USONIA BOOKS WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE EXHIBITION: IN THE REALM OF IDEAS SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER SEATTLE WEEKLY USONIAN AUTOMATIC HOMES WRIGHT STUDY BOOKS
Date: 1947 Title: Usonia Homes, A Cooperative, Inc. (Published by the Eastern Cooperative League)
Author: Henken, David
Description: A pamphlet describing the Usonia Homes Cooperative, Pleaseantville, New York. David Henken, a Taliesin apprentice between 1942 and 1944 formed the Rochdale Cooperative in 1944. It became Usonia Homes in 1944. 97 acres were purchase in 1947. Three Wright homes were built (Friedman, Serlin and Reisley). 40 were built by Wright apprentices including Henken. Includes seven photographs of Wright homes. (First Edition)
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 8
S#: 0720.05.0307
Date: 1976 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses: The Case for Organic Architecture (Published by Watson-Guptill Publications) (Hard Cover - DJ)
Author: Sergeant, John
Description: Original cover Price $24.50. (First Edition) (Sweeney 2001)
Size: 9 x 10
Pages: Pp 207
S#: 2001.00.0306
Date: 1984 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses: Designs for Moderate Cost One-Family Homes (Soft Cover)
Author: Sergeant, John
Description: Original SC List Price $16.95. (First Paper Edition)
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Pages: Pp 207
ST#: 1984.02.0401
Date: 1985 Title: Realization of Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright in Westchester (Published by The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY)
Author: Beard, Rick; Henken, Priscilla; Henken, David
Description: Published to accompany an exhibition at The Hudson River Museum, 3 February through 7 April, 1985. “A ‘Broad-Acre’ Project” by Priscilla Henken originally appeared in the June 1954 edition of “Town and Country Planning”, a British journal (Sweeney 1013). Includes 35 photos and illustrations. (First Edition)
Size: 8.5 x 9
Pages: Pp 36
ST#: 1985.18.0606
Date: 1985 Title: "Realization of Usonia. Frank Lloyd Wright in Westchester." March 7, 14, 21, 28, 1985.
Description: Brochure. "A Tour and Lecture series presented by The Hudson River Museum. Join us for four provocative Thursday programs in March, 1985, to explore the role of Frank Lloyd Wright in creating Usonia, one of Westchester County’s most unique residential communities." Lecturers include Edgar Tafel, David Henken and Pedro Guerrero. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 7.25 x 3.6
Pages: Pp 4
ST#: 1985.36.0711
Date: 1997 Title: Usonia, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Design for America
Author: Rosenbaum, Alvin
Description: (Fifth Edition)
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Pages: Pp 215
ST#: 1997.07.0499
Date: 2001 Title: Usonia New York. Building a Community with Frank Lloyd Wright (Hard Cover - DJ) (Published by Princeton Architectural Press, New York)
Author: Reisley, Roland; with Timpane, John; Forward by Filler, Martin
Description: Usonia, New York is the story of a group of idealistic men and women who, following WWII, enlisted Frank Lloyd Wright to design and help them build a cooperative utopian community near Pleasantville, NY. Through both historic memorabilia and contemporary color photos, this book reveals the still-thriving community based on concepts Wright advocated in his Broadacre City proposals. Over the years, thousands of architects, scholars, planners, and students have visited the community, but no book has yet appeared on this remarkable site. Reisley (S.318 - 1951), one of the original members of Usonia (and still a resident), has written the first full account to illuminate the events, problems, and passions of a democratic group of people developing a designed environment an hour from New York City and the ups and downs of working with America's most famous --and most famously volatile--architect. (Publishers description.) Original list price $40.00. (First Edition)
Size: 9.25 x 9.25
Pages: Pp 172
ST#: 2001.53.0711
WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE Date: October 2004 Title: Westchester
Author: Epstein, H.M.
Description: "The 8 Wonders of Westchester. Local architects pick the county’s best - and most important - buildings." "Best Total Concept. Usonia." Community of which three homes were designed by Wright.
