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YEAR |
DESCRIPTION |
ST# |
1950 |
1950
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Circa 1950.
The first church building for the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in
Milwaukee was built on the Northeast corner of Broadway and Knapp Streets in
1914. In the mid 1950s, as the Greek community prospered and moved to the
outskirts of town, they made a decision to build closer to where their
members lived. They also made a decision to have Frank Lloyd Wright design
their new building. This building was their home and community center from
1914 through 1961. Providence: The Estate of James Mahos, one of the
building committee member for the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church.
Original 35mm Color Kodachrome Transparency and 5 x 7 high res digital
images. |
0831.114.0822 |
1950
|
Roger Berger House, San Anselmo, California, Perspective 1950 (1950 - S.330)
(FLLW #5039). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Perspective of the Roger
Berger Residence. The designed is based on an equilateral parallelogram
module system. The Living and Dining Rooms, Kitchen and living space is
within a large hexagon, with the bedrooms in a wing running off of it. Text:
"House For Mr. And Mrs. Robert Berger. San Anselmo, California. Frank Lloyd
Wright, Architect. 5039.01." FLLW #5039.01. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.222. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.80.1219 |
C 1950
|
George Blossom Residence, Chicago (1892 - S.014) C 1950. Photograph by Wayne
Andrews. Wayne Andrews was born on September 5, 1913. He graduated from
Harvard College in 1936. He was the Curator of Manuscripts at the New York
Historical Society, and an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons. He received a
doctorate at Columbia University in1956. His PhD was published as
Architecture, Ambition, and Americans, Harper's, 1955. He was the American
Art Professor at Wayne State University, Detroit from 1964 to 1983. He
published many articles: Harper's Bazaar - July 1948, Pp 76; Perspectives
USA No. 4 - Summer 1953, Pp 115-125; Marj - December 1953, Pp 5-10; The
Saturday Review - November 14, 1953, Pg 15-16; House Beautiful - February
1965, Pp 90-103; He died August 17, 1987, in Paris. His collection of
architectural photographs are in the stewardship of Esto Photographic. Label
pasted to verso: "Frank Lloyd
Wright. Res. Geo. Blossom, Chicago, Ill. (1892). Head-on. Wayne
Andrews #1864. Indiana University Fine Arts Department." Stamped on verso
"Photo Wayne Andrews." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.50.0816 |
C 1950
|
Jorgine Slettede Boomer, circa 1950 (possible 63
years old). She was born on August 18, 1887 in Norway. In 1903, at the age
of 16, she and her older sister immigrated to the United States, finally
arriving at their Uncles farm in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She eventually
became a student nurse and then was admitted to Columbia University of
Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. In 1915, she married Richard
Sloane, one of the faculty members at Columbia. Six months later she was
widowed. She married Lucius Boomer in September, 1920. She hired Frank Lloyd
Wright to design a home in 1953, the Boomer Residence, and gave it to the
Phoenix Art Museum in 1958. She passed away on May 7, 1971. Possibly
photographed on one of her trips to Norway. 4 x 5 B&W photograph. |
0831.40.1014 |
1950
|
Mrs. Avery Coonley (1907 - S.135 ), Circa 1950.
Queene Ferry Coonley, born Addie Elizabeth Ferry, (1874-1958), was born in
Detroit to garden seed magnate Dexter Ferry and his wife Addie. Queene
graduated from Vassar College in 1896, married Avery Coonley in 1901. They
had one child, Elizabeth Ferry Coonley, born in 1902. Mrs. Avery (Queene
Ferry) Coonley, a believer in the early childhood education, attempted to
enroll her daughter in Kindergarten. She was denied entrance because her
daughter was not yet five. In 1906, Mrs. Coonley formed the Cottage School
in Riverside, Illinois, a private independent school. In 1912, Wright
designed the Coonley Playhouse to accommodate the growth of the Cottage
School. The school continued to grow, and In 1916, moved to a new facility.
In addition to her duties at school she was treasurer of the National
Women's Party; a trustee of Vassar College and vice president of the
Progressive Education Association. In 1954, Queene Ferry Coonley published
"Great thoughts: an anthology of sayings, garnered over the years". She past
away in the same year a Wright, 1959. Original 5 x 5.5 B&W photograph.
Courtesy of the Avery School. |
0831.25.0112 |
1950
|
Dr. Richard & Madelyn Davis Residence, Woodside, Marion, Indiana,
Perspective 1950 (FLLW #5037.01) (1950 - S.324). Perspective view of the
Davis Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. 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, Wrights Wigwam
concept finally became a reality. Lower text: Residence For Dr. & Mrs. R.
Chard Davis. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect.. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives, Avery Library, Columbia University. 8 x 10 B&W Photograph. |
0831.121.1024 |
1950/1960
|
Dr. Richard & Madelyn Davis Residence, Woodside, Marion, Indiana, Floor Plan
1950 (1960) (1950 - S.324). Copy photograph of 1950 floor plan for the Davis
residence, published in September 1960 House & Home. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1950. From the carport, the front door leads into the entryway.
The small windows cut into the front door mimic the hexagonal shape of the
houses Teepee foot print. To the right of the entry is the workspace and
utility room, both set inside masonry walls, the studio and the bedroom
wing. Dividing the entry from the living room is a shelf, cabinet and
built-in seating. In the center of the teepee is a massive chimney that
forms the core of the teepee. As you continue through the living room, the
dining room table was originally on the left side of the fireplace, balanced
by the built-in seating on the right side. The bedroom wing held the studio,
two childrens bedroom separated by a folding partition, the master bedroom
and two bathrooms. 10 x 7 B&W Photograph. |
0831.122.1024 |
C 1950
|
Victor Falkenau Row House, Chicago, Circa 1950. Adler & Sullivan,
Architects, Chicago. Photographed by Richard Nickels. In 1887 Frank Lloyd
Wright joined the firm of Adler & Sullivan where he worked for six years. An
illustration of the Falkenau Row Houses was published in the
Inland Architect & News
Record - V. XI No.7 - June 1888. "Houses for Victor Falkenau, Chicago.
Adler & Sullivan, Architects, Chicago." Signed: "Frank L. Wright." A
description was published in "The Daily Inter Ocean," December 16, 1888:
"The Material Of The Fronts Is Blue Bedford Stone, With Pressed Brick For
The Other Walls. There Are Elegant Copper Bays At The Second Storey And Much
Beautiful Carving In Stone, Especially About The Cornice And In The Open
Lattice-Work Of The Basement. Two Cherub Heads Are Introduced Very
Effectively. The Houses Are Three-Storey And Basement, With Hardwood Finish
Throughout The First Floor, Very Elaborate Gas-Fixtures, And The Most
Liberal Provision Of Sanitary Appliances" The Sidewalks Are Stone, And So
Are The Steps Of The House, And The Latter Are Protected By Wrought Iron
Rails..." The three row-houses were located at 3420-24 South Wabash avenue,
Chicago. Photographed by
Richard Nickel.
They All Fall Down,
Cahan, 1994, p.80-81. Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0831.77.0919 |
1950
|
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida.
Wright at graduation ceremony. Wright third from left. |
1950.16.1104 |
1950
|
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida.
Wright receives honorary doctor of laws degree in March 1950 (#2).
5x4. |
0831.11.0806 |
1950
|
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida.
Wright on campus. |
1950.17.1104 |
1950's
|
Photo Florida Southern College, Lakeland,
Florida. Wright walking campus. Original silver gelatin 5x7.
See
Frank Lloyd
Wright Quarterly, Summer
2001, page 22. |
1950.12.0506 |
1950
|
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida.
Wright walking campus (#2). 7x5. See
Frank Lloyd
Wright Quarterly, Summer
2001, page 22. |
0831.09.0806 |
1950
|
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida.
Wright walking campus (#3). 7x5. See
Frank Lloyd
Wright Quarterly, Summer
2001, page 22. |
0831.10.0806 |
1950
|
Frank
Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College, 1950. This photograph was taken on
one of Wrights visits to the campus. Florida Southern College Archives
caption: Pictured from left to right: Boris Blai (sculptor of the two busts
of Frank Lloyd Wright and Dr. Spivey which were owned by Florida Southern
College), Frank Lloyd Wright, Donna Stoddard (faculty member at Florida
Southern College, 1937-1981), two unidentified men, Dr. Ludd M. Spivey
(President of Florida Southern College, 1925-1959) and unidentified man. The
edge of the Water Dome can be seen on the far left, behind Boris Blai.
Handwritten with a felt tip black pen on the back of the photograph is the
following: The writing on the back of the photograph identifies the man on
the far right as Mike Engle, but this is not verifiable. Photographed on
March 3, 1950. This image was also published in the 1955 Interlachen
Yearbook, page 35. Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. |
0831.123.1004 |
Circa
1950
|
Wright at 83. Circa
1950. Frank Lloyd
Wright and an
unidentified gentleman most likely at Florida Southern College, standing in
front of palms branches. Stamped on verso: "Photograph by Paul Wille." Wille
was the Florida Southern College photographer for 29 years, "The
Buildings of
Frank Lloyd
Wright at Florida
Southern College", p.100. Wright
visited the campus 8 times during the 40s and 50s (1942, 1945, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1954, 1955, 1957). The style of the lapels on Wright's jacket were
predominate during the 30s and 40s, and for Wright the latest in 1951. A
similar image is dated 1950 (S#831.22). Taking all this into consideration,
the March, 1950 visit seems most reasonable. Stamped on verso: "Date Used:
1959, 1968, 1986, 1988 (2), 1989, 1994, 1995 (2), 1997." Acquired from the
archives of the Miami Herald. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.36.1213 |
1950
|
Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel (1938 - S251) Lakeland, Florida 1950. Viewed
from the Northwest. This was the first Wright building at Florida Southern
College. The ground breaking ceremony was held on May 24, 1938. Dedicated or
the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was held on March 9, 1941. Stamped on verso:
"Perkins Bros. Commercial Photographers, Lakeland, Florida." Hand written on
verso: "7-20-50." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.29.0113 |
1950
|
Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel (1938 - S251) Lakeland, Florida 1950. Viewed
from the Northwest. This was the first Wright building at Florida Southern
College. The ground breaking ceremony was held on May 24, 1938. Dedicated or
the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was held on March 9, 1941. Stamped on verso: "Oct
9 - 1950. Miami Herald Staff Photo. By Stan Wayman." Original 6.5 x 6.5 B&W
photograph. |
0831.30.0113 |
1950's
|
Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer
Chapel, Lakeland, Florida, 3x4, Five photos (circa 1950's) First of
Wright buildings at the College. Built in 1938. |
1950.02.0604 |
1950
|
Florida Southern
College, E. T. Roux Library (1941 - S.252) Lakeland, Florida, 1950. The
design is dated 1941, but due to the war was not completed until 1945. The
library was named after Edwin Timanus (E. T.) Roux (1876-1946). Sometime
between 1969 and 1970 the library was renamed the Thad Buckner Building.
Construction superintendent for the Library was Robert D. Wehr, a member of
the faculty. The dedication ceremony was held on March 17, 1945. Viewed from
the South, looking North. Two students are sitting on the stairs close to
the entrance. Text on face: "Sanborn Photo Service." Stamped on verso: "Sep
19 1950." "Florida Southern College, Public Relations Department, Lakeland,
Florida." Description taped to verso, but miss-identifies building as the
Administration Building. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.31.0113 |
1950
|
Florida Southern
College, E. T. Roux Library interior (1941 - S.252) Lakeland, Florida, Circa
1950. The design is dated 1941, but due to the war was not completed until
1945. The library was named after Edwin Timanus (E. T.) Roux (1876-1946).
Sometime between 1969 and 1970 the library was renamed the Thad Buckner
Building. Construction superintendent for the Library was Robert D. Wehr, a
member of the faculty. The dedication ceremony was held on March 17, 1945.
View of the interior from the Southwest. The librarian's desk is in the
center of the circular room. A fireplace is directly behind the desk. Text
on face: "Sanborn Photo Service." Stamped on verso: "Florida Southern
College, Public Relations Department, Lakeland, Florida." "Sanborn Photo
Service, Lakeland, Florida." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.32.0113 |
1950's
|
Florida Southern
College, Library, Lakeland, Florida, 5x7 (circa 1950's) Built in 1941.
Published in 1955 Yearbook. |
1950.06.0804 |
1950's
|
Florida Southern
College, Library, Lakeland, Florida, 3x4, (circa 1950's) Built in 1941. |
1950.03.0604 |
1950's
|
Florida Southern
College, Administration Building, Lakeland, Florida, 3x4, (circa
1950's) Built in 1946. |
1950.04.0604 |
1950's
|
Florida Southern
College, Administration Building, Lakeland, Florida, 3x4, (circa
1950's) Built in 1946. |
1950.05.0604 |
Circa 1950
|
Florida Southern College,
Administration Buildings. Emile E. Watson (1945 - S.255B) and Benjamin Fine
(1945 - S.255C) Circa 1950. Viewed from the Southeast. The Administration
Buildings, two separate buildings joined by the Esplanades, were completed
in 1948. The Esplanades can be seen on the far left. The Emile E. Watson
Administration Building is in the background on the left. The Benjamin Fine
Administration Building is on the right. The Water Dome is to the far right.
Bernard Elmo Fulghum (1898-1972) was the contractor. Text on face: "Sanborn
Photo Service." Stamped on verso: "Florida Southern College, Public
Relations Department, Lakeland, Florida." "Sanborn Photo Service, Lakeland,
Florida.". Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.33.0113 |
1950's
|
Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, Lakeland, Florida, Two 8x10s (circa late
40's early 1950's) First of Wright buildings at the College.
Built in 1938. |
1946.02.1104 1950.07.0804 |
1950's
|
Florida Southern
College, Lakeland, Florida. Annie Pfeiffer Chapel interior 8x10.
(circa 1950's) First of Wright buildings at the College. Built
in 1938. |
1950.09.1204 |
C 1950
|
William G. Fricke Home, C 1950 (1901
S.058). Viewed from the West, photographed during the Winter. The Pavilion
which used to be on the South side the Fricke home was demolished to make
room for the Brick home on the far right, which was originally built in
1949. Like the Thomas Residence,
also 1901 and in Oak Park, it is an all-stucco exterior. But unlike the
Thomas Residence which is considered Frank Lloyd Wright's first fully
developed prairie styled house in Oak Park, it includes elements of Wright's
transitional designs. Like the
Rollin Furbeck Residence
(1897), it includes elements of Wright's transitional period. Broad
overhanging eves, corners are turned at a 45 degree angle, it includes a
massive central tower, there are rectangular square windows with columns and
it is more vertical than Wright's prairie styled horizontal designs. It is
also a three story home. Where the Rollin columns were round, these are
closer to the appearance of the square Thomas columns. Courtesy of the Art
Institute of Chicago. Photographed by
John Gordon Replinger.
10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.51.1116 |
1950
|
John A Gillin Residence, Dallas, Texas, 1950 (1950 - S.338). Copy of the
ground plan published in
Frank Lloyd Wright
Monograph 1942-1950, Pfeiffer, 1988, p.324. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1950. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Gillin House , 1-1. John A.
Gillin House. Site plan. Dallas, TX, USA. 1950. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of
Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
|
0831.102.0720 0831.103.0720 |
1950
|
Dr. G. Kenneth Hargrove House, Orinda, California, Perspective View 1950
(Project 1950 - FLLW #5109). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.81.1219 |
1950
|
Dr. G. Kenneth Hargrove House, Orinda, California, Aerial View 1950 (Project
1950 - FLLW #5109). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.82.1219 |
C 1950
|
Arthur Heurtley Cottage
Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1950 (undated)
(1902 - S.075). View of the front of the cottage, East Elevation. In 1902
Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park.
Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in
Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on
the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room,
kitchen and servants quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the basement
was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room.
Published in the Illinois Historical Journal, Summer, 1993. Courtesy of the
Illinois Historical Journal. Photograph unknown. 8 x 6 B&W Photograph. |
0831.116.0523 |
C 1950
|
Herbert & Katherine Jacobs Residence
I, Madison, Wisconsin Circa 1950 (1936 - S.234). Not dated. Set of 13 - 35mm
slides. Viewed from the Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936.
Text on sleeve: "A-20-Wr-93.4. Jacobs House 1. Ext: Vw. Fm. South." Acquired
from the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide,
sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
|
0831.89.0720 - 0831.101.0720 |
1950
|
Herbert & Katherine Jacobs II
Residence, Middleton, Wisc 1950 (1944 - S.283). Exterior view of the Jacobs
II Residence from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1944.
Photographed by Wayne Andrews, published in "Architecture
in Chicago & Mid-America," Andrews, 1968, p.126. Mounted to dark
gray board. Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd
Wright. Res. Herbert Jacobs, Middleton, Wis. (1950). Wayne Andrews #1101.
Indiana University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from
the archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0831.104.0920 |
1950
|
Arthur C. Mathews Residence, Atherton, CA,
Perspective 1950 (1950 - S.331) (FLLW #5013). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.83.1219 |
1950
|
Arthur C. Mathews Residence, Atherton, CA,
General Plan 1950 (1950 - S.331) (FLLW #5013). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.84.1219 |
1950
|
1) Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead
Residence, Plato Center, Illinois, Elevation 1950 (1950 - S.334). Photograph
of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1950. Southeast elevation of the Robert and Elizabeth
Muirhead Residence. The Muirhead were farmers, on the same land Robert's
grandfather homesteaded in the 1860. When they took over the family farm,
they found the two-story farm house inadequate for their family's needs.
They were uninspired by the local architects and contacted Frank Lloyd
Wright. On a trip to Taliesin, Spring Green, in the Summer of 1948, they met
Frank Lloyd Wright and made the decision to have him design their house. It
would be another two years before they would see the first set of plans.
They needed a "farmhouse." A large dining room and kitchen for feeding
groups of farmhands, but separated from their living room. Wright provided a
solution. Initial plans separate the living room and bedroom wing from the
dining, kitchen and office with a covered breeze way. They were pleased with
the plans, but an open walkway on cold winter nights was not practical. The
breeze way was enclosed. The open breeze way is clearly visible on the left.
Text: "Southeast Elevation." Text lower left hand corner: "5019.03." FLLW...
Continue... |
0831.107.0721 |
1950
|
2) Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead
Residence, Plato Center, Illinois, Perspective View 1950 (1950 - S.334).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Perspective view of the Robert and Elizabeth
Muirhead Residence. The Muirhead were farmers, on the same land Robert's
grandfather homesteaded in the 1860. When they took over the family farm,
they found the two-story farm house inadequate for their family's needs.
They were uninspired by the local architects and contacted Frank Lloyd
Wright. On a trip to Taliesin, Spring Green, in the Summer of 1948, they met
Frank Lloyd Wright and made the decision to have him design their house. It
would be another two years before they would see the first set of plans.
They needed a "farmhouse." A large dining room and kitchen for feeding
groups of farmhands, but separated from their living room. Wright provided a
solution. Initial plans separate the living room and bedroom wing from the
dining, kitchen and office with a covered breeze way. They were pleased with
the plans, but an open walkway on cold winter nights was not practical. The
breeze way was enclosed. The open breeze way is clearly visible on the left.
Text: "Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Muirhead. Plato...
Continue... |
0831.108.0721 |
1950
|
3) Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead
Residence, Plato Center, Illinois, Ground Plan 1950 (1950 - S.334).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Ground Plan for the Robert and Elizabeth
Muirhead Residence. The Muirhead were farmers, on the same land Robert's
grandfather homesteaded in the 1860. When they took over the family farm,
they found the two-story farm house inadequate for their family's needs.
They were uninspired by the local architects and contacted Frank Lloyd
Wright. On a trip to Taliesin, Spring Green, in the Summer of 1948, they met
Frank Lloyd Wright and made the decision to have him design their house. It
would be another two years before they would see the first set of plans.
They needed a "farmhouse." A large dining room and kitchen for feeding
groups of farmhands, but separated from their living room. Wright provided a
solution. Initial plans separate the living room and bedroom wing from the
dining, kitchen and office with a covered breeze way. They were pleased with
the plans, but an open walkway on cold winter nights was not practical. The
breeze way was enclosed. Note: This drawing was before breeze way was
enclosed. Text: "Plan of House. Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Muirhead...
Continue... |
0831.109.0721 |
1950
|
4) Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead
Residence, Plato Center, Illinois, Floor Plan 1950 (1950 - S.334).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Floor Plan for the Robert and Elizabeth
Muirhead Residence. The Muirhead were farmers, on the same land Robert's
grandfather homesteaded in the 1860. When they took over the family farm,
they found the two-story farm house inadequate for their family's needs.
They were uninspired by the local architects and contacted Frank Lloyd
Wright. On a trip to Taliesin, Spring Green, in the Summer of 1948, they met
Frank Lloyd Wright and made the decision to have him design their house. It
would be another two years before they would see the first set of plans.
They needed a "farmhouse." A large dining room and kitchen for feeding
groups of farmhands, but separated from their living room. Wright provided a
solution. Initial plans separate the living room and bedroom wing from the
dining, kitchen and office with a covered breeze way. They were pleased with
the plans, but an open walkway on cold winter nights was not practical. The
enclosed breeze way is visible on this plan Text: "General Plan. Residence
for Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Muirhead. Plato Center, Illinois. Frank Lloyd...
Continue... |
0831.110.0721 |
1950
|
New Theatre, West Hartford,
Connecticut. "Frank Lloyd Wright, Left, world's most celebrated architect,
is pictured discussing his controversial New Theater model with lovely Faye
Emerson on whose TV-show, the architect was interviews. At the (center) is
noted Playwright Tennessee Williams, who participated in the discussion. The
site for the theatre is West Hartford, Connecticut, where the project is now
being held up by the City Council. Mel Strauss, PL-9-6094. (Hand written:
9/22/1950.)" Assumed to be photographed by Mel Strauss, September 22, 1950.
The interview aired on October 19, 1950. 7 x 6 B&W Print, High res digital
image. (See additional information on
the New Theater.) |
0831.20.0110 |
1950
|
North
Carolina State College 1) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks at North Carolina State College (University of North
Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. On May 16, 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright visited the
School of Design at North Carolina State University. He spoke to over 5,000
people at Reynolds Coliseum, at the time largest attendance for any US
architecture lecture. He was given a rising ovation by the audience as he
entered the Coliseum. He was introduced by H. Th. Wijdeveld, an early
publisher of Wright's work in the magazine
Wendingen. He taught architecture in the U.
S. Between 1947 and 1952. Wright described architecture as "the greatest of
all the arts and mother of the arts, the very essence and soul of our
culture. Organic architecture is founded upon the essential principles which
we should call democracy. Organic architecture grows from within outward, a
thing of the spirit. The nation's schools should revamp their curricula to
educate a man to see himself as himself..." When he concluded his remarks,
he received another ovation. Dean Henry L. Kamphoefner of the School of
Design was the moderator during an open forum discussion following the
address. Wright is speaking at the podium. Dean Henry L. Kamphoefner is
seated behind him on the left, Hendrik Th. Wijdeveld is most likely seated
on the right. 10 x 6.5 B&W photograph. Courtesy of the University of North
Carolina. |
0831.55.0517 |
1950
|
2) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks and tours the North Carolina State College (University
of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. Wright walking with Henry L.
Kamphoefner. On May 16, 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright visited the School of
Design at North Carolina State University. He spoke to over 5,000 people at
Reynolds Coliseum, at the time largest attendance for any US architecture
lecture. He was given a rising ovation by the audience as he entered the
Coliseum. He was introduced by H. Th. Wijdeveld, an early publisher of
Wright's work in the magazine Wendingen.
He taught architecture in the U. S. Between 1947 and 1952. Dean Henry L.
Kamphoefner of the School of Design was responsible for Wright's visit and
lecture at NC State College. 8 x 9.75 B&W photograph. Courtesy of the
University of North Carolina. |
0831.56.0517 |
1950
|
3) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks and tours the North Carolina State College (University
of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. Wright, pointing with his cane, is
walking with Henry L. Kamphoefner. On May 16, 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright
visited the School of Design at North Carolina State University. He spoke to
over 5,000 people at Reynolds Coliseum, at the time largest attendance for
any US architecture lecture. He was given a rising ovation by the audience
as he entered the Coliseum. He was introduced by H. Th. Wijdeveld, an early
publisher of Wright's work in the magazine
Wendingen. He taught architecture in the U.
S. Between 1947 and 1952. Dean Henry L. Kamphoefner of the School of Design
was responsible for Wright's visit and lecture at NC State College. 8 x 9.75
B&W photograph. Courtesy of the University of North Carolina. |
0831.57.0517 |
1950
|
4) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks and tours the North Carolina State College (University
of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. Wright is seated on a cushion, facing
left, surrounded by a group of young men at the North Carolina State
College. On May 16, 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright visited the School of Design at
North Carolina State University. He spoke to over 5,000 people at Reynolds
Coliseum, at the time largest attendance for any US architecture lecture. He
was given a rising ovation by the audience as he entered the Coliseum. He
was introduced by H. Th. Wijdeveld, an early publisher of Wright's work in
the magazine Wendingen.
He taught architecture in the U. S. Between 1947 and 1952. Dean Henry L.
Kamphoefner of the School of Design was responsible for Wright's visit and
lecture at NC State College. 8 x 9.75 B&W photograph. Courtesy of the
University of North Carolina. |
0831.58.0517 |
1950
|
5) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks and tours the North Carolina State College (University
of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. Wright enters the Student Union at the
North Carolina State College. Frank Lloyd Wright is on the left, Henry L.
Kamphoefner, Dean of the School of Design is in the center, Frank Depasquale
is on the right. On May 16, 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright visited the School of
Design at NC State University. He spoke to over 5,000 people at Reynolds
Coliseum, at the time largest attendance for any US architecture lecture. He
was given a rising ovation by the audience as he entered the Coliseum. He
was introduced by H. Th. Wijdeveld, an early publisher of Wright's work in
the magazine Wendingen.
He taught architecture in the U. S. Between 1947 and 1952. Dean Henry L.
Kamphoefner of the School of Design was responsible for Wright's visit and
lecture at NC State College. 8 x 9.75 B&W photograph. Courtesy of the
University of North Carolina. |
0831.59.0517 |
1950
|
6) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks and tours the North Carolina State College (University
of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. Wright appears to be seated, facing
right. His hands are folded and his can is resting on his left arm. A stage
appears to be to the right. On May 16, 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright visited the
School of Design at NC State University. He spoke to over 5,000 people at
Reynolds Coliseum, at the time largest attendance for any US architecture
lecture. He was given a rising ovation by the audience as he entered the
Coliseum. He was introduced by H. Th. Wijdeveld, an early publisher of
Wright's work in the magazine Wendingen.
He taught architecture in the U. S. Between 1947 and 1952. Dean Henry L.
Kamphoefner of the School of Design was responsible for Wright's visit and
lecture at NC State College. 8 x 9.75 B&W photograph. Courtesy of the
University of North Carolina. |
0831.60.0517 |
1950
|
7) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks and tours the North Carolina State College (University
of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. Wright appears to be standing,
listening, and facing left. A stage appears to be to the right. On May 16,
1950, Frank Lloyd Wright visited the School of Design at NC State
University. He spoke to over 5,000 people at Reynolds Coliseum, at the time
largest attendance for any US architecture lecture. He was given a rising
ovation by the audience as he entered the Coliseum. He was introduced by H.
Th. Wijdeveld, an early publisher of Wright's work in the magazine
Wendingen. He taught
architecture in the U. S. Between 1947 and 1952. Dean Henry L. Kamphoefner
of the School of Design was responsible for Wright's visit and lecture at NC
State College. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. Courtesy of the University of North
Carolina. |
0831.61.0517 |
1950
|
8) Frank
Lloyd Wright Speaks and tours the North Carolina State College (University
of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC) 1950. Wright is heading for the car that
appears to be waiting for him. The car door is being held open. The crowd
behind him is watching him leave. On May 16, 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright
visited the School of Design at NC State University. He spoke to over 5,000
people at Reynolds Coliseum, at the time largest attendance for any US
architecture lecture. He was given a rising ovation by the audience as he
entered the Coliseum. He was introduced by H. Th. Wijdeveld, an early
publisher of Wright's work in the magazine
Wendingen. He taught architecture in the U.
S. Between 1947 and 1952. Dean Henry L. Kamphoefner of the School of Design
was responsible for Wright's visit and lecture at NC State College. 8 x 9.75
B&W photograph. Courtesy of the University of North Carolina. |
0831.62.0517 |
1950
|
Wilbur C. Pearce Residence, Bradbury,
California, Ground Plan 1950 (1950 - S.320). (FLLW #5114). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1950. Ground plan for the Wilbur C. Pearce Residence. Constructed
of concrete block and Honduras mahogany. Nestled on a ridge in the southern
foothills is the Wilbur C. Pearce Residence, with a spectacular view of the
San Gabriel Valley. Very similar to the Laurent Residence (S.319) designed
one year earlier. Wright designed a number of semi-circular and circular
buildings. Text: "Residence for Mr. And Mrs. Wilbur C. Pearce. Monrovia,
California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Additional illustrations
published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.249. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.85.1219 |
C 1950
|
Ravine Bluffs : Chicago & Milwaukee Electric
Railway Station Circa 1950 (1911 - FLLW.1123). Viewed from the South. One of
two designs FLW created for Sherman Booth. This one had a flat roof, the
second had a pitched roof. Located at the corner of Old Green Bay Road and
Maple Hill in Glencoe, Illinois. It featured a flat roof, a heated room in
the winter, and a covered area when it rained. From 1911 - 1915, FLW was
commissioned by Sherman Booth to design homes and a suburban development in
Glencoe, Illinois, the Ravine Bluffs Development. The project included both
public and private buildings. Sherman Booth House, Municipal Art Gallery,
Sherman Booth Summer Cottage, Architectural Features for Parker Way, Glencoe
Town Hall, Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway Stations, Sherman Booth
Stable and Garage, Ravine Bluffs Bridge and Concrete Street Lamp, Sherman
Booth House Scheme, Ravine Bluffs Development and Five Rental House. The
electric trains ran until July 1955, and the stations that served the line
were eventually demolished. The sign on the end of the station reads "Green
Bay Road, Glencoe." 10 x 5.75 B&W photograph. |
0831.67.1217 |
1950
|
Bernard Schwartz Residence, Two Rivers,
Wisconsin, C 1950 (1939 - S.271). A year after
Frank Lloyd Wright published his design for a family with
$5,000-6,000 income in
Life Magazine,
the basic concept was built for Bernard Schwartz. Wright did not include a
Living Room, but called it the "Recreation Room." The smaller seating area
he called the "Lounge." This is the "Lounge," tucked into the corner, and
includes built-in seating and shelves. Just to the left, out of frame is a
fireplace. Label pasted to mounting: "Frank Lloyd Wright. Re. Bernard Schwarz (sic), Two
Rivers, Wis. (1939). Living Room. Wayne Andrews #1583. Indiana University
Fine Arts Department." Original 9.5 x 7.75 B&W photograph. |
0831.52.1216 |
1950
|
S.C. Johnson Research Tower,
1950. Round Mezzanines are visible through the glass tubing. The Research
Tower was designed in 1944, construction began in 1947 and the opening
ceremony was held on November 17, 1950. Published in
"A Testament" Wright,1957, page
172-173. "Frank Lloyd Wright, His Life, His
Work, His Words" Wright, 1966, page 133. "Frank
Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building" Lipman, 1986, page 158
(dates image at 1950). Original silver gelatin photo. 8 x 10. |
0831.19.1109 |
C 1950
|
S.C. Johnson Research Tower
(1944 - S.238), circa 1950. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1944, the
tower opened in November 1950. The tower was designed with a center core the
was 54 feet deep. Fifteen floors cantilevered out from the core, floors
alternated square and round, reaching a height of 153 feet. Stamped on
verso: "Johnson Wax Photo, Neg #14260, S. C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine,
Wisconsin." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0831.48.0216 |
C 1950
|
S.C. Johnson Headquarters Circa 1950 (1936 - S.237 and
1944 - S.238). View of the Great Workroom. Label on sleeve: "Arch. USA
Wright, F.L. Johnson Wax & Res. Cen. Ad. Bldg. Wkr. 1936-39. Tower 1948-50.
