YEAR PERIODICAL TITLE AUTHOR ARTICLE TITLE PAGES ST# 1956 1956 Saturday Review - August 4, 1956 (Published weekly by the Saturday Review, Inc., New York) Blake, Peter Book Review: “Our Elder Spaceman”. Review of “An American Architecture,” by Frank Lloyd Wright (edited by Edgar Kaufman, Horizon Press, $10.00). Wright’s first major contribution was the discovery of continuous space. Includes one photograph. Original cover price $0.20. 8 x 11. Pg 22-3 1052.00.0906 1956 Architectural Record - December 1956 Anonymous Bust of Wright. Bust of Wright presented to him at the Convention of Architectural Woodwork Institute. (Sweeney 1097) Pp 28 1097.00.0302 1956 Architectural Record - December 1956 Waylite Masonry Ad for Waylight Masonry Units. Example of Erdman Homes, Madison Wisconsin Pp 84 1097.01.0302 1956 Architectural Record - December 1956 Wright Manufacturing Co. Ad for Wright Manufacturing Co. (No relationship.) Wright rubber tile and the Johnson Wax Building. Photos of Johnson Wax Building and Wright. Pp 251 1097.02.0302 1956 Architectural Forum - August 1956 (Published by Time, Inc. New York) 1) Wright, Frank Lloyd; Zeckendorf, William 2) Swedish Crucible Steel Company 1) “Cities: Medieval or Modern.” Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Real Estate Developer William Zeckendorf air differences on the future of the metropolis and the tall building. Excerpts from a discussion telecast by WRCA-TV and NBC. 2) Ad: “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower Equipped with Solid Olsonite Seats.” Includes full page photograph of Price Tower. Original List Price $1.00. 9x12. (Sweeney 1098) 1) Pp 151, 168, 172 2) Pp 15 1098.00.0406 1098.01.0406 1956 Architectural Forum - February 1956 (Published Monthly by Time, Inc. New York) Anonymous Tectum
1) “Frank Lloyd Wright: After 36 years, his tower is completed. On these pages are the pictures of a great artist’s imagination at work over the span of a generation. Wright’s new tower, standing in the prairie town of Bartlesville, Okla., is the realization of a serious prophecy of beauty and strength which began to grow a long time ago in the architect’s mind. Includes ten photographs and ten illustrations. Photographs by Joe D. Price. (Sweeney 1103) 2) Ad: “Pioneer and master of the exposed ceiling concept... Frank Lloyd Wright. For over fifty years the name Frank Lloyd Wright has signified freedom of architecture.” Ad includes two photographs related to Wright buildings and one illustration, plus a portrait. Original List Price $1.00. 9.3 x 12.25. 1) Pp Cover, 106-113 2) Pp 247-248
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Anonymous "Frank Lloyd Wright Day proclaimed in Chicago; Taliesin endowment begun." Mayor Daley proclaims Wright Day October 17. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1105) Pp 21 1105.00.0205 1956 House & Home - May 1956 (Published by Time, Inc., New York)
Anonymous "Frank Lloyd Wright". Four memorable homes by Wright. Mossberg House, South Bend, H&H 12/52; Walker House, Carmel, H&H 3/54; Neils House, Minneapolis, H&H 11/53; David Wright House, Phoenix, H&H 6/53. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.5. (Sweeney 1118) Pp 164-8 1106.00.0205 1956 Architectural Forum - November 1956 (Published by Time, Inc. New York) 1) Wright, Frank Lloyd 2) Wright Manufacturing Company 1) "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mile High Office Tower." Four page fold out includes illustration and Wright’s description of "The Illinois" project. 2) Ad: Wright Rubber Tile and the Johnson’s Wax Building." Includes two photographs and a portrait of Wright. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1108) 1) Pp 106a-d 2) Pp 214 1108.00.0205 1108.01.0205 1956 Colliers - August 3, 1956 Gross, Leonard Listen to Frank Lloyd Wright (Sweeney 1118) Pp 20-1 1118.00.1101 1956 Household - June 1956 Roland, Albert A Modern house in the Old West. Blair House, Cody, Wyoming (Sweeney 1122) Pp Cover, 4 25-27 70 1122.00.0802 1956 Architectural Record - December 1956 Burnham, Alan; Pickens, Buford 7. Churches. Unity "Temple," Oak Park, Illinois, 1905-08, Frank Lloyd Wright. (Tied for thirteenth) (Sweeney 1124) Pp 180 1124.00.0302 1956 Architectural Record - October 1956
