SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM (1956) S.400

ARTIFACTS   AUDIO    BOOKS    CERAMICS    COINS    PHOTOGRAPHS    POSTCARDS    POSTERS    STAMPS

ARTIFACTS
	Date: 1958 Title: Guggenheim Elevator Sample: W.S. Tyler Company.  Description: Enameled metal sample (Color: Rust) for the Guggenheim Museum elevators.  Remarks: Solid color Rust enamel for the wainscot, coved corners, transom and car doors.  (Also for ceiling & Lt Grill.) Approved and Initialed by William Wesley Peters.  Approved 3/5/58.  Envelope plus two sides of sample. Size: S#: 1958.00.0502
Guggenheim Elevator Sample Back	Guggenheim Elevator Sample Envelope

AUDIO
	Date: 1993 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright and The Guggenheim Author: Guggenheim Museum Description: Documentary on "The Guggenheim Correspondence" (See The Guggenheim Correspondence) Size: Length: 45 Minutes ST#: 1993.13.1001

BOOKS
	Date: 1959 (Large) Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Inaugural Selections  (Soft Cover)  (Published by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York) Author: Guggenheim Museum Description: Published for the first exhibition in the Museum’s new Frank Lloyd Wright building. This larger version includes six photographs of the museum.  This version dated October 21st, 1959.  (First Edition) Size: Pp 24 Pages: 10 x 6.75 S#: 1275.06.0506
	Date: 1959 (Small) Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Inaugural Selections  (Soft Cover)  (Published by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York) Author: Guggenheim Museum Description: Booklet published for the first exhibition in the Museum’s new Frank Lloyd Wright building.  (First Edition) Size: 6.5 x 5 Pages: Pp 20 S#: 1275.04.0203
	Date: Hard Cover 1960 Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright  (Hard Cover DJ)  (Published by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Horizon Press, New York) Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd; Guggenheim, Harry F. Description: Book Edited and Designed by Ben Raeburn, Editor of Horizon Press. Original cover price $3.95. Two copies, one with and one without dust jacket. (First Edition)  (Sweeney 1405) Size: 8.25 x 10.25 Pages: Pp 72 S#: 1405.04.0407, 1405.00.0305
	Date: Soft Cover 1960 Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Architect Frank Lloyd Wright  (Soft Cover)  (Published by The Solomon R. Guggen-heim Foundation and Horizon Press, New York) Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd; Guggenheim, Harry F. Description: Book Edited and Designed by Ben Raeburn, Editor of Horizon Press.  Three Copies.  Original SC List Price $3.95.  (First Edition)  (Sweeney 1405) Size: 8 x 10 Pages: Pp 72 S#: 1405.01.1299, 1405.02.0103, 1405.03.0806
	Date: 1960 Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  (Soft Cover)  (Published by Braun & Cie, Mulhouse, Paris) Author: Guggenheim Foundation Description: This is more about the collection of paintings in the museum than the building.  (First Edition) Size: Pages: Pp 90 S#: 1406.01.0200
	Date: 1961 Calendar Title: Hudson Vitamin Products - 1961 Calendar  (Soft Cover)  Author: Hudson Vitamin Products Description: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Size: Pages: Pp 14 S#: 1458.06.0802
	Date: 1965 Title: Wright: il Museo Guggenheim (Stiff Soft Cover) Author: Cresti, Carlo Description: (Italian)  Original SC List Price Lire 800.  (First Edition)  (Sweeney 1600) Size: Pages: Pp 7+ S#: 1600.00.0501
	Date: 1975 Version Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  (Soft Cover) Author: Guggenheim Foundation Description: 10,000 Copies Printed  (First Edition)   (Sweeney 1969) Size: Pages: Pp 47 S#: 1969.00.0602
	Date: 1980 Version Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  (Soft Cover) Author: Guggenheim Foundation Description: First published in 1975.  1980 Version, 15,000 Copies Printed  (Second Rev)   (Sweeney 1969) Size: Pages: Pp 49 S#: 1969.02.0799
	Date: 1978 Title: The Guggenheims: An American Epic  (Hard Cover - DJ) Author: Davis, John H. Description: Original HC List Price $14.95.  (First Edition) Size: Pages: Pp 608 ST#: 1978.05.0202