Racine, Wisconsin." Original 35mm Color slide
encased in glass
and 5 x 8 high res digital image.
|
0831.76.0918 (1-6) |
C 1950
|
SC Johnson Advertising Department Reception
Room Circa 1950 (1944 - S.238). The Advertising Department is in the
Southeast corner of the Research Tower complex. Designed in 1944, the tower
complex opened in November 1950. The dome above the reception room is
similar to one of the designed first proposed for the Guggenheim Museum
(0987.35). Also see
The Solomon Guggenheim Museum,
Pfeiffer, 1994, cover (1994.16). Similar view published in ,
Frank
Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building, Lipman, 1986, page
166. Stamped on verso: "Filed Dec 19 1967." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0831.78.0819 |
C 1950
|
Oscar Steffens Residence (1909 -
S.153) Circa 1950. Viewed from the Northwest, across the street on Rogers
Avenue. The covered Porch is on the left, Living Room in the center and
Dining Room on the far right. The front sidewalk that started at Rogers
Avenue and passed in front of the Living Room to the Entrance, has been
removed and the front yard has been paved. The exterior walls have been
covered with asbestos shingles. Storm windows cover the Porch and Living
Room windows. An apartment building on Eastlake Terrace can be seen in the
background on the far right. Photographed by John Gordon Replinger. Courtesy
of the Art Institute of Chicago. Original 9 x 7.2 B&W print.
For more information see
our Wright Study on the Oscar Steffens Residence. |
0831.26.0512 |
C 1950s
|
George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 -
S.272). Set of 7 35mm slides of Sturges Residence. Viewed from the
Southwest, the Living Room and fireplace are located on the Southern end of
the home. The entrance is just to the right of the fireplace mass, and is
sheltered by the carport on the left. The large fireplace mass adds a
counterbalance to the cantilevered portion of the house and deck.
Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the cantilevered
house and deck are enclosed in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered
with a trellis. These slides were purchased from an estate sale with slides
from the 1940s and 1950s. They are in color, but the color balance is so off
that we have reduced them to B&W. Stamped on face: "1. Made in U. S. A."
Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency." Not dated.
Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
|
0831.72.0618 (1-7) |
C 1950-55
|
George D. Sturges House, Los
Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272). Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior
and interior 35mm slides. View of the Sturges Residence from the Northeast.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. -
Sturges House. 4-5. Sturges House. Ext., View from Northeast. Brentwood, CA,
USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the
archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between
glass, plastic mount.
|
0831.105.0920 (1-10) |
C 1950
|
Suntop Homes, Armore, PA, Circa 1950
(1938 - S.248). Designed for Otto Mallery, Tod Company, Armore, PA. It was
originally entitled "The Ardmore Experiment" by Frank Lloyd Wright. But when
Otto Tod Mallery presents plans to the Armore neighbors, they objected to an
"Experiment" on their street. Wright retitled it The Armore "Suntop Houses".
Although delayed for a full year, designed were finally approved
(Architectural Forum, August, 1939, pp142-3). The top level is a roof deck,
for "sunning", thus the name "Suntop." Although plans were drawn for four
units, only one was built. Construction began on May 1, 1939. Each unit had
a basement utility room, carport and two story living room on the first
level. The second level had the Dining Room and kitchen, with a balcony
overlooking the living room below, Master Bedroom with outside balcony,
small bedroom or nursery and bath. The third level had two bedrooms and the
Sun Terrace. View of unit 156 from the south. The Carport is on the lower
left, under the Master Bedroom balcony directly above. The Living Room is to
the right. The Sun Terrace is above. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Text on face: "A U.S.
Ardmore, Pennsylvania." "Ardmore (Pa.) Suntop house. 1939. Frank Lloyd
Wright." Hand written on verso: "Ardmore (Pa) Suntop homes...
Continue... |
0831.112.0622 |
C 1950
|
Hillside Home School, Taliesin
Fellowship Complex Circa 1950 (1932- - S.228). View from the Southwest.
Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright's aunts, formed the
Hillside Home School in 1887 and ran it until 1915 when it closed. Wright
designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. It
eventually became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. When Wright began
the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, he began restoring and remodeling the
building. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone,
heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left,
two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story
assembly hall on the right. Photographed by Wayne Andrews before the fire
that destroyed the theatre and classrooms in the Spring of 1952. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph.
(See progression of the Hillside
Home School / Taliesin Complex) |
0831.44.0215 |
1968
|
Taliesin, Spring Green Circa
1950 (Taliesin III 1925 - S.218). Viewed from the East, from across the
lake. Frank Lloyd Wright
borrowed the term Taliesin, Welsh for "Shining Brow," positioning the home
just under the crown of the hill. Acquired from the archives of the New York
Sun. New York Sun was published between 1833 and 1950. It published the New
York Morning Sun and the New York Evening Sun editions. In 1920 the Morning
Sun was closed, and it was simply called the New York Sun. In 1950 it was
sold and merged into the New York World-Telegram. Stamped on verso: "May 16
1968." Hand written on verso: "#3. Bldgs, Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin. Kem."
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
|
1757.20.0617 |
C 1950
|
Taliesin, Spring Green Circa 1950 (Taliesin
III 1925 - S.218). Viewed from the South. Tower and Hill Apartments. "The
Hill Tower was originally planned primarily as a farm unit but was later
adapted for housing and fellowship functions." "Frank Lloyd Wright's
Taliesin," Henning, 2011, page 36. In 1935 (0397.26) the stonework on the
far left intersected the wall to its right, without the gap that is seen in
this image. A long vertical window has been added within that gap. Acquired
from the archives of the New York Sun. New York Sun was published between
1833 and 1950. It published the New York Morning Sun and the New York
Evening Sun editions. In 1920 the Morning Sun was closed, and it was simply
called the New York Sun. In 1950 it was sold and merged into the New York
World-Telegram. Stamped on verso: "May 16 1968." Hand written on verso: "#5.
Bldgs, Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin. Kem." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0831.68.1217 |
C 1950
|
Taliesin, Spring Green Apprentice
Picnic Circa 1950 (Taliesin III 1925 - S.218). Apprentice picnic at Taliesin
near remains of Midway Gardens. Possibly one of the Sunday afternoon
picnics. Photographed by Allan J. Gelbin, apprentice from 1949 - 1953. There
appears to be the remains of five Sprite, possibly a partial figure from the
interior fountain and three decorative blocks. Mr. And Mrs. Wright are
seated on the ground in the center. For an additional view of the remains at
Taliesin, A Way
Of Life, Gottlieb, 2001, p.35. Text on sleeve:
"A-20-Gel-ArchFLW-0-5. Portraits & Bkgrd. Materials. Mr. & Mrs. Wright,
A.D..A." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm
Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. |
0831.88.0520 |
C 1950
|
Taliesin West, Scottsdale, AZ,
Garden Room Circa 1950 (1937 - S.241). Not Dated. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1937, but work continued at Taliesin West until his death. A piano
and harp can be seen in the background as is the quartet music stand. An
Origami Armchair can be seen in the foreground. The massive fireplace has
not yet been constructed. For dating see
S#857.51-18. Possibly
photographed by Peter Maunu. 9 x 6 B&W photograph. |
0831.119.0624 |
1950
|
V.C. Morris Gift Shop, Floor Plan1950 (1948 -
S.310). Floor plan published on the inside front cover of "V.C. Morris."
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. One of the main design features of
the V. C. Morris Gift Shop is the ramp that leads from the first floor to
the second. Although construction of the
Guggenheim Museum (1956 - s.400) did not begin until 1956, Frank Lloyd
Wright first conceived the spiral ramp for the Guggenheim in 1943. The V. C.
Morris Gift Shop was Frank Lloyd Wright's first opportunity to complete a
circular ramp, which connected the first and second floors. 8 x 10 Color
photograph. |
0831.69.0418 |
Circa 1950
|
Mrs. Clinton (Della) Walker
(1948 - S.306). Possibly a reception with Della Walker, circa 1950. Frank
Lloyd Wright standing with a group of people looking at the camera.. He is
wearing a suite and tie, a gold chain runs up to his breast pocket. He is
holding a glass in his right hand, his left is in his coat pocket. He
appears to be at a reception close to Monterey, California. Carmel is
adjacent to Monterey. The Fawcett home (1955 - S.385) in Los Banos is an
hour and a half away. The Kundert Medical Clinic (1955 - S.397), San Luis
Obispo, CA, is two and a quarter hours away. Possibly Della Walker is the
women to the right of Wright. Stamped on face: "Lee Blaisdell,
Photographer." Stamped on verso: "Lee Blaisdell Photo Service. Monterey,
Calif." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.41.0215 |
Circa 1950
|
Mrs. Clinton (Della) Walker
(1948 - S.306). Possibly a reception with Della Walker, circa 1950. Frank
Lloyd Wright sitting with a group of men. He is looking to the left,
jestering with his right hand. Same suit and tie as (S.831.41), but has
added an overcoat. He appears to be at a reception close to Monterey,
California. Carmel is adjacent to Monterey. The Fawcett home (1955 - S.385)
in Los Banos is an hour and a half away. The Kundert Medical Clinic (1955 -
S.397), San Luis Obispo, CA, is two and a quarter hours away. Stamped on
face: "Lee Blaisdell, Photographer." Stamped on verso: "Lee Blaisdell Photo
Service. Monterey, Calif." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.42.0215 |
Circa 1950
|
Chauncey L. Williams Residence, River Forest,
Illinois, Circa 1950 (1895 - S.033). In 1895 Chauncey Williams hired Frank
Lloyd Wright to design a home for him in Oak Park (now River Forest).
Chauncey L. Williams Residence viewed from the East. The octagonal Library
is on the left, entrance is in the center, the semi-octagonal Dining Room is
on the right. The dormers were remodeled in 1900. The original dormers were
square, bordering a semi-circle, replicating the shape front door. The
remodel added a peak matching the peak over the Library and Dining Room. It
also eliminating the half circle. The semi-circular portion of the front
door is embellished with circular designs. The semi-circular theme is also
carried into the terrace in the front of the house. Photographed by J. G.
Replinger. Text lower left hand corner: "73338." 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.79.1019 |
Circa 1950
|
Frank Lloyd Wright along the
Pacific Coast, possibly Carmel California on a visit to the area, circa
1950. Possibly on a visit to the Walker Residence (1948 - S.306) in Carmel
California. Wright is standing with his arms behind his back, looking to the
right. He is wearing a hat. A wind swept evergreen tree is in the
background. Vegetation appears coastal. Overcoat appears to match the coat
in (S#831.42). Original 8 x 10 color
photograph. |
0831.43.0215 |
1950
|
Wright at 83, 1950. (Brandoch
approximate age 8). Frank Lloyd Wright and grandson, Brandoch Peters. His parents were
architect William Wesley Peters and Svetlana Hinzenburg, Wright's adopted
daughter from Olgivanna's previous marriage. In 1946 when Brandoch was four
years old, his mother Svetlana and brother Daniel, were killed in an
automobile accident at Taliesin in 1946. The Wrights helped raise Brandoch
and raised him as their own. He grew up at Taliesin at his grandfather's
side. The verso is stamped "Edgar L. Obma, A.P.S.A. Master of Photography.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin." (Note: Obma Studio opened in Dodgeville on
March 1, 1941 after Edgar and his wife Elizabeth purchased the former
Letcher Studio. They were married for 38 years. He passed away on January
31, 1976, she on October 5, 2002.) 8 x 10 print, High res
digital image. |
0831.18.0709 |
1950
|
Wright at 83. 1950. Studio
portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright in suit and tie, facing forward, looking
slightly to the left. Photographed by Edgar L. Obma, Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
Possibly photographed at the same time as portrait of
Wright and Brandoch Peters. (We have verified a copy of this
photograph that is dated August 24, 1950.) Press photograph for exhibition
at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., opening July 1, 1988. Label
taped to verso: "Exhibition: "Frank
Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Idea", an exhibition that explores the
ideas and achievements of architectural theorist, designer and educator
Frank Lloyd Wright..." (Note: Obma Studio opened in Dodgeville on March 1,
1941 after Edgar and his wife Elizabeth purchased the former Letcher Studio.
They were married for 38 years. He passed away on January 31, 1976, she on
October 5, 2002.) Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0831.24.0811 |
1950
|
Wright at 63 and 83, 1930 and
1950. UPI Caption: "4/9/59 - Phoenix, Arizona: Frank Lloyd Wright, 89, dean
of American architects, died 4/9 in St. Joseph's Hospital here. Wright
underwent an operation 4/6. He is shown her in 1926 (1930) photo (top) and
1950 photo (bottom). UPI Telephoto/Files." 1930 photograph published in
"My Father Who is on Earth",
Wright 1946, page 195, and
"Truth Against The World", Meehan, 1987, page 122. Also used in the
1932 Poster.
Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 7 x 9.2 B&W
Print. (1930 - S#249.21) (1950 - S#831.22) |
0831.22.0910 |
Circa 1950
|
Wright in his 80s, Circa 1950s.
Frank Lloyd Wright walking in the garden at Taliesin, Spring Green. Wright
walking to the right. Wearing a suit and tie, overcoat,
scarf and hat, a cane is in his right hand. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0831.27.0612 |
Circa
1950
|
David & Gladys Wright House Site Circa 1950
(1950 - S.322). Frank Lloyd Wright visits the site of David &
Gladys Wright's house, Phoenix, Arizona. In 1950, David Wright,
Frank Lloyd Wright's fourth child, asked his father to design a
home for he and his wife on a lot they owned in Phoenix. Wright
called the design "How to live in the Southwest", which was
published in the June 1953, "House & Home." The lot was located
in the middle of a citric grove, so Wright designed the living
space to float above the tree line. David owned a company that
manufactured and distributed concrete block. The decorative
blocks were designed specifically for this home. Others were
standard blocks manufactured by his company. At some point
during the beginning of 1950, Wright must have visited the site.
After studying the view from the site, we were able to confirm
that the view of the Camelback Mountains in the background,
matches the view from the site. Note: This photographs was
published on the cover of
The
Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly,
Spring, 1997, and is dated February 5, 1952. But, if this is the
site of David Wright's home, as we suspect, it appears to be a
vacant lot, void of construction, which would date this
photograph 1950. The car Wright is leaning against is a 1948
Buick Eight Roadmaster. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0831.87.0320 |
Circa 1950-1955
|
David & Gladys Wright House, set of
31 historic photographs. David & Gladys Wright
House 1950-1955. Frank Lloyd Wright designed this
home for his fourth child David, in March, 1950. Wright
called the design "How to live in the Southwest", and was
published in the June 1953, "House & Home." The lot was
located in the middle of a citric grove, so Wright designed
the living space to float above the tree line. David owned a
company that manufactured and distributed concrete block.
The decorative blocks were designed specifically for this
home. Others were standard blocks manufactured by his
company. Courtesy of the David &
Gladys Wright family. As originally designed by Wright, when
visitors approach the home from the drive, they walk under
the main level, across the garden court, past the pool,
under the master bedroom which cantilevers over the ramp, to
the base of the ramp. To the left is the massive circular
column...
Continue... |
0831.37.0614
1-31 |
1951 |
1951
|
Gabrielle and Charlcy V. Austin
Residence Drawing Negatives, 1951-1954 (1951 - S.345). Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1951, it was completed in 1954 on a two-acre
sloping lot. Walls were constructed of Dessert Rubblestone and concrete in
the manner of Taliesin West. The walls slope in as they rise. Forms were
constructed, filled with rock, and concrete was then poured into the forms.
Like many of Wright's Usonian homes, floors were concrete embedded with pipe
for the radiant heating system, and tinted Cherokee red. Cypress was used on
the walls and ceilings as was most of the furniture. The Living Room
included built-in seating as well as a massive fireplace. The Workspace
(kitchen) ceiling is 18' high, capped with a skylight. Although Wright
specified cedar shingles, asphalt shingles where used, most likely due to
cost. One of only two homes in South Carolina, the other is Auldbrass.
Wright named the home "Broad Margin." Set of twelve B&W negatives of the
Austin blueprints. 35mm B&W negative and 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
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0857.33.0518 (1-12) |
1951
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Butterfly Wing Bridge 1951
(Project: 1947/1949/1951). 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: "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...
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0857.38.0919 |
1951
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Charles A. Brown
Residence, Evanston, Illinois, Perspective 1951 (1905 - S.110). Perspective
view of the Brown Residence viewed from the Northwest. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1905. The exterior walls of the house are board and batten,
and extend up to the sills of the second floor windows. The horizontal band
of windows and stucco surrounds all four side and extends to the roof line.
The sills match the light color of the stucco. The windows are trimmed in
wood, and trim is also used to as a design element between windows. Text
lower right: Photographed by J. G. Replinger. Courtesy of the Art
Institute of Chicago. 10 x 8 B&W photographs. |
0857.62.1123 |
1951
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1) Fallingwater,
Kaufman House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1951 (S.230 - 1935). Set of 6 B&W
photographs dated 1951. View of Fallingwater from across the stream.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935, the living room and terraces are
cantilevered over the stream. A sculpture, child on a horse, can be seen in
the foreground on the right. The living space is on the lower level,
bedrooms are on the upper levels. Set of six B&L photographs. Original 9.5 x
6.5 B&W photograph. |
0857.54.0122 |
1951
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2) Fallingwater,
Kaufman House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1951 (S.230 - 1935). Set of 6 B&W
photographs dated 1951. View of Fallingwater from the bridge. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935, the living room and terraces are cantilevered
over the stream. The living space is on the lower level, bedrooms are on the
upper levels. Set of six B&L photographs. Original 9.5 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0857.55.0122 |
1951
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3) Fallingwater,
Kaufman House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1951 (S.230 - 1935). Set of 6 B&W
photographs dated 1951. View of Fallingwater from the bridge. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935, the living room and terraces are cantilevered
over the stream. The living space is on the lower level, bedrooms are on the
upper levels. Set of six B&L photographs. Original 9.5 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0857.56.0122 |
1951
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4) Fallingwater,
Kaufman House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1951 (S.230 - 1935). Set of 6 B&W
photographs dated 1951. View as you approach the main entrance to
Fallingwater. Trellis over the driveway is anchored into the hillside. The
entrance is beyond the corner. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935.
Unidentified male petting a dog is in the lower right hand corner. Set of
six B&L photographs. Original 6.5 x 9.5 B&W photograph. |
0857.57.0122 |
1951
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5) Fallingwater,
Kaufman House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1951 (S.230 - 1935). Set of 6 B&W
photographs dated 1951. View of the main entrance to Fallingwater. The
entrance is to the left. Trellis over the driveway is anchored into the
hillside. Wright designed the trellis around existing trees. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935. Set of six B&L photographs. Original 6.5 x 9.5
B&W photograph. |
0857.58.0122 |
1951
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6) Fallingwater,
Kaufman House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1951 (S.230 - 1935). Set of 6 B&W
photographs dated 1951. View of the main entrance to Fallingwater from
above. Trellis over the driveway is anchored into the hillside. Wright
designed the trellis around existing trees. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1935. Set of six B&L photographs. Original 6.5 x 9.5 B&W photograph. |
0857.59.0122 |
1951
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Florida Southern
College, Administration Buildings. Emile E. Watson (1945 - S.255B) and
Benjamin Fine (1945 - S.255C) 1951. Viewed from the Southeast. Students
standing, sitting and walking around waterdome. The Administration
Buildings, two separate buildings joined by the Esplanades, were completed
in 1948. The Esplanades can be seen on the left. The Benjamin Fine
Administration Building is in the foreground adjacent to the water dome. The
Emile E. Watson Administration Building is in the background on the left and
right. Bernard Elmo Fulghum (1898-1972) was the contractor. Caption glued to
verso: "The Frank Lloyd Wright designed administration building and
waterdome at Florida Southern College." Stamped on verso: "Florida Southern
College, Public Relations Department, Lakeland, Florida." "Photo by Harold
Sanborn." "Mar 11 1951." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.15.0514 |
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Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel (1938 - S251) Lakeland, Florida, Circa 1951.
Viewed from the Northwest. This was the first Wright building at Florida
Southern College. The ground breaking ceremony was held on May 24, 1938.
Dedicated or the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was held on March 9, 1941. The
Esplanades, covered walkways, can be seen in the foreground. Text on face:
"Sanborn Photo Service." Stamped on verso: "Florida Southern College, Public
Relations Dept., Lakeland, Florida." "Sanborn Photo Service, Lakeland,
Florida." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.11.0113 |
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Florida Southern
College, E. T. Roux Library (1941 - S.252) Lakeland, Florida, Circa 1951.
The design is dated 1941, but due to the war was not completed until 1945.
The library was named after Edwin Timanus (E. T.) Roux (1876-1946). Sometime
between 1969 and 1970 the library was renamed the Thad Buckner Building.
Construction superintendent for the Library was Robert D. Wehr, a member of
the faculty. The dedication ceremony was held on March 17, 1945. Viewed from
the Southeast, most likely from the balcony of the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel.
Published in "Florida Southern College, Lakeland", 1953, p. 7 (airbrushed),
and "Of Fact and Fancy",
Thrift, 1979, p. 143. Label pasted to verso: "Exterior, The E. T. Roux
Library, Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Original
10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.12.0113 |
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Florida Southern
College, E. T. Roux Library interior (1941 - S.252) Lakeland, Florida, Circa
1951. The design is dated 1941, but due to the war was not completed until
1945. The library was named after Edwin Timanus (E. T.) Roux (1876-1946).
Sometime between 1969 and 1970 the library was renamed the Thad Buckner
Building. Construction superintendent for the Library was Robert D. Wehr, a
member of the faculty. The dedication ceremony was held on March 17, 1945.
View of the interior from the Southwest. The librarian's desk is in the
center of the circular room. A fireplace is directly behind the desk.
Published in "Florida Southern College, Lakeland", 1953, p. 6. The caption
reads, "...Mr. Wright's design for natural lighting is so perfect that
artificial illumination is needed only in the evening hours." Also published
in "Of Fact and Fancy",
Thrift, 1979, p. 78. Label pasted to verso: "Interior, The E. T. Roux
Library, Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Stamped
on verso: "Photograph by Paul Wille." "Nov 7 1955". Published clipping taped
to verso and stamped "Nov 20 1955." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.13.0113
0857.14.0113 |
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Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, Lakeland, Florida, Circa 1951 (1938 - S251).
Viewed from the Southeast. Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1938. The Esplanades is partially completed on the East side of
the Chapel. The William H. Danforth Minor Chapel (1954 - S.258) can not be
seen to the far left. This was the first Wright building at Florida Southern
College. The ground breaking ceremony was held on May 24, 1938. Dedicated or
the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was held on March 9, 1941. Published in
Perspectives, Summer 1953, p.119;
Marg,
December 1953, p.10. Published in
Architecture in America,
Andrews, 1960, on the cover and p.146. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted
to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Lakeland, Florida.
Pfeiffer Chapel, Florida Southern. 1940. (East.) Photo: Andrews 1087."
Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9 x 7.75 B&W Photograph.
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0857.42.0420 |
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Florida Southern
College, E. T. Roux Library, Lakeland, Florida, Circa 1951 (1941 - S252).
Viewed from the Southeast. The Roux Library was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1941, but not completed until 1945, due to the war. The Esplanades
is visible on the right. The library was named after Edwin Timanus (E. T.)
Roux (1876-1946). Sometime between 1969 and 1970 the library was renamed the
Thad Buckner Building. Construction superintendent for the Library was
Robert D. Wehr, a member of the faculty. The dedication ceremony was held on
March 17, 1945. Published in
Perspectives, Summer
1953, p.118. Published in
Architecture in America,
Andrews, 1960, p.146. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20,
USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Lakeland, Florida. Roux Library,
Florida Southern. 1942. (South.) Photo: Andrews 1092." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.75 B&W Photograph.
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0857.43.0420 |
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Florida Southern
College, Administration Building, Lakeland, Florida, Circa 1951 (1946 -
S255). Viewed from the Southwest. The Administration Building was designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. The Esplanades is visible on the left,
leading to the Administration Building to the right. Curved stairs lead up
to the Water Dome on the far right. The Administration Buildings, two
separate buildings is joined by the Esplanades, and completed in 1948. The
Water Dome, a 160 foot in diameter circular pool, was first filled in early
1948. The Emile E. Watson Administration Building is in the background on
the left. The Benjamin Fine Administration Building sets on the pools edge.
The Water Dome is on the far right. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to
board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Lakeland, Florida.
Administration Building, Florida Southern. 1948. (Closeup.) Photo: Andrews
1096." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9 x 7.25 B&W Photograph. |
0857.44.0420 |
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Huntington Hartford
Art Colony, New York, Circa 1951. After Huntington Hartford abandoned the resort
Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the 160 acres Hartford owned in the
Hollywood Hills, he turned his attention to utilizing the property for an
arts community. According to the UCLA Library, Special Collection, which
houses all the documents related to the Foundation, in December 1948,
Huntington Hartford established the Huntington Hartford Foundation; its
purpose was to foster community creativity in the arts through fellowships
which provided subsistence, living quarters and partial supplies at the
Foundation's location in Rustic Canyon, Pacific Palisades, California.
Applicants for fellowships were screened by three admissions committees
(literary, music and art). He hired Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's son,
to designed a studio apartment building for the property. Huntington ended
the Foundation in September 1965. Published in the February 4, 1952 issue of
Life Magazine. 9 x 7 B&W photograph. (See our
Wright Study on the Huntington Hartford Resort Project.) |
0857.26.0561 |
1951
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Dr. Allison W. Harlan House,
Chicago, Illinois, 1951 (1892 - S.018). View of the Harlan House from the
Northeast. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright's "bootlegged" houses. What used to
stand with open space on either side is now crowded by apartment buildings.
This view shows the major change to the original cantilevered balcony. It
appears more as a decorative element than a balcony. The Sullivanesque
panels that covered the face and sides of the balcony was either discarded
or added under the new balcony. The bracing added under the revised balcony
is visible. The entrance is reached on the left side. Five sets of floor to
ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed
Terrace. Photographed by Harriet Dyer Adams. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd
Wright Trust. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.40.0420 |
1951
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Dr. Allison W. Harlan House,
Chicago, Illinois, 1951 (1892 - S.018). View of the Southeast corner of the
Harlan House. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for
Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright's "bootlegged" houses. This
view shows the major change to the original cantilevered balcony. It appears
more as a decorative element than a balcony. The Sullivanesque panels that
covered the face and sides of the balcony was either discarded or added
under the new balcony. The bracing added under the revised balcony is
visible. The entrance is reached through the opening below the house
numbers. Photographed by Harriet Dyer Adams. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd
Wright Trust. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.41.0420 |
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Charles L. Manson
House, Wausau, Wisconsin, Circa 1951 (1938 - S.249). Viewed from the
Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938. This is considered by
many to be Wright's fourth Usonian House. The first being
Jacobs I
(1936 - S#234). The second, the
Hanna House
(1936 - S#235). The third, the Ben Rebhuhn House (1937 - S#240), a design
reworked to conform to Usonian principles. Rebhuhn was Wright's publisher at
Horizon Press. Fourth, the Charles L. Manson House (1938). Where as the
Jacobs I and somewhat the Hanna are L-shaped Usonians, and the Rebhuhn a
cruciform, the Manson is generally in-line. Wright eliminated most 90 degree
corners, utilizing 30- and 60-degree angles enabling the feel of the house
to flow from one end to the other. Constructed of brick and cypress, the
house is built on a sloping lot. One of Manson's hobbies was photography,
hence Wright added a darkroom to the design on the second level. This image
possibly photographed by Charles L. Manson. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin
photograph. |
0857.02.0207 |
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Charles L. Manson
House, Wausau, Wisconsin, Circa 1951 (1938 - S.249). Viewed from the
Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938. This is considered by
many to be Wright's fourth Usonian House. The first being
Jacobs I
(1936 - S#234). The second, the
Hanna House
(1936 - S#235). The third, the Ben Rebhuhn House (1937 - S#240), a design
reworked to conform to Usonian principles. Rebhuhn was Wright's publisher at
Horizon Press. Fourth, the Charles L. Manson House (1938). Where as the
Jacobs I and somewhat the Hanna are L-shaped Usonians, and the Rebhuhn a
cruciform, the Manson is generally in-line. Wright eliminated most 90 degree
corners, utilizing 30- and 60-degree angles enabling the feel of the house
to flow from one end to the other. Constructed of brick and cypress, the
house is built on a sloping lot. One of Manson's hobbies was photography,
hence Wright added a darkroom to the design on the second level. This image
possibly photographed by Charles L. Manson. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin
photograph. |
0857.03.0207 |
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S.C. Johnson Headquarters Circa
1951 (1936 - S.237). Administration building Penthouse. View of Herbert
Johnson's office. Possibly after the 1951 remodel. When comparing this view
to the 1939 view, published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building," 1986, page 114,
the outside wall in the background on the left has been raised about three
feet. Also, setting on that wall is a
portrait of Wright taken in 1950. Stamped on verso: "Dec 19 1967."
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.28.0817 |
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S.C. Johnson
Headquarters, Racine, Wisconsin, Circa 1951 (1936 - S.237). Interior view of
the Great Workroom. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews, possibly in 1951 when he photographed S.C. Johnson
Headquarters. Other photographed published in
Architecture,
Ambition and Americans, Andrews, 1955,
and
Architecture in
Chicago & Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.120-121. Mounted
to dark gray board. Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th
cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Johnson Wax Adm. Bldg., Racine, Wis. (1939). Int.,
West. Wayne Andrews #1220. Indiana University, Fine Arts Department."
Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0857.45.0920 |
1951
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Sixty Years of Living
Architecture, Florence, 1951. Exhibition catalog for
Sixty Years of Living Architecture,
1951, Florence, Italy. "Mostra di Frank Lloyd Wright. Firenze, Palazzo
Strzzi, 24 giugno - settembre 1951. (Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition.
