed around 1955. Elliott said Sahig and
Christina Sarkisian, the original owners of the Snowflake, approached Wright around 1955 to design the motel. A lack of financing delayed the project until the early 1960s, he said. Wright died in 1959.... Elliott... said he bought the drawing from one of the Snowflake owners in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The owner told him the Sarkisians had first approached Wright's office around 1955, and that's when the drawing was made." As far as absolutely unquestionable proof, I don't have that," Elliott said. "It's what I would say is a very reliable oral history."Elliott said it's likely that Peters took credit for the design when he completed the commission. Peters may have been the original draftsman, though Elliott said he thinks it's "far more likely" that chief draftsman Jack Howe did that work. Peters' later drawings of the building are marked differently, and the drawing is "clearly from an earlier period," Elliott said."I believe absolutely certainly that this is an original Wright concept and design," Elliott said. "But even if all this weren't true, the concept, the design is so good and so pure in terms of following Wright's principles and ideas. There isn't an idea anywhere (in the design) that doesn't stem from Wright's design philosophy." The Herald Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan, William F. Ast III, January 21, 2006. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer does not list the Snow Flake Motel in "Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works 1943-1959," 2009.

Size: 10 x 6.5 Color Photograph.

S#:
1092.107.0618
                                             
   
   
HORACE B. STURTEVANT RESIDENCE, OAKLAND, CA (1952)
   
Date: 1952

Title: Horace B. Sturtevant Residence, Oakland, California, Perspective 1952 (Project: FLLW #5209).

Description: Perspective view of the Sturtevant Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952, the house was designed for a hillside in Oakland, California. The house was never built and remained a project. Frank Lloyd Wright resurrected the design for the Boulter Residence, lengthening the living room by one - four foot section. Like the Boulter Residence, it was to be constructed of concrete block. Text lower left: “House for Mr. and Mrs. Horace B. Sturtevant, Oakland, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect.” Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library.

Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0910.80.0224
   
Date: 1952

Title: Horace B Sturtevant House, Oakland, California, Perspective View 1952 (Project 1952 - FLLW #5209).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Perspective view for the Horace B Sturtevant House. The two-story house is set on a steep hillside. The living room opens to level terrace. The drive circles up and around to the back of the house. The carport can be seen in the background to the right. Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. B Sturtevant, Oakland, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." FLLW #5209.07. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.323.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0910.43.1219
   
Date: 1952

Title: Horace B Sturtevant House, Oakland, California, Ground Plan 1952 (Project 1952 - FLLW #5209).

Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Ground plan for the Horace B Sturtevant House. The two-story house is set on a steep hillside. The living room opens to level terrace. The drive circles up and around to the back of the house. The carport can be seen in the background to the right. Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. B Sturtevant, Oakland, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.323.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0910.44.1219
   
   
   
VIGO SUNDT RESIDENCE, MADISON, WISC (1941)
   
Date: 1941

Title: Design for the Vigo Sundt Residence (Project 1941).

Description: Caption on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright used the Hexagon in his design of the Vigo Sundt House in Madison, Wis. This utilization of geometry in 1941 was because Wright believed 60-degree angles were 'more suited' to humans." Stamped on Verso: "Sep 24 1967." The first home Wright designed and built utilizing the hexagonal "honeycomb" design was the Hanna Residence (S.235 1936). This was a year after Fallingwater, the same year Wright designed the Herbert Jacobs Residence, his first Usonian home, and the S.C. Johnson & Son Administration Building. Other homes utilizing the hexagon design included the Sidney Bazett Residence (S.259 1939), the Stevens Residence (Auldbrass, S.256 1940), and the Stuart Richardson Residence (S.282 1940). Others were designed, but were never completed. This home is very similar to the Richardson Residence. Obtained from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Size: Original B&W 8 x 10 print.

Pages:

S#: 1720.09.0510

   
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. E
xhibition Model #84. "Sundt House, Madison, Wisc., 1941. Model." Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. In 1940, Wright designed the Stuart Richardson Residence, which was based on the six-sided honeycomb module. The Sundt was very similar to, but scaled down from the Richardson. Earlier Honeycomb houses included the Hanna House, 1936, the Bazett Residence, 1939, and the Aulbrass Plantation, 1938. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.