	Date: 1978 Title: Individual Creations  (Published by HBJ Press, New York, Copyright 1977, Rizzoli Editore-International)  (Hard Cover) Author: Conti, Flavio; Translated by Creagh, Patrick Description: Chapter 8: Guggenheim Museum, U.S.A.  One of eight chapters.  Includes history, text, seven illustrations and 25 photographs. (First Edition) Size: 9 x 12 Pages: Pp153-68 ST#: 1978.28.0407
	Date: 1986 Title: The Guggenheim Correspondence  (Hard Cover - DJ) Author: Frank Lloyd Wright, Pfeiffer, Bruce B. Description: Original HC List Price $35.00. (First Edition) Size: Pages: Pp 308 ST#: 1986.04.0700
	Date: 1992 Title: Guggenheim Museum - A-Z  (Soft Cover) Author: Guggenheim Foundation Description: (First Edition) Size: Pages: Pp 296 ST#: 1992.09.0899
	Date: 1994 (First Edition) Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  (Published by the Guggenheim Museum Publications, New York)  (Hard Cover DJ) Author: Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks Description: Photographs by David Heald, William H. Short and Lee B. Ewing.  Includes 74 photographs and illustrations. Original HC List Price $14.95.  (First Edition) Size: 10.25 x 10.25 Pages: Pp 89 ST#: 1994.16.0407
	Date: 1995 (Second Edition) Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  (Published by the Guggenheim Museum Publications, New York)  (Hard Cover DJ) Author: Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks Description: Photographs by David Heald, William H. Short and Lee B. Ewing.  Includes 74 photographs and illustrations. Original HC List Price $14.95. (Second Edition) Size: 10.25 x 10.25 Pages: Pp 89 ST#: 1995.45.1101
	Date: 1999 Title: Guggenheim New York / Guggenheim Bilbao (Soft Cover) (Published by Princeton Architectural Press, New York) Author: Stoller, Ezra; Iovine, Julia V. Description: Flip-over format has two cover, depending on how the book is held. Ezra Stoller's crisp black-and-white photos show readers the New York museum shortly after it opened in 1959. One half of the book contains 30 duotone photographs of the Guggenheim Museum. Original SC List Price $14.95. (Second Edition) Size: 5 x 7 Pages: Pp 80 ST#: 1999.44.0405
	Date: 2006 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum, An Architectural Appreciation (Hard Cover) (Published by the Guggenheim Museum Publications, New York) Author: Frankel, Stephen Robert Description: "Certain geometric forms have come to symbolize for us and potentially to suggest certain human ideas, moods, and sentiments – as for instance: the circle, infinity; the triangle, structural unity; the spire, aspiration; the spiral, organic progress; the square, integrity." Frank Lloyd Wright, 1912. Includes quotes and photographs of the Guggenheim Museum. (Second Edition) Size: 7.4 x 6.75 Pages: Pp 76 ST#: 2006.32.0511
	Date: 2009 Title: The Guggenheim, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Making of the Modern Museum (Soft Cover) (Published by Guggenheim Museum Publications, New York) Author: Ballon, Hilary; Siry, Joseph M.; Levine, Neil; Carranza, Luis E.; Zuaznabar, Gillermo; Kirkham, Pat; Perkins, Scott W.; Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks; Spector, Nancy; Starita, Angela Description: Published on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in association with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Explore the process behind one of the greatest modern buildings in America. Examine the history, design, and construction of Wright’s masterwork. Fully illustrated with preliminary drawings, models, and photographs, the book includes three major essays that consider the building in three important contexts. Nine items from our collection were published in this volume. Original Hard Cover List Price $65, Soft Cover $40. Gift from the Guggenheim Museum. (First Edition)  To Order. Size: 8.25 x 12 Pages: Pp 228 ST#: 2009.02.0809
	Date: 2009 Title: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Guggenheim (Produced by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, New York, Scottsdale, AZ) Author: Fardella, Marcia Description: Guggenheim Museum and Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation celebrate visionary architect with exhibition marking 50th anniversary of Wright’s renowned building. With more than 200 archival drawings, new models, animations, and oral histories. Exhibition: "Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward." May 15 – August 23, 2009. Size: 8.5 x 11 Pages: Pp 6 ST#: 2009.13.0110