Kaufman, Edgar; Shear, John Knox One Hundred Years of Significant Buildings. 5: Houses Before 1907. Ward W. Willitts House (Sweeney 1125) Pp 194 1125.00.0103 1956 Architectural Record - October 1956 Rudolph, Paul The Six Determinants of Architectural Form (Includes two Wright photos) Pp 185-187 1125.01.0103 1956 Architectural Record - October 1956 Anonymous Louis Sullivan. Includes mention of Wright. Pp 217-20 1125.02.0103 1956 Architectural Record - October 1956 Anonymous Meeting the architect’s concept. High velocity air diffusion in the Price Tower. Pp 271 1125.03.0103 1956 Time - June 11, 1956 Anonymous A review of author Jacques Barzun’s work. Includes a mention and portrait of Wright. Pp Cover 57-62 1130.00.1202 1956 Time - July 2, 1956 Anonymous The 20th Century Form Givers. Portrait and paragraph about Wright. (Sweeney 515) Pp 51 1131.00.0802 1956 Time - July 2, 1956 Anonymous Art: The Maturing Modern. Article about Saarinen. Includes comments on Wright, and photo of the Price Tower. Pp 51, 50-7 1131.01.0802 1956 Architectural Forum - February 1956 (Published Monthly by Time, Inc. New York) Anonymous News: “Skies clearing for Wright’s ramp museum, synagogue. At the completion of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower in Bartlesville, Okla., it appears that 1956 would witness the start of construction on two more of Wright’s most spectacular designs.” The Guggenheim Museum and the Beth Sholom Synagogue. Wright was notified that Venice’s Artistic and Technical Commission had rejected his design for a glass-and-marble building on the famed Grand Canal. Original List Price $1.00. 9.5 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1136) Pp 9 1136.00.0707 1956 Arizona Highways - February 1956 Frank Lloyd Wright, Intro Carlson, Raymond Architecture: Organic Expression of the Nature of Architecture (Sweeney 1142) (Two Copies) Cov, 1, 12-29, 41 1142.00.0699 1142.00.0802 1956 Architectural Forum - October 1956. (Published by Time, Inc., New York)
1) Anonymous 2) McQuade, Walter 1) "Wright sketches 510-story office tower, round blue-roof Greek Orthodox church. Mile High Skyscraper". "The Illinois", Chicago, Gree Orthodox Church, Milwaukee, Monona Terrace, Madison. 2) Related: "Sullivan Survives" (unrelated to Wright). Original List Price $1.00. 9.5 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1147) 1) Pp 17 2) Pp 156-161 1147.00.0205 1147.08.0205 1956 Architectural Forum - October 1956. (Published by Time, Inc., New York)
1) Anonymous 2) Anemostat Corp. 1) "Reception Rooms". (Full page photograph of interior of Johnson Wax building.) 2) Ad: "High velocity air diffusion in the Price Tower". (Includes three photographs.) Original List Price $1.00. 9.5 x 12.25. 1) Pp 162 2) Pp 217 1147.09.0205 1147.10.0205 1956 Life Magazine - March 5, 1956 Anonymous Spreading out, stretching up. Includes text and one photo about the Dana House. Pg 98-9 1147.01.0502 1956 Picture Week - January 17,1956 Anonymous Five Minutes with Frank Lloyd Wright Pp 14-16 1147.02.0403 1956 Architectural Forum - September 1956 Sloan Flush Valves Ad: Vertical Masterpiece in a horizontal city. Includes photo and text about Price Tower. Pp 8 1147.03.0404 1956 Architectural Forum - September 1956 Anonymous People: Tickets Please. Wright’s attempt to revitalize Capital buildings. Pp 37 1147.04.0404 1956 Architectural Forum - September 1956 Bauer, Catherine First Job: Control New-City Sprawl. Includes "The Anti City", text, photo and caption about Wright and Broadacre. Pp 105-9 1147.05.0404 1956 Architectural Forum - September 1956 Jones, Cranston Views compared by leading architects. Includes text and photo about Wright. Pp 146-9 1768 172 176 1147.06.0404 1956 Architectural Forum - September 1956 Anonymous High velocity air diffusion in the Price Tower. Pp 200 1147.07.0404 1957 1957 Architectural Forum - December 1957 Anonymous Book Review: A Testament Pp 163 1158.01.0602 1957 Architectural Forum - March 1957 (Published by Time, Inc. New York)