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, 24 June - September 1951. Itinerary Catalog.)"
"Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" was a
traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, 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. 7.25 x 10 B&W photograph.
(S#857.50) |
0857.50.0321 |
1951
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Sixty Years of Living
Architecture, Florence, 1951. Floor Plan for exhibition "Sixty Years of
Living Architecture" 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, 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. Detailed plan for the exhibition. Lower right
corner: "Oscar Stonoroiv, Architect. February 1951." 10 x 7.75 Color
photograph. Courtesy of the University of Wyoming. |
0857.49.0321 |
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Sixty Years of
Living Architecture, Florence, 1951. Oscar Stonorov (right) touring "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" Exhibition, 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, 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. Background photograph on the
left: One of three Introductory panels. Middle: Frank Lloyd Wright in his
studio at Taliesin. The Call Building Model sets behind him. Photographed by
Pedro Guerrero in 1947. Background photograph on the right: One of three
Introductory panels. Right: Taliesin West, his home in the Arizona desert
near Phoenix, from November to May. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright
/ Sixty Years of Living Architecture,
1952 Exhibition, Moser, 1952, p.66. Also see
Wright on Exhibit,
Smith, 2017, p.188, for example of layout in 1952. 10 x 7.25 B&W photograph.
Courtesy of the University of Wyoming. |
0857.46.0321 |
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Sixty Years of
Living Architecture, Florence, 1951. Frank Lloyd Wright and Oscar Stonorov
viewing model of the Guggenheim Museum at "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" Exhibition, 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, 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. Model is possibly #88: "A Modern Gallery for
the Guggenheim Foundation, New York City. 1943." See
Wright on Exhibit, Smith, 2017,
p.185, for an example of the model setup in 1952. 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph.
Courtesy of the University of Wyoming. |
0857.47.0321 |
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Sixty Years of
Living Architecture, Florence, 1951. Frank Lloyd Wright and a large group
viewing model of the 12' x 12' Broadacre City at "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" Exhibition, 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, 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. Broadacre City Model is #51: "A conception of
the ideal modern decentralized community. Scale of the model: 4 square
miles. This area includes 2200 one-acre plots. Protesting against the
exaggerated and inhuman concentration in American cities, Broadacre City is
designed for the direct contact of man with nature and his country side"
Left to right: Ologivanna Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruno Zevi
(Partial view), Kathryn Lewis, Iovanna Lloyd Wright, Carl Ludovico
Ragghianti, Count Carlo Sforza, Oscar Stonoroiv, and Licia Collobi,
Ragghianti. Published in Wright on
Exhibit, Smith, 2017, p.183. 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. Courtesy of
the University of Wyoming. |
0857.48.0321 |
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Sixty Years of Living
Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951. Set of 40 B&W
photographs by Ancillotti & Co., of the exhibition "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" held in Florence, Italy, 1951. This set of 40 B&W
photographers documents 10 models, 42 photographs and nine illustrations on
display at the exhibition.
"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...
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Taliesin West 1951,
(1937 - S.241). General overall dessert view from the Southwest. Ezra
Stoller first visited Taliesin West in May, 1946, then again in 1951.
Photographed in 1951 by Ezra Stoller. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West" Stoller, 1999, page 34-35. Original 4 x 5
contact print and 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0857.18.0523 |
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Taliesin West 1951,
(1937 - S.241). Entry walk with cactus, viewed from the Northwest. Mr.
Wright's office was on the left, drafting room in the center. Ezra Stoller
first visited Taliesin West in May, 1946, then again in 1951. Photographed
in 1951 by Ezra Stoller. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West" Stoller, 1999, page 36. Original 4 x 5
contact print and 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0857.19.0523 |
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Taliesin West
Cabaret Theater 1951, (1949 - S.243). Cabaret Theater and gallery, designed
in 1949. The seating was placed at a slight angle to the screen, the gallery
is on the right. Ezra Stoller first visited Taliesin West in May, 1946, then
again in 1951. Photographed in 1951 by Ezra Stoller. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West" Stoller, 1999, page 43. Original 4 x 5
contact print and 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0857.20.0523 |
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Taliesin West
Cabaret Theater 1951, (1949 - S.243). View west down the pergola. The bell
tower and drafting room is on the right, the small movie theater (Hogan) is
in the foreground on the right. Ezra Stoller first visited Taliesin West in
May, 1946, then again in 1951. Photographed in 1951 by Ezra Stoller. Similar
view published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West" Stoller, 1999, page 80. Original 4 x 5
contact print and 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0857.21.0523 |
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1) Unitarian Meeting House circa
1951 (1947 - S.291). Viewed from the Northwest. Designed in 1947,
construction began in 1949. On August 21, 1951, the church opened with a
lecture by Frank Lloyd Wright. Set of three photographs during the early
summer of 1951, nearing the completion of the Unitarian Meeting House. The
roof, finished in copper, accenting horizontal lines, is the most stunning
aspect to the design. Workers can be seen on the exterior of the meeting
house, with a man visible on the scaffolding near the peak of the
auditorium. Original 4.5 x 2.75 B&W photograph. |
0857.34.0718 (1) |
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2) Unitarian Meeting House circa
1951 (1947 - S.291). Viewed from the Northwest. Detail of Auditorium.
Designed in 1947, construction began in 1949. On August 21, 1951, the church
opened with a lecture by Frank Lloyd Wright. Set of three photographs during
the early summer of 1951, nearing the completion of the Unitarian Meeting
House. The roof, finished in copper, accenting horizontal lines, is the most
stunning aspect to the design. Workers can be seen on the exterior of the
meeting house, with a man visible on the scaffolding near the peak of the
auditorium. It appears that plants have already been planted in the built-in
planter at the front of the auditorium. Original 4.5 x 2.75 B&W photograph. |
0857.34.0718 (2) |
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3) Unitarian Meeting House circa
1951 (1947 - S.291). View of the Unitarian Meeting House from the Southeast.
The West Living Room is to the far left, the classrooms on the left, the
Hearth Room and Auditorium in the center, and the Entrance to the right. Set
of three photographs during the early summer of 1951, nearing the completion
of the Unitarian Meeting House. Workers can be seen on the exterior of the
meeting house. Original 4.5 x 2.75 B&W photograph. |
0857.34.0718 (3) |
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Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes,
CA, 1951, Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.). Exterior view of Wayfarers'
Chapel, designed by Lloyd Wright. Constructed of wood and glass. The walls
and ceiling are of glass. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: :
"West 20, US Arch. Wright, Lloyd. Palos Verdes, California. Wayfarers'
Chapel. 1951. Photo: Andrews. #1071." Photographed by Wayne Andrews.
Original 9 x 7 B&W Photograph. |
0857.39.0220 |
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Wayfarers' Chapel 1951 - Lloyd
Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.) View of Wayfarers' Chapel, designed by Lloyd
Wright. Clipping pasted to verso: "Plate glass walls and roof, with redwood
supports, form the unusual Wayfarer's chapel on the coast road south of Los
Angeles. It was designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Wisconsin's famed
architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. The Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian)
plans to erect another similar building at the spot. Worshipers will be able
to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors." Stamped on clipping: "Jun 17 1951."
Stamped on verso: "The Milwaukee Journal." Also: "Religious News Service
Photo, New York." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0857.32.0218 |
1951
|
Wright at 84, 1951. Frank Lloyd
Wright and Anne Baxter. Anne Baxter was Wright's Academy Award winning
Granddaughter. Both are looking to the right. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright in New
York," Hession, Pickrel, 2007, p. 23. Also published on the cover of
Frank Lloyd Wright
Quarterly, Winter 1993. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0857.16.0614 |
1951
|
Wright at 84,
1951. Frank Lloyd Wright and Anne Baxter. Anne Baxter was Wright's Academy
Award winning Granddaughter. Both are looking to the right. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright in New
York," Hession, Pickrel, 2007, p. 23. Also published on the
cover of
Frank Lloyd Wright
Quarterly, Winter 1993. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0857.60.1121 |
1951
|
Wright at 84, 1951. Wright in
drafting room at Taliesin West in 1951. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
Similar image in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West", Stoller, 1999, p 8. Mr. Wright
facing left, looking at the camera. He is sitting on a table, leaning
against a beam. He is wearing a suit and tie, a pork pie hat, with a pencil
and triangle in his right hand. Blueprints are rolled up on the right. Hand
written on verso: "Wright, Frank Wright." Stamped on verso: "The Huntsville
Times Library." Acquired from the Huntsville Times. Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0857.36.1118 |
1951
(B)
|
Wright at 84, 1951.
A) 1957 (90); B) 1951 (84); C) 1953 (86);
D) 1954 (87).
A) Top Left: Wright
at 90. 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright inspects construction of the
Guggenheim in 1957. Ground was broken on August 14, 1956. Wright visited the
site many times. Wright pasted away April 9, 1959, six months before the
grand opening. Grand opening October 21, 1959. Published in "The
Guggenheim", 2009, p 1, and a similar image taken at the same time,
"Frank Lloyd Wright in New
York", Hession, Pickrel, 2007, p 104. Photographed by John Engstead.
Original 3.75 x 4.75 B&W photograph.
B) Top Right: Wright
at 84, 1951. Wright in drafting room, Taliesin West in 1951.
Photographed by Ezra Stoller. Similar image in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West", Stoller, 1999, p 8. Original 3.75 x 4.75
B&W photograph.
C) Bottom Left:
Wright at 86, 1953. Frank Lloyd Wright at drafting table with a
large image of the V.C. Morris Gift Shop (S.310 - 1948) in the background.
Photographed by John Engstead. Published on the cover of "Frank
Lloyd Wright Decorative Designs Collection", 1990. Original 3.75 x 4.75
B&W photograph.
D) Bottom Right:
Wright at 87, 1954. Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright, facing right,
looking to the left. Photographed by Al Ravenna. Original 3.75 x 4.75 B&W
photograph.
Montage of four portraits of Frank Lloyd Wright. Stamped on verso:
"Nov 9 1998". Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. Three copies. |
0857.06.0911
0857.07.0911 0857.09.0213 1998.109.0121 -5F |
C 1951
|
Wright, David Wright
House circa 1951 (1950 - S.322). Viewed from the North. View of the master
bedroom which cantilevers to the left. The walls and roof are complete.
Waiting for installation of windows. The lower level of the large massive
column houses the bath/ changing room for the pool. The second level of the
column is the master bedroom fireplace. Although the column anchors the
eastern end of the home, the main level cantilevers past it and seems to
float above the ground. The master bedroom is on the left, the bedroom
gallery is on the right. 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. |
0857.22.0215 |
1952 |
1952
|
Anderton Court Shops, Beverley
Hills, California, Perspective View 1952 (FLLW #5032) (1952 - S.356).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Perspective view for the Anderton Court
Shops. In 1952, Nina Anderton (Check spelling on web site), a wealthy widow,
commissioned Wright to design retail space on Beverly Hills' exclusive Rodeo
Drive. Consisting of four shops on the first two levels, two on either side
of a centrally located light well connected by an angular ramp that winds
upward in a diamond shaped parallelogram. The upper level was originally
designed as an apartment, later divided into two additional shops.
Construction was supervised by apprentice Joseph Fabris, who stayed in
Anderton's Bel-Air home during construction. Text: "Anderton Court Shops.
Beverley Hills, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Perspective
View." FLLW #5032.02. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.288. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.41.1219 |
1952
|
Anderton Court Shops, Beverley
Hills, California, Elevation, Sections and Ground Plan 1952 (FLLW #5032)
(1952 - S.356). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Street elevation, two
sections and ground plan for the Anderton Court Shops. In 1952, Nina
Anderton, a wealthy widow, commissioned Wright to design retail space on
Beverly Hills' exclusive Rodeo Drive. Consisting of four shops on the first
two levels, two on either side of a centrally located light well connected
by an angular ramp that winds upward in a diamond shaped parallelogram. The
upper level was originally designed as an apartment, later divided into two
additional shops. Construction was supervised by apprentice Joseph Fabris,
who stayed in Anderton's Bel-Air home during construction. Text: "Street
Elevation. Section on Center Line. Section A-A. Ground Plan." Additional
illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.288-290. Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0910.42.1219 |
1952
|
Florida Southern
College, Industrial Arts Building Pavillion (1942 - S.254) 1952. Originally
designed in 1942 as a student center, it was redesigned in 1950 as the
Ordway Industrial Arts Building. Wright visited the campus on October 24,
1951 and inspected the 30,000 square foot building. It was dedicated in
March 1952 and called the Horsey Building, after J. William Horsey, a
Canadian businessman, an early supporter of the building. It was rededicated
in 1956 as the Lucius Pond Ordway Building. The center section of the
building included the Pavilion and Amphitheater with an inner grass court
yard on either side. The Pavilion was used as the Student Lounge.
Photographed just after the completion of the building, and published in the
September 1952 issue of Architectural Forum. Label on verso: "The Student
Lounge, the Industrial Arts Building, Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.24.0113 |
C
1952
|
Florida Southern
College, Ordway Industrial Arts Building Theater, Lakeland, Florida, Circa
1952 (1950 - S254). Interior view of the Industrial Arts Building Theater.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950, completed in 1952. Originally
designed in 1942 as a student center, it was redesigned in 1950 as the
Ordway Industrial Arts Building. Wright visited the campus on October 24,
1951 and inspected the 30,000 square foot building. It was dedicated in
March 1952 and called the Horsey Building, after J. William Horsey, a
Canadian businessman, and early supporter of the building. It was
rededicated in 1956 as the Lucius Pond Ordway Building. Photographed just
after the completion of the building. One of three round structures on
campus. The second is the Roux Library, and the third is the Water Dome.
There also is a circular dome over the Planetarium in the Polk County
Science Building. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA
Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Lakeland, Florida. Florida State College.
1952. Interior: Theater, Industrial Arts Building. Photo: Andrews 1331."
Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph.
|
0910.64.0420 |
C 1952
|
William G. Fricke House,
Oak Park, Illinois, C 1952 (1901 - S.058). View of the Fricke Residence from
the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901. Photographed in the
Summer. The North elevation is dominated by the soaring height of the three
story tower and tall vertical windows. Triangular bay windows are projecting
between two entrances to the home, and enclose the Reception Room. Both
Entrances lead to the main Hall, which feeds the Dining Living and Reception
Rooms. The Kitchen is down a hallway. Published in
Architecture in
Chicago & Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.73. Hand written
on verso: "1594." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
|
0910.62.0420 |
C 1952
|
Warren Hickox Residence,
Kankakee, Illinois, Circa 1952 (1900 - S.056). Viewed from the East. Frank
Lloyd Wright designed the Hickox Residence in 1900. Completed in stucco with
wood trim. Warren Hickox, Sr. purchased two adjoining lots and gives one to
his daughter Anna Hickox Bradley and the other to his son Warren Hickox, Jr.
In 1900, both hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design homes for the properties.
Both the Bradley and Hickox houses could be considered Wright's first
prairie styled houses, along with the Willits Residence. Published in
Architecture in
Chicago & Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.77. Mounted to
gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd:
1869-. Kankakee, Illinois. Res. Warren Hickox. 1900. Photo: Andrews 1323."
Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.75 B&W Photograph.
( |
0910.63.0420 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View from the
Southeast. The Library is on the left, Living Room is on the right. Richard
Lloyd Jones was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and founder of The Tulsa
Tribune. Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The surface of a majority
of the blocks are smooth. The small block above the windows and running
along the top of the chimney are decorative. Mounted to gray board. Label
pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Res. R. L. Jones. 1929. (From Southeast.) Photo: Andrews 1335."
Published in
Architecture in America, Andrews, 1960, p.133. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0910.57.0420 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View from the
Southeast. The Library is on the left, Living Room is on the right. Richard
Lloyd Jones was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and founder of The Tulsa
Tribune. Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The surface of a majority
of the blocks are smooth. The small block above the windows and running
along the top of the chimney are decorative. Mounted to gray board. Label
pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Res. R. L.
Jones, Tulsa, Okla. (1929). Southwest. Wayne Andrews #1335. Indiana
University, Fine Arts Department." Published in
Architecture in America,
Andrews, 1960, p.133. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0910.65.0920 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View from the
Southeast of the second level. A bedroom is on the left, Bath in the center,
and the double glass doors lead to a flight of stairs. Richard Lloyd Jones
was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and founder of The Tulsa Tribune.
Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The surface of a majority of the
blocks are smooth. The small block above the windows are decorative. The
perforated blocks on the right are embedded with lights behind a grill.
Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank
Lloyd: 1869-. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Res. R. L. Jones. 1929. (View on Roof.)
Photo: Andrews 1336." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0910.58.0420 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View from the
Southeast of the second level. A bedroom is on the left, Bath in the center,
and the double glass doors lead to a flight of stairs. Richard Lloyd Jones
was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and founder of The Tulsa Tribune.
Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The surface of a majority of the
blocks are smooth. The small block above the windows are decorative. The
perforated blocks on the right are embedded with lights behind a grill.
Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank
Lloyd Wright. Res. R. L. Jones, Tulsa, Okla. (1929). View on roof. Wayne
Andrews #1336. Indiana University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Second copy. Acquired
from the archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W
Photograph |
0910.66.0920 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View of the back
of the garage from the Southeast. The swimming pool is on the left, garage
on the right. Richard Lloyd Jones was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and
founder of The Tulsa Tribune. Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The
surface of a majority of the blocks are smooth. The small block above the
windows and running along the top of the chimney are decorative. Mounted to
gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd:
1869-. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Res. R. L. Jones. 1929. (Garage Unit.) Photo:
Andrews 1337." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0910.59.0420 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View of the back
of the garage from the Southeast. The swimming pool is on the left, garage
on the right. Richard Lloyd Jones was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and
founder of The Tulsa Tribune. Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The
surface of a majority of the blocks are smooth. The small block above the
windows and running along the top of the chimney are decorative. Mounted to
gray board. Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd
Wright. Res. R. L. Jones, Tulsa, Okla. (1929). Garage unit. Wayne Andrews
#1337. Indiana University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0910.67.0920 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View of the
Living Room. Richard Lloyd Jones was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and founder
of The Tulsa Tribune. Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The surface
of a majority of the blocks are smooth. The small block running along the
top and bottom of the upper wall are decorative. The perforated blocks are
embedded with lights behind a grill. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to
board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Res. R.
L. Jones. 1929. Interior: Living Room. Photo: Andrews 1338." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0910.60.0420 |
C 1952
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
House "Westhope,", Tulsa, Oklahoma, C 1952 (1929 - S.227). View of the Entry
Hall. The front door is to the right. The Living Room is behind the camera.
Richard Lloyd Jones was Frank Lloyd Wright's cousin and founder of The Tulsa
Tribune. Constructed of textile blocks and glass. The surface of a majority
of the blocks are smooth. The perforated blocks are embedded with lights
behind a grill. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA
Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Res. R. L. Jones. 1929.
Interior: Front Hall. Photo: Andrews 1339." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0910.612.0420 |
1952
|
Thomas E. Keys
Residence, Rochester, Minnesota, 1952 (1950 - S.321). Viewed from the
Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. The carport is on the far
left. The utility room is between the entrance and the carport. The Living
room is between the entrance and the fireplace mass, and the bedrooms are on
the right. Wright's first design for the house in 1947 was totally
different. It utilized the poured stone masonry, much like Taliesin West.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Monograph, 1942-1950, Pfeiffer, 1988/1990, p.164. To reduce
construction costs, this second design utilized concrete blocks, and then
was backfilled with berms just below the window level. Wright also designed
this second version with a combination of a hipped and flat roof. Mounted to
gray board. Label pasted to board: : "West 20, US Arch. Wright, Frank L.
Rochester, Minn. Keys Res. 1952. Exterior. Photo by Andrews. 1538."
Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. One copy acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. One copy acquired from the archives
of the Indiana University. Original 10 x 8 and 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photographs. |
0910.55.0420 0910.68.0920 |
1952
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R. W. Lindholm Residence Ground Plan, Cloquet, Minnesota 1952 (1952 - S.
414). Preliminary ground plan for the R. W. Lindholm Residence. Frank Lloyd
Wright designed the Linnholm Residence in 1952. The residence is a large "L"
shaped Usonian home with the carport that forms a "T" Standard concrete
blocks were used to construct the home, and tidewater cypress was used
throughout finish the cabinetry and trim. Changes are indicated on the
drawing. The roof line of the garage was changed. The Master bedroom was
enlarged, and a second bath was added. Other changes were made, but
generally it is close to the final floor plan. Text: "House
for Mr. And Mrs. R. W. Lindholm. Cloquet, Minnesota. Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect."
Signed "FLLW, __ 20 / 52."
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. 10 x 7 Color photograph. |
0910.70.0222 |
1952
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R. W. Lindholm Residence
Floor Plan, Cloquet, Minnesota 1952 (1952 - S. 414). Floor plan for the R.
W. Lindholm Residence. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Linnholm Residence in
1952. The residence is a large "L" shaped Usonian home with the carport that
forms a "T." Standard concrete blocks were used to construct the home, and
tidewater cypress was used throughout finish the cabinetry and trim. Text:
"House for Mr. And Mrs. R. W. Lindholm. Cloquet, Minnesota. Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect. Sheet No. 2. General Plan." Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
#5208.003. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library. 10 x
7 B&W photograph. |
0910.71.0222 |
1952
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Alvin Miller Residence,
Charles City, Iowa, Circa 1952 (1946 - S.289). View of the front of the
house, the Southeast elevation. The carport is on the left. The Gallery and
bedrooms are in the center, the Entrance is to the right. A Study and Guest
Room is to the right of the entrance. The river bank is on the far right out
of the picture. Designed in 1946, Frank Lloyd Wright originally specified
brick, and designed a duplex for Doctors Alvin and William Miller with a
clinic located between the two units. Only the single unit was built, and it
was constructed of limestone instead of brick. Located on a river, the
retaining wall and stairs to the boat inlet on the river bank became an
important design element. Label pasted to verso: "W 20, USA Arch. The
University Gallery. Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota.
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869--. Charles City,
IA. - 1952. Res. Miller Entrance view. Photo by Andrews Photo 1519."
Additional photographs are published in
Architecture in
Chicago & Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.137. Photographed
by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.52.0420 |
1952
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Herman T. Mossberg Residence,
South Bend, Indiana, Living Room 1952 (1948 - S.302). Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1948. Early drawings are dated 1946. This two-story house
was constructed of red brick. The shelves and seating on the left are
built-in. The fireplace is cantilevered. The
stool and small table were designed by Wright. Additional setting is
built in to the right. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: : "West
20, US Arch. Wright, Frank L. South Bend, Ind. Mossberg Res. 1952. Living
Room - West. Photo by Andrews. #15..." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Original 10 x 8 B&W
Photograph. See additional Wright
furniture. |
0910.48.0220 |
1952
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Henry J. Neils Residence,
Minneapolis, Minn. Exterior 1952 (1949 - S.314). View of the exterior from
the Southeast. Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Neils House in 1949. The
bedrooms are on the left, the fireplace is in the center, the living room is
on the right. Photographed by Wayne Andrews and published in
Architecture in
Chicago & Mid-America, Andrews, 1973,
P.131. Label pasted to verso: "The University Gallery. Northrop Memorial
Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Artist: Wright,
Frank Lloyd. American, 1869 -. Location: Minneapolis, Minn. - 1952. Res.
Neils, Grand View. Photo By Andrews. #1531." Hand written on verso: "1531."
Frank Lloyd Wright visited the Neils in 1954 and 1956. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.45.0220 |
1952
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Henry J. Neils Residence,
Minneapolis, Minn. Living Room 1952 (1949 - S.314). View of the Southeast
corner of the Living Room. Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Neils House in
1949. The ceiling soars upward. The seating along the wall is built-in. The
two tables in the center, short and tall,
were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. fireplace is in the center, the living
room is on the right. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews and published in
Architecture in Chicago & Mid-America,
Andrews, 1973, P.131. Label pasted to verso: "The University Gallery.
Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Artist: Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869 -. Location:
Minneapolis, Minn. - 1952. Res. Neils Window Seat. Photo By Andrews. #1535."
Hand written on verso: "1535." Frank Lloyd Wright visited the Neils in 1954
and 1956. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.46.0220 |
1952
|
Henry J. Neils Residence,
Minneapolis, Minn. Living Room 1952 (1949 - S.314). View of the Living Room
Fireplace. Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Neils House in 1949. The seating
along the wall to the left is built-in. The fireplace mass is cantilevered
out over the opening. The stairs up to the main portion of the house is in
the background just to the right of the fireplace. The Workspace is to the
right. Label pasted to verso: "The University Gallery. Northrop Memorial
Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Artist: Wright,
Frank Lloyd. American, 1869 -. Location: Minneapolis, Minn. - 1952. Res.
Neils Fireplace. Photo By Andrews. #1536." Hand written on verso: "1536."
Frank Lloyd Wright visited the Neils in 1954 and 1956. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.47.0220 |
C 1952
|
Price Tower Model
(1952 - S.355), Circa 1952. Four apprentices putting the finishing touches
on the model of the "Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma." They are working
in the drafting Room at Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship," Marty; Marty, 1999, p.83.
7.75 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0910.27.0714 |
1952
|
Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Office Table Plan 1952
(1952 - S.355). Plan for an office table and desk for the Price Tower.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Text: Office Table & Desk for
typing. Building for The H. C. Price Co. Frank L:loyd Wright Architect."
FLLW No.: "5215.236." Text below table on left: "Office Table." Construction
began on November 10, 1953 and was completed on February 9, 1956. The Price
Tower has nineteen floors and 37,000 square feet. The first and second
floors were designed for retail and office space. Floors of the Price Tower
was designed in four quadrants, forming a pinwheel floor plan. Three
quadrants or sections for professional offices, and one quadrant for a
two-story apartment. Initially, there were eight apartments in the building,
the Price Company occupying the top seven floors of the tower. Not only did
Wright design the building, he took the opportunity to design built-in and
free standing furniture (tables, desks, shelves), fixtures and textiles. The
built-in and freestanding wood furniture was built on site. Tables, desks,
shelves and built-in furniture for both the apartments and offices were
trimmed on the edges with anodized aluminum tubes finished in gold. The
tubes in the apartments were trimmed in the center of the edges...
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0910.73.0422 |
1952
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Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Typing Table Plan 1952
(1952 - S.355). Plan for a typing table for the Price Tower. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Text: Wood Typing Table. Building for The H. C.
Price Co. Frank L:loyd Wright Architect." FLLW No.: "5215.168." Construction
began on November 10, 1953 and was completed on February 9, 1956. The Price
Tower has nineteen floors and 37,000 square feet. The first and second
floors were designed for retail and office space. Floors of the Price Tower
was designed in four quadrants, forming a pinwheel floor plan. Three
quadrants or sections for professional offices, and one quadrant for a
two-story apartment. Initially, there were eight apartments in the building,
the Price Company occupying the top seven floors of the tower. Not only did
Wright design the building, he took the opportunity to design built-in and
free standing furniture (tables, desks, shelves), fixtures and textiles. The
built-in and freestanding wood furniture was built on site. Tables, desks,
shelves and built-in furniture for both the apartments and offices were
trimmed on the edges with anodized aluminum tubes finished in gold. The
tubes in the apartments were trimmed in the center of the edges. While the
office shelves were trimmed on the center edges...
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0910.74.0422 |
C 1952
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Stanley Rosenbaum House, Florence, AL, Circa 1952 (1938 - S.267). Viewed
from the Northwest. The new Utility Room, Kitchen and Bath are behind the
brick wall on the left. The Entrance is under the .cantilevered carport
roof. The Living Room and Study are on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1939, the floor plan was "L" shaped. The longer wing being three
bedrooms, and the shorter the Kitchen, Living and Dining Rooms and Study. It
was constructed of brick, wood and glass. An extensive cantilevered roof
covered the carport. In 1948, the Rosenbaums approached Wright again for an
addition. Lining up opposite the Living Room, the addition included a Bath,
New Kitchen, Utility Room, Dining Room and Play room. Along the bedroom
wing, a Hallway and Guest Bedroom. Floor to ceiling doors in the Living
Room, Dining Room and Study open out to the Terrace. Photographed after the
addition was completed. Label pasted to verso: "W 20 USA Arch. The
University Gallery, University of Minnesota. Wright, Frank L:loyd. American,
1869 -----. Florance, Ala - 1939. Res. Stanley Rosenbaum. Photo by Andrews
1468." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the
University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.49.0420 |
C 1952
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Stanley Rosenbaum House, Florence, AL, Circa 1952 (1938 - S.267). Viewed
from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939, the floor plan
was "L" shaped. It was constructed of brick, wood and glass. An extensive
cantilevered roof covered the carport. The Entrance is under the
.cantilevered carport roof. The Living Room is in the center, the Study is
on the right. In 1948, the Rosenbaums approached Wright again for an
addition. Photographed after the addition was completed. Mounted to gray
board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank L. Florance,
Ala. S. Rosenbaum Res. Exterior - SW. Photo By Andrews 1469. " Photographed
by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
0910.56.0420 |
C 1952
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Stanley Rosenbaum House, Florence, AL, Circa 1952 (1938 - S.267). Viewed
from the South. The Study is on the left, Living Room in the center and
Dining room on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939, the floor
plan was "L" shaped. The longer wing being three bedrooms, and the shorter
the Kitchen, Living and Dining Rooms and Study. It was constructed of brick,
wood and glass. An extensive cantilevered roof covered the carport. In 1948,
the Rosenbaums approached Wright again for an addition. Lining up opposite
the Living Room, the addition included a Bath, New Kitchen, Utility Room,
Dining Room and Play room. Along the bedroom wing, a Hallway and Guest
Bedroom. Floor to ceiling doors in the Living Room, Dining Room and Study
open out to the Terrace. Photographed after the addition was completed.
Label pasted to verso: "W 20 USA Arch. The University Gallery, University of
Minnesota. Wright, Frank L:loyd. American, 1869 -----. Florance, Ala - 1939.