CERAMICS
	Date: 1998 Title: Krups - Guggenheim Cappuccino Cup Set.  Description: The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.  Set of 4  Cups & Saucers in the shape of the Guggenheim Museum.  Includes original packing box. Size: ST#: 1998.18.0302
	Date: 2000 Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Ceramic Coaster. Description: "The interior skylight in the main rotunda of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright." Photographed by David Heald. (C) 2000 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Gift from my son when he had the opportunity to visit the Guggenheim when I didn’t. Size: 3.6 x 3.6 ST#: 2000.54.0602
COINS
	Date: Circa 1960 Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Admission Token

PHOTOGRAPHS
	Date: 1945 Title: Guggenheim Museum Cross-section Model 1945 Photographer: Possibly photographed by Margaret Carson Description: Model sitting on table. Description on verso: "Wide World Photo Please Credit. Spiral Art Gallery. New York - This cross-section shows the interior of the spiral-shaped building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Non-Objective Painting, it will be erected on upper Fifth Avenue. 9/21/45." Clipping on verso: "Sept 22, 1956. Below is Wright’s ‘architectural masterpiece’ ... or is it an ‘oversized hot cross bun’? New York made him redesign the structure..." Photographed at the same time as as image in "The Guggenheim Correspondence", Pfeiffer, 1986, page 77, and "The Guggenheim", 2009, page 157. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times. Size: Original silver gelatin 9 x 7 photo. S#: 0647.13.0310
	Date: 1953 Title: Wright at 86 (1953). Frank Lloyd Wright overseeing the construction of the Pavilion at the New York exhibition entitled "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" which was held at the site for the Guggenheim Museum from October - November 1953. Photographer: Pedro Guerrero Description: According to Pedro Guerrero in "Picturing Wright", pages 136-155, "fourteen apprentices came from Wisconsin and spent the better part of the summer and fall of 1953 construction a two-bedroom Usonian house... Next to it was constructed a huge pavilion to house Mr. Wright’s models and drawings as well as photographs..." Most likely photographed in October 1953. Published in "Picturing Wright", page 145 (flipped horizontally). Guerrero explains, "Either with a wave of his cane or a few well-directed words, Mr. Wright would explain what had to be done next, When, many years later, Michael Zingg of Madison, Wisconsin saw the photograph shown here, he said, ‘For myself, it goes beyond a simple workman trying to grasp and understand Mr. Wright. That worker is all of us struggling with his ideas, with a new order, struggling in the end with the genius of the man himself.’ " Clipping pasted to verso: "Detail in pavillion construction gets helpful comment from Mr. Wright. Building used glass in large amount, yet avoid the ‘indecent exposure’ which the architect considers a perversion n some modern designs." Stamped on verso: "International News Photos... 1953 Dec 8." Image restored by Douglas M. Steiner. Size: Original 9 x 7 B&W photograph. S#: 0987.41.0811
	New York Usonian Exhibition House and Pavilion opening reception, October 22,1953.  Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture.
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 1) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.18.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 2) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.19.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 3) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.20.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 4) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.21.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 5) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.22.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 6) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.23.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Attendees Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 7) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.24.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 8) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.25.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 9) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.26.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. & Mrs. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 10) New York Usonian Exhibition House opening reception, October 22,1953. Similar view “Man About Town” Muschamp 1983, Page 129.  Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.27.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr.Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 11) New York Usonian Pavilion opening reception, October 22,1953. Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.28.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Mr. Wright Photographer: Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Description: 12) New York Usonian Pavilion opening reception, October 22,1953. Built on the site for the Guggenheim Museum. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Contact sheet 8 x 10, twelve images each 2.25 x 2.25. S#: 0987.29.0207