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

S#:
1045.42.1116-25
   
   
   
GERALD SUSSMAN RESIDENCE, SCHEME I (1955)
   
Date: 1955

Title: 1) Gerald Sussman Residence, Scheme I, Poundridge, New York, Perspective 1955 (FLLW #5524.01) (Project 1955).

Description: Perspective view from the South. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. He defined the concept as a Usonian Automatic. Not much has been written concerning Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Sussman. But they are synonymous with the traveling exhibition In The Realm of Ideas, that toured eight cities from 1988-1991. It included a full-scale model house of the Sussman Residence Scheme I.
       Preliminary sketches for the Sussman Scheme I, were sent from Frank Lloyd Wright’s office at Taliesin Spring Green to the Sussmans on October 4th, 1955. Eugene Masselink wrote: “Dear Mr. And Mrs. Sussman: The preliminary sketches for you house were sent to you on October 4th. I hope you have received them safely. Sincerely, Eugene Masselink, Secretary to Frank Lloyd Wright. October 7th, 1955.”
       We can only surmise what the Sussmans’ response was. Were they not pleased with the Usonian Automatic concept. They must have communicated that they were still interested. Wright proceeded with a second design for the Sussmans, Scheme II. Continue...

Size: 10 x 6.5 Color photograph.

S#:
1092.260.0424
   
   
   
GERALD SUSSMAN RESIDENCE, SCHEME II (1956)
   
Date: 1956

Title: 5) Gerald Sussman Residence Scheme II, Poundridge, New York, Preliminary Sketches 1956 (Projects 1955, 1956).

Description: Lost Frank Lloyd Wright Design Discovered - Sussman Scheme II (1956). Three negative diazo print of Sussman Scheme II preliminary drawings, 1956. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. They include: A) Perspective. B) Three Elevations, South East, South West and North West. C) Ground and Floor plan. The design for the second set of plans is dated February 1, 1955.

       It also included a set of eight working plans for the house. Two weeks later, Eugene wrote to the Sussmans from Taliesin West. “Dear Mr. And Mrs. Sussman: By now you have received your plans and we hope you are pleased. Sincerely, Eugene Masselink... Continue...

Size: 24.5" x 18” each.

S#:
1147.129.0224 (1-3)
   
   
   
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESERT DWELLING (1924)
   
Date: 1924

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling, Possibly Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley, California, Elevation 1924 (Project 1924 - FLLW #2107).

Description: Elevation of the Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for himself in 1924. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text hand written: "Study for Desert Dwelling for FLLW. 1921 Los Angeles." Lower left: "2107.02." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.134. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1924.

Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.

S#:
0164.07.1219
   
Date: 1924

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling, Possibly Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley, California, Ground Plan 1924 (Project 1924 - FLLW #2107).

Description: Ground Plan for the Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for himself in 1924. To the rear of the house is an octagon labeled "cool patio" with a circular pool in the center. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text hand written: "Desert Compound" and "Desert Dwelling FLLW. 1921 L.A.." FLLW #2107.01. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.134. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to 1924.

Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.

S#:
0164.08.1219
   
   
   
H. J. ULLMAN HOUSE (1904)
   
Date: 1928/1905

Title: Cyclopedia of Drawing, Volume III (Leather Bound Stiff Cover) (Published by American Technical Society, Chicago)

Author: American Technical Society

Description: Volume III from a four volume set. First published in 1905. Page 72 includes and illustration of the Living Room and floor plan of H. J. Ullman House, Oak Park. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Ullman Residence in 1904. Text: Design for Living Room in Residence of Mr. H. J. Ullman, Oak Park, Ill. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, Oak Park, Ill."
       In 1907 this illustration was published in Fourth Exhibition to Be Held in the Carnegie Institute Galleries November, 1907. It was also published in the January 1908 issue of Inland Architect. In 1910, Wright published Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright. Plate XVI (16) included a perspective view of the Ullman house, and the tissue overlay included the ground plan and plans for the second floor.
       In the January 1928 issue of Architectural Record, Wright included a perspective, ground and second floor plan of the Ullman Residence, p.55.
       The Ullman Residence remained a project. (Fifth Edition)

Size: 5.5 x 8.25

Pages: Pp 72

S#: 0187.02.0504

   
   
   



Date: 1910

Title: Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright. The Ullman house. Ground plan. Plate XVI (16 Tissue) (Published by Ernst Wasmuth, A.-G. Berlin.)

Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd

Description: Plate XVI (16 Tissue). The Ullman house. Ground plan. "The Ullman house. Ground plan." (Project) "A further development of the scheme for the Robert Clark house at Peoria. The dining-room is dropped to the garden level and the covered porch placed above it, both being reached directly from the living-room. The kitchen is level with the dining-room and the mezzanine stair landing. Study and servants rooms are level with the covered porch. The bedroom floors above." The plot and floor plan are on the right, the second level is on the left. Emboss upper left. Two copies. The first is part of a nearly complete two volume set acquired from Bruxelles, Belgium. The second copy acquired from Governor Jim Thompson's private collection. (First Edition) (Sweeney 87)

Size: 16 x 25.5

Pages: Plate XVI (16 Tissue)

S#:
0087.16.1018, 0087.16.1118  Tissue
   
Date: 1910

Title: Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright. Perspective View of the Ullman house. Perspective Study for the Westcott House. Plate XVI (16) (Published by Ernst Wasmuth, A.-G. Berlin.)

Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd

Description: Plate XVI (16). Perspective View of the Ullman house and Perspective Study for the Westcott House. "Perspective View of the Ullman house. (Project) Perspective Study for the Westcott House. "A further development of the scheme for the Robert Clark house at Peoria. The dining-room is dropped to the garden level and the covered porch placed above it, both being reached directly from the living-room. The kitchen is level with the dining-room and the mezzanine stair landing. Study and servants rooms are level with the covered porch. The bedroom floors above." Upper illustration is the Perspective View of the Ullman house (Project). The lower illustration is the Perspective Study for the Westcott House. The Westcott Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Emboss lower left. Part of a nearly complete two volume set acquired from Bruxelles, Belgium.
(First Edition) (Sweeney 87)

Size: 16 x 25.5

Pages: Plate XVI (16)

S#:
0087.16.1018
   
   
   
   
ZETA BETA TAU FRATERNITY HOUSE (1952)
   
Date: 1941

Title: Walter L. Fisher Memorial Chapter House, Chi of Sigma Chi (1941).

Description: "The Walter L. Fisher Memorial Chapter House, Chi of Sigma Chi. Hanover, Indiana. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Signed and dated bottom right, May 20, 1941. Signed and dated top left, May 30, 1941. The second fraternity House Frank Lloyd Wright designed was the Fisher Memorial Chapter House in 1941. The first project for a fraternity house was in 1924, for the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, University of Wisconsin. Both remained projects. Wright chose to resurrect the Fisher design in 1952 when asked to design a fraternity for Zeta Beta Tau. Although he modified elements of the Zeta design, it remained very similar to the 1941 Fisher design. The same basic footprint, three stories, a large Social Room, massive fireplace, circular and rooftop terraces, Library, and the entrance near the back of the fraternity house. Courtesy of Wright Auctions. See additional information about Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House.

Size: 10 x 5 Color Photograph.

S#: 0571.15.0915

   
Date: 1941

Title: Walter L. Fisher Memorial Chapter House, Chi of Sigma Chi (1941).

Description: Birds-eye view of the Walter L. Fisher Memorial Chapter House, Chi of Sigma Chi. Hanover, Indiana. The second fraternity House Frank Lloyd Wright designed was the Fisher Memorial Chapter House in 1941. The first project for a fraternity house was in 1924, for the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, University of Wisconsin. Both remained projects. Wright chose to resurrect the Fisher design in 1952 when asked to design a fraternity for Zeta Beta Tau. Although he modified elements of the Zeta design, it remained very similar to the 1941 Fisher design. The same basic footprint, three stories, a large Social Room, massive fireplace, circular and rooftop terraces, Library, and the entrance near the back of the fraternity house. See additional information about Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House.

Size: 10 x 5.5 Color Photograph.

S#: 0571.16.0915

   
Date: 1952

Title: Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House (1952). View From Southeast.