Anonymous "Chicagoans rally to save Wright’s Robie House." Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1164) Pp 9 1164.00.0205 1957 Architectural Forum - April 1957 (Published Monthly by Time, Inc. New York) Anonymous 1) News: “FLLW fighting to design new Arizona capitol.” Wright release sketches of the kind of capitol he felt would be most appropriate for Arizona. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1168) 2) News: “Robie House fate uncertain.” Chicago Theological Seminary confirmed intentions to demolish Robie House. Several new campaigns to save the house and Wright was taking the lead. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25.
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1957 Architectural Forum - April 1957 (Published Monthly by Time, Inc. New York) Anonymous “Proposed State Capitol for Arizona by Frank Lloyd Wright.” Foldout insert on beige paper includes description and two illustrations. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1185) Pp 108a-d 1185.00.1006 1957 Architectural Forum - April 1957 (Published Monthly by Time, Inc. New York) Anonymous Editorial: “The value of used architecture.” A case for preserving the Robie House. Includes one photograph. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1192) Pp 108-109 1192.00.1006 1957 Coronet - August 1957 Anonymous Frank Lloyd Wright: Architectures Stormy Colossus. (Sweeney 1169) Pp 83 - 93 1169.00.0501 1957 True - May 57 Gross, Martin L. Master of the Broken Rule (Two Copies) (Sweeney 1171) Pp 18-20 22 24 26 122-6 1171.00.0102 1171.00.0802 1957 Art in America - Fall 1957 Kaufmann, Edgar, Jr. Frank Lloyd Wright 3 new churches. Beth Sholem Synagogue, Philadelphia. Greek Orthodox Church, Milwaukee. Christian Science Church, Bolinas, California. (Sweeney 1175) Pp 22-25 1175.00.1202 1957 House & Home - May 1957 (Published monthly by Time Inc., New York) Anonymous 1) “1900's: Birth of an idea.” “House of the Century: Since 1857 not house has had more influence.” Robie House. 2) “1930's: Dramatization of an idea.” Fallingwater. Includes 3 photos and 3 illustrations. Original cover price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.5. (Sweeney 1178) Pp Cover 110 116 121 1178.00.0706 1957 Look Magazine - September 17, 1957 Peter, John A Visit with Frank Lloyd Wright. (Sweeney 1194) (Two Copies) Pp 28-37 1194.00.0501 1194.00.0801 1957 Look Magazine - September 17, 1957 Peter, John Two weeks with a genius. (Two Copies) Pp 128 1194.01.0501 1194.01.0801 1957 Saturday Review - December 21, 1957 Wiener, Paul Lester Book Review: Titan of Taliesin. Book review of "A Testament". Pg 18-19 1197.00.0203 1957 Architectural Forum - November 1957 Anonymous News: Wisconsin governor signs spite bill that kills Frank Lloyd Wright’s Madison civic center. (Sweeney 1198) Pp 7, 9 1198.00.0602 1957 Life Magazine - May 13, 1957 Anonymous Wright Picks a Fight in Arizona: Architect scorns a skyscraper and offers a weird substitute. (Sweeney 1203) Pg 59 1203.00.0302 1957 Life Magazine - June 3, 1957 (Published weekly by Time, Inc. Chicago) 1) Schultz, Gerhard; Rogers, Charles; Entwistle, Harold 2) Anonymous
1) Letters: “Wright Picks a Fight.” Three letters published in response to the article in the May 13, 1957 issue. “...is an example of Arizona’s gross stupidity...” “Wright must think Arizona is inhabited by rockheads.” “Wright picks fights all over the place and currently has the city of Madison in a dither...” Includes update on the Madison project and one photograph of Wright’s model for Madison. 2) “Notable Modern Buildings” Architects Institute picks outstanding designs of past decade. Includes caption and full page photograph of the Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Original cover price 20 cents. 10.5 x 14.