Res. Stanley Rosenbaum. Photo by Andrews 1470." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original
10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.50.0420 |
C 1952
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Seamour and Gerte Shavin Residence, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Circa 1952 (1950
- S.339). Viewed from Southeast, the Master Bedroom is on the left,
additional bedrooms and bath in the center, and the Living Room on the
right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950, constructed of native
Tennessee Crab Orchard sandstone and completed in 1952. There are many
classic Wright details. Mitered glass corners, a wood framed corner glass
doors that opens outward. A stunning example of a 12 x 16 x 16 foot
cantilevered roof over the carport that is similar to the Goetsch-Winkler
home. There are double clerestory windows with cut-wood light screens. A
hidden entrance. The Shavins used native red cypress trim on both the
interior and exterior of the house. Marvin Bachman, an apprentice of Wright,
supervised the construction until his death in an automobile accident. Hand
written on verso: "1658." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.53.0420 |
1952
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Horace B. Sturtevant Residence, Oakland, California, Perspective 1952
(Project: FLLW #5209). 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. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.80.0224 |
1952
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Horace B Sturtevant House, Oakland, California, Perspective View 1952
(Project 1952 - FLLW #5209). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.43.1219 |
1952
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Horace B Sturtevant House, Oakland, California, Ground Plan 1952 (Project
1952 - FLLW #5209). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.44.1219 |
1952
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Taliesin,
Spring Green 1952. Frank Lloyd Wright oversees the Apprentices as they
gather rolls of hay to be stored at the Midway Barn. Similar view published
in "Picturing Wright" Guerrero,
1994, p.57. Caption: "Here in 1953 Mr. Wright watches while rolls of hay are
stacked." But, Curtis Besinger, "Working
with Mr. Wright" 1995/1997,
page 240, dates this groups of images, as well as the fire during 1952. Earl
Nisbet, "Taliesin
Reflections" 2006, p.77 and p.90, dates the
fire1952, and farming photographs by Guerrero, 1951. The hat in these
photographs give away the time period. Guerrero wrote, p.93, "...When I saw
him I really wanted to say, "Would you please take off that damned crocheted
cap and go get a hat?" But I did not have the nerve." Photographed at
Taliesin, Spring Green, by Pedro E. Guerrero 1952. Written on contact:
"2-4." Set of twenty 2.25 x 2.25 B&W proofs and 8 x 8 study B&W photographs.
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0910.37.0218 (1-20) |
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Set of ten
photographs of Taliesin West, 1952. There are a number of indicators
that date these photographs circa 1952. A) The Fountain Basin at the
base of the Light Tower is visible in one photograph in this set.
According to "Frank Lloyd Wright
Selected Houses 3, Taliesin West" Pfeiffer 1989, page 66 the Fountain Basin
was added in 1955. But in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West" Stoller 1999, Pages:
Frontispiece, 18, 19, these 1951 photos show the Fountain Basin. B)
According to "Frank Lloyd Wright
Selected Houses 3, Taliesin West" Pfeiffer 1989, page 67
the 12 Chinese Theatre (Ching) pieces were purchased in 1950. In "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West" Stoller 1999, Pages: 58-9, Dining room (1951), Chinese
Theatre not installed. Page 82-3 Water Tower and Bridge (1951), Chinese
pieces are installed. Chinese piece in front of the Dining Room is installed
in this set. |
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1952
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1) Taliesin West 1952, Light
Tower with Fountain Basin photographed from entrance. Work shop behind
light tower is visible. Part of the Wes Peters
collection, possible photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin
photograph. |
0910.08.0107 |
1952
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2)
Taliesin West 1952, Light Tower photographed from entrance court. Work shop
behind light tower is visible. Part of the Wes Peters collection, possible
photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin photograph. |
0910.09.0107 |
1952
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3)
Taliesin West 1952, Dining Room photographed from across the pool. According
to "Frank Lloyd Wright
Selected Houses 3, Taliesin West" Pfeiffer 1989, page 86, the dining
room was moved and this dining room was converted to a private dining room. This set documents conversion exterior. The Chinese Theatre (Ching) piece is
installed. "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West", Stoller 1999, Pages: 58-9 photographed in
1951 documents the dining room before the conversion. Part of the
Wes Peters
collection, possible photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin
photograph. |
0910.10.0107 |
1952
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4)
Taliesin West 1952, Drawing Room (left) and Dining Room (center)
photographed from the right of the pool. Part of the
Wes Peters collection,
possible photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin photograph. |
0910.11.0107 |
1952
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5)
Taliesin West 1952, Dining Room photographed from the right side of the
Terrace Prow. Part of the Wes Peters collection, possible photographed by
him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin photograph. |
0910.12.0107 |
1952
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6)
Taliesin West 1952, Dining Room photographed from the Terrace. Shows the
revised entry and stairs to the Dining Room Part of the
Wes Peters
collection, possible photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin
photograph. |
0910.13.0107 |
1952
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7)
Taliesin West 1952, Pool and Drawing Room photographed between the Terrace
Prow and the Terrace. Part of the Wes Peters collection, possible
photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin photograph. |
0910.14.0107 |
1952
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8)
Taliesin West 1952, Dining Room and Loggis (to right of dining room)
photographed from the pool. Part of the Wes Peters collection, possible
photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin photograph.
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0910.15.0107 |
1952
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9)
Taliesin West 1952, Cabaret theatre hall with bust. Part of the
Wes Peters
collection, possible photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver gelatin
photograph. |
0910.16.0107 |
1952
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10) Taliesin West 1952, Apprentices at work in the Kitchen. Part of the
Wes Peters collection, possible photographed by him. Original 5 x 3.5 silver
gelatin photograph. |
0910.17.0107 |
C 1952
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) Circa
1952. The Taliesin Fellowship dates the design for he Meeting House as 1947.
Construction began in 1949 and on August 21, 1951, the church opened with a
lecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and a performance by the Taliesin Fellowship
musicians. In 1960, the American Institute of Architects designated it as
one of 17 examples of Wright's contribution to American culture. It was
placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Photographed by
Ezra Stoller. Published in the December 1952 issue of
Architectural Forum,
p.88. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0857.17.0513 |
C 1952
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) Circa
1952. Text on face: "The First Unitarian Meeting-house of Madison, Wisconsin
- originally intended by this Unitarian Society to be built downtown.
Decentralization in mind, they were persuaded to go out into adjoining
country to build a characteristic social center. The edifice is based upon
the triangle (the symbol of aspiration in the form of prayer and symbolizes
Unity above all. The singularly trussed roof is covered with copper. Walls
are of native limestone." Stamped n verso: "Apr 10 1959". Acquired from the
archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0798.11.0112 |
1952
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) 1952. View of the Unitarian Meeting
House from the North. Hand written on verso: "First Unitarian Church built
by
Frank Lloyd Wright. (Madison - Churches.)" Stamped on
verso: "Filed Apr 30 1952." "William Wollin Studio. Madison, Wisconsin."
Photographed by William Wollin. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.33.0417 |
1952
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Usonia. Frank Lloyd Wright (right) and David Henken (left) Review Reisley
Plans, 1952. Frank Lloyd Wright and David Henken review the Roland Reisley
(center background) plans. David Henken was the driving force behind the
Usonian Homes Cooperative. A Taliesin apprentice between 1942 and 1943, he
formed the Rochdale Cooperative in 1944. It became Usonia Homes in 1945. It
later became know as Usonia II, to distinguish between the first attempt at
creating a Usonian Community in 1939, which eventually fell through. The
only home completed was the Goetsch-Winkler Residence (1939 - S.269) in
Okemos, Michigan. Usonian Homes - A Cooperative, purchased 97 acres in 1947.
The Plan laid out fifty-five one-acre circular lots. The plan also included
a Community House, eight Guest Cabins, Swimming Pool, and School on the
North end. The South end included a Farm Unit. Three Wright designed homes
were built: Sol Friedman (1948 - S.316); Edward Serlin (1949 - S. 317);
Roland Reisley (1951 - S.318). Forty were built by Wright apprentices
including David Henken. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Published in
Picturing Wright, Guerrero,
1994, p.94. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.72.1121 |
1952
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Mrs. Clinton Walker Residence, Carmel, CA, 1952 (1948 - S.306). Viewed from
the Southwest, from the beach below. Built on a rocky outcrop in Carmel on
the Pacific Ocean, the Living Room looks out over the ocean and the beach
below. Designed using a triangle module, the hexagonal shaped living room
walls and windows stair-step outward as they rise upward. Published in
Architecture in America,
Andrews, 1960, p.152. Label pasted to verso: "W 20, USA Arch. The University
Gallery. Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869--. Carmel, Calif. 1952. Res.
Walker. Photo by Andrews 1474." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.51.0420 |
1952
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Wright at 85. 1952. Frank Lloyd Wright seated outside, in a
chair, a cane propped against his leg, gesturing with his hand. World Wide
Photo. Original 6.25 x 9 B&W photograph. |
0910.19.1210 |
1952
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Wright at 85. 1952. Wright and
Olgivanna relaxing during a Sunday afternoon picnic June 8, 1952. Press
photo for "Frank Lloyd Wright", a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. "Frank
Lloyd Wright and his Third Wife, Olgivanna Milanov Hinzenberg Wright, June
8, 1952. While Wright managed to forge an innovative harmony in his works,
his personal life was tangle of scandal and chaos. Scarred by the murder of
a mistress and the breakup of his first marriage, Wright was in the midst of
a bitter separation from his second wife when he met 26 -year-old Olgivanna,
who was less than half his age. Intelligent and focused, Olgivanna was the
driving force in Wright's later years, urging him to lecture and write, and
later, to set up the Taliesin Fellowship program." Two original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0910.23.1112 0910.39.0619 1998.109.0121
-5B |
C 1952
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Wright at 85. Circa 1952. Frank
Lloyd Wright and apprentices on hillside at Taliesin, Spring Green. Possibly
a Sunday afternoon picnic which he was known for. Apprentices unidentified.
Wright is standing, white shirt, dark pants, fingers wrapped around his belt
holding a white handkerchief. He is wearing a white cap. He was photographed
between 1951 and 1956 wearing this type of white hap. (Picturing Wright,
p. 57-8, 1953.) Original 5 x 7 B&W
photograph. |
0910.30.0215 |
1952
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Frank Lloyd Wright photographed during
the filming of the program, "Conversations
with Elder Wise Men -- A Visit with Frank Lloyd Wright" Episode 105,
filmed in Chicago and aired on Sunday, May 17, 1953. The host for the
program was Hugh Downs. For a detailed description of the dating of this
photograph see S#0910.40. Clipping pasted to verso: "Frank Lloyd
Wright Gives His Views. Rugged Individualist Frank Lloyd Wright (right),
famed stormy petrel of architecture, is shown being interviewed by Hugh
Downs for Chapter of NBC's "Great Thinker' series. Scene is being filmed at
Kling Studios in Chicago." Stamped on clipping: "Herald American Nov 23
1952." 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
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0987.72.0115 |
1952
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Frank Lloyd Wright photographed during
the filming of the program, "Conversations
with Elder Wise Men -- A Visit with Frank Lloyd Wright" Episode 105,
aired on May 17, 1953, Chicago. The host for the program was Hugh Downs. For
a detailed description of the dating of this photograph see
S#0910.40.
Clipping on verso: "Frank
Lloyd Wright, brilliant American architect, will be presented
in a conversation with Hugh Downs of NBC's Chicago staff, Sunday, May 17, at
2:30 p.m. CT over WNBQ - Channel 5 and NBC. This will be the fifth in a
series of filmed conversations with distinguished figures of this age."
Stamped on clipping: "May 20 1953." Note: Interesting to note the chair
Wright brought to the interview. It appears to be a side chair designed in
1939 for the
Lloyd Lewis Residence (S.265). This placed Wright much higher
than Downs, forcing him to continually look up at Wright during the
interview. 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
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0987.75.0115 |
1952
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Frank Lloyd Wright photographed during
the filming of the program, "Conversations
with Elder Wise Men -- A Visit with Frank Lloyd Wright" Episode 105,
which aired on May 17, 1953, Chicago. The host for the program was Hugh
Downs. Wright is sitting on a chair,
facing to the left of the camera, a book is setting on his lap.
For a detailed description of the dating of this photograph see
S#0910.40.
Caption pasted to verso: "Frank
Lloyd Wright, brilliant American architect, will be presented
in a conversation with Hugh Downs of NBC's Chicago staff, Sunday, May 17, at
2:30 p.m. CT over WNBQ - Channel 5 and NBC. This will be the fifth in a
series of filmed conversations with distinguished figures of this age." 8 x
10 B&W photograph.
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0987.71.0115 |
1952
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Frank Lloyd Wright
photographed during the filming of the program, "Conversations
with Elder Wise Men -- A Visit with Frank Lloyd Wright" Episode 105,
which aired on Sunday, May 17, 1953. The host for the program was Hugh
Downs. Wright is seated in a chair, facing to the left. His legs are folded,
he is holding a book on his lap. Clipping pasted to verso: "The Home should
reflect the home owner's tastes." Hand written on clipping: "Frank Lloyd
Wright." Stamped on clipping: "Herald American Nov 23 1952." Stamped on
verso: "Eng Dept. 1952 Oct 20." Note: The episode with Wright and Downs
aired on May 17, 1953. Hession and Pickrel, in their book "Frank
Lloyd Wright in New York" indicate that: "Wright's segment, produced by
NBC's Ben Park, was nearly nine months in the making..." p.85, which would
indicate they began corresponding with Wright in September 1952. We have a
total of five photographs taken during the filming of the program. Two other
photographs, three in all have the date stamp "Nov 23 1952." We assumed that
date to be incorrect. But this is the third image with the "1952" date. We
have a copy of the NBC (Chicago) contract signed by Wright for this episode,
which is dated Nov 14, 1952. The show was filmed at the Kling Studio in
Chicago. Chicago Herald American...
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0910.40.1119 |
1952
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Frank
Lloyd Wright seated in a chair, his legs are folded, holding a book on his
lap. Photographed during the filming of the program, "Conversations
with Elder Wise Men -- A Visit with Frank Lloyd Wright" Episode 105,
which aired on Sunday, May 17, 1953. The host for the program was Hugh
Downs. For a detailed description of the dating of this photograph see
S#0910.40. Caption pasted to verso: "The City is Dated and the trend is
toward decentralization." Hand written on verso: "Father of Modern
Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright." Stamped on clipping: "Herald American Nov
23 1952." Original 6 x 9 B&W photograph.
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0910.22.0811 |
1952
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Wright at 86 (1952). Mr. Wright facing right,
leaning over a drawing board, wearing a pork pie hat, pencil in his right
hand. Published in "Picturing Wright,"
1994, page 7, Guerrero wrote "...numerous occasions arose to photograph him
him as he inspected work in progress at various sites, including here at the
Usonia homes in Pleasantville, New York in
1952. There always were revisions to be made and challenges posed by
unforseen problems; sometimes he would simply a drawing that had a workman
confused." Photographed by Peter Guerrero. Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0910.29.0815 |
C 1952
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Wright mid 80s, Early 1950, Circa 1952? Frank
Lloyd Wright facing the camera, looking slightly to the right. "Frank Lloyd
Wright, American architect, June 9, 1869 - April 9, 1959. International
Portrait Gallery. Gale Research Co. - Book Tower - Detroit - 1968. 8.5 x 11,
portrait 6 x 8. |
0910.26.0414 |
C
1952
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Wright, David Wright House, Phoenix, AZ, 1952 (1950 - S.322). Viewed from
the Southwest. The large circular kitchen is on the left . The solid wall
with the three half-circular windows is the dining room. The living room is
to the right. Three double doors open out to the long circular balcony.
Between the living room and the master bedroom on the far right are two
additional bedroom and two bathrooms. The circular ramp on the left, which
wraps around the kitchen, leads to the rooftop sundeck above the living
room. Camelback Mountain can be seen in the background. Label pasted to
verso: "W 20, USA Arch. The University Gallery. Northrop Memorial
Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wright, Frank
Lloyd. American, 1869-1959. Phoenix, Arizona. Res, David Wright, 1952. West.
Wayne Andrews Photo 1826." Additional photograph published in
Architecture in America,
Andrews, 1960, p.152. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews.
Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8
B&W photograph. |
0910.54.0420 |
1952
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"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" starring Anne Baxter, Dale
Robertson, 1952. 52/141. Published by 20th Century Fox Film Corp. Anne Baxter was born in
Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923. She was the daughter of a salesman
and his wife, Catherine, who herself was the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright. Anne was a young girl of 11 when her parents moved to New York City. Original 8 x 10 vintage silver gelatin photograph. |
0910.18.0307 |
1952
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Unitarian Meeting House 1952 (1947 - S.291). View of the Unitarian Meeting
House from the Southeast. The West Living Room is to the far left, the
classrooms on the left, the Hearth Room and Auditorium in the center, and
the Entrance to the right. Photographed before the Parsonage was added to
the West (left) end. Hand written on verso: "Madison - Churches. Madison
Wis. Unitarian Church designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright. 1952." Stamped on verso:
"Filed Apr 5 1952." "William Wollin Studio. Madison, Wisconsin."
Photographed by William Wollin. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0910.34.0717 |
1952
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First Unitarian Society - Unitarian Meeting House Interior 1952 (1947 -
S.291). In 1952 Ezra Stoller photographed the Unitarian Meeting House for
the December 1952
issue of Architectural Forum. Although this image was not published in that
issue, it was photographed at that time. This photograph was included in the
original documentation package for the pews/benches original sold in 1983,
which we acquired in 2017. Note: this view shows the original cushions which
were replaced in the mid to late 1950s. "For each regular double bench the
original design used two, single seat cushions, made of denim-like, aqua
blue fabric. That fabric did not wear well and also faded. A later version
used a single, much thinner cushion of foam rubber covered with a longer
wearing, textured, aqua blue fabric. The original covering included a flap
of fabric over the bench seat back which formed a pocket for books. A later
back covering system necessitated drilling holes in each bench to
accommodate string ties. The benches provided the primary seating for the
congregation for over 30 years, proving to be very adaptable to the multiple
and varied uses of the auditorium space..." Descriptive sheet, 1983. "When
the old fir plywood benches were later replaced with benches made of
oak-veneer plywood (as Wright had intended), the...
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0910.35.0917 0910.36.0917 |
1952
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Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House (1952). View From
Southeast. 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. One 10 x 7.5 Color photograph. Courtesy
of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. |
0910.32.0915 |
1953 |
C 1953-54
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Benjamin Adelman
Residence Set of 15 photographs,
circa 1953-54 (1951 - S.344). Although the Benjamin Adelman was the first
Usonian Automatic House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it was not the first
to be built. In 1952, one year after designing the Adelman house, Wright
design the second Usonian Automatic for Arthur Pieper, an apprentice, who
also became his son-in-law on June 18, 1954. Pieper built his home in early
1952. Designed in 1951, the home was not built until 1953. Benjamin Adelman
purchased a lot and a half from Jorgine Boomer. "For the consideration of
Ten Dollars, and other valuable considerations, I, Jorgine Boomer, a widow,
do hereby convey to Benjamin E. Adelman and Regina B. Adelman, his wife..."
Warranty Deed, March 30, 1953. This set of 15 photographs were taken after
the home was completed and landscaped...
Continue... For
more information on the Adelman Residence see our Wright study. |
0987.82-0415 1-15 |
C 1953
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George Blossom
Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1953 (1892 - S.014). Viewed from the
Southeast. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Hickox Residence in 1892.
According to Grant Manson, The Blossom House was Wright's third "Bootlegged"
Houses. The George Blossom Residence is next to the McArthur Residence and
three doors from the Harding Residence, all three clients of Frank Lloyd
Wright. The Blossom house is Colonial Revival in design. In some respects,
it blended into the neighborhood, unlike his prairie styled homes which
stood out and attracted attention, as they do still today. This was
intentional by Wright. He wrote: "Other debts pressing toward the end of the
five-year term, I accepted several houses on my own account, one for Dr.
Harlan, one for Warren McArthur and one for George Blossom, and did not try
anything radical, because I could not follow them up. I could not "follow
up" because I did these houses out of office hours, not secretly."
An Autobiography, 1932,
p.106. Stamped on verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Label pasted to verso: "The
University Gallery. Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota.
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Artist: Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869-1959.
Chicago, Illinois: Res. George Blossom, Side. 1892. Wayne Andrews Photo
1865... Continue... |
0987.116.0420 |
C 1953
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Edwin H. Cheney
Residence, Oak Park, IL Circa 1953 (1903 - S.104). Detail view of the
Southwest corner of the house. The front (West) elevation is on the left,
the South elevation is on the right. The large Living Room runs the full
length of the front of this four bedroom house. In 1899, Edwin Cheney, an
electrical engineer, married Mamah Borthwick Cheney. They had two children:
John (1902) and Martha (1905). Edwin commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to
design a home for them in 1903. In 1909, Mamah and Frank left their
respective spouses and traveled to Europe, settling in Italy for about a
year. Upon their return, they settled at Taliesin in Spring Green,
Wisconsin. On August 15, 1914, one of Wright's recently hired domestic
workers murdered Mamah, both her children, three of Wright's associates, and
a son of one of the associates. He set fire to one wing of Taliesin, and
murdered the seven people with an ax as they tried to escape the fire. The
Cheney House is about six blocks from Wright's Home and Studio. Stamped on
verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Label: "W 20, USA Arch. The University
Gallery. Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869-1959. Oak Park, Illinois:
Res. E.H. Cheney. Closeup. 1904. Wayne Andrews Photo 1872." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.114.0420 |
C 1953
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Florida Southern
College, Industrial Arts Building (1942 - S.254) Circa 1953. Originally
designed in 1942 as a student center, it was redesigned in 1950 as the
Ordway Industrial Arts Building. Wright visited the campus on October 24,
1951 and inspected the 30,000 square foot building. It was dedicated in
March 1952 and called the Horsey Building, after J. William Horsey, a
Canadian businessman, an early supporter of the building. It was rededicated
in 1956 as the Lucius Pond Ordway Building. The center section of the
building included the Pavilion and Amphitheater with an inner grass court
yard on either side. Label on verso: "Exterior, The Industrial Arts
Building, Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Original
10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.63.0113 |
1953
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman
Residence 1953. (1923 - S.216). Viewed of the Living Room looking South.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, construction was supervised by
Wright's son, Lloyd Wright. A two-story home, the Entrance, Living Room,
Balcony and Kitchen are on the main floor. The lower level includes two
Bedrooms, Lounge, Bath and Storage. Both the West and East corners of the
South elevation are formed by mitered glass corners that run the full length
of two floors. This was Wright's first use of mitered glass corners. Wright
utilized this concept again in 1935 when he designed Fallingwater. Each
textile block was 16" x 16". Wright continued the 16" measurement in the
details of the design. Some blocks were perforated, glass was added,
allowing additional light in, creating patters of light on the interior. The
two center doors open out to the balcony. The floor to ceiling perforated
textile blocks on the left and right are enclosed by a glass door. The floor
is oak. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. Photographed by Julius Shulman. |
0987.85.0216 |
1953
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman
Residence 1953. (1923 - S.216). Viewed of the Living Room and fireplace
looking Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, construction was
supervised by Wright's son, Lloyd Wright. A two-story home, the Entrance,
Living Room, Balcony and Kitchen are on the main floor. The lower level
includes two Bedrooms, Lounge, Bath and Storage. Both the West and East
corners of the South elevation are formed by mitered glass corners that run
the full length of two floors. This was Wright's first use of mitered glass
corners. Wright utilized this concept again in 1935 when he designed
Fallingwater. Each textile block was 16" x 16". Wright continued the 16"
measurement in the details of the design. Some blocks were perforated, glass
was added, allowing additional light in, creating patters of light on the
interior. The floor is oak. The floor lamps on the far left and far right
were designed by Wright for the Storer House. 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
Photographed by Julius Shulman. |
0987.86.0216 |
1953
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman
Residence 1953. (1923 - S.216). Viewed of the Living Room looking South.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, construction was supervised by
Wright's son, Lloyd Wright. A two-story home, the Entrance, Living Room,
Balcony and Kitchen are on the main floor. The lower level includes two
Bedrooms, Lounge, Bath and Storage. Both the West and East corners of the
South elevation are formed by mitered glass corners that run the full length
of two floors. This was Wright's first use of mitered glass corners. Wright
utilized this concept again in 1935 when he designed Fallingwater. Each
textile block was 16" x 16". Wright continued the 16" measurement in the
details of the design. Some blocks were perforated, glass was added,
allowing additional light in, creating patters of light on the interior. The
two center doors open out to the balcony. The floor to ceiling perforated
textile blocks on the left and right are enclosed by a glass door. The oak
floor has been covered in carpet. The floor lamps on the far right was
designed by Wright for the Storer House. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. Photographed
by Julius Shulman. |
0987.87.0216 |
1953
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman
Residence 1953. (1923 - S.216). Viewed of the Living Room looking South.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, construction was supervised by
Wright's son, Lloyd Wright. A two-story home, the Entrance, Living Room,
Balcony and Kitchen are on the main floor. The lower level includes two
Bedrooms, Lounge, Bath and Storage. Both the West and East corners of the
South elevation are formed by mitered glass corners that run the full length
of two floors. This was Wright's first use of mitered glass corners. Wright
utilized this concept again in 1935 when he designed Fallingwater. Each
textile block was 16" x 16". Wright continued the 16" measurement in the
details of the design. Some blocks were perforated, glass was added,
allowing additional light in, creating patters of light on the interior. The
two center doors open out to the balcony. The floor to ceiling perforated
textile blocks on the left and right are enclosed by a glass door. The oak
floor has been covered in carpet. The floor lamps on the far right was
designed by Wright for the Storer House. 10 x 8 Color photograph.
Photographed by Julius Shulman. |
0987.88.0216 |
1953
|
A. D. German Warehouse,
Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1953 (1915 - S.183). Viewed from the Northeast.
The perspective drawing gives a
clear impression as to Frank Lloyd Wright's original intent for the
building's design. With the added details, never completed: Corner flag
poles with hanging light fixtures; Additional concrete lintel, faced with
abstract patterns above the projecting roof over the clerestory windows that
ran above the entrance; A single entrance with decorative concrete columns;
And horizontal sash bars on either end of the plate glass windows. In total,
these missing details complete the design. Text on warehouse: "Stock Inc.
Gro Warehouse." Hand written on slide: "L. 143. 9-53. Same as #1." Set of
two 35mm color slides of the A. D. German Warehouse. Text on slide: "21.
Made in U.S.A.." Text on verso: Red Border "Kodachrome Transparency."
Original 35mm color slide, and 8 x 5.5 high res digital image.
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0987.98.0418 (1-2) |
C 1953
|
Isidore Heller Residence,
Chicago, Circa 1953 (1896 - S.038). View of the Heller Residence from the
Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1896. Like the Winslow home,
the Heller residence was an important step in Wright's development of a true
Prairie Style. Like the Winslow, Roloson and Francis Apartments, distinct
Sullivanesque elements remained, a merging of the old and new. Wright wrote
of this in
An Autobiography,
"...saw the making of the Winslow plans... The Husser and Heller home, the
Lexington Terraces, the Wolff Lake Resort. A number of other buildings all
characterized to a certain extent by the Sullivanian idiom, at least in
detail. I couldn't invent the terms of my own overnight. At that time there
was nothing in sight that might be helpful. I had no Sullivanian models,
even for any of these things." 1932, page 127. Stamped on verso: "Photo
Wayne Andrews." Hand written on verso: "1867." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews.
Published in Architecture in Chicago
& Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.65. Acquired from the archives of the
University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.113.0420 |
C 1953
|
William Everett Martin
Residence, Oak Park, Illinois, Circa 1953 (1902 - S.061). Viewed from the
Southwest. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Martin Residence in 1902. William
Everett Martin moved to Chicago in 1882 and formed Martin & Barton with his
brother-in-law George F. Barton (1903 - S.103) which manufactured stove
polish. He eventually established a partnership with his brother Darwin D.
and formed the Martin & Martin, Inc. They manufactured polish under the
brand E-Z Polish (1905 - S.114) for both stoves and shoes. Constructed of
stucco and wood trim, it is a beautiful example of Wright's Prairie styled
houses. Although three stories, it has many horizontal elements. Broad
overhanging eves and dominate horizontal lines that incorporate the windows.
William Martin would commission Wright again in 1909 to design a Pergola for
his home. Stamped on verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Label pasted to verso:
"The University Gallery. Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of
Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Artist: Wright, Frank Lloyd. American,
1869-1959. Oak Park, Illinois: Res. W.E. Martin, 1903. Wayne Andrews Photo
1870." Published in Architecture in Chicago
& Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.75. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from
the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
0987.117.0420 |
C 1953
|
Alvin Miller Residence (1946 -
S.289), Charles City, Iowa. Circa 1953. Viewed from the hall leading to the Workspace (kitchen).
Was designed as a small one bedroom home, built on the banks of the Red
Cedar River. Built of natural stone and cypress. Built-in cabinets and
shelves are on the left. The Dining Room table is built into the stone wall
in the center. Dining Room chairs were designed by Wright. A coffee table is
built into the wall in the background. The ceiling above the Living Room is
raised and clerestory windows allow in additional non-direct light. Two sets
of floor to ceiling doors and two singles open outward in the Living Room on
the right. Although the home was only 1,000 square feet, Wright featured it
in "The Natural
House". This photograph appeared on page 192. Also published in
House & Home - April1955,
pages 120-121. Photographed by Marc Neuhof. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.45.0613 |
1953
|
Henry J. Neils Residence 1953 (1949 - S.314).
View of the Living Room. Floor to ceiling windows and doors are on the left.
Built-in seating is to the right. There is a small Wright designed table
near the built-in seating, and two Wright designed hassocks or seats. Note
the round kettle hanging in the fireplace. Label pasted to verso: "The
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. The Neils House - Minneapolis,
Minnesota." Stamped on verso: "Credit Photograph to P. E. Guerrero." and
"Filed Oct 30 1953." Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. 9 photographs by
Guerrero, of the Neils Residence were published in the November 1953 issue
of House & Home. This
image was printed in color p.125. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.96.0218 |
New York Usonian Exhibition House and Pavilion Construction 1953
(1953 - S.369 & 370) |
1953
|
New York Usonian Exhibition
House (1953 - S.369) and the New York Usonian Pavilion (1953 - S.370)
Presentation Drawing. "Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Exhibition of Organic
Architecture, Temporary Structure, Frank
Lloyd Wright
Architect." The Exhibition House is on the far left, with the entrance on E.
89th Street. The back of the Pavilion is centered and faces 5th Avenue.
Viewed from the North looking South. The House and Pavilion were built on
the Guggenheim Museum site. The New York exhibit opened on October 22
through November 29, 1953. Original 8 x 5 color photograph. Courtesy of the
Frank
Lloyd Wright
Foundation and the Guggenheim Museum. |
0987.60.0913 |
1953
|
New York Usonian Exhibition House and
Pavilion Construction 1953 (1953 - S.369 & 370). Set of seven contact
sheets, 84 images documenting the construction of the Usonian Exhibition
House and Pavilion. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Construction was
overseen by David Henken. Guerrero wrote: "My greatest involvement with Mr.
Wright at this time was during the construction of the Usonian model house
and the pavilion for his Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition...
This show, installed on the Guggenheim site... David Hanken, himself a
former apprentice, had contracted to build the exhibit structure. We had
been good friends since 1948. Through him and Mr. Wright, who was on hand
nearly every day, I had entree to the site to photograph the project from
start to finish..." Picturing
Wright, Guerrero, 1994, p.137. July 24, 1953: "The Guggenheim
Foundation decides...