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Pages: Pp 66-67
ST#: 2004.06.1004
EXHIBITION: IN THE REALM OF IDEAS (1988-1990) BOOKS BROCHURES PHOTOGRAPHS PR SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER SEATTLE WEEKLY USONIAN AUTOMATIC HOMES BOOKS Date: 1987 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas (Soft Cover) (Published by The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Scottsdale Arts Center Association)
Author: Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Description: A booklet describing the upcoming national tour of “Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas” Exhibition. “This is an exhibition of ideas. Using the work of Frank Lloyd Wright as examples and his own words as explanatory text, the exhibition highlights and illustrated those ideas that constitute the Foundation upon which everything he built is based.” Introduction; Context of the Exhibition; Freedom of Space; Nature of the Site; Materials and Methods; Building for Democracy; The Display House; Schedule for the Exhibition. Includes five photographs and three illustrations.
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 16
ST#: 1987.57.0507
Date: 1987 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright In The Realm of Ideas (Invitation) (Published by the Scottsdale Arts Center Association and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale)
Author: Scottsdale Arts Center Association and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Description: Invitation Cover: Frank Lloyd Wright In The Realm of Ideas, Traveling Exhibition 1988-1990. Inside: Experience the genius and creative spirit that is Frank Lloyd Wright. Tour the “Usonian Automatic Exhibition House” and exhibit before this unprecedented two-year tour begins in Dallas in January 1988. ...requests the honor of your presence at a private preview to celebrate the upcoming national tour of the exhibition “Frank Lloyd Wright In The Realm of Ideas” December 14, 1987. Includes Envelope.
Size: 7 x 5.25
Pages: Pp 3
ST#: 1987.58.0507
Date: 1988 HC Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas (Hard Cover - DJ) (Published by Southern Illinois university Press, Carbondale and Edwardsville)
Author: Edited by Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks and Nordland, Gerald.
Description: This collection of essays complements a traveling exhibition of Wright's work organized by the Scottsdale Arts Center Association. Five essays by: Jack Quinan, Aaron G. Green, E.T. Casey, Narciso G. Menocal and Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, cover different aspects of Wright’s work, from his early career in Chicago to his principles of organic architecture. Itinerary includes six locations from January 1988 through August 1990. Includes 151 photographs and illustrations. Original HC List Price $65.00. (Third Edition)
Size: 11.25 x 10.25
Pages: Pp 191
ST#: 1988.04.1100
Date: 1988 SC Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas (Soft Cover) (Published by Southern Illinois university Press, Carbondale and Edwardsville)
Author: Edited by Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks and Nordland, Gerald.
Description: This collection of essays complements a traveling exhibition of Wright's work organized by the Scottsdale Arts Center Association. Five essays by: Jack Quinan, Aaron G. Green, E.T. Casey, Narciso G. Menocal and Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, cover different aspects of Wright’s work, from his early career in Chicago to his principles of organic architecture. Itinerary includes six locations from January 1988 through August 1990. Includes 151 photographs and illustrations. Original SC List Price $45.00. (Fourth Edition)
Size: 11.25 x 10.25
Pages: Pp 191
ST#: 1988.39.0707
BROCHURES Date: December 18 - February 26, 1989 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas (Published by the Scottsdale Cultural Council and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale)
Description: Extensive brochure for traveling exhibition which included eight cities over three and a half years. Exhibit included a full size Usonian Home funded by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona. Center for the Fine Arts, Miami Florida, December 18, 1988 - February 26, 1989. Includes eight photographs and five illustrations. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
Size: 5.25 x 11
Pages: Pp 10
ST#: 1988.40.0507
Date: October 9 - Janurary 7, 1990 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas (Published by the Scottsdale Cultural Council and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale)
Description: Extensive brochure for traveling exhibition which included eight cities over three and a half years. Exhibit included a full size Usonian Home funded by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona. Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington, October 9, 1989 - January 7, 1990. Includes eight photographs and five illustrations. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
Size: 5.25 x 11
Pages: Pp 10
ST#: 1988.10.1289
Date: October 9 - January 7, 1990 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright In The Realm of Ideas. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
Description: Specific information about the full size Usonian Home that was exhibited in 8 cities in conjunction with above brochure. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
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Pages: Pp 6
ST#: 1988.11.1289
Date: June 23 - September 30, 1990 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas (Published by the Scottsdale Cultural Council and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale).