	Date: 1953 Title: Wright with Guggenheim Model 1953. Photographer: Description: Wright standing to the left of the Guggenheim Model on October 25, 1953, holding Western Union cable. Label on verso: "Model Showing. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright stands beside a model of the new home he designed for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York on October 25, 1953. The model was displayed at an exhibition, ‘Sixty Years of living Architecture’ tracing Wright’s many innovations in architecture. AP Newsfeature photo. Please credit. (For use Sun., Aug 12, 1990 with Hugh Mulligan’s Oak Park APN story slugged Wright’s Stuff.) sav-7/25/90." Acquired from the archives of AP News. See our Wright Study on Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Size: Original 11.5 x 8 B&W print. S#: 0987.36.1010
	Date: 1953 Title: Guggenheim Museum Drawing 1953. Photographer: Description: Photograph of Wright’s architectural rendering of the Guggenheim. Text written along the bottom of the drawing: "The Modern Gallery. Museum for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Holden and McLaughlin Associates." (Inside Square) "FLLW Aug 15 /47 or 51?" Caption pasted on verso: "The striking design of the Solomon R. Guggenheim museum reflects ‘one great space on a continuous floor’ and gets away from the ‘box’ building design disliked by Wright. The museum’s floor is a continuous spiral to the top." Stamped Dec 27, 1953. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times. Size: Original 9 x 7 B&W print. S#: 0987.35.1110
	Date: 1958 Title: Guggenheim Museum 1958 (S.400). Photographer: Description: Caption "8/23/58 - New York: Here’s an excellent view of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Memorial Museum (see NXP 1165061) which is nearing completion on Fifth Ave. The structure was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, who’s internationally known for his unusual architectural designs. UPI Telephoto." Printed on verso: "New York City - Bldgs - Solomon R. Guggenheim Memorial Museum". Stamped on verso: "Received Examiner Reference Library. Aug 24 1958". Size: Original 9.2 x 7 B&W print. S#: 1259.19.1010
	Date: 1959 Title: Guggenheim Museum 1959 (1956 - S.400) Photographer: Description: Caption pasted on verso: "Couldn’t give it away. So comments Frank Serkal (right), long time resident of the Fifth Avenue area and a fitter in new York’s Saks Fifth Avenue store. He tells AP Newsfeature’s Writer Hugh Mulligan (left) that he doesn’t like the design created by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the new Solomon R, Guggenheim Museum, still under construction (in background). The building has stirred up a lot of comment – pro and con –and some of it is pretty extreme. It’s the sort of hub-bub generally attending the works of Wright. Serkel told Mulligan that style is his business and as far as the museum goes he knows he ‘couldn’t sell that thing to anybody. I couldn’t give it away.’ 3/31/59" AP Newsfeature Photo. Acquired from the achieves of the Associated Press. Size: Original 9 x 7 B&W print S#: 1377.46.0211
	Detail Guggenheim 1959 Date: 1959 Title: Imperial Hotel and the Guggenheim Museum 1959 (two photographs). Photographer: Description: Caption: "(NY15-April 9) Wright Structures - Two of the late architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s structural designs are exemplified in Tokyo’s famed Imperial Hotel and the still uncompleted Guggenheim Museum on New York’s upper Fifth Avenue. Wright, who died today in Phoenix at the age of 89, designed the Tokyo hotel 40 years ago as an earthquake-proof building to withstand the frequent seismological disturbances. The museum, built to house the Solomon Guggenheim collection of priceless modern art, has excited considerable comments - both criticism and praise. (AP Wire photo)" Stamped on verso: "April 9, 10:16pm and April 10, 1959. Associated Press Wirephoto." Acquired from the archives of The Baltimore Sun. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W print. S#: 1377.41.0910, 1377.42.0910
	Date: October 20, 1959 Title: Guggenheim Museum 1959. Photographer: Description: Caption on face, right side: "(NY17 - Oct. 20) New Museum in New York – This is an exterior view of the new Solomon R. Guggenheim museum on New York’s Fifth Avenue which is to be formally opened October 21. The unusual looking structure, built round and round like a corkscrew, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is a memorial to the late Solomon R, Guggenheim, industrialist, philanthropist and patron of the art. (AP Wirephoto) (see story) (pr31331H) 1959. (Advance for release at 11 A.M., EST, Wed. Oct. 21, with story by W.G. Rogers)." Stamped on verso: "1959 Oct 20. Associated Press Wirephoto." Acquired from the archives of the Associated Press. Size: Original 10 x 7.4 B&W print. S#: 1377.45.1210