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0987.100.0818 (1-84) |
1953
|
Wright and Henken. Wright
reviews plans with Henken for the Usonian Exhibition House (1953 - S.369)
and the Pavilion (1953 - S.370) at the New York exhibition entitled "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" which was held at the site for the
Guggenheim Museum from October 22 - November 29, 1953. Most likely
photographed late summer, early fall. Label pasted to verso: "By-line
Feature. Supplied by International News Photos, New York. For Release
December 27, 1953. The Titan of Architects. Wright (A). "World's Greatest
architect," Frank
Lloyd Wright, goes
over his designs for Solomon R. Guggenheim museum, New York, with its
builder, David Henken, who studied under him. At 84, Wright considers museum
showpiece in pioneering theories developed over 60-years career. (Picture by
Guerrero. From International New Photos.)" Stamped on verso: "International
New Photos." "Mr. Wright was always on hand at the site of his 1953
retrospective exhibition in New York City to solve construction problems as
they arose. Here he reviews plans with David Henken, contractor for the
Usonian model house, the centerpiece of the show." "Picturing
Wright," Guerrero, 1994, page 144, also published in the same. Original
9.25 x 7 B&W photograph. |
0987.46.0813 |
1953
|
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. 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...
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0987.41.0811
0987.84.1115 |
1953
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Wright visits the New York
Usonian Pavilion (1953 - S.370). Construction of the Pavilion nears
completion. The Pavilion was constructed on the site of the Guggenheim
Museum. Frank Lloyd Wright poses next to a model of the museum. A model of the Malcolm
Willey House, Scheme 1 (project 1932) sets on a table in the background. The
left side of the Pavilion faces 5th Ave. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero.
Original 10 x 7.5 color photograph. |
0987.62.0913 |
1953
|
New York Usonian Pavilion (1953 - S.370). The opening reception for the New
York Usonian Exhibition occurred on October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro
Guerrero just before the exhibition opened. He wrote, "A portrait of Mr.
Wright standing at his Taliesin drafting table, one of my photographs,
greeted visitors as they entered the exhibition pavilion. Mr. Wright had
cropped this photograph at the level of the drafting board - to my vigorous protest. He responded: "I
wanted the photograph to say, I am an architect - what'll you have?" What
could I say?" "Picturing Wright",
Guerrero, 1994, p.146-7. The show included sixteen models, 800 drawings and
photographs, and a fully-finished four-room house. It was built on the site
for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in New York City. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0987.73.0115 |
1953
|
New York Usonian Pavilion (1953 - S.370). The opening reception for the New
York Usonian Exhibition occurred on October 22,1953. Frank Lloyd Wright in
the Usonian Pavilion, holding a cup of tea, glancing at the camera.
Photographed by Pedro Guerrero just before the exhibition opened. He wrote,
"...he paused before a model of Wingspread. I had an assignment from the
Ford Motor Company to shoot a portrait of him - but I did not have to pose him even for this one." Behind
him to the right, is a model of the San Francisco Call Building model. " "Picturing Wright",
Guerrero, 1994, p.148. The show included sixteen models, 800 drawings and
photographs, and a fully-finished four-room house. It was built on the site
for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in New York City. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0987.74.0115 |
1953
|
New York Usonian
Exhibition House (1953 - S.369) and the New York Usonian Pavilion (1953 -
S.370). The Exhibition House is on the left, the Pavilion is on the right.
Built on the Guggenheim Museum site. New York was the seventh stop in the
traveling exhibit "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture, The Work
of Frank Lloyd
Wright." The New York exhibit opened on October 22 through November
29, 1953. The exhibition moved next to Los Angeles and then to Chicago. The
Exhibition House was dismantled and auctioned, but never reconstructed.
Published on the back of "The
Usonian House" (1953) exhibition catalog. Photographed by Pedro E.
Guerrero. Original 8 x 5 B&W photograph. |
0987.57.0913 |
1953
|
New York Usonian Exhibition
House Interior (1953 - S.369). Viewed from the Terrace into the Dining area
and Living Room. Sets of 12 foot doors open outward and extend to the full
height of the Living Room. The cantilevered roof overhang is richly
patterned with ornamental dentil bands. The dining area and work space are
on the left, the living room to the right. The New York exhibit opened on
October 22, 1953. Photographed by Ezra Stoller. Original 7.5 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0987.59.0913 |
1953
|
New York Usonian Exhibition
House Interior (1953 - S.369). Viewed from the living room fireplace,
looking toward the dining area, kitchen and bedrooms. The fireplace is
behind the camera. The Living Room's wall of floor to ceiling doors and
windows open outward to the terrace, blending interior with exterior. The
dining area and work space is in the center, and the entry to the far right.
The brick is a deep red, and is complimented by a patterned ceiling of red
oak plywood. The Dining table and chairs were designed and built
specifically for this exhibition house. (Yes that is a television on the far
right.) The New York exhibit opened on October 22, 1953, most likely
photographed mid October, before the opening. Photographed by Berenice
Abbott. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.58.0913 |
1953
|
New York Usonian Exhibition
House Entrance (1953 - S.369). The pavilion is on the left, entrance to the
home is on the right. The actual entrance to the exhibition on the corner of
5th and 89th was into the patio on the opposite site of the house. The
Exhibition House was the first Wright building erected in New York City. The
Chinese Stone Lion was part of Wright's collection. A mobile by Alexander
Calder hangs at the entrance. The brick wall between the two structures in
the background faces E. 89th Street. "In this 1,700 sq. ft. house lie Frank
Lloyd Wright's
suggestions to the average American who builds or buys a home - suggestions
first made in 1900 when his houses embodying the same principles first
appeared in the prairie outside Chicago." "The Usonian House." Photographed
by Pedro E. Guerrero. Original 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. |
0987.61.0913 |
1953
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1) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man About Town."
Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.18.0207 |
1953
|
2) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man About Town," Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.19.0207 |
1953
|
3) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man About Town," Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.20.0207 |
1953
|
4) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man About TownMuschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.21.0207 |
1953
|
5) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man
About Town" Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.22.0207 |
1953
|
6) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man
About Town" Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.23.0207 |
1953
|
7) New York Usonian
Exhibition House 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. |
0987.24.0207 |
1953
|
8) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man
About Town" Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.25.0207 |
1953
|
9) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man
About Town" Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.26.0207 |
1953
|
10) New York Usonian Exhibition
House opening reception, October 22,1953. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero.
Similar view "Man
About Town" Muschamp 1983, Page 129. 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. |
0987.27.0207 |
1953
|
11) New York Usonian
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. |
0987.28.0207 |
1953
|
12) New York Usonian
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. |
0987.29.0207 |
1953
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Wright visits the New York
Usonian Pavilion, Price Tower Model (1953 - S.370). Model of the Price Tower
sets on a base at the New York Usonian Pavilion. Frank Lloyd Wright uses his
cane to point to the model as he explains aspects of the Price Tower.
Caption pasted to verso: "A Dream in Steel and Glass. New York: - World
famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright points with his cane to a model of the
Price Tower in Oklahoma, which he designed and which is his ideal
skyscraper. He first designed this type of sheltered-glass tower building in
1924 for Chicago and in 1929 for St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie in New York.
Wright was ob hand to explain his architectural theories to members of the
press at a special preview of "Sixty Years of Living Architecture," the
first comprehensive retrospective exhibition of Wright's work. Show includes
sixteen models, 800 drawings and photographs, and a fully-finished four-room
house. It will be held in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in New York
City. (United Press Photo) 10-21-53." 7 x 9 B&W photograph. |
0987.70.0115 |
1953
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Wright with Guggenheim Model
1953. 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. Original 11.5 x 8 B&W photograph. See our Wright Study on
Sixty Years of Living Architecture. |
0987.36.1010 |
1953
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New York Usonian Exhibition House
Dining Room (1953 - S.369). View of the corner dining room in the Usonian
Exhibition House. The Usonian Exhibition House was built on the site for the
Guggenheim Museum. New York was the seventh stop in the traveling exhibit
"Sixty Years of Living Architecture. The work
of Frank Lloyd Wright" The New York exhibit opened on
October 22 through November 29, 1953. The exhibition moved next to Los
Angeles and then to Chicago. The Exhibition House was dismantled and
auctioned, but never reconstructed. The brick is a deep red, and is
complimented by a patterned ceiling of red oak plywood. The Dining table and
chairs were designed and built specifically for this exhibition house.
Caption pasted to verso: "It's Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright, world-famous
architect, is the designer of a house in New York City, for the first time
in his long career. It was built as part of a retrospective exhibition,
"Sixty Years of Living Architecture," at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
The house is part of a pavilion which Wright also designed for his show. The
architect describes the house as "characteristic of the so-called prairie
house" which he first designed some 60 years ago. It incorporates many of
the ideas which Wright has introduced in the housing exterior,,,
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0987.108.0120 |
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Set of 15 photographs, most likely taken at the traveling exhibition
"Sixty Years of Living Architecture. The work
of Frank Lloyd Wright", held in New York City, October 22 - November
29, 1953, at the temporary pavilion, constructed for the exhibition on the
plot of ground that would become the Guggenheim Museum. Six models exhibited
were photographed which included: #47: St. Mark's Tower, #53: Willey House
(2), #59: Wingspread, #81: Jester, #83: Affleck, #106: New Theater. Also
included are photographs of photos on display at the exhibition:
Fallingwater (3), Anne Pfeiffer Chapel (1), Taliesin West (1); and two
photographs of unidentified non-Wright buildings. Also one photograph of
three males. Found in a dresser sold at an estate sale at a suburb North of
New York City. Numbers correspond with the Catalog numbers from the
exhibition catalog, "Sixty Yeats of Living
Architecture" (New York). A Preview of the exhibition was held in
Philadelphia (January 1951). The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi
Florence, Italy (June 1951) and ended in Chicago, October 1956. |
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1953
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1)
#47: St. Mark's Tower Model, New York City, 1929. During the summer of 1935
Wright and his apprentices constructed a 12 foot square model of Broadacre
City, including the large model of St. Marks Tower (1929 project),
consisting of two-story apartments, built of copper, glass and concrete,
constructed with a central core and cantilevered floor slabs. This model was
exhibited in 1940, at the MOMA exhibited "Frank
Lloyd Wright, American Architect". Photograph of model is
published in "Frank Lloyd Wright /
Sixty Years of Living Architecture" (Zurich), 1952, page 24,
"Frank Lloyd Wright: 60 Jabre
Architektur" (Germany) 1952, page 33, and "The
Future of Architecture" Wright, 1953, page 271. This later
became the Price Tower (1952 - S.355). 3.25 x 4.5 sepia tone photograph,
faded and out of focus. |
0987.49.0813 |
1953
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2)
#53: Willey House Model (1), Project for the Willey House, Minneapolis,
Miss, 1932. Malcolm Willey House, Scheme 1 (project 1932). Although not
called a Usonian design in 1932, it could be called an early forerunner to
the design. The description in the 1953 "Sixty
Yeats" (New York) catalog is "Model for a "Usonian" house."
Scheme 1 was two stories. The Malcolm Willey House (1933 - S.229), Scheme 2,
built in 1933, was one story and built three years before the Jacobs
Residence (1936 - S.234) which many call Wright's first Usonian House. Faded 4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph. |
0987.50.0813 |
1953
|
3)
#53: Willey House Model (2), Project for the Willey House, Minneapolis,
Miss, 1932. Malcolm Willey House, Scheme 1 (project 1932). Although not
called a Usonian design in 1932, it could be called an early forerunner to
the design. The description in the 1953 "Sixty
Yeats" (New York) catalog is "Model for a "Usonian" house."
Scheme 1 was two stories. The Malcolm Willey House (1933 - S.229), Scheme 2,
built in 1933, was one story and built three years before the Jacobs
Residence (1936 - S.234) which many call Wright's first Usonian House. Faded 4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph. |
0987.51.0813 |
1953
|
4)
#59: "Wingspread" Model, Herbert F. Johnson Residence (1937 - S.239). During
construction of the SC Johnson & Son Administration Building (1936 - S.237),
H.F. Johnson commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design his expansive home in
Wind Point, Wisconsin. This model of Wingspread was constructed during the
summer of 1940, by the Taliesin apprentices for the exhibition "Frank Lloyd
Wright: American Architect" held at The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA),
November 12, 1940 - January 5, 1941. See "The
Show to End all Shows", 2004. The 1940 caption: "The latest and
largest of the "Prairie Houses"." Large color photograph of model published
in "Frank Lloyd Wright / Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" (Zurich), 1952, page 81-82. Faded
4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph (notice little boy in the background looking
at model). |
0987.52.0813 |
1953
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5)
#81: Ralph Jester House Model, Project, Palos Verdes, CA. Designed in 1938.
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). Faded
4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph. |
0987.53.0813 |
1953
|
6)
#83: George Affleck Residence Model (1940 - S.274), Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan. Gregor Affleck, a chemical engineer, was born in Chicago and spend
his younger years near Spring Green, Wisconsin. Elizabeth Affleck was fond
of Fallingwater. The site they selected for their home was sloped, and
traversed by a small stream that lead to a pond. Wright designed the raised
Usonian home for the property. The living area cantilevers dramatically over
the stream bed. This model was exhibited in 1940, at the MOMA exhibited "Frank
Lloyd Wright, American Architect". Photograph of model is
published in "Frank Lloyd Wright /
Sixty Years of Living Architecture" (Zurich), 1952, page 60.
Faded 4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph. |
0987.54.0813 |
1953
|
7)
#106: New Theater Model for Hartford, Conn., Project, 1949. The design for
this theater was first conceived for the New Theatre for Woodstock, New York
(1931 Project). In 1938 Wright designed the Pfeiffer Chapel (S.251) at the
Florida Southern College and utilized the original Woodstock floor plan. In
1949 the New Theater was revived again in Hartford, Connecticut. The model
was first shown at a special exhibition
at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum from January 26 - February 27, 1949.
Photograph of model is published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright / Sixty Years of Living Architecture" (Zurich),
1952, page 72. The concept for the "New Theatre for Woodstock" was finally
executed in Dallas and the Dallas Theater Center opened with registration
and classes on September 9, 1959 and its first production on December 27,
1959. Faded 4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph. |
0987.55.0813 |
1953
|
8)
Photograph of three males, possibly Wright apprentices, but unable to verify
at this time. Contacted Roy Arnold, he was not at the show, and did not
recognize the three. Most likely just three friends who visited the show.
Faded 4.5 x3.25 sepia tone photograph. |
0987.56.0813 |
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1953
|
Guggenheim Museum
Drawing 1953. 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. Original 9 x 7 B&W
print. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times. |
0987.35.1110 |
1953
|
Guggenheim Museum Drawing 1953.
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 /51" Caption pasted on
verso: "December 27, 1953. The Titan of Architecture. Wright (C) Striking
design of the Solomon R. Guggenheim museum reflects "one great space on a
continuous floor." Mr. Wright commented on conflicts with city building code
which ran contrary to his architectural concept and use of materials."
Original 9 x 7 B&W photograph. |
0987.94.1117 |
1953
|
Imperial Hotel (1915
- S.194) 1953. View of the main entrance from across the pool. Label on
verso: "One of Japan's most famous hotels, the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, is
scheduled to be reopened for civilian use in the near future. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright, it is regarded as one of the most beautifully landscaped
hotels in the world. From: American President Lines, San Francisco,
California." Stamped on verso: "May 29, 1953". "Palmer Pictures, San
Francisco, Calif." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.43.0612 |
1953
|
Price Tower Model 1953 (1952 - S.355).
Clipping pasted to verso: "Radical Building: This is a model of an 18-story
skyscraper that has set the architectural world agog. Construction is to
begin in the summer in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The designer is Frank Lloyd
Wright, long a controversial figure. The owner is the H. C. Price Co., which
makes pipe lines. The building is designed in four sections, with offices in
three of them and apartments down the fourth. The materials called for are
concrete, steel, copper and gold-tinted glass. The structure will have a
view of 800 square miles of Prairie and the foothills." Stamped on clipping:
"Jun 9 1953." Stamped on verso: "Wide World Photo." Original 7.25 x 9 B&W
photograph. |
0987.99.0718 |
1953
|
Price Tower Model 1953 (1952 -
S.355). View of the Price Tower model. Clipping pasted to verso:
"Wisconsin's Frank Lloyd Wright designed an 18 story headquarters for a
Bartlesville (Okla.) Oil company. Modern interiors match the advanced
architectural lines of the exterior. This model is on display at a Tulsa
petroleum expositions. Stamped on clipping: "May 15 1953." Stamped on verso:
"United Press Association." Original 7.25 x 9 B&W photograph. |
0987.104.1019 |
1953
|
S.C. Johnson
Headquarters "Great Workroom" 1953. Caption on verso: "Pillars arranged in a
unique pattern developed by Wright provide open areas in the Johnson Wax
Co.'s administration offices at Racine, Wis. Wright cites this building as
proof that an architect can obtain spaciousness in a building without making
it appear awkward." Stamped on verso: "Dec 27, 1953. International Newsreel
Photo, 235 East 65th Street, New York 17, N.Y." Original silver
gelatin 9 x 7 photo. |
0987.32.0510 |
C 1953
|
S.C. Johnson
Headquarters Circa 1953. Viewed from the Southeast. The Research Tower
complex is in the foreground, the Tower is in the background, the porte
cochere is on the left. Photographed before the addition of the second and
third floors over the east wing of the Research Tower complex, added in
1961. The car to the far right is a 1952 Ford Crestline Victoria. Original
10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.69.1114 |
1953
|
Sixty Years of Living
Architecture Exhibition Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Perspective View 1953
(Project - FLLW #5427). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1953. Perspective view
for the Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition Pavilion. 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. The entrance to the
pavilion was through the Hollyhock House. (Wright, 1943-1959, p.346). Note:
Although a Pavilion was constructed, Storrer does not include it as a
completed project. Text: "Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition
Pavilion for Los Angeles. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." FLLW #5427.02.
Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.346. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.105.1219 |
1953
|
Sixty Years of Living
Architecture Exhibition Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Ground Plan 1953 (Project
- FLLW #5427). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1953. Ground plan for the Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition Pavilion. 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. The entrance to the pavilion was
through the Hollyhock House. (Wright, 1943-1959, p.346). Note: Although a
Pavilion was constructed, Storrer does not include it as a completed
project. Text: "Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition Pavilion for
Los Angeles. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." FLLW #5427.04. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.346. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.106.1219 |
1953
|
Sixty Years of Living
Architecture Exhibition Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Construction Details 1953
(Project - FLLW #5427). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1953. Construction
details for the Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition Pavilion.
Upper illustration: "Plan of Typical Bay." Lower illustration: "Cross
Section." 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.
The entrance to the pavilion was through the Hollyhock House. (Wright,
1943-1959, p.346). Note: Although a Pavilion was constructed, Storrer does
not include it as a completed project. Text: "Construction Details of
Pavilion. Sixty Years of Living Architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright,
Architect." Additional illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.346. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
|
0987.107.1219 |
1953
|
Leigh Stevens,
Auldbrass Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina, Main House, Bedrooms Circa
1953 (1940 - S.261-264). Detail of the bedrooms at Auldbrass. The down
spouts are much more elaborate then those photographed and published in
Frank
Lloyd Wright Select Houses 5, Pfeiffer,
1990/96. Frank Lloyd Wright designed some of the first buildings on the
property in 1939. " "Old Brass" was the name given to a tract of land in
South Carolina that includes over 4,000 acres. "In the mid 1930s the Savanna
River Lumber Co. Which owned the tract of land slid into bankruptcy. C.
Leigh Stevens took over the responsibility of reorganizing the company, and
ended up "with its shares held by Stevens." Old Brass was one of many
holdings owned by the reorganized Savanna River Lumber Co. The modern
history of "Auldbrass" which Wright adapted from Old Brass started in 1939
when C. Leigh Stevens commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to create a plantation
complex of buildings for his southern home..."
Auldbrass, The
Plantation Complex Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,
1992. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: : "West 20, US Arch.
Wright, Frank L. Yemassee, South Carolina. Auldbrass Plantation, 1940. Main
House - Close Up. Photo by Andrews. #1925." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Published in
Architecture in America, Andrews, 1960,
p.144. Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
0987.109.0420 |
1953
|
Leigh Stevens,
Auldbrass Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina, Main House, Bedrooms Circa
1953 (1940 - S.261-264). The Living room is in the background on the left,
the Master Bedroom is in the foreground. The down spouts are much more
elaborate then those photographed and published in
Frank Lloyd Wright Select Houses 5,
Pfeiffer, 1990/96. Frank Lloyd Wright designed some of the first buildings
on the property in 1939. " "Old Brass" was the name given to a tract of land
in South Carolina that includes over 4,000 acres. "In the mid 1930s the
Savanna River Lumber Co. Which owned the tract of land slid into bankruptcy.
C. Leigh Stevens took over the responsibility of reorganizing the company,
and ended up "with its shares held by Stevens." Old Brass was one of many
holdings owned by the reorganized Savanna River Lumber Co. The modern
history of "Auldbrass" which Wright adapted from Old Brass started in 1939
when C. Leigh Stevens commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to create a plantation
complex of buildings for his southern home..."
Auldbrass, The Plantation Complex
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1992. Mounted to gray board. Label
pasted to board: : "West 20, US Arch. Wright, Frank L. Yemassee, South
Carolina. Auldbrass Plantation, 1940. Main House - Grand View. Photo by
Andrews... Continue... |
0987.110.0420 0987.119.0920 |
1953
|
Leigh Stevens,
Auldbrass Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina, Saddle and Gun Room (Office)
Circa 1953 (1940 - S.261-264). The Saddle and Gun Room, later used as an
office is in the foreground. The Stables are to the right. The down spouts
are much more elaborate then those photographed and published in
Frank Lloyd Wright Select Houses 5,
Pfeiffer, 1990/96. Frank Lloyd Wright designed some of the first buildings
on the property in 1939. " "Old Brass" was the name given to a tract of land
in South Carolina that includes over 4,000 acres. "In the mid 1930s the
Savanna River Lumber Co. Which owned the tract of land slid into bankruptcy.
C. Leigh Stevens took over the responsibility of reorganizing the company,
and ended up "with its shares held by Stevens." Old Brass was one of many
holdings owned by the reorganized Savanna River Lumber Co. The modern
history of "Auldbrass" which Wright adapted from Old Brass started in 1939
when C. Leigh Stevens commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to create a plantation
complex of buildings for his southern home..."
Auldbrass, The Plantation Complex
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1992. Mounted to gray board. Label
pasted to board: : "West 20, US Arch. Wright, Frank L. Yemassee, South
Carolina. Auldbrass Plantation, 1940. Office. Photo by Andrews. #1922."
Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Published in
Architecture in America,
Andrews, 1960, p.144. Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
0987.111.0420 |
1953
|
Leigh Stevens, Auldbrass Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina, Guest
Cottage, Circa 1953 (1940 - S.261-264). View of a guest cottage or possibly
the caretaker's quarters. A gate is to the left. Frank Lloyd Wright designed
some of the first buildings on the property in 1939. "Old Brass" was the
name given to a tract of land in South Carolina that includes over 4,000
acres. "In the mid 1930s the Savanna River Lumber Co. Which owned the tract
of land slid into bankruptcy. C. Leigh Stevens took over the responsibility
of reorganizing the company, and ended up "with its shares held by Stevens."
Old Brass was one of many holdings owned by the reorganized Savanna River
Lumber Co. The modern history of "Auldbrass" which Wright adapted from Old
Brass started in 1939 when C. Leigh Stevens commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright
to create a plantation complex of buildings for his southern home..."
Auldbrass, The Plantation Complex
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1992. Mounted to gray board. Label
pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Auldbrass
Plantation, Yemassee, S.C. (1940). Guest cottage. Wayne Andrews #1924.
Indiana University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from
the archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
0987.118.0920 |
1953
|
Leigh Stevens, Auldbrass Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina, Gate
Circa 1953
(1940 - S.261-264). Detail of one of the gates at Auldbrass. Frank Lloyd
Wright designed some of the first buildings on the property in 1939. "
"Old
Brass" was the name given to a tract of land in South Carolina that includes
over 4,000 acres. "In the mid 1930s the Savanna River Lumber Co. Which owned
the tract of land slid into bankruptcy. C. Leigh Stevens took over the
responsibility of reorganizing the company, and ended up "with its shares
held by Stevens." Old Brass was one of many holdings owned by the
reorganized Savanna River Lumber Co. The modern history of "Auldbrass" which
Wright adapted from Old Brass started in 1939 when C. Leigh Stevens
commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to create a plantation complex of buildings
for his southern home..." Auldbrass, The Plantation Complex Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1992. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: :
"West 20, US Arch. Wright, Frank L. Yemassee, South Carolina. Auldbrass
Plantation, 1940. Detail, Gate. Photo by Andrews. #1923." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews.
Original 8 x10 B&W Photograph. |
0531.85.0220 |
C 1953
|
George C. Stewart Residence, Montecito, California, C
1953 (1909 - S.160). Viewed from the East, the Dining room is on the left,
the Living Room is in the center, and a porch is on the right. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909 and built in 1910. It was Wright's first house
and the only Prairie styled house built in California. FLLW Foundation
#0907. In 1910, Frank Lloyd Wright included the Stewart Residence in his
Ausgefuhrte
Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright,
Plate XLIIIa. Stamped on verso:
"Photo Wayne Andrews." Label: "W 20, USA Arch. The University Gallery.
Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869-1959. Montecito, California:
Res. Geo. C. Stewart, 1909. Wayne Andrews Photo 1840." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original
10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.112.0420 |
1953
|
Taliesin, Spring
Green, Blue Loggia Room. This room is the space between the living room on
one end of the house and Wright's private quarters on the other. Wright was
known for continually changing Taliesin. In 1953 he acquired steel tresses
and extended the loggia balcony forward several feet. On the right is a
pair of art glass doors and an iridescent wall scone (on shelf above), and
in the hallway to the left is a mounted wall scone from the William R. Heath
House, Buffalo (1905). For a 1952 view of the room see "Picturing Wright" Guerrero
1994, Page 80. Original 8 x 10 silver gelatin photograph. |
0987.09.0207 |
1953
|
Malcolm E. Willey Residence 1953 (1933 - S.229). Designed in 1933 by
Frank Lloyd Wright for
Malcolm Willey and completed in 1934. Willey was an administrator at the
University of Minnesota. This Usonian design was actually the second design
Wright created for the Willeys. Stamped on Verso: "Oct 14 1953." Wiley sold
the home in 1963. Clipping pasted to verso (1963): "A house in Minneapolis,
one of
Frank Lloyd Wright's most noted designs, was
sold recently for far less than it could have brought. It's not that the
late architect's work is now down-graded; on the contrary, although he was
been dead more than four years, interest in his designs is as acute as ever.
The house at 255 S.E. Bedford St. Was sold for a relative song because the
original owner, Malcolm M. Willey, former academic vice president at the
University of Minnesota, was mainly interested in finding someone who loved
it to live in it." Stamped on verso: "Engraving. 1963 Nov 13." Also stamped
on verso: "Artists. 1963 Nov 13." Clipping pasted to verso stamped Jul 30
1968: "There are two housed designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright
in Minneapolis and seven others throughout the state. The house
pictured, built in 1934, is at 255 S.E. Bedford St." Clipping pasted to
verso stamped Nov 17 1968: "Bedford St. House: "It Dramatizes Distant
Vistas." " Original 10 x 7.75 B&W Photograph. |
0987.95.1217 |
1953
|
William H. Winslow House, River Forest, IL, Circa 1953
(1894 - S.024). Viewed from the South West. Designed in 1894, this was Frank
Lloyd Wright's first major commission after leaving Sullivan's office. A
friend of Winslow's, Wright worked with Winslow and another client
Chauncey Williams
producing The Eve of St, Agnes in 1896. Wright and Winslow produced
The House Beautiful
in 1898. Published in
Architecture in Chicago &
Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.66.
Stamped on verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Label: "W 20, USA Arch. The
University Gallery. Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota.
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869-1959. River
Forest, Illinois: Res. W.H. Winslow, 1895. Grand View. Wayne Andrews Photo
1875." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from
the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.115.0420 |
1953
|
Wright at 86. 1953. Portrait of Wright seated
behind his drafting table at Taliesin, dressed in a white suit facing to the
right. Has a small leaf pinned to his lapel. Photographed on June 8, 1953 by
James Roy Miller shortly before his birthday party. Published in "Truth
Against The World", Meehan, 1987, page 230. Courtesy of the
Ryerson & Burnham Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 6.75
B&W photograph. |
0987.30.0509 |
1953
|
Wright at 86, June 8, 1953.
Frank Lloyd Wright
celebrates his 86th birthday at Taliesin Spring
Green, photographed during the presentation of box projects. Wright is
seated, dressed in a white suit and white shoes, facing to the left. He has
a small leaf pinned to his lapel, and a gold chain hanging from his breast
pocket. He points a pencil as he critiques the work of one of his
apprentices, possibly the work of Nancy D'Astous, seated on the floor in the
foreground. She and her husband David were apprentices in the 1950s. Both
were from Canada. Wright appears to be seated in a chair similar to one he
designed for Herman T. Mossberg.
The carpet design has a variation of the Japanese Chrysanthemum crest within
an octagon. Photographed by David Mann, photographer for the Sun Times. 8 x
10 B&W photograph. |
0987.78.0215 |
1953
|
Wright at 86, June 8, 1953. Frank
Lloyd Wright
celebrates his 86th birthday at Taliesin Spring Green, photographed during
the presentation of box projects. Wright is seated, dressed in a white suit
facing to the left. He has a small leaf pinned to his lapel, and a gold
chain hanging from his breast pocket. He points a pencil as he critiques the
work of one of his apprentices. Little girl to Wright's left bits her finger
nail. Publicity photograph made for an exhibition at the Kelmscott Gallery,
Chicago, held in early 1980s. This is from an original silver gelatin
photograph, with Wright's signature on the image lower left hand corner of
the print. Photographed by David Mann, photographer for the Sun Times.
Acquired from Kelmscott Gallery. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
|
0798.07.1206 |
1953
|
Wright at 86, June 8, 1953.
Frank
Lloyd Wright
celebrates his 86th birthday at Taliesin Spring Green, photographed during
the presentation of box projects. Wright is seated, dressed in a white suit
and white shoes, facing to the right. He has a small leaf pinned to his
lapel, a cap on his lap, and a gold chain hanging from his breast pocket. He
has a pencil in his right hand as he critiques the work of one of his
apprentices, possibly the work of Nancy
D'Astous, seated on the floor to his right. She and her husband David were
apprentices in the 1950s. Both were from Canada. The young girl to his left
is Celeste Davison (leg brace), daughter of Kay and Davy Davison. Wright
appears to be seated in a chair similar to one he designed for
Herman T. Mossberg. The carpet design
has a variation of the Japanese Chrysanthemum crest within an octagon.
Photographed by David Mann, photographer for the Sun Times. 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0987.79.0215 |
1953
|
Wright at 86, June 8, 1953.