Description: Extensive brochure for traveling exhibition which included eight cities over three and a half years. Exhibit included a full size Usonian Home funded by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona. San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, June 23 - September 30, 1990. Includes eight photographs and five illustrations. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
Size: 5.25 x 11
Pages: Pp 10
ST#: 1988.43.0509
Date: February 16 - May 13, 1990 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright In The Realm of Ideas
Description: Exhibit at Marin County Civic Center February 16 - May 13, 1990. Included an actual Usonian Modeled Home. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
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ST#: 1990.12.1101
Date: 1990 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas (Published by the Scottsdale Cultural Council, Scottsdale Center for the Arts)
Description: Informational brochure for the final exhibition of the traveling exhibit. "Scottsdale Cultural Council welcomes home Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas, at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, December 2, 1990 through April 7, 1991. This acclaimed exhibition features dramatic photo murals, architectural models, drawings and renderings, furniture and decorative arts, as well as the 1,800-square foot Usonian Automatic House erected on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall." Traveling exhibition included eight cities over three and a half years. Exhibit included a full size Usonian Home funded by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona. Center for the Fine Arts. Includes three illustrations. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 3.5 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 8
ST#: 1990.84.0711
PHOTOGRAPHS Date: 1988 Title: Usonian Automatic Traveling Exhibit House. Dallas (January-April, 1988).
Description: Caption on face: "Dallas – This photograph, showing the interior of Usonian Automatic Exhibition House, is part of an exhibition of the works of Frank Lloyd Wright that has set out on a national tour that the organizers hope will fire the imagination of today’s architects. Reuter. 1988." Stamped on verso: "Feb 12 88". The full size Usonian Automatic model home was exhibited in eight cities. Dallas (Jan-Apr 1988), Washington DC (June-Sept 1988), Miami (Dec-Feb 1989), Chicago (Jun-Sept 1989), Bellevue, WA (Oct-Jan 1990), San Rafael, CA (Feb-May 1990), San Diego (Jun-Sept 1990) and Scottsdale (Dec-Mar 1991). Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph
ST#: 1988.51.0811
Date: 1988 Title: Usonian Automatic Traveling Exhibit House. Dallas (January-April, 1988).
Description: Caption on face: "Dallas – Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Usonian’ automatic house is dismantled 4/21 in downtown Dallas for the move to the Smithsonian. The Usonian modular house was designed by Wright to be easily built and taken apart and to fill the need for attractive affordable for the common man. The house was experimental and was designed in 1955. UPI." Stamped on verso: "Apr 25 88". The full size Usonian Automatic model home was exhibited in eight cities. Dallas (Jan-Apr 1988), Washington DC (June-Sept 1988), Miami (Dec-Feb 1989), Chicago (Jun-Sept 1989), Bellevue, WA (Oct-Jan 1990), San Rafael, CA (Feb-May 1990), San Diego (Jun-Sept 1990) and Scottsdale (Dec-Mar 1991). Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph
ST#: 1988.52.0811
Date: June 5, 1989 Title: Usonian Automatic Traveling Exhibit House. Chicago. June 5, 1989.