Description: House For Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity. Gainesville, Florida. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in1952, working drawings were competed on January 20, 1954. The large two story Social Room is circular on one end, and included 13 doors that open out to the terrace. There are built-in seats inside, and out in the circular terrace, and a built-in a planter box. The back wall of the Dining area and kitchen include perforated light screens. Six doors lead out to the Roof Terrace which is directly above the Social Room. The front, back and side walls include perforated light screens. Wright placed the entrance toward the back of the lot. The Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House remained a project. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. See additional information about Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House.

Size: 10 x 7.5 Color photograph.

S#: 0910.32.0915

   
Date: 1954

Title: Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House (1952). Set of 17 photographs of original 1954 drawings.

Description: Set of 17 photographs of original 1954 drawings of the House Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, University of Florida, Gainesville. Frank Lloyd Wright's design of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House is similar to a design for Wright's second design for a Fraternity house, the Walter L. Fisher Memorial Chapter House, Chi of Sigma Chi, 1941. Wright's first project for a fraternity house was in 1924, for the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, University of Wisconsin. The Zeta Beta was commissioned in 1952, and progressed to the working drawings which Wright dated January 20, 1954. Wright placed the building diagonally at a 32 degree angle on a trapezium shaped lot, placing the entrance toward the back of the lot. The ground floor included a large circular terrace which included a smaller circular barbeque pit. The large two story Social Room is circular on one end, and included 13 doors that open out to the terrace. Adjacent and open to it was the dining area with a large Fireplace that served both the dining and Social rooms. It also included the Kitchen, Housemother's Suite and washrooms. On the opposite end of the ground level was the Office, President's Room and a two story Library. The Entrance Loggia which separated the two parts of the... Continue...

S#: 1045.38.0915 1-17

   
  
   
Date: 1954

Title: University of Florida, Residence Hall For Men Blueprints, Gainesville, Florida 1954 (Project).

Description: 24 sheets. Frank Lloyd Wright's first design for a fraternity house was for the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, University of Wisconsin in 1924. A beautiful design, it remained a project. In 1941, Wright designed his second fraternity four, the Walter L. Fisher Memorial Chapter House, Chi of Sigma Chi, Hanover, Indiana. It too remained an unbuilt project. This second design was resurrected for the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House, Gainesville, Florida. These "final" plans ("final" hand... Continue...

Size:

S#:
1045.51.0419 (1-24)
   
   
   
Date: 1995

Title: The Wright House for Chi of Sigma Chi (Soft Cover, Spiral Bound) (Republished by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation)

Author: Leavenworth, Russell E.

Description: A revised, corrected and enlarged edition of an earlier volume originally published in 1989. After a fire in November, 1940, Russell Leavenworth recounts his quest to have Frank Lloyd Wright design a new fraternity house for his chapter at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana. This edition includes correspondence, floor plans, drawings, their trip to Taliesin, Spring Green, meeting Wright, the battle over the Wright design, the chairman of the house resigning and Leavenworth being elected to take his place, raising funds, the college's opposition, loss of the original drawings, specifications and photographs. Twelve years later Wright modified the Sigma Chi design for the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House (1952). (Second Edition)

Size: 8.5 x 11

Pages: Pp 99

ST#: 1995.75.1015

   
Date: 2018

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright At The University of Florida (Soft Cover) (Published by Library Press at University of Florida)

Author: Treister, Kenneth

Description: Kenneth Treister, an architectural student in the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity at Florida University, chronicles his involvement and struggles attempting to approve the plans of the Wright designed Fraternity House. "Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the world's greatest contemporary architects. While Fallingwater is his best-known work, Wright designed over 1,000 buildings during his lifetime. Yet none of the three fraternity houses he planned during his career, in 1934, 1941, and 1952 were ever built. This book chronicles the genesis, development, and ultimate abandonment of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house Wright created for students of the University of Florida, as told by a then-architecture student and member of the ZBT fraternity who assisted Wright. Containing detailed prints of Wright's drawings for all three planned fraternity houses in addition to his completed buildings at Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Florida offers a fascinating view into Wright's frustrating struggles to complete these projects." Publisher's Description. Original list price $25.00.

Size: 8.5 x 11

Pages: Pp 78

ST#:
2018.13.0519
   
   
   
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