Frank
Lloyd Wright
celebrates his 86th birthday at Taliesin Spring Green, photographed during
the presentation of box projects. Wright is seated, dressed in a white suit,
facing to the left. He has a small leaf pinned to his lapel, a cap on his
lap, and a gold chain hanging from his breast pocket. He has a pencil in his
right hand as he critiques the work of one of his apprentices. Wright
appears to be seated in a chair similar to one he designed for
Herman T. Mossberg. Possibly
photographed by Marya Lilien. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
|
0987.80.1121 |
1953
|
Wright at 86 (Circa 1953). Frank
Lloyd Wright on the street in New York City. Facing toward the right,
looking at the camera. Wearing a porkpie hat and suit. Overcoat is draped
over his right arm, he is holding his cane in his right hand. His glasses
are in his breast pocket. Photograph by Halley Erskine. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright in New York", Hession; Pickrel, 2007, p.123. 8 x 10
B&W photograph. |
0987.66.0714 |
1953
|
Wright at 86. 1953. Portrait of
Frank Lloyd Wright, facing the camera but turned slightly and looking to the
right. His left arm is outstretched. He is wearing a suit coat and short
tie. His eyeglasses are hanging from a chain and in his breast pocket. He
appears to be wearing the same suit jacket as in the twelve images of"The
Hands of Frank Lloyd Wright by Pedro Guerrero (S#0987.101).
He appears to have the same chain for his glasses in a candid photograph of
Frank Lloyd Wright on the streets of New York City (S#0987.66).
Stamped on verso: "Received Apr 28 1953. Salt Lake Tribune Library.
Acquired from the archives of The Salt Lake Tribune. Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0987.131.0223 |
1953
|
Wright at 86. 1953. Wright's Hands #3.
Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright demonstrating with
his hands the difference of between organic architecture and conventional
architecture, photographed at Mr. Wright's suite at the Plaza Hotel. "Ben
Raeburn of Horizon Press, the publisher of Mr. Wright's forthcoming book
The Future of Architecture,
alerted me in 1953 to be prepared to photograph Mr. Wright in New York.
During a television interview with Hugh Downs on the Today Show some months
earlier he had demonstrated with his hands the differences between organic
and conventional architecture. Raeburn wanted to use the series to accompany
the complete text of Mr. Wright's conversation in the book. There was no
videotape then to capture the event, so Raeburn needed reenactments of each
technique as illustrations. I met him at Mr. Wright's suite at the
Plaza Hotel,
and step-by-step we recreated the television lesson. The resulting twelve
images... (3) cutting and slashing partitions."
Picturing Wright,
Guerrero, 1994, p.156-7. Published in Pedro E. Guerrero,
Guerrero, 2007, p.98-9. Also published in
The Future of Architecture,
Wright, 1953, p.19-20. Label pasted to verso: "Kelmscott Gallery, Chicago,
IL. Pedro Guerrero. One of Twelve images in "The Hands of
Frank Lloyd Wright...
Continue... |
0987.101.0918 |
1953
|
Wright at 86 (Circa 1953). Mr. Wright with
His attorney A. C. Newlin and colleague Arthur C. Holden. Frank Lloyd Wright
(Right), wearing a porkpie hat, having a conversion with both men. Caption
pasted to verso: "Wright chatted with his lawyer, A. C. Newlin (left) and
his colleague, Arthur C. Holden (center), before the meeting with the city
board of standards and appeals." Stamped on clipping: "Jul 29 1953." Both
Newlin and Holden worked with Wright in connection with the Guggenheim
Museum. Original 9 x 6 B&W photograph. |
0987.103.0619 |
1953
|
Wright at 86 (Circa 1953). Frank
Lloyd Wright facing right. Clipping pasted on verso, (Stamped Oct 17 1957):
"Architect Frank
Lloyd Wright...
will join five businessmen in the forum at 2 p.m. Oct. 30, in the Museum of
Science and Industry. "Today, Chicago is launching a billion-dollar
rebuilding program," said Edward L. Logelin, chairman of the Chicago Dynamic
Committee. "Each of us is affected by the way our cities build, so it is
vital that forums such as ours bring together the men who know, to give us
direction," he said." Includes photograph. Second clipping of photo only
stamped Nov 8, 1957. Third clipping pasted on verso, (Stamped Apr 11 1959):
"The word nonconformist might have been invented to describe
Frank
Lloyd Wright. Both
in his profession and in his personal life he defied convention at every
turn. He had no doubt that he was the world's greatest architect, and once
said so in court. Twitted about his conceit, he retorted, "Well, I was under
oath, wasn't I?" Not everyone agreed with Wright's estimate of himself. From
first to last he carried on a running battle with his fellow architects. In
the cases where his competitors finally came reluctantly..." Published in
1953 on the back cover of
"The
Future of Architecture".
Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Original 8 x 10 B&W
print and 4x5 B&W negative. |
0987.34.1010 0987.44.0413 |
1953
|
Wright at 86 (Circa 1953). Mr.
Wright facing right. Produced in 1960 as a promotion. "Frank
Lloyd Wright: Writings and Buildings, the first compilation containing
the full range of Wright's thinking, will be published simultaneously on
June 15 by Meridian Books as a paperback and Horizon Press in hard covers.
Along with 150 photographs and drawings, editors Edgar Kaufmann and Ben
Raeburn have included the first complete list of 500 Wright-executed
structures keyed to a map of America." Published on the back cover of
"The
Future of Architecture",
Wright, 1953. Also published in "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture. The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright",
Wright, 1954, inside front cover; "An
American Architecture",
Wright, 1955, Back cover and page 2;
"Frank
Lloyd Wright Selects the Taliesin Palette in Martin-Senour Paints",
Martin-Senour Company, 1955, Cover (image flopped horizontally). Original B&W photograph. 5 x 7.2. |
0987.31.1209 |
1953
|
Wright at 86. 1953. Portrait of
Wright seated behind his drafting table at Taliesin. Photographed by
Guerrero. Caption: "Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright in
his private study at Taliesin". Published in "Picturing Wright", Guerrero, 1994, pages 62-63. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago
Tribune. Original 10 x 8.8 B&W Print. |
0987.33.0910 |
1953
(C)
|
Wright at 86, 1953.
A) 1957 (90); B) 1951 (84); C) 1953 (86);
D) 1954 (87).
A) Top Left: Wright
at 90. 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright inspects construction of the
Guggenheim in 1957. Ground was broken on August 14, 1956. Wright visited the
site many times. Wright pasted away April 9, 1959, six months before the
grand opening. Grand opening October 21, 1959. Published in "The
Guggenheim", 2009, p 1, and a similar image taken at the same time,
"Frank Lloyd Wright in New
York", Hession, Pickrel, 2007, p 104. Photographed by John Engstead.
Original 3.75 x 4.75 B&W photograph.
B) Top Right: Wright
at 84, 1951. Wright in drafting room, Taliesin West in 1951.
Photographed by Ezra Stoller. Similar image in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West", Stoller, 1999, p 8. Original 3.75 x 4.75
B&W photograph.
C) Bottom Left:
Wright at 88, 1955. Frank Lloyd Wright at drafting table with a
large image of the V.C. Morris Gift Shop (S.310 - 1948) in the background.
Photographed by John Engstead. Published on the cover of "Frank
Lloyd Wright Decorative Designs Collection", 1990. Original 3.75 x 4.75
B&W photograph.
D) Bottom Right:
Wright at 87, 1954. Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright, facing right,
looking to the left. Photographed by Al Ravenna. Original 3.75 x 4.75 B&W
photograph.
Montage of four portraits of Frank Lloyd Wright. Stamped on verso:
"Nov 9 1998". Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. Two copies. |
0857.06.0911
0857.07.0911 |
C 1953
|
Wright at 86, circa
1953. Frank Lloyd Wright is seated, dressed in a white suit and blue tie,
facing to the right. He has a gold chain hanging around his neck, hooked to
his breast pocket. Published on the cover of the
Frank Lloyd Wright
Quarterly, Spring 2000. Caption reads: "Frank Lloyd Wright talks with
apprentices at Taliesin West in the 1950s. Photo courtesy Aaron G. Green."
The white suite seems to match the suit he wore to his daughter
Iovanna's wedding to
Arthur Pieper at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, in Chicago on June 18, 1954.
Original 8 x 10 color photograph. |
0987.81.0215 |
1953
|
David Wright Residence 1953,
(1950 - S.322). Viewed from the Southwest. Photographed for the June issue
of House & Home 1953 by
Pedro E. Guerrero. Published on page 99. Caption: "This new desert house for
his son is a magnificent coil of concrete block." Hand written on verso: "Frank
Lloyd Wright - Building Designed By." Label pasted to verso: "The
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. 1952. David Wright House, Phoenix,
Arizona.." Stamped on verso: "Oct 30 1953." Stamped on verso: "P. E.
Guerrero." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.97.0218 |
1953
|
David Wright Residence (1950 - S.322) 1953. Viewed from the Southwest.
Photographed for the June issue of
House & Home 1953 by Pedro E. Guerrero.
Label pasted to verso: "By-line Feature. Supplied by International News
Photos, New York. For Release December 27, 1953. The Titan of Architects.
Wright (F) "Son's house, designed by Mr. Wright for David Wright at
Phoenix, Ariz., uses some of the sweeping lines and "openness" which the
architect believes takes greatest advantage to add to "living freedom" with
modern materials. (International New Photos.)" Stamped on verso:
"International New Photos." Original 9.25 x 7 B&W photograph. |
0987.48.0813 |
1953
|
David Wright House (1950) 1953. The David Wright house was constructed in
1950. Wright called the design "How to live in the Southwest".
These were photographed for the June issue of
House & Home 1953.
Set of eight 4 x 5 proofs. Similar views in "Picturing
Wright" Guerrero 1994, Page 128-131. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero.
1) Exterior, beginning of the ramp. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin photograph
proof. |
0987.10.0207 |
1953
|
2)
David Wright House 1953. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Exterior,
mid view of the ramp. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin photograph proof. |
0987.11.0207 |
1953
|
3)
David Wright House 1953. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Exterior,
view from the top of the ramp. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin photograph
proof. |
0987.12.0207 |
1953
|
4)
David Wright House 1953. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Interior,
view to the left of the fireplace. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin photograph
proof. |
0987.13.0207 |
1953
|
5)
David Wright House 1953. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Interior,
view of the fireplace. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin photograph proof.
Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright"
Treiber 1995, Page 109: Similar views in "Picturing
Wright" Guerrero 1994, Page 130. |
0987.14.0207 |
1953
|
6)
David Wright House 1953. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Interior,
view of the right side of the fireplace. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin
photograph proof. |
0987.15.0207 |
1953
|
7)
David Wright House 1953. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Interior,
view from the fireplace to the right. Original 4 x 5 silver gelatin
photograph proof. |
0987.17.0207 |
1953
|
8)
David Wright House 1953. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Interior
view of the Master Bedroom from the fireplace which is on the left. Original
4 x 5 silver gelatin photograph proof. |
0987.16.0207 |
1953
|
David Wright
Residence 1853. (1950 - S.322). Viewed from the Southeast. Frank Lloyd
Wright designed the David Wright house in 1950. The circular ramp rises to
the upper main level. The cantilevered master bedroom is seen on the upper
left. Camelback Mountain can be seen in the background on the far right.
Wright called the design "How to live in the Southwest". These were
photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero for the June issue of House & Home 1953.
Guerrero wrote, "This is the essence of the house. We don't need any
others," Mr. Wright told me. House and Home thought otherwise." Published in
"Picturing Wright" Guerrero 1994,
P.131. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.76.0215 |
1953
|
David Wright
Residence 1853. (1950 - S.322). View of the Living Room. Frank Lloyd Wright
designed the David Wright house in 1950. The Dining area is to the far left.
The Entrance to the home, at the top of the ramp, is to the right of the
circular fireplace, behind the built-in seating. Door to ceiling glass doors
on the far right, lead to a balcony over looking the courtyard. Wright
designed furniture is seen in the foreground on the far right. The David
Wright house was constructed in 1950. Wright called the design "How to live
in the Southwest". Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero for the June issue of
House & Home 1953. Guerrero wrote, "The exterior curves of David's Wright
house are mirrored inside in features such as the living room fireplace and
the furnishings," p.130. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright" Treiber 1995,
Page 109: Similar views in "Picturing
Wright" Guerrero 1994, Page 130. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.77.0215 |
1953
|
Robert Llewellyn
Wright Residence Bethesda, Maryland (1953 - S.358). Perspective, Scheme 1. A
two-story "Hemicycle" designed house sets on a cantilevered circular lily
pad like terrace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1953 for his youngest
son Robert Llewellyn Wright. On a visit to the Robert Llewellyn Wright House
in Bethesda, Maryland on November 6, 2020, Thomas Wright, Llewellyn's son,
who is now the owner, and lives in the home, gave us a tour of the home.
Hanging on the wall were three drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright: A)
Perspective, Project 1945; B) Ground plan and elevation for the 1945
project; C) This perspective of the house that was built in Bethesda, Scheme
1, 1953. Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs. Robert Llewellyn Wright. Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect." Published in
Monograph 1951-1959,
Pfeiffer, 1990, p.85. Additional illustrations published in
Wright 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.350. 10 x 7 Color
photograph. |
0987.121.1220 |
1953
|
Robert Llewellyn
Wright Residence Bethesda, Maryland (1953 - S.358). Perspective on tissue,
Scheme 1. A two-story "Hemicycle" designed house sets on a cantilevered
circular lily pad like terrace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1953 for
his youngest son Robert Llewellyn Wright. Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs.
Robert Llewellyn Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Published in
Monograph 1951-1959, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.85.
Additional illustrations published in
Wright 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.350. 10 x
6.75 Color photograph. |
0987.122.1220 |
1953
|
Robert Llewellyn
Wright Residence Bethesda, Maryland (1953 - S.358). Elevation, Scheme 1. A
two-story "Hemicycle" designed house sets on a cantilevered circular lily
pad like terrace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1953 for his youngest
son Robert Llewellyn Wright. Text: "Elevations. House For Mr. And Mrs.
Robert Llewellyn Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Signed: "FLLW. July
10, 1953." Additional illustrations published in
Monograph 1951-1959, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.85, and
Wright 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.350. 10 x 7
Color photograph. |
0987.123.1220 |
1953
|
Robert Llewellyn
Wright Residence Bethesda, Maryland (1953 - S.358). North Elevation, Scheme
1. A two-story "Hemicycle" designed house sets on a cantilevered circular
lily pad like terrace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1953 for his
youngest son Robert Llewellyn Wright. Text: "North Elevation." Additional
illustrations published in
Monograph 1951-1959, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.85, and
Wright 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.350. 10 x
6.5 Color photograph. |
0987.124.1220 |
1954 |
1954
|
Jorgine Boomer
Residence (1953 - S.361). Copy print of page 212 in
"The Natural House", Wright, 1954.
Caption pasted on verso, "The desert house designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright."
Stamped on verso, "Free Press, Feb 16 1955, Photo". Original 10 x 8 B&W
Print. For more information on the Boomer
Residence see our Wright Study. |
1092.39.0211 |
1954
|
Aline Barnsdall Hollyhock House Living Room
Fireplace (1917 - S.208) 1954. In 1926, Aline Barnsall donated Hollyhock
House to the City of Los Angeles, with a lease going to the California Art
Club. By 1942, the city had condemned the house and ordered it to be
vacated, due to structural damage. The home was left in shambles. A minor
restoration project was undertaken in 1945. In 1954
Frank Lloyd Wright designed a Master Plan
for Barnsdall Park which included a museum which remained a unbuilt. (Monograph
8, p.146-7). Also in 1954, Barnsdall Park was the one of the stops for
Wright's traveling exhibition "Sixty Years
of Living Architecture." The premiere of the exhibit in Los Angeles was
held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center at Barnsdall Park on June 1,
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.
The entrance to the pavilion was through the Hollyhock House. (Wright,
1943-1959, p.346). Photographed on May 27, 1954, days before the
exhibition opened. Note the pond in front of the fireplace which has been
filled in. Female is seated on a Frank Lloyd Wright
designed living room chair. Stamped on verso: "Mirrorfoto by Bob Martin,
Staff Photographer. May 27, 1954." (Two copies) 11 x 14 |
1045.40.0916 1045.41.0916 |
C 1954
|
George Barton Residence,
Buffalo, New York, Circa 1954 (1903 - S.103). View of the Barton Residence
from the South East. The Entry Terrace is on the left, the Living Room is on
the right. Mrs. Barton was Darwin Martin's sister, and the house was built
on an adjacent lot to the Martin Complex. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1903, it was constructed of the same material and designed to blend with the
Martin complex. In 1910, Wright included it in Ausgefuhrte Bauten und
Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright.
Plate XXVI (26):
Masonry dwelling for Mr. Martin, Buffalo, N.Y. Adjoining the Martin
residence. Published by Ernst Wasmuth, A.-G. Berlin. Perspective and floor
plan for the ground level and second floor. It was also included on
Plate XXXII
(32), Dwelling of D. D. Martin, Buffalo,
N.Y. Aerial perspective of the Darwin Martin Residence, which included the
placement within the Martin complex. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to
board: "W 20 US Arch. Wright, F.L.. Buffalo, New York. George Barton House,
1903. Exterior. Andrews Photo 2567. Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired
from the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 7.5 x 8.5 B&W
photograph. |
1045.58.0420 |
1954
|
Cedric G. and Patricia Boulter
Residence, Cincinnati, Ohio, Perspective 1954 (FLLW #5403.01) (1954 -
S.379). Perspective view of the Boulter Residence from the South. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954, the house is built on a hillside in the
Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati. In 1952, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a
house for Horace Sturtevant in Oakland Californica. Like the Boulter
Residence, it also was designed for a hillside. Working drawings were
completed, but the house remained a project. Frank Lloyd Wright resurrected
the design for the Boulter Residence, lengthening the living room by one -
four foot section. It is constructed of concrete block, Philippine mahogany
and glass. Construction was completed in 1956. Text lower left: View...
Continue...
|
1045.70.0224 |
1954
|
John E. & Catherine Christian
Residence, Samara, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1954 (1954 - S.375). Set of 2 -
35mm slides. Planting plan for the Christian Residence. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1954. Text on sleeve: "A-20-Wr-185.1-1. John E. Christian .
Planting plan." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
|
1045.59.0720
1045.60.0720 |
1954
|
Dr. Richard & Madelyn Davis
Residence, Woodside, Marion, Indiana, Proposed Wing 1954 (FLLW #5037.13)
(1954 - S.324). Proposed wing for the Davis residence. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1954. From the carport, the front door leads into the
entryway. The small windows cut into the front door mimic the hexagonal
shape of the houses Teepee foot print. To the right of the entry is the
workspace and utility room, both set inside masonry walls, the studio and
the bedroom wing. Dividing the entry from the living room is a shelf,
cabinet and built-in seating. In the center of the teepee is a massive
chimney that forms the core of the teepee. As you continue through the
living room, the dining room table was originally on the left side of the
fireplace, balanced by the built-in seating on the right side. The bedroom
wing held the studio, two childrens bedroom separated by a folding
partition, the master bedroom and two bathrooms. The Davises contacted
Wright in 1954 to design a second bedroom wing whick was completed after
Wrights death in 1960. Lower text: Proposed Wing for Davis Residence.
Hand written lower right: Oct 21 1954. Text Lower left: 5037.13.
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library, Columbia
University. 8 x 10 B&W Photograph. |
1045.76.1024 |
1926/1954
|
Charles Ennis Residence, Los
Angeles, CA, Illustration 1954 (1923 - S.217). Diagram of the cement block
construction for the Ennis House. Illustration published in
The Natural House,
Wright, 1954, p.203. This illustration was first published in German in
Frank Lloyd Wright: Aus dem
Lebenswerke eines Architekten, De Fries, 1926, p.63. Caption:
"Representation of the cement block construction by the architect Frank
Lloyd Wright." In 1921 Frank Lloyd Wright prepared a "Study for Block House
in Textile Block Construction," Frank
Lloyd Wright Monograph 1914 - 1923., Pfeiffer, 1990, p.204-205.
According to Sweeney, Wright attempted to obtain a patent for the system in
1921, Wright in Hollywood,
1994, p.43-44. A blueprint was prepared of this drawing in German for De
Fries, and is published in Frank
Lloyd Wright Monograph 1914 - 1923., Pfeiffer, 1990, p.242. The
blueprint is also published in
Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.90. Copy 9.25 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0992.10.0721 |
Circa 1954
|
Florida Southern College,
Administration Buildings and Water Dome. Emile E. Watson (1945 - S.255B),
Benjamin Fine (1945 - S.255C); Edgar Wall Water Dome (1938, 1948 - S.255A)
Circa 1954. Viewed from the Northeast. The Administration Buildings, two
separate buildings, joined by the Esplanades, were completed in 1948. The
Water Dome, a 160 foot in diameter circular pool, was first filled in early
1948. The Water Dome is in the foreground. The Benjamin Fine Administration
Building is on the water's edge, the Emile E. Watson Administration Building
is in the background on the right. Bernard Elmo Fulghum (1898-1972) was the
contractor. Plant life can be seen growing in the pond. Published in the
1955 "Interlachen", Florida Southern College's yearbook, p. 2. Original 10 x
8 B&W photograph. |
1045.21.0113 |
1954
|
Louis B. Fredrick
Residence, Barrington Hills, Illinois, Perspective Scheme 1, 1954 (1954 -
S.378). Perspective view of the Fredrick Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1954. Wright's first design for the Fredricks was a Usonian
Automatic. Constructed of inexpensive concrete blocks. The modular blocks
could be assembled in a variety of ways. The basic concrete block of the
Usonian Automatic system is 12 x 24 inches. Wright presented the drawings of
the Usonian Automatic to the Fredricks in 1954. The plans were modified and
the revised floor plan was dated November 28, 1954. Even with the revisions,
they remained unimpressed with the concept of concrete blocks. Text: "View
from Southwest. House for Mr. & Mrs. Louis B. Fredrick. Barrington,
Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Text lower left hand corner:
"5426.01." FLLW #5426.001. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives,
Avery Library. 10 x 5.75 B&W photograph. |
1045.63.0821 |
1954
|
Louis B. Fredrick Residence, Barrington Hills, Illinois, Ground Plan Scheme
1, 1954 (1954 - S.378). Ground Plan for the Fredrick Residence. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. Wright's first design for the Fredricks was a
Usonian Automatic. Constructed of inexpensive concrete blocks. The modular
blocks could be assembled in a variety of ways. The basic concrete block of
the Usonian Automatic system is 12 x 24 inches. Wright presented the
drawings of the Usonian Automatic to the Fredricks in 1954. The plans were
modified and the revised floor plan was dated November 28, 1954. Even with
the revisions, they remained unimpressed with the concept of concrete
blocks. Text: "Revised Nov. 28, 1954. Plan. Walls on 12" x 24" Precast
Concrete Block units. House for Mr. & Mrs. Louis B. Fredrick. Barrington,
Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Hand written: "(Desire for Pattern
Blocks.)" FLLW #5426.002. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery
Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.64.0821 |
1954
|
Imperial Hotel and Marilyn
Monroe 1954 (1915 - S.194). Marilyn Monroe sitting in a chair designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright
while on her honeymoon at the Imperial Hotel. On
January 14, 1954, Marilyn Monroe and retired major-league baseball player
Joe DiMaggio were married at the San Francisco City Hall. On February 1,
1954, Monroe and DiMaggio, flew to Tokyo, combining a honeymoon with a
business trip, and spent several nights in the Imperial Hotel's VIP Suite.
From there, Monroe traveled alone to Korea, performing songs from her films
as part of a USO show to 60,000 U.S. Marines over a four-day period. In
October 1954 she announced that she was filing for divorce from DiMaggio
after only nine months of marriage. On June 29, 1956 Monroe and Arthur
Miller were married in a civil ceremony at the Westchester County Court in
White Plains, New York. In 1957 Wright designed a home for Marilyn Monroe
and Arthur Miller, and visited their property in Connecticut. Photographed
by Kim Goodwin. Stamped on verso: "The Kim Goodwin Collection." Original
silver gelatin 8 x 10. |
1045.48.0818 |
1954
|
Imperial Hotel and Ava
Gardner, Tokyo, Japan 1954 (1915 - S.194). Ava Gardner is sitting on the arm
of a chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Imperial Hote. She is on a
round-the world tour to raise funds for CARE. Actress Ava Gardner speaks
during a press conference at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, November
29, 1954. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.69.1023 |
1954
|
Imperial
Hotel Circa 1954 (1915 - S.194). Set of three 35mm slides. View of the main
entrance from across the pool. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Imperial
Hotel in 1915. Stamped on sleeve: "12. Made in the U. S. A." Printed on
sleeve verso: "Kodachrome
Transparency." Original 35mm Color slide and 5 x 8 high res digital image.
|
1045.50.1118 (1-3) |
1954
|
S.C. Johnson
Administration Building (1936 - S.237) and Tower (1944 - S.238), Racine,
Wisconsin, 1954. Construction of globe that was installed at the S.C.
Johnson Administration Building in Racine, Wisconsin. Caption affixed to
verso: It's a Small World. A worker affixes the names of cities to the
largest plastic globe ever constructed. Inspired by architect Frank Lloyd
Wright, the huge globe will be erected near the entrance of the Johnson Wax
plant in Racine, Wis., as a directory of the company's far-flung operations.
Two years in the making, the globe lights up from within and shows the
world's land masses and sea areas in glowing beige and green. 3/5/54.
Acquired from the United Press archives. Original 7 x 7.5 B&W photograph. |
1045.75.0724 |
C 1954
|
S.C. Johnson
Headquarters Circa 1954. Viewed from the West. According to SC Johnson, the
globe in the foreground was installed in 1954. Johnathan Lipman dates it to
1954, "Frank Lloyd Wright and the
Johnson Wax Building," 1986, page 130. The Research Tower and complex is
on the left. The opening Ceremony for the Research Tower was November 17,
1950. The Great Workroom is on the right. Stamped on verso: "S.C. Johnson &
Son, Inc., Photographic Department, No. 10982-6." Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0987.68.1114 |
1954
|
Arthur J. Levin House, Palo Alto,
California, Elevations 1954 (Project - FLLW #5633). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.55.1219 |
1954
|
Monona Terrace Civic
Center 1953, Madison, Wisconsin (Project). Areal view of the Monona Terrace
Civic Center from Monona Avenue. Frank Lloyd Wright originally conceived
this design for "Olin Terrace - The Dream Civic Center" in 1938, presenting
extensive drawings, perspectives and even a model to the County Board
Meeting. Like other large project, obstacle stood in the way and it fell by
the wayside. The project was resurrected again in 1953 and Wright created
additional drawings and on October 29, 1953 presented his plan to the
citizens of Madison. Wright's original 1939 perspective, published in
Frank Lloyd Wright's Monona
Terrace, Mollenhoff, Hamilton, 1999, p.98-99, was tattered, so this
illustration was redrawn for the 1953 presentation. Published in Frank Lloyd
Wright's Monona Terrace, p.124-125. Text in the drawing: "Extension and
Terminal of Monona Avenue. Seven Acres of Made over Existing Railroad Tracks
for Parking. Lake Water Thrown up into Monumental Fountains. Civic
Auditorium Seating 10,000, Fronting Olin Terrace. County Jail and Offices,
City Hall, Union Railroad Depot. Monona Avenue. The City Goes to the Lake.
Seven Months Water Domes. Five Months Evergreens. Cost $17,500,000."
Clipping pasted to verso: "This is the Civic Center that Frank Lloyd
Wright... Continue... |
1045.62.0721 |
1954
|
Arch Oboler House "Continuation,"
Malibu, CA, Elevations 1954, (Project 1954 - FLLW #5508). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1954. Two elevations for the Arch Oboler House "Continuation." The
house Wright designed was attached to the Gatehouse (1940 - S.275), hence
"Continuation." A long pergola extended from the existing building to the
new house. Oboler was a film producer, so Wright also included a theater.
Upper illustration: "South Elevation." The pergola is on the right. Lower
illustration: "East Elevation." Text: "Continuation, Arch Oboler. Santa
Monica Mountains, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Sheet No. 4."
Additional illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.375. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.56.1219 |
1954
|
Arch Oboler House "Continuation,"
Malibu, CA, Main Floor Plan 1954, (Project 1954 - FLLW #5508). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1954. Main floor plan for the Arch Oboler House "Continuation."
The house Wright designed was attached to the Gatehouse (1940 - S.275),
hence "Continuation." A long pergola extended from the existing building to
the new house. Oboler was a film producer, so Wright also included a
theater. The design included three pools. Text: "Continuation, Arch Oboler.
Santa Monica Mountains, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Sheet No.
2." Additional illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.375. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.57.1219 |
1954
|
Price Tower Model 1954 (1952 -
S.355). View of the Price Tower model with dark background. The Price Tower
was based on the 1925 Saint Marks Tower project. Designed in 1952 for Harold
C. Price, Sr., Construction began on November 10, 1953 and was completed on
February 9, 1956. Nineteen floors, 37,000 square feet. Clipping pasted to
verso: "Shown above is a night view of the model of the Price Tower which
the H. C. Price Co. soon will erect in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The wide
expanse of windows reflects the brilliant illumination in the new building
designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright." Stamped on verso: "Mar 16 1954."
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1045.52.0619 |
1954
|
Wright
at the Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954
(Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427). Wright stands next to Price
Tower model. Construction of the Exhibition nears completion. Photographed
from the ground looking up at the model of the Price Tower and Frank Lloyd
Wright. Wright is wearing a grey suit, tie and pork-pie hat. The premiere of
the exhibit in Los Angeles was held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center
at Barnsdall Park on June 1, 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. The entrance to the pavilion was through the
Hollyhock House. (Wright, 1943-1959, p.346). Important set of five
photographs, photographed by Gene Barnes. Courtesy of Gene Barnes and his
daughter Christina Barnes. 5 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1045.28.0115 |
1954
|
Wright at the Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427). Wright stands next to
illustration of Price Tower. Construction of the Exhibition nears
completion. Wright is wearing a grey suit, tie and pork-pie hat. Displayed
to his left is an illustration of the Price Tower. To his right is a
photograph of the Robie House. The premiere of the exhibit in Los Angeles
was held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center at Barnsdall Park on June
1, 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.