POSTCARDS
	Date: 1960 Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1960. Description: Back: "The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fifth Avenue and 88th Street, designed by the late Frank Lloyd Wright, houses a major collection of contemporary art. The Galleries are in the larger circular building and administrative offices in the smaller. P36592. Plastichrome(R) by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston 30, Mass., U.S.A. Manhattan Post Card Pub. Co., Inc., 913 Broadway, N.Y.C. N.Y." P.M. 9/13/63. Photographed by Ezra Stoller, taken minutes before or after the cover of "The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright", which was photographed by Ezra Stoller. The women in the red coat on the far left appear in both, as do the cars on the right. The landscaping and shadows are consistent. Size: 5.4 x 3.4. S#: 1458.34.0810
	Date: Circa 1960 Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Description: "Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 5th Avenue (88th to 89th Sts.) New York City. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. A museum with major examples of painting, sculpture and the graphic arts of the recent past. Color photo by A. Devaney. Natural Color by Mike Roberts. Alfred Mainzer, Inc. 39-33 29th St., Long Island City I, N.Y. #432. #C13284." (Opened December 1959.) Circa 1960. Size: 5.5 x 3.5. S#: 1458.26.0807
	Date: Circa 1960 (FDC 1966) Title: FDC PC Description: "Guggenheim Museum: Newest and most modern art museum.  Ramp-like construction designed by Frank Lloyd Wright."   (Opened December 1959.)  (K76.  Published in 1960 by Progressive Publications, Inc.  244 W. 49th St., N.Y.  #52928). Row of two 2c Stamps, cancelled June 8, 1966 Spring Green. Size:5.5 x 3.5 S#: 1280.91.0399
	Date: Circa 1965 Title: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Description: "The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave., New York , N.Y. 10028." (Opened December 1959.) Circa 1965. Size: 6 x 4 S#: 1628.09.0807
	Date: Circa 1965 Title: Museum, view looking down to the main floor. Description: "Museum, view looking down to the main floor. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave., New York , N.Y. 10028." (Opened December 1959.) Circa 1965. Size: 6 x 4 S#: 1628.10.0807
	Date: Circa 1965 Title: Main Gallery Description: "Main Gallery. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave., New York , N.Y. 10028." (Opened December 1959.) Circa 1965. Size: 4 x 6 S#: 1628.11.0807

POSTERS
	Date: 1959 Title: A Work of Art for Works of Art... Guggenheim (Possibly Published by Ready Mix Concrete) Author: Ready Mix Concrete Description: "Superb craftsmanship in concrete reflected in New York’s Guggenheim Museum of Art. Seldom in history has a project been given such wide attention and comment during construction as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. The only building in the city designed by famed Frank Lloyd Wright, and the last major work of his life, its design has proved as extraordinary as its designer... and its influence on the architecture of our times may remain for future generations to determine, in the calm perspective of history." Includes seven photographs and three illustrations. (Verso includes two projects not related to Wright.) Size: 20.5 x 14.1. Pages: Pp 1 ST#: 1377.52.0911