Description: Clipping pasted to verso (stamped Jun 25 1989): "Frank Lloyd Wright’s ideas influenced the homes and public buildings we live and work in today and will continue to influence architecture long after the year 2000. The ranch-styled house was inspired by the work of the Prairie School of architects that Wright led. It was Wright who drove the final nail in the coffin of the idea that every room had to have four walls and a door. A prime example of tearing down walls or, as he put it, ‘the destruction of the box,’ is the L-shaped space so often used today for a living area at one end, a dining area at the other. Then there were the ideas that seemed so sensible, but somehow never caught on." Caption clipping: "The Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Automatic house of hollow-core concrete block was designed so it could be built by anyone." Note: The Chicago Exhibit was held from June - September 1989 at the Museum of Science and Industry. Label on verso: "Photographer, Rich Hein. Date: 6-5-89. Location: Museum of Science and Industry. Reporter: Brenda Rotzoll. Caption: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian house which is on display at the Museum of Science and Industry." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times. For more information see our Wright Study on Usonian Automatic Homes and the Traveling Exhibit.
Size: Original B&W photograph, 10 x 8
ST#: 1989.72.1010
Date: 1989 Title: Usonian Automatic Traveling Exhibit House. Seattle. October 4, 1989.
Description: Clipping on verso: "Wright exhibit coup for Bellevue. Carl J. Brown prepares to install a drapery rod to the living room of the Frank Lloyd Wright house under construction across the street from Bellevue Square. The house is part of an exhibition opening October 9th at the Bellevue Art Museum. Photographed by Mike Siegel, Seattle Times." Acquired from the archives of the Seattle Times.
Size: Original 10 x 6 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1989.76.1011
PR Date: 1990 Title: Scottsdale Arts Center Association PR - 1990 (Published by the Scottsdale Arts Center Association, Scottsdale)
Author: Lucas, Suzette
Description: “Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas. National Tour: 1988-1990. This exhibition, organized and circulated by the Scottsdale Arts Center Association (SACA), presents a rare opportunity to bring national recognition and prominence to the greater Phoenix area.” Includes sponsorships, Oasis Model Sponsorship and a brief historical overview of the Oasis.
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 3
ST#: 1990.65.0507
Date: 1990 Title: Scottsdale Cultural Council PR - 1990 (Published by the Scottsdale Cultural Council, Scottsdale)
Author: Bartholomeaux, Carole V.
Description: “In the Realm of Ideas. Scottsdale welcomes Frank Lloyd Wright Home! 21-August-90... Nearly 900,000 people have seen the exhibition to date...”
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 3
ST#: 1990.66.0507
Date: 1990 Title: Scottsdale Cultural Council PR - 1990 (Published by the Scottsdale Cultural Council, Scottsdale)
Author: Bartholomeaux, Carole V.
Description: “Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas. Fact Sheet” Information pertaining to the exhibition in Scottsdale.
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 2
ST#: 1990.67.0507
Date: 1990 Title: Scottsdale Cultural Council PR - 1990 (Published by the Scottsdale Cultural Council, Scottsdale)
Author: Anonymous
Description: “Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, co-curator of the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas, is the director of archives of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial Foundation.”
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pg 1
ST#: 1990.68.0507
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER Date: October 5, 1989 Publication: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Author: Hackett, Regina
Description: "Frank Lloyd Wright ‘In the Realm of Ideas’ puts Bellevue Art Museum in the realm of major art exhibitions.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 'IN THE REALM OF IDEAS' PUTS BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM IN THE REALM OF MAJOR ART EXHIBITIONS
By Regina Hackett
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 5, 1989What is living architecture? Betty Boop knew. When she sang, buildings swayed and danced. Frank Lloyd Wright knew, too. The quintessential American architect coined the term early in the century to describe his own exalted aspirations. Seeing little distinction between the built and the natural environment, Wright's idea of an architect's role wasn't too far from God's, the only builder to whom he regularly deferred. He once told a group of architects in Santa Barbara that the only good architecture in the entire city was the trees. (Continue)
Pages: Pp C1 C3
ST#: 1989.27.1089
SEATTLE WEEKLY Date: October 4, 1989 Title: Seattle Weekly
Author: Staten, Peter
Description: "Master plans. Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas." Bellevue Art Museum October 9 through January 7
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Pages: Pp 37-38
ST#: 1989.28.1089
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