The entrance to the pavilion was through the Hollyhock House. (Wright,
1943-1959, p.346). Important set of five photographs, photographed by Gene
Barnes. Courtesy of Gene Barnes and his daughter Christina Barnes. 7 x 5 B&W
photograph. |
1045.29.0115 |
1954
|
Wright at the Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427). Wright adds the
finishing touches to the Ralph Jester illustration. Construction of the
Exhibition nears completion. Wright is wearing a grey suit, tie and pork-pie
hat. Behind Wright to the left is a photograph of the Imperial Hotel. To his
right is the model of the Ralph Jester Residence. The premiere of the
exhibit in Los Angeles was held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center at
Barnsdall Park on June 1, 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. The entrance to the pavilion was through the
Hollyhock House. (Wright, 1943-1959, p.346). Important set of five
photographs, photographed by Gene Barnes. Courtesy of Gene Barnes and his
daughter Christina Barnes. 5 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1045.30.0115 |
1954
|
Wright at the Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427). Wright studies the
Ralph Jester Residence Model. Construction of the Exhibition nears
completion. Wright is wearing a grey suit, tie and pork-pie hat. Wright is
looking down at the model of the Ralph Jester Residence. Behind him to the
left is an illustration of the Gordon Strong Automobile Objective and
Planetarium. To his right is the Elizabeth Noble Apartment House, Los
Angeles, CA. The premiere of the exhibit in Los Angeles was held at the Los
Angeles Municipal Art Center at Barnsdall Park on June 1, 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. The entrance to the
pavilion was through the Hollyhock House. (Wright, 1943-1959, p.346).
Important set of five photographs, photographed by Gene Barnes. Courtesy of
Gene Barnes and his daughter Christina Barnes. 6 x 5 B&W photograph.
|
1045.31.0115 |
1954
|
Wright at the Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427). Wright jesters with a
pencil with his left hand. Construction of the Exhibition nears completion.
Wright is wearing a grey suit, tie and pork-pie hat. Behind him is a
photograph of the Avery Coonley Playhouse. The premiere of the exhibit in
Los Angeles was held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center at Barnsdall
Park on June 1, 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. The entrance to the pavilion was through the Hollyhock House.
(Wright, 1943-1959, p.346). Important set of five photographs, photographed
by Gene Barnes. Courtesy of Gene Barnes and his daughter Christina Barnes. 5
x 7 B&W photograph. |
1045.32.0115 |
1954
|
Wright at the Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427). View of the pavilion
during the Grand opening June 1, 1954. In the foreground on the left is a
model of the Ralph Jester Residence. The premiere of the exhibit in Los
Angeles was held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center at Barnsdall Park.
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. The entrance
to the pavilion was through the Hollyhock House. (Wright, 1943-1959, p.346).
Photographed by Los Angeles photographer Paegel. Courtesy of the University
of Southern California Libraries. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.33.0115 |
1954
|
Wright and Anne
Baxter at the Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles
1954 (Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation project #5427).
Frank Lloyd Wright
points to a photograph of La Miniatura (1923 -
S.214). He and Baxter are facing to the left of the camera. Wright has a
cane over his right arm and he is holding his hat. Baxter, Wright's
granddaughter is standing to the right. To their right is a photograph of
the interior of the Larkin Building (1903 - S.093). The premiere of the
exhibit in Los Angeles was held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center at
Barnsdall Park. 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. The entrance to the pavilion was through the Hollyhock House.
(Wright, 1943-1959, p.346). Photographed by Los Angeles photographer Paegel.
Courtesy of the University of Southern California Libraries. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1045.34.0115 |
1954
|
Wright and Anne Baxter at the Sixty
Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank
Lloyd Wright
Foundation project #5427). Frank Lloyd Wright and Anne Baxter are facing the
camera. Wright has a cane over his right arm and he is holding his hat.
Baxter, Wright's granddaughter is standing to the left. In the background is
a photograph of La Miniatura (1923 - S.214). The premiere of the exhibit in
Los Angeles was held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Center at Barnsdall
Park. 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.
The entrance to the pavilion was through the Hollyhock House. (Wright,
1943-1959, p.346). Photographed by Los Angeles photographer Paegel. Courtesy
of the University of Southern California Libraries.
Original
10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.65.1121 |
1954
|
Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954
(Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427).
Set of 41 B&W and color photographs
by Loch Crane, Wright apprentice from 1941-42. Note: this is one of
the most extensive set of images for the Los Angeles exhibition we
have seen to date. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of
Frank Lloyd Wright" was 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)... Continue...
|
1045.42.1116 (1-41) |
1954
|
Usonian Automatic House Construction
Illustration 1954. Diagram of the concrete block construction for the
Usonian Automatic House. Illustration published in
The Natural House, Wright,
1954, p.201. In 1921 Frank Lloyd Wright prepared a "Study for Block House in
Textile Block Construction," Frank
Lloyd Wright Monograph 1914 - 1923., Pfeiffer, 1990, p.204-205.
According to Sweeney, Wright attempted to obtain a patent for the system in
1921, Wright in Hollywood,
1994, p.43-44. In 1923, Frank Lloyd Wright designed four textile block homes
in Los Angeles. 1) Millard (La Miniatura) (1923 - S.214); 2) Storer (1923 -
S.215); 3) Freeman (1923 - S.216); 4) Ennis (1923 - S.217). Circa 1934,
Wright designed a Usonian Concrete Block House for Broadacre City. In 1936,
Wright developed a series of homes he called Usonian. They were designed to
control costs. Wright's Usonian houses had no attics, no basements, and
little ornamentation. He continued to develop the concept, and in the early
1950s he first used the term Usonian Automatic to describe a Usonian style
house made of inexpensive concrete blocks. The modular blocks could be
assembled in a variety of ways. Wright hoped that home buyers could save
money by building their own Usonian Automatic houses...
Continue...
|
0992.11.0721 |
1954
|
Wright visits Henry
J. Neils Residence 1954 (1949 - S.314).
Frank Lloyd Wright
speaks at the University of Minnesota, October
5, 1954, then visits the Neils Residence. Label pasted to verso: "Frank
Lloyd Wright,
center... house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Neils (Niles) of 2801 Burnham
Blvd. He's chairman of the board and treasurer, Flour City Ornamental Iron
Company. Date: 5 October 54. Time 10:30-10:45. About:
Frank Lloyd Wright in town for lecture at University of Minnesota."
Stamped on verso: "Oct 7 1954." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.26.1114 |
1954
|
Wright visits Henry J. Neils
Residence 1954 (1949 - S.314).
Frank Lloyd Wright
speaks at the University of Minnesota, October 5, 1954, then visits the
Neils Residence. Label pasted to verso: "Made by: Ted. Date: 5 October 54.
Time: 1030-1045. Ordered by: pafiolis. Where Made: 2801 Burnham Blvd. What
is it About? Frank
Lloyd Wright
in town for lecture at University of Minnesota. Names:
Frank Lloyd Wright
- stands in front of one of 3,500 fireplaces he's designed into 670
projects." Stamped on label: "Oct 6-1954." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1045.39.0416 |
C 1954
|
Hillside Home School, Taliesin
Fellowship Complex Circa 1954 (1932- - S.228). The Southeast corner of the
assembly hall, viewed from the Northeast. The assembly hall became the
Living room. When FL Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, he began
restoring and remodeling the building. The building was constructed of light
rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. In the Spring of
1952, a fire devastated the Theater on the west end of the facility and the
two story section in the center of the complex. Wright took the opportunity
to make changes. He completely changed the Theatre that was destroyed,
retaining the masonry walls, but lowering the height of the roof. He lowered
the center section, lowering to a single story. He also extended the lower
level of the assembly hall to the south (seen to the left in this
photograph. Judging from the landscape, this photograph appears to have been
taken around 1954. (Note: the original photograph was flopped horizontally,
we have corrected it.) Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
(See progression of the Hillside
Home School / Taliesin Complex) |
1045.35.0215 |
C 1954
|
Hillside Home School, Taliesin
Fellowship Complex Circa 1954 (1932- - S.228). Example of stonework at the
Taliesin Fellowship Complex. When FL Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in
1932, he began restoring and remodeling the building. The building was
constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof
tiles. In the Spring of 1952, a fire devastated the Theater on the west end
of the facility and the two story section in the center of the complex.
Wright took the opportunity to make changes. He completely changed the
Theatre that was destroyed, retaining the masonry walls, but lowering the
height of the roof. He lowered the center section, lowering to a single
story. He also extended the lower level of the assembly hall to the south.
This photograph was taken on the North side of the complex, looking North.
In the center of the image is the Romeo and Juliet Windmill, located halfway
between the Fellowship Complex on the South and Taliesin on the North.
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1045.36.0215 |
1954 (D)
|
Wright at 87, 1954.
A) 1957 (90); B) 1951 (84); C) 1953 (86);
D) 1954 (87).
A) Top Left: Wright
at 90. 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright inspects construction of the
Guggenheim in 1957. Ground was broken on August 14, 1956. Wright visited the
site many times. Wright pasted away April 9, 1959, six months before the
grand opening. Grand opening October 21, 1959. Published in "The
Guggenheim", 2009, p 1, and a similar image taken at the same time,
"Frank Lloyd Wright in New
York", Hession, Pickrel, 2007, p 104. Photographed by John Engstead.
Original 3.75 x 4.75 B&W photograph.
B) Top Right: Wright
at 84, 1951. Wright in drafting room, Taliesin West in 1951.
Photographed by Ezra Stoller. Similar image in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West", Stoller, 1999, p 8. Original 3.75 x 4.75
B&W photograph.
C) Bottom Left:
Wright at 86, 1953. Frank Lloyd Wright at drafting table with a
large image of the V.C. Morris Gift Shop (S.310 - 1948) in the background.
Photographed by John Engstead. Published on the cover of "Frank
Lloyd Wright Decorative Designs Collection", 1990. Original 3.75 x 4.75
B&W photograph.
D) Bottom Right:
Wright at 87, 1954. Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright, facing right,
looking to the left. Photographed by Al Ravenna. Original 3.75 x 4.75 B&W
photograph.
Montage of four portraits of Frank Lloyd Wright. Stamped on verso:
"Nov 9 1998". Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. Two copies. |
0857.06.0911
0857.07.0911 |
1954
|
Frank Lloyd Wright
at 87. Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright, facing right, looking to the
left. His hands are folded, he is resting his head on his hands. He is
wearing a suit and bow tie. Photographed by Al Ravenna while he was a staff
photographer for the New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper. Courtesy
of the Library of Congress. 4.5 x 6 B&W photograph and High-res digital
image.
|
0998.02.0706 |
1954
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 87. 1954. Portrait
of Frank Lloyd Wright, facing right, looking to the right. He is resting his
head on his left hand. He is wearing a suit and bow tie, and has a gold
chain around his neck. Photographed by Al Ravenna while he was a staff
photographer for the New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper. Original
8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1045.66.1121 |
1954
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 87. 1954. Portrait
of Frank Lloyd Wright, facing right, looking up to the right. He is wearing
a suit and bow tie, and has a gold chain around his neck. The gold chain is
between his fingers. Photographed by Al Ravenna while he was a staff
photographer for the New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper. 8 x 10
B&W photograph. |
1045.67.0322 |
1954
|
Wright at 87. 1954.
Frank Lloyd Wright
speaks at Northwestern University. Label on verso: "Chicago Sun-Times. Date:
5/17/54. Photographer: Mann. Title:
Frank Lloyd Wright
speaks at N.U. Desc: L.to R.: Mrs. George Haight, Pres. of the University
Guild, Frank Lloyd
Wright, Mr. Arthur
Bohnen, Art chairman." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times.
Original 10x8 B&W print. |
1045.12.0310 |
1954
|
Iovanna Lloyd Wright Wedding. Iovanna Lloyd Wright married apprentice Waring
Howe, March 20, 1945. She married apprentice Arthur Pieper (1952 - S.349),
June 18, 1954, her second marriage. Clipping on verso: "The famed architects
and Mrs. Wright attend their daughter's wedding. Bridegroom, son of the
Chester Piepers of St. Louis, studied under Wright." Second clipping on
verso: "Eric Lloyd Wright, best man, and Heloise Schweizer, maid of honor,
place crowns on newlyweds at climax of traditional ceremony preformed by the
Rev. Emilian Solanka. Couple will honeymoon in Turkey. (Sun-Times Photo by
Howard Lyon)." Stamped on clippings, "Jun 19, 1954". Label on verso:
"Chicago Sun-times. Date: 6/18/54. Photographer: Lyon. Names L. to R.: Rev.
Emilian Solanka; Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Pieper; Eric Lloyd Wright, Best Man;
Heloise Schweizer, Maid of Honor." Original 8 x 10 B&W photo. |
1045.18.1212 |
1954
|
Iovanna Lloyd Wright Wedding. Iovanna Lloyd Wright married apprentice Waring
Howe, March 20, 1945. She married apprentice Arthur Pieper (1952 - S.349),
June 18, 1954, her second marriage. Clipping on verso: "Iovanna Wright. Mr.
And Mrs. Arthur Pieper leave Holy Trinity Russian Cathedral after wedding.
She is the former Iovanna Wright, daughter of the Frank Lloyd Wrights."
Stamped on verso, "Jun 19, 1954". Label on verso: "Chicago Sun-times. Date:
6/18/54. Photographer: Lyon. Names L. to R.: Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Pieper; she
was Iovanna Wright." Original 8 x 10 B&W photo. |
1045.19.1212 |
1954
|
Iovanna Lloyd Wright Wedding. Iovanna Lloyd Wright married apprentice Waring
Howe, March 20, 1945. She married apprentice Arthur Pieper (1952 - S.349),
June 18, 1954, her second marriage. Clipping on verso: "Mr. And Mrs. Arthur
Pieper leave Holy Trinity Russian Cathedral Friday on way to reception at
the home of Mrs. Lloyd Lewis (1939 -
S.265) in Libertyville. With the newlywed couple are Mr. And Mrs. Frank
Lloyd Wrights, parents of the bride, the former Iovanna Wright." Stamped on
clipping, "Jun 19, 1954". Original 8 x 10 B&W photo. |
1045.20.1212 |
1954
|
Wright at 87. 1954. Wright attends the wedding
of his daughter Iovanna, to Arthur Pieper (1953 - S.349) at the Holy Trinity
Cathedral, 1121 Leavitt Street in Chicago on June 18, 1954. Iovanna's second
marriage. Label on verso: "Chicago Sun-Times. Date: 6/18/54. Photographer:
Lyon. Title: Social Wedding. 1121 Leavitt. Mr and Mrs Frank Lloyd Wright."
Holy Trinity Cathedral was designed by Louis Sullivan and constructed in
1903, ten years after Wright left Sullivan's office. Acquired from the
archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Original 8 x 10 B&W print. |
1045.11.0310 |
1954
|
Wright at 87. Portrait of Wright in 1954,
leaning against a doorway, holding hat, other hand in pocket. Photographed
by Berenice Abbott, 50 Commerce Street, New York 14, N.Y. Stamped July 13,
1954 on verso. 4.5 x 5.75 Print. High res digital image. |
1045.10.0509 |
1954
|
Wright at 87. 1954.
Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright in
1954, leaning against a doorway, holding his hat in his left hand, his right
hand thumb inserted in his suit pocket. Photographed by Berenice Abbott.
Photographed in July, 1954. Original 11 x 14 photograph. |
1045.17.0912 |
1954
|
Wright at 87. 1954.
Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright, gazing out of a window during the remodel of
his Hotel Plaza Apartment (1954 - S.381) in New York City. While the
Guggenheim Museum was under construction, Wright took up residence at the
Plaza Hotel, remodeling it to his tastes. Work began on the Suite in the
Spring of 1954. Photographed by Lisa Larsen. Published on the cover of "Frank
Lloyd Wright in New York," Hession; Pickrel, 2007, p.cover. Original 8 x
10 B&W photograph. |
1045.53.0619 |
1954
|
Wright at 87. 1954. Frank Lloyd Wright being presented an award by Gordon
Fox. "Frank Lloyd Wright, dean of modern American architects, was awarded
the "Son of Wisconsin" medallion by the Wisconsin Society of Chicago at a
dinner Tuesday night. E. Gordon Fox, president of the University Wisconsin
Alumni Association, presented the medallion, which was mounted on a plaque
shaped in the form of the state of Wisconsin. Medallion on plaque reads:
"Wisconsin Society of Chicago. Son of Wisconsin Medallion. 1954." Plaque
reads: "Awarded to Frank Lloyd Wright, October 26, 1954, For International
Fame, In The Field of Architecture." Typed on 4x5 negative sleeve: "Wright - Fran k Lloyd. 10-27-54. Being
presented an award by Fox - Gordon for his work in architecture." Acquired
from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Original 4 x 5 B&W negative,
one 46 x 34" High Res Digital image, one 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1045.37.0915 |
1954
|
Wright at 87.
11/11/54 Associated Press. Caption on back: "Feuding with Wisconsin.
Architect Frank Lloyd
Wright, shown in a
New York Hotel, Nov 11, said he is leaving his native Wisconsin because
state authorities place "Money before merit". Wright cited a state supreme
court ruling that his studio home architectural school, Taliesin, is not an
educational institution in the meaning of Wisconsin state law and so is
subject to taxation." Original 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo. |
1045.14.1202 |
1954
|
Wright at 87. 1954.
Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright, face
turned slightly to the right, looking straight into the camera. Typed on
verso: "Wright, Frank Lloyd 11-13-54". Acquired from the archives of the
Associated Press. Original 4.6 x 6.25 B&W print. |
1045.15.1110 |
1954
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at
87. 1954. Wright is facing and looking to the left. He is wearing an
overcoat, porkpie hat and has a smile on his face. Appears to be photographs
at Taliesin West. Published in the January 1955 issue of House and Home,
p.166. Published in January, it would have been taken in 1954. Press
photograph for "The Drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright," Drexler, Horizon Press,
1962. Label affixed to verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright. (Drawings of Frank Lloyd
Wright. Horizon Press. $15.) Credit: Helen Levitt." Hand written on verso:
"1956" and ""62." Photographed by Helen Levitt. Original 5.5 x 4.25 B&W
photograph. |
1045.61.0321 |
1954
|
Frank Lloyd Wright
at 87. 1954. Frank Lloyd Wright
in the Drafting Room at Taliesin West. He is leaning forward over the
drawing board, a pencil is in his right hand. An apprentice looks on over
his right shoulder. Hand written on verso: "Frank L. Wright - Homes of
Arizona. 54 - 3/14." Original 4 x 4.75 B&W photograph. |
1045.46.0215 |
1954
|
Frank Lloyd Wright montage of eight
portraits, 1954. Photographed by Al Krescanko (1927-2005), staff
photographer for S. C. Johnson. Frank Lloyd Wright touring the S.C. Johnson
Headquarters Great Room. Reproduction of a montage of Wright prints
initialed five times in the photograph: "FLLW / 54." Three of the
photographs published in "Apprentice to Genius," Tafel, 1978, p.185-187.
Background is a photograph of the glass dome in the Advertising Department.
Note: We originally dated this photograph 1957, but after further study we
dated it 1954. Two Copies. Original 11 x 14 B&W photograph. |
1205.81.0817 1045.68.0922 |
1954
|
Unity Temple (1904 -
S.096), Oak Park 1953. Viewed from Northeast, the exterior of Unity Temple's
main sanctuary. Lake Street is in the foreground, North Kenilworth Avenue is
on the right. Reader board reads: "Unitarian Universalist Church. September
13, Welcome. Robert M. Rice, Minister." Clipping on Verso: "Poured concrete
walls of Unity Universalist church at 845 Lake St. in Oak Park are only one
of many unique features incorporated in the structure by its designer,
Frank Lloyd Wright.
The 50 years old church acts as a magnet for architectural students, said
Dr. Leslie W. Beebe, Oak Park physician and surgeon and chairman of the
church house committee." Stamped on clipping: "Sep 6 1953". Acquired from
the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 10.5 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0987.42.0212 |
1954
|
1) Price
Tower 1954 (1952 - S.355). Frank Lloyd Wright meets with Howard Price, Jr.
and Haskell Culwell in his office at Taliesin West. Haskell Culwell
(standing) is pointing out problems on the blueprints that arose during
construction. Frank
Lloyd Wright is listening, his hand over his
chin, deep in thought. Text accompanying five photographs: "Latest Stopper.
An 18 story office and apartment building which will cost more per square
foot than probably any other such structure ever built is the latest Wright
design causing comment. The "skyscraper," now going up in Bartlesville
Okla., for the H. C. Price Co., a pipeline construction firm, is expected to
bring so much publicity that it will turn out to be a cheap investment.
Basically, the tower is built around four separate, hollow concrete fins set
together like a pinwheel. Wright is shown in discussion with Haskell Culwell
(standing), the Oklahoma City contractor, and Howard Price, Jr., son of the
pipe firms head, as they talk over some problems which arose in the
construction. Wright listens to the problems in his office, make some
tentative suggestions and hears others, then settles back happily. The
building supposedly is a design Wright has had in mind and worked over for
20 years." Hand written on verso: "Frank L. Wright - Roto 54 - 3/14."
Original 3.25 x 4.5 B&W Photograph. |
1045.45.0218 -1 |
1954
|
2) Price
Tower 1954 (1952 - S.355). Frank Lloyd Wright meets with Howard Price, Jr.
and Haskell Culwell in his office at Taliesin West. Frank
Lloyd Wright leaning over, is making notes on
the blueprints. Hand written on verso: "Frank L. Wright - Roto 54 - 3/14."
Original 3.25 x 4 B&W Photograph. |
1045.45.0218 -2 |
1954
|
3) Price
Tower 1954 (1952 - S.355). Frank Lloyd Wright meets with Howard price, Jr.
and Haskell Culwell in his office at Taliesin West. Frank
Lloyd Wright reviews the notes he made on the
blueprints with Howard Price, Jr. and Haskell Culwell and gesturing with his
left hand. Hand written on verso: "Frank L. Wright - Roto 54 - 3/14."
Original 3.25 x 4 B&W Photograph. |
1045.45.0218 -3 |
1954
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4) Price
Tower 1954 (1952 - S.355). Frank Lloyd Wright meets with Howard Price, Jr.
and Haskell Culwell in his office at Taliesin West. Frank
Lloyd Wright reviews the notes he made on the
blueprints as contractor Haskell Culwell (standing) and Howard Price, Jr.
look on. Hand written on verso: "Frank L. Wright - Roto 54 - 3/14." Original
3.25 x 4 B&W Photograph. |
1045.45.0218 -4 |
1954
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5) Price
Tower 1954 (1952 - S.355). Frank Lloyd Wright meets with Howard Price, Jr.
and Haskell Culwell in his office at Taliesin West. Frank
Lloyd Wright sits back with a smile on his face,
satisfied he has resolved any issued that came up. Hand written on verso:
"Frank L. Wright - Roto 54 - 3/14." Original 3.25 x 4 B&W Photograph. |
1045.45.0218 -5 |
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The Price Tower was based on the 1925 Saint Marks Tower project.
Designed in 1952 for Harold C. Price, Sr., Construction began on November
10, 1953 and was completed on February 9, 1956. Nineteen floors, 37,000
square feet. This set of nine photographs that were displayed in the Price
Tower and were produced for the Landmark Preservation Council. |
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1954
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1)
Price Tower Construction 1954. "First form work begins around a dense
thicket of steel rods and mesh." Published in "The Story of the Tower",
Wright 1956, page 44. Photograph by Joe D. Price. Original silver gelatin
photograph. 16 x 16. |
1045.06.0707 |
1954
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2)
Price Tower Construction 1954. Construction detail of worker building
scaffold. Note the fold up ruler in his left hand. Photograph by Joe D.
Price. Original silver gelatin photograph. 16.75 x 16. |
1045.07.0707 |
1954
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3)
Price Tower Construction 1954. "Interlace of floor levels can be seen in
this view from the west. An office quadrant is at the left in this photo,
and the small projecting sections will house laboratories and closets
serving the offices. At the right is the building quadrant occupied by
duplex apartments. The lower floor of each duplex apartment is the main
living floor. The upper apartment floor is the bedroom mezzanine, seen in
this photo as the alternate parapets slanting backward. Each of the
apartment floors corresponds to one office floor. Glass will sheath the
building, extending from one main floor level to the next. The bedroom
mezzanine extends through the glazing as an outdoor balcony." Similar
photograph published in "The Story of the Tower", Wright 1956, page 77.
Photograph by Joe D. Price. Original silver gelatin photograph. 18 x 16. |
1045.08.0707 |
1954
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4)
Price Tower Construction 1954. "The season has turned and snow lies on the
ground as the seventeenth floor of the tower is poured." Published in "The
Story of the Tower", Wright 1956, page 81. Photograph by Joe D. Price.
Original silver gelatin photograph. 16.75 x 16. |
1045.09.0707 |
1955
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5)
Price Tower Construction 1955. Concrete work is virtually finished. View
from the northwest. "...Tower now stands in iridescent splendor gracing the
flat horizon of the Oklahoma prairie." Similar photograph published in "The
Story of the Tower", Wright 1956, page 90-92. Photograph by Joe D. Price.
Original silver gelatin photograph. 16 x 20. |
1092.17.0707 |
1956
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6)
Price Tower Living Room 1956. Most of the furniture and shelving is built in
and designed by Wright, including the fabric. "...Note the copper fireplace
hood and gas-fired fireplace unit - an appropriate note in a region where so
much of life is based on oil and the natural gas found with it. Similar
photograph published in "The Story of the Tower", Wright 1956, page 127.
Photograph by Joe D. Price. Original silver gelatin photograph. 16 x 20. |
1095.01.0707 |
1956
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7)
Price Tower Dining Room 1956. Most of the furniture and shelving is built in
and designed by Wright, including the fabric and dining room chairs. Similar
photograph published in "The Story of the Tower", Wright 1956, page 127.
Photograph by Joe D. Price. Original silver gelatin photograph. 16 x 20. |
1095.02.0707 |
1956
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8)
Price Tower at Night 1956. Night time view from the southwest shows dramatic
sweep of the sparkling tower against the encircling Oklahoma prairie.
Illuminated television spire can be seen at top at night. Similar day time
photograph published in "The Story of the Tower", Wright 1956, page 116-117.
Photograph by Joe D. Price. Original silver gelatin photograph. 16 x 20. |
1095.03.0707 |
1956
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9)
Price Tower Dedication Ceremony February 10, 1956, followed by three days of
free tours for the public. Shown left to right, Harold C. Price, Jr., Harold
C. Price, Sr. and Wright. Photograph by Joe D. Price. Original silver
gelatin photograph. 16.5 x 16. |
1095.04.0707 |
1954
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Zeta Beta Tau
Fraternity House (1952). 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...
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1045.38.0915 1-17 |
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1955
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Nazam K. Amery Circa 1955. Portrait
of Nazam Amery by Ed Obma. Amery is facing to the right, but looking
directly into the camera. He is dress in traditional Iraqi attire. Nazam K.
Amery was born Tehran in 1926. He earned a Bachelors degree in Architecture
at Kent State University in Ohio. During his time at Kent State he became
fascinated with the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. He visited and
interviewed with Wright and was accepted into the Taliesin Fellowship as an
apprentice in 1953. After two years, he returned to Iran, and in 1956 opened
up his own office in Tehran in 1956. In 1957, at Wright's invitation, he
traveled to Baghdad and became Wright's representative in the Middle East
and supervised Wright's Baghdad projects; Opera House, Gardens, Post and
Telegram Building. In 1958, with the outbreak of the Iraqi Revolution the
project cam to an end. He returned to Tehran and resumed his architectural
practice again. Edgar Obma had a photo studio in Dodgeville, Wisconsin from
1941 until his death in 1976. Text stamped on verso: "An Obma Studio Photo.
Edgar L. Obma, A. P. S. A. Dodgeville, Wisconsin." Hand Written on verso: "Nezan
Ameri (sic) - Iran." Acquired from the estate of Cary Caraway. Included in a
lot related to Cary Caraway. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.179.1121 |
1955
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E. Clark Arnold Residence, Columbus,
Wisc. 1955 (1954 - S.374). Viewed from the West. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1954. About 20 miles Northwest of Madison Wisconsin, the Arnold
Residence is constructed of native Wisconsin limestone, redwood board and
batten, and glass. Designed using a diamond shaped equilateral parallelogram
module, it is formed with 60-120 degree angles. The four sides of the
diamond module are four feet long. The original design had two wings, the
bedroom wing and the living/dining wing, set at 120 degrees. In 1959, John
Howe (TAA) designed an additional wing, creating a footprint forming a "Y".
Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "West 20, US Arch. Wright,
Frank Lloyd. Columbus, Wisc. Cark Arnold Res. 1955. General View. Andrews
Photo 2779." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews.
Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8
B&W Photograph. |
1092.136.0420 |
C 1955
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Emil Bach Residence,
Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1955 (1915 - S.193). Viewed from the Southwest.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915. Constructed of wood and plaster, a
portion of the second floor is cantilevered out past the first. Published in
Architecture in
Chicago & Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.75. Note: miss
identified as the "Emil Balch House." Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to
board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F. L. Chicago, Ill. Emil Balch (sic) House,
1915. Exterior. Photo: Andrews 1962." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews.
Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 9.25 x
7.75 B&W Photograph. |
1092.139.0420 |
1955
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R. W. Coats House, Hillsborough,
California, Elevations 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5503). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.122.1219 |
1955
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R. W. Coats House, Hillsborough,
California, General Plan 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5503). 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. Two original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.123.1219 (A&B) |
1955
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1) Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas,
TX, Plan 1955 (1955 -S.395). Ground and floor plan for the Auditorium Level.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. -
Humphreys Th., 1-1. Kalita Humphreys Theater, Plan of auditorium level.
Dallas, TX, USA, 1955. Dallas Theater Center. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of
Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. |
1092.162.0520 |
1955
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2) Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas,
TX, Section 1955 (1955 -S.395). Section for the Dallas Theatre Center.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. -
Humphreys Th., 2-1. Kalita Humphreys Theater, Sect. A - A. Dallas, TX, USA,
1955. Dallas Theater Center. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC."
Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide,
sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. |
1092.163.0520 |
1955
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3) Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas,
TX, Perspective 1955 (1955 -S.395). Perspective for the Dallas Theatre
Center. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F.
L. - Humphreys Th., 3-1. Kalita Humphreys Theater, Persp. Dwg exterior view.
Dallas, TX, USA, 1955. Dallas Theater Center. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of
Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. |
1092.164.0520 |
1955
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Dallas Theatre Center, Kalita
Humphreys Theater, Dallas, TX, Theatre Seat Design for rear section 1955
(1955 -S.395). Rear theatre seat drawing for the Dallas Theatre Center's,
Kalita Humphreys Theater. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Text
bottom left: "Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas, Texas. Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect." "5514.100." Text bottom right: "Sheet B-16. Built-in Seating."
Text below drawing: "Typical Rear Seat Section." The Dallas Theater Center
opened with registration and classes on September 9, 1959 and its first
production on December 27, 1959. The base is a single vertical tube.