STAMPS
December 2, 1964 - 5c #1259.  "To the Fine Arts"
December 2, 1964 - 5c #1259.  "To the Fine Arts".  Issued December 2, 1964,  Washington, D.C.  125,800,000 issued.  The only connection to Wright is the following FDC.
	Date: Fleetwood FDC Title: FDC - Fleetwood Description: "Commemorating Fine Arts in America."  The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - New York.  One of America's foremost museums for exhibition of today's modern artists.  1) Two 5c Stamps (One Copy);  2-5) One 5c Stamp (Four Copy);  All cancelled December 2, 1964, Washington D.C.  Five copies.  Published by Fleetwood. S#: 1259.01.0499 through 1259.05.0599
2005 - 37c #3910a - Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Detail of Full Set	2005 - 37c #3910a - Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect.  Masterworks of Modern American Architecture.         Spectacular works of architecture in New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; New Canaan, CT; Chicago, IL; Exeter, NH; Los Angeles, CA; New Haven, CT; Philadelphia, PA; and Washington, DC are immortalized on U.S. postage stamps honoring Masterworks of Modern American Architecture.  Each building is depicted through a stunning photograph on the sheet of twelve 37-cent stamps.  The stamps were dedicated in Las Vegas during a special ceremony as part of The American Institute of Architects Annual Convention and Design Exposition at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.        "If the power of architecture is to imagine, create and transform, then its form should inspire," said Anita Bizzotto, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Postal Service, who dedicated the stamps.  "It should elevate the things of everyday life- from commerce, to learning, to living- into the realm of the extraordinary.  And Masterpieces of Modern American Architecture celebrated on these postage stamps do just that."        "This honor confirms the enduring power of architecture to elevate the human experience," said Steidl.  "Each building in the series embodies the creativity and commitment of architects to help create better places for people to live, work and play."        Guggenheim Museum, New York.   With its circular ramp coiling around a space topped by a glass dome, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York has one of the most exhilarating interiors in modern architecture.  Frank Lloyd Wright meant to design the perfect space in which to contemplate an art collection.  The Guggenheim, located on Fifth Avenue across from Central Park, opened in 1959.  Photographed by the late Ezra Stoller.  Scott Catalog USA: #3910a.
2005 - 37c #3910a Back	Date: 2005 Title: Full Sheet: 37c  #3910(a-l) Description: “Masterworks of Modern Architecture”.  Souvenir sheet of 12 stamps.  Each stamp is perforated and the reverse of each stamp has descriptive text.  #3910a: “Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY 1959.  “With its circular ramp coiling around a space topped by a glass dome, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York has one of the most exhilarating interiors in modern architecture.  Frank Lloyd Wright meant to design the perfect space in which to contemplate an art collection.”  Photographed by the late Ezra Stoller.  Each sheet comes with a stiff board and is encased in cellophane.  Issued May 19, 2005, Las Vegas, NV.  Each sheet is 6.4 x 8.  Each board is 7.5 x 10.5. (One copy) ST#: 3910.01.0806
Souvenir Page Back	Date: 2005 Title: Souvenir Page - 37c #3910 Description: “Masterworks of Modern Architecture”.  Souvenir sheet of 12 stamps (#3910a-l) affixed to a Commemorative Page with three cancellations May 19, 2005, Las Vegas, NV.  The First Day Cancellation program started in 1972.  The back of each Souvenir Page contains vital information and statistics about each stamp; issue date, engraver, first day city/state, printer, designer, etc. 8 x 10.5.  Published by the United States Postal Service 2005 (#0510). (One copy) ST#: 3910.03.1206
	Date: 2005 Title: FDC - Byrnes Cachets - 37c #3910a Description: "Masterworks of Modern Architecture". Illustration of the Guggenheim Museum. "1959 New York City. Architect - Frank Lloyd Wright." One - 37c stamp (#3910a). Cancellation: " First day of Issue, May 19, 2005. Masters of Modern Architecture, Las Vegas, NV 89119." Published by John Byrnes Cachets. 4/10. Number 4 of 10. ST#: 3910.04.0207
	Date: 2005 Title: FDC - Mystic - 37c #3910a. Description: "Masterworks of Modern American Architecture: Guggenheim Museum. The sculptural Guggenheim Museum in New York City rose from the architectural imagination of Frank Lloyd Wright." Verso: "Masterworks of Modern American Architecture - Guggenheim Museum. The Guggenheim Museum is located across from Central Park in New York City. It was founded in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Art" Short biographical sketch about the Guggenheim and Frank Lloyd Wright. Cancellation: " First day of Issue, May 19, 2005. Masters of Modern Architecture, Las Vegas, NV 89119." Published by the Mystic Stamp Company. ST#: 3910.05.1111
	Date: 2006 Title: Maxicard - Watson Description: “Frank Lloyd Wright, architect.  Interior view of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1943-59), Skylight.  Photographed by David Heald (c) 2004 SRGF, NY.  Published by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.”  One 37c stamps (#3910a) canceled January 19, 2006 New York. 6 x 4.25.  Published by Terry Watson, Lithia Springs, CA.  (One Copy) S#: 3910.02.1206
HISTORY    1957 (#1089)    1966 (#1280)    1982 (#2019)    1998 (#3182o)    2005 (#3910a)

 

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