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Anonymous News; Wright, Sandburg steal Chicago Dynamic Show. (Sweeney 1204) Pp 12 14 1204.00.0602 1957 Architectural Forum - March 1957 (Published by Time, Inc. New York) 1) Anonymous 2) Vampco Aluminum Products, Ltd. 1) "Wright to design Bagdad opera." Wright to travel to Bagdad. Includes Portrait. 2) Ad: "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower." Aluminum windows by Vamco.. Includes photograph of Price Tower. Original List Price $1.00. 9.25 x 12.25. (Sweeney 1205) 1) Pp 97 2) Pp 157 1205.00.0205 1205.17.0205 1957 Popular Mechanics - July 1957 Whittaker, Wayne How the Prefabs Got That Custom Look Pp 91-96 1205.01.0301 1957 National Geographic - February 1957 Bowie, Beverley M. Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Johnson Wax Pp 176-9 1205.02.0801 1957 Chicago Sun-Times - Robie House News Clippings - 3/19/57 Moore, Ruth Raze Robie House? Wright Joins Battle. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Includes two photos. Wright standing at entrance to Robie House with cane in hand. Interior photo of Wright pointing with cane. Pp 3 1205.03.0302 1957 Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957 Anonymous Raze Robie House? Wright Furious. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Includes photo of Robie House 1205.04.0302 1957 Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957 Dalton, Pat, A He Designed Your House. Modern Homes Patterned After Frank Lloyd Wright Ideas. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Includes photo of Wright standing at entrance to Robie House with cane in hand. 1205.05.0302 1957 Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957 Anonymous Famed Wright Home in Peril? News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Dated on back of clipping before 3/30/57 1205.06.0302 1957 Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957 Anonymous Save The Robie House, German Artists Urge. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. 1205.07.0302 1957 Independent Journal (Marin County) - August 7, 1957 Anonymous "New Red Charges Hurled at Wright: Mrs. McDougall Shows ‘Red Front’ Report; Fusselman Challenges Contract’s Validity". Charges hurled by opponents of Wright designed Civic Center. Defendants point out Wright spoke out against communists. Pp 1, 4 1205.16.0704 1957 This Week Magazine - January 27, 1957 (Published Weekly by United Newspapers Magazine Corporation, New York.) Wright, Frank Lloyd “This Way To Beauty.” Have you ever said, “It’s beautiful, but it isn’t practical”? Then read this. Wright discusses beauty. Includes one photograph. 11 x 13.5. Pp 2 1205.20.1106 1957 Modern Photography - September 1957 (Published monthly by Photography Publishing Corp., New York) Eisenstaedt, Alfred; Keppler, Herbert “Assignment: Portrait, Photographer: Eisenstaedt, Shooting Time: 45 Minutes. The greatness of a photographer can sometimes be measured by his contact sheets. There, at the press of his shutter release, you can study and learn from each success or failure. Here then, from the files of Life photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, are six pages of final prints and contact sheets, his own words and thoughts as he photographed FLW.” Includes 34 photographs. Original cover price 35 cents. 8.25 x 11.1. Pp 52-57 110-112 1205.27.0707
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