Executed in steel, fabric, maple topped with laminate. Courtesy of the Avery
Library, Columbia University. 10 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1092.174.1021 |
1955
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George Dlesk (Fredrick) Residence,
Mainstee, Michigan, Scheme 1, Elevations 1955 (Project / Louis B. Fredrick
Residence) (1955 - FLLW #5519). Four elevations of the George Dlesk
Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Elevations include
Southeast, Northwest, Southwest and Northeast. A number of sheets in the
Avery Library were revised on May 27, 1956 (FLLW#5519.004, Sheet 2, Revised
May 27, 1956; FLLW#5519.006, Sheet 4, Revised May 27, 1956). Dlesk rejected
this design and Wright presented a second design in 1957, Scheme 2,
FLLW#5703. It also remained a project. Wright resurrected the Dlesk Scheme
1, dating the drawings August 26, 1956, and Fredrick accepted this design
with modifications. The house was completed in 1957 at a construction cost
of nearly $100,000. Text: "Southeast Elevation, Northwest Elevation,
Southwest Elevation and Northeast Elevation." Text along the bottom:
"Elevations. House for Mr. & Mrs. George Dlesk. Mainstee, Michigan. Frank
Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5519.001. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.169.0821 |
1955
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George Dlesk Residence, Mainstee,
Michigan, Scheme 1, General Floor Plan1955 (Project / Louis B. Fredrick
Residence) (1955 - FLLW #5519). General Floor Plan for the George Dlesk
Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. A number of sheets in the
Avery Library were revised on May 27, 1956 (FLLW#5519.004, Sheet 2, Revised
May 27, 1956; FLLW#5519.006, Sheet 4, Revised May 27, 1956). Dlesk rejected
this design and Wright presented a second design in 1957, Scheme 2,
FLLW#5703. It also remained a project. Wright resurrected the Dlesk Scheme
1, dating the drawings August 26, 1956, and Fredrick accepted this design
with modifications. The house was completed in 1957 at a construction cost
of nearly $100,000. Text: "General Floor Plan. Sheet 3.." Text along the
bottom: "House for Mr. & Mrs. George Dlesk . Mainstee, Michigan. Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect." FLLW #5519.005. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.170.0821 |
1955
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Raymond W. Evans Residence (1908 - S.140), 1955. Originally surfaced in stucco, it was resurfaced
in stone. Based on Wright's "Fireproof
House for $5,000", published in
Ladies
Home Journal, April 1907, but
extended out on both sides. Clipping pasted to verso: "Modern home, designed
by Frank
Lloyd Wright,
built in 1908!" Stamped on verso: "1955 Jul 15". Original 10.75 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.42.0811 |
1955
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Randall Fawcett House, Los Banos, California, Perspective View 1955,
FLLW #5418 (1955 - S.385). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Perspective view
for the Randall Fawcett House. The House is somewhat "U" shaped, with two
wings at 120 degrees from the Living and Dining Rooms and Workspace which is
in the center. The design uses a triangle module. The entrance is between
the living room and the Bedrooms which are in the left wing. A large
Playroom is in the right wing. The Carport forms a third wing. Text: "Ranch
House For Mr. And Mrs. Randall Fawcett. Merced Country, California. Frank
Lloyd Wright, Architect. Elevations, Sheet No. 4." FLLW #5418.01. Published
in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.394. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.124.1219 |
Circa 1955
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Florida Southern College, Polk County Science
Building, Lakeland, Florida Circa 1955 (1953 - S.256). Three quarter view of
alternative scheme. Pitched roof replaced with flat roofs. Addition of a
circular room on the first floor adjacent to the Planetarium. Walls of the
Planetarium were also rounded on the first floor. Wright called it the
Cosmography Building. The Polk County Science Building was the last Wright
designed structure built on the Florida Southern College campus and was
completed on March 11, 1958. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.55.0113 |
1955
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Florida Southern College, Polk County Science
Building, Lakeland, Florida 1955 (1953 - S.256). Wright inspects the Polk
County Science Building November 4, 1955. Exterior view, facing to the
right, pointing with his cane that is in his right hand. The Polk County
Science Building was the last Wright designed structure built on the Florida
Southern College campus and was completed on March 11, 1958. Original 5 x 7
silver gelatin B&W photograph. |
1092.54.0506 |
1955
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Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida.
(1955) Wright visits construction site. Standing in front of scaffold.
Original silver gelatin photograph. Published in
Frank Lloyd
Wright Quarterly, Summer
2001, page 15. Also see page
12. 5x7. |
0831.12.0806 |
1955
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Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida
(Circa 1950's) Wright at construction site. He is signing a copy of "Florida
Southern College, Lakeland: The Frank Lloyd Wright Campus", published by FSC
in 1953, and includes a reprinted article about the campus from the
September 1952 Architectural Forum. Wright's first visit to the campus after
the publication of the booklet was November 1955. Most likely the
construction site for the Danforth Chapel which was completed in 1955.
Original B&W 5x7 print. Acquired from the archives of the "News Bureau, Fla.
So. College". |
1092.40.0511 |
1955
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Florida Southern College, Danforth (Minor)
Chapel, Lakeland, Florida 1955 (1954 - S.258). Exterior Viewed from the
Southwest. The chapel is named after Dr. William H. Danforth. It is adjacent
to the larger Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held in
May 1954. It was the only building in which Frank Lloyd Wright used
traditional leaded glass on campus. The chapel was dedicated on March 4,
1955. The 1955 "Interlachen"
includes a photograph of the Chapel with Nils Schwizer, Wrights
architectural representative on campus for the chapel (P. 257) and Dr.
Danford (p. 259). Label on verso: "Exterior, The William H. Danforth Chapel,
Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Stamped on verso:
"Photograph by Paul Wille." Wille was the college photographer for 29 years.
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.56.0113 |
1955
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Florida Southern College, Danforth (Minor)
Chapel, Lakeland, Florida 1955 (1954 - S.258). Interior view looking
Southwest. The chapel is named after Dr. William H. Danforth. It is adjacent
to the larger Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held in
May 1954. It was the only building in which Frank Lloyd Wright used
traditional leaded glass on campus. Wright used bands of red, gold and
frosted glass. The chapel was dedicated on March 4, 1955. The 1955 "Interlachen"
includes a photograph of the Chapel with Nils Schwizer, Wright's
architectural representative on campus for the chapel (P. 257) and Dr.
Danford (p. 259). Label on verso: "Interior, The William H. Danforth Chapel,
Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Stamped on verso:
"Photograph by Paul Wille." Wille was the college photographer for 29 years.
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.57.0113 |
C 1955
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Samuel and Harriet Freeman Residence Circa
1955. (1923 - S.216). View of the Living Room from the Southwest corner. The
Entrance is down the hallway, the Kitchen is to the right. The built-in
seating and attached shelves were designed by Rudolf Schindler. The
octagonal table was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright as a Dining table to be
placed between the Kitchen and Living Room. Hand written on sleeve: "Wright,
Frank Lloyd. Freeman House, LA, 1924. Los Angeles." Original glass 35mm B&W
slide and 10 x 8 high res digital image. |
1092.104.0418 |
1955
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Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb Lounge
Chair Drawing 1955. Presentation drawing for the Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb
Lounge Chair. "Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect. The Honeycomb Lounge Chair." Signed "FLLW April 1955." According
to Jane King Hession and Debra Pickrel, "...an array of mass-produced home
furnishings products (were) designed by Wright but orchestrated by
(Elizabeth) Gordon herself ... Wright designed three furniture lines for
Heritage-Henredon: "The Honeycomb," based on triangular shapes; "The
Burberry," on circular forms; and "The Four Square," on rectilinear
geometries... In the end, only "The Four Square" was produced. Incorporating
elements of the other two lines, it was renamed "The Taliesin Line."
Frank Lloyd Wright in New
York: The Plaza Years, 1954 - 1959, 2007, p.57-62. Views include: Front,
Side, Section, Back and from the top. At least one prototype was produced
and is on display at Taliesin, Spring Green (2016.26.0218
-146). For additional information see The
Chairs of Frank Lloyd Wright, Yale, 1987. Thank you to Stafford Norris
lll for identifying this chair for us. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.116.0619 |
1955
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1) Heritage-Henredon Four Square Dining
Room Furniture, Perspective Illustration, 1955 (FLLW #5529.05). Perspective
illustration of the Heritage-Henredon Four Square dining room furniture,
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, FLLW #5529.05. One of the items in
this drawing is the design for the Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase, seen on the top
left. Wright commissioned Minic to produce a prototype of the Tall Hexagonal
Vase, which never became part of the full line of Wright designed
Heritage-Henredon furniture. Minic produced all the prototypes for the line
of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of furniture. The Tall
Hexagonal Weed Vase remained a well preserved prototype. Lower text: The
Four Square, Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Frank Lloyd Wright,
Architect. Text lower left: 5529.05. Text in square, lower right: FLLW
April 55. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library. 10 x
7.5 B&W photograph. |
1092.268.0824 |
1955
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2) Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb Bedroom
Furniture, Perspective Illustration, 1955 (FLLW #5529.41). Perspective
illustration of the Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb bedroom furniture, designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, FLLW #5529.41. One of the items in this
drawing is the design for the Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase, seen just to the
left of the headboard. Wright commissioned Minic to produce a prototype of
the Tall Hexagonal Vase, which never became part of the full line of Wright
designed Heritage-Henredon furniture. Minic produced all the prototypes for
the line of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of furniture. The
Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase remained a well preserved prototype. Lower text:
The Honeycomb, Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Frank Lloyd Wright,
Architect. Text lower left: 5529.41. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.269.0824 |
1955
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3) Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb Living
Room Furniture, Perspective Illustration, 1955 (FLLW #5529.42). Perspective
illustration of the Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb dining room furniture,
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, FLLW #5529.42. One of the items in
this drawing is the design for the Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase, set in the
center of the coffee table. Wright commissioned Minic to produce a prototype
of the Tall Vase, which never became part of the full line of Wright
designed Heritage-Henredon furniture. Minic produced all the prototypes for
the line of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of furniture. The
Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase remained a well preserved prototype. Lower text:
The Honeycomb, Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Frank Lloyd Wright,
Architect. Text lower left: 5529.42. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.270.0824 |
1955
|
4) Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb Dining
Room Furniture, Perspective Illustration, 1955 (FLLW #5529.43). Perspective
illustration of the Heritage-Henredon Honeycomb dining room furniture,
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, FLLW #5529.43. One of the items in
this drawing is the design for the Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase, set on the
cabinet to the far right. Wright commissioned Minic to produce a prototype
of the Tall Hexagonal Vase, which never became part of the full line of
Wright designed Heritage-Henredon furniture. Minic produced all the
prototypes for the line of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of
furniture. The Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase remained a well preserved prototype.
Lower text: The Honeycomb, Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Frank Lloyd
Wright, Architect. Text lower left: 5529.43. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.271.0824 |
1955
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Heritage-Henredon Ornamental Vases,
Details, 1955 (FLLW #5529.39). Detail plans for four Heritage-Henredon Four
Square ornamental vases. 1) Tall Vase. 2) Duo Vase. 3) Square Vase. 4) Hex
Vase. Duo Vase: There are two
variations of the Duo Vase. On the top plan the neck, between the vase and
the base, is thicker than the vases. See the Brooklyn Museum prototype. On
the lower plan, the neck, between the vase and the base, is thinner than the
vases. See the Metropolitan Museum of Art Prototype. Minic produced all the
prototypes for the line of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of
furniture. Lower text: Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Frank Lloyd
Wright, Architect. Text lower right: Ornamental Vases. The Four Square.
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.279.1024 |
1955
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Heritage-Henredon Four Square Living
Room Furniture, Perspective Illustration, 1955 (FLLW #5529.04). Perspective
illustration of the Heritage-Henredon Four Square living room furniture,
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, FLLW #5529.04. One of the items in
this drawing is the design for the Double Vase, set on a cabinet on the
right. Wright commissioned Minic to produce prototypes of the Double Vase,
which never became part of the full line of Wright designed
Heritage-Henredon furniture. Minic produced all the prototypes for the line
of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of furniture. Lower right
text: The Four Square, Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Frank Lloyd
Wright, Architect. Text lower left: 5529.04. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives, Avery Library. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.280.1024 |
1955
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1) Heritage-Henredon Living Room
Furniture, 1955. Copy photograph of Heritage-Henredon living room furniture
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. One of the items in this photograph
is the prototype of the Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase, set on the end table on
the far left. Wright commissioned Minic to produce a prototype of the Tall
Hexagonal Vase, which never became part of the full line of Wright designed
Heritage-Henredon furniture. Minic produced all the prototypes for the line
of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of furniture. A second
tall rectangular vase can be seen in the background between the couch and
chair. The Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase remained a well preserved prototype.
Published in House Beautiful, November 1955, p.338. Caption: All Wright's
furniture is designed to group and re-group in interesting combinations, as
this picture shows. Note how edge of sofa was made to receive the hexagonal
hassock, which in turn composes with two others, as well as with other
pieces in room. Note harmony of Wright accessories. A similar photograph is
published in color in Tastemaker. According to Penick, this was photographed
at the Chicago Merchendise Mart, Tastemaker, 2017, p.146. Courtesy of the
House Beautiful. 8 x 10 B&W photograph |
1092.272.0824 |
1955
|
2) Heritage-Henredon Line of
Accessories, 1955. Copy photograph of Heritage-Henredon line of accessories
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. One of the items in this photograph
is the prototype of the Rectangular Planter, set on the cabinet to the
right. Wright commissioned Minic to produce a prototype of the Rectangular
Planter, which never became part of the full line of Wright designed
Heritage-Henredon furniture. Minic produced all the prototypes for the line
of furniture, Heritage-Henredon produced the line of furniture. A tall
rectangular vase and a square planter, both prototypes, can be seen on the
left. The Rectangular Planter remained a well preserved prototype. Published
in House Beautiful, November 1955, p.290. Caption: Mr. Wright has designed
a line of accessories in exotic woods (with metal liners) to hold flowers,
branches of foliage, fruit, shells, or whatever you might want to display.
Some match the mahogany furniture; others are of walnut, ebony, rosewood and
holly. Courtesy of the House Beautiful. 8 x 8.25 B&W photograph. |
1092.273.0824 |
1955
|
Wright designed
Heritage-Henredon furniture (June 29, 1955). In 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright
developed the "Taliesin Ensemble", a line of furnishings for those that did
not live in one of his homes. Partnerships were formed with five companies:
1) Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. 2) Karastan,
Rugs. 3) The Martin-Senour Company, the Taliesin Palette, 36 personally
selected paint colors. 4) Minic, Accessories. 5) F. Schumacher & Co.,
Fabrics & Wallpaper designed by Wright. Clipping pasted to verso: "Frank
Lloyd Wright,
internationally famous architect, has designed his first line of furniture
for the general public, it was learned last week. Rumors to that effects
were verified when Wright conferred with officials of Heritage-Henredon..."
Stamped on verso: "1955 Jun 29". Stamped on face; "Fran Byne, Photography".
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. Image restored by Douglas M. Steiner. |
1092.41.0811 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon furniture 1955. Wright
designed Heritage-Henredon line of furniture in 1955. Dining and Living Room
furniture includes (L to R): Moveable Bookshelf atop a chest of drawers
shows versatility of Frank Lloyd Wright's design; Dining room table with six
side chairs; Expandable sofa (four pieces); Square cocktail table, original
price $89.75 each. Just behind the left end of the sofa is a tall weed
holder or vase. Of note is the Nakomis Sculpture, top left on the bookshelf.
In 1924 Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to design the Memorial Gateway
to the Nakoma subdivision, which at the time was on the outskirts of
Madison. Wright's plans were well received by the Madison Realty Company.
Wright created models of the Nakoma and Nakomis sculptures which were
photographed on August 3, 1926 at Taliesin, Spring Green. In 1929-30,
Charles L. Morgan created terra-cotta models of the Nakoma and Nakomis.
Could this be a copy of one of the terra-cotta figures? (Left side of the
room. See 1092.60 for right side.) 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.61.0314 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon furniture 1955. Wright
designed Heritage-Henredon line of furniture in 1955. Living Room furniture
includes: Expandable sofa (four pieces); Square cocktail table, original
price $89.75 each (five pieces); Round cushioned revolving stool, original
price $89 (single piece far right). Of note is the white Nakoma Sculpture to
the right, atop the table. In 1924 Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to
design the Memorial Gateway to the Nakoma subdivision, which at the time was
on the outskirts of Madison. Wright's plans were well received by the
Madison Realty Company. Wright created models of the Nakoma and Nakomis
sculptures which were photographed on August 3, 1926 at Taliesin, Spring
Green. In 1929-30, Charles L. Morgan created terra-cotta models of the
Nakoma and Nakomis. Could this be a copy of one of the terra-cotta figures?
Clipping pasted to verso: "Sofas, fabrics and occasional stock-on tables all
are included in the new furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Backs of
sofas are customary height, but seats are a little lower than most. Tables
can be used singly, in pairs or stacked to make a lamp table, as are at end
of sofa." Stamped on clipping: "Oct 18 1955." (Right side of the room. See
1092.61 for left side.)10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.60.0314 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon furniture 1955. Wright
designed Heritage-Henredon line of Living Room furniture in 1955. Living
Room furniture includes (L to R): Hexagonal hassock, original price $129
each (three pieces); Hexagonal accessory table, short, original price
$$82.50 (two pieces); End tables, tall (two pieces, left and right of sofa);
Sofa - Bumper end piece, original price $349 (two pieces); Hexagonal table
with six triangle tables that can double as seats when equipped with small
cushion (two cushions shown); Lounge chair, original price $237, (two
shown). A tall weed holder or vase, sits atop the end table to the right of
the sofa. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.62.0314 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon furniture 1955. Frank Lloyd
Wright designed Heritage-Henredon line of furniture in 1955. Living Room
furniture includes (L to R): Expandable sofa (two pieces); two Lounge
Chairs, foreground: two Triangular seat-tables on either side of hexagonal
coffee table. two triangular cushions, one triangular seat-table in window.
Clipping pasted to verso: "Triangular seat-tables store under hexagonal
coffee table, point up versatility of Frank Lloyd Wright's new collection.
(Heritage-Henredon)." Stamped on verso: "Oct 18 1955." Original 9 x 7.1 B&W
photograph. |
1092.68.0414 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon furniture 1955. Frank Lloyd
Wright designed Heritage-Henredon line of furniture in 1955. Four-tiered
shelf doubles as a dining room hutch and as a room divider. Shelves sit atop
rectangular coffee table. Triangular seat-table is in the foreground. Bed
frame can be seen in the background. Clipping pasted to verso: "Four-tiered
deck atop rectangular coffee table makes an attractive room divider. Other
side of deck has glass-enclosed shelves. (Heritage-Henredon)." Stamped on
verso: "Oct 18 1955." Original 9 x 7.1 B&W photograph. |
1092.69.0414 |
1955
|
Wright designed
Heritage-Henredon furniture. Press Release photograph for promotion of the
Heritage-Henredon line of Wright designed furniture. In 1955, Wright
developed the "Taliesin Ensemble", a line of furnishings for those that did
not live in one of his homes. Partnerships were formed with F. Schumacher &
Co. to produce the Taliesin Line of fabrics and wall coverings designed by
Wright. Martin-Senour developed the Taliesin Palette, 36 personally selected
Martin-Senour Colors. Karastan manufactured rugs. Minic manufactured
Accessories, and Heritage-Henredon developed a line of furniture designed by
Wright. For more information and ads for each of the companies, see the
November 1955 issue of House
Beautiful. Photographed by Wesley Bowman
Studio, Chicago. Stamped on verso: "Jan 6 - 1956", "Wesley Bowman Studio,
Chicago". Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. Acquired from the archives of the
Baltimore-Sun. |
1147.46.0411 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon furniture 1955. Rectangle
Dining Room Table and chairs. The edge of the dining room table repeats an
engraved pattern. Chair fabric, table cloth and curtains are by Schumacher
fabrics, part of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed "Taliesin Ensemble." Wright
designed the Heritage-Henredon line of furniture in 1955. Clipping pasted to
verso: "Chairs upholstered in green linen of Frank Lloyd Wright's design
complement lower-than-usual dining table in this grouping.
(Heritage-Henredon)." Stamped on verso: "Oct 18 55." Typed on verso:
"Furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright." Original 9 x 7.1 B&W photograph. |
1092.76.1014 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon Dining Room
furniture 1955. Frank Lloyd Wright resting his arm on a piece of
Heritage-Henredon dining room furniture. A cane is hanging on his left arm,
a hat in his hand. His reflection is in a Heritage-Henredon mirror. Caption
pasted to the verso: "Some people think it's "Western," but that's because
of its natural matte finish on mahogany and carving at the edges. The
carving is based on the Greek key design and that's hardly "Western." Some
critics think it harkens back to the dark age of furniture design,
specifically, the first 25 years of this century. Again, that's because some
of the lines are so strong and so perfect in scale that they seem to some to
be in poor taste. We're not used to seeing velvet upholstery on modern
furniture and Wright has used it on some occasional chairs. It reminds many
people of the poorly designed velvet chair grandmother kept in her parlor,
the one nobody dared use." Stamped on clipping: "Oct 18 1955." Stamped on
verso: "Heritage Furniture Inc." 8 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
1092.78.0115 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon furniture 1955. Wright seated
at a Heritage-Henredon dining room table. Table and chair designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright. This is actually two photographs glued together in 1955. Background
image is a photograph of Schumacher wallpaper design No. 103. Image is
published in "Schumacher's Taliesin Line," page 3, bottom. Hidden behind the
photograph of Wright is a side chair and end table from the
Heritage-Henredon line of furniture designed by Wright in 1955. Hand written
on verso, "17/11/55" (November 17, 1955). Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.70.0514 |
1955
|
Heritage-Henredon Minic Double Vase, created 1953-1954,
House Beautiful,
November 1955. Copy of photograph published in House Beautiful, November
1955, p.289. Setting on the table is a Minic prototype of the Double Vase
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin Ensemble. This vase is the
version that matches the vase in the Brooklyn Museum collection. This vase
differs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art prototype. The neck, between the
vase and the base, is thicker than the vases.
Although Minic
produced prototypes of the accessories and furniture, Heritage Henredon was
selected to mass produce the furniture line. The accessories, vases and
planters, were not mass produced nor did not become part of the Heritage
Henredon line.
This prototype was produced by Minic Custom Woodwork Inc., New York in a
collaboration with Frank Lloyd Wright. Courtesy of House Beautiful. 8 x 10
B&W photograph. |
1092.278.1024 |
1955
|
Hoffman Auto Showroom 1955 (1954 - S.380). When
the showroom opened in 1955, Hoffman displayed Porsches, BMWs and other
cars. The showroom featured a revolving display on which three to four cars
could be displayed. The ramp rose from the back and wrapped around the left
side. The ramp allowed for additional displays as well as viewing cars from
above. The Hoffman inspired Porsche emblem sits atop the circular planter.
The circular emblem just to the right reads "Hoffman, Largest selling
organization of fine European cars in the U.S.A." Photographed by Ezra
Stoller. 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
1092.59.0314 |
1955
|
Hoffman Auto Showroom 1955 (1954 - S.380).
Hoffman began importing Jaguars in 1948, and selected Wright to design the
interior of the showroom. It featured a revolving display on which three to
four cars could be displayed. The ramp rose from the back and partially
wrapped around the ramp. The ramp allowed for additional displays as well as
viewing cars from above. In 1953, when Hoffman began importing
Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar opened their own showroom. Although designed as a
Jaguar Showroom, it was never used as such. When the showroom opened in
1955, Hoffman displayed Porsches, BMWs and other cars. The circular emblem
which sits atop the circular planter, just to the left of the BMW logo
reads, "Hoffman, Largest selling organization of fine European cars in the
U.S.A." Mercedes Benz, who held the lease, vacated the space, and in March,
2013, the building owners covered the windows and demolished the Wright
designed showroom. Photographed by Ezra Stoller. 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
1092.74.1014 |
1955
|
Patrick Kinney Residence Circa 1955 (1951 - S.342).
Designed in 1951, Patrick Kinney coordinated the construction of the home.
The main living portion of the house is a hexagon with a bedroom wing on the
south side. Constructed of limestone on the interior and exterior that
Kinney quarried himself. Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Label pasted to
face: "University of California, Berkeley. 20c (20th
Century) United States. Wright, Frank Lloyd. Kinney House, 1953. Lancaster,
Wisconsin. Andrews 2781. Department of Architecture." Not dated. Acquired
from the archives of the University of California, Berkeley. Mounted to 14 x
11 gray board. Original 9.5 x 7.25 B&W print. |
1092.110.1218 |
1955
|
Clinic For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo, Scheme 1, San Luis Obispo, California.
Perspective View 1955, FLLW #5640 (1955 - S.396). Photograph of original
drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1955. Perspective view for the Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo Clinic. Wright
utilized his concept for the
Usonian Automatic. The L-shaped design
wraps around a large waiting room which opens out to a Terrace. Text:
"Medical Building For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo. San Luis Obispo, California.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. View From Southeast." FLLW #5640.02.
Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.408. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.125.1219 |
1955
|
Clinic For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo, Scheme 1, San Luis Obispo, California.
Ground Plan 1955, FLLW #5640 (1955 - S.396). Photograph of original drawing
in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955.
Ground plan for the Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo Clinic. Wright utilized his
concept for the
Usonian Automatic. The L-shaped design
wraps around a large waiting room which opens out to a Terrace. Text:
"Medical Building For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo. San Luis Obispo, California.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Plan." FLLW #5640.01. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.408. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.126.1219 |
1955
|
1) Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence, Rockford, Illinois, Exterior 1955
(1949 - S.319). View of the Laurent Residence from the Northwest. Set of six
images photographed by Maynard Parker in 1955 for the November 1955 issue of
House Beautiful. Two of the images were published. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1949, it was the third "hemicycle" designed by Wright. The first
was the Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949),
Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke
(1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956). Kenneth Laurent was a
paraplegic, so the home was designed with ease of accessibility for a
wheelchair. Part of a set of six photographs by Maynard Parker in May 1955.
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.182.1121 |
1955
|
2) Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence, Rockford, Illinois, Exterior 1955
(1949 - S.319). View of the Laurent Residence Terrace from the Northeast.
Set of six images photographed by Maynard Parker in 1955 for the November
1955 issue of House Beautiful. Two of the images were published. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949, it was the third "hemicycle" designed by Wright.
The first was the Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the Meyer (1948),
Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright
(1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956). Kenneth Laurent
was a paraplegic, so the home was designed with ease of accessibility for a
wheelchair. Part of a set of six photographs by Maynard Parker in May 1955.
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.183.1121 |
1955
|
3) Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence, Rockford, Illinois, Exterior and
Interior 1955 (1949 - S.319). View of the Laurent Residence Terrace and
Interior from the Southwest. Set of six images photographed by Maynard
Parker in 1955 for the November 1955 issue of House Beautiful. Two of the
images were published. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949, it was the
third "hemicycle" designed by Wright. The first was the Jacobs II (1944). He
also designed the Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952),
Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the
Spencer (1956). Kenneth Laurent was a paraplegic, so the home was designed
with ease of accessibility for a wheelchair. Published in the November 1955
issue of House Beautiful, p.349. Caption: "Solid wood walls, instead of 2 x
4 framing, express their beauty in the open and flowing plan of the 1952
residence of the Kenneth Lawrence of Rockford, Illinois. Made with a central
core of plywood with boards screwed on each side, these laminated handles
gain structural strength and beauty through curves and angles." Part of a
set of six photographs by Maynard Parker in May 1955. Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.184.1121 |
1955
|
4) Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence, Rockford, Illinois, Interior 1955
(1949 - S.319). View of the Laurent Residence Garden Room (living room) and
Dining area from the Southwest. The furniture was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright. Set of six images photographed by Maynard Parker in 1955 for the
November 1955 issue of House Beautiful. Two of the images were published.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949, it was the third "hemicycle"
designed by Wright. The first was the Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the
Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952),
Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer
(1956). Kenneth Laurent was a paraplegic, so the home was designed with ease
of accessibility for a wheelchair. Published in the November 1955 issue of
House Beautiful, p.349. Caption: "Solid wood walls, instead of 2 x 4
framing, express their beauty in the open and flowing plan of the 1952
residence of the Kenneth Lawrence of Rockford, Illinois. Made with a central
core of plywood with boards screwed on each side, these laminated handles
gain structural strength and beauty through curves and angles." Part of a
set of six photographs by Maynard Parker in May 1955. Original 10 x 8 Color
photograph. |
1092.185.1121 |
1955
|
5) Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence, Rockford, Illinois, Interior 1955
(1949 - S.319). View of the Laurent Residence Garden Room (living room) and
Dining area from the Southwest. The furniture was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright. Set of six images photographed by Maynard Parker in 1955 for the
November 1955 issue of House Beautiful. Two of the images were published.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949, it was the third "hemicycle"
designed by Wright. The first was the Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the
Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952),
Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer
(1956). Kenneth Laurent was a paraplegic, so the home was designed with ease
of accessibility for a wheelchair. Published in the November 1955 issue of
House Beautiful, p.349. Caption: "Solid wood walls, instead of 2 x 4
framing, express their beauty in the open and flowing plan of the 1952
residence of the Kenneth Lawrence of Rockford, Illinois. Made with a central
core of plywood with boards screwed on each side, these laminated handles
gain structural strength and beauty through curves and angles." Part of a
set of six photographs by Maynard Parker in May 1955. Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.186.1121 |
1955
|
6) Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence, Rockford, Illinois, Interior
1955 (1949 - S.319). View of the Laurent Residence Cove and Fireplace from
the East. The furniture was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Set of six
images photographed by Maynard Parker in 1955 for the November 1955 issue of
House Beautiful. Two of the images were published. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1949, it was the third "hemicycle" designed by Wright. The first
was the Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949),
Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke
(1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956). Kenneth Laurent was a
paraplegic, so the home was designed with ease of accessibility for a
wheelchair. Part of a set of six photographs by Maynard Parker in May 1955.
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.187.1121 |
1955
|
Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Aerial
View 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520). 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. Two original 10 x 8 B&W
photographs. |
1092.127.1219 (A&B) |
1955
|
Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Cafe and
Pavilion 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.128.1219 |
1955
|
Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Typical
Section and Elevation 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520). 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. Two original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.129.1219 (A&B) |
1955
|
Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Typical
Section 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.130.1219 |
1955
|
Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Office
Interior 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.131.1219 |
1955
|
Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Office
Interior 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.131.1219 |
1955
|
Factory For The Lenkurt Electric Building, San Carlos, California, Tower
Floor Plan 1955 (Project 1955 - FLLW #5520). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1092.132.1219 |
|
Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. In 1954 the
Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Wright owed $10,000 in back taxes on
Taliesin. For years he had argued that Taliesin was primarily a school
and therefore tax exempt. He was so mad he threatened to destroy
Taliesin and move from the state. Cary Caraway, a former apprentice
suggested that Wright's friends express their appreciation and take up a
collection. Mary Lescohier and Helen Groves made it happen. 380
supporters gathered in the Great Hall of the U.W. Memorial Union for a
tribute. Wright took the opportunity to display the new Monona Terrace
model. At the end of the program, he received a check for $10.000.
Set of eight 8x10 B&W photographs. Possibly shot by a Capital Times
Staff Photographer. Frank Lloyd
Wright's Monona Terrace,
page 140. |
|
1955
|
Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. Head table.
Possibly shot by a Capital Times Staff Photographer. Seated at the
head table (L to R) Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler, Oligivanna Wright,
Wright, William Evjue (friend, editor and published of the Capital Times),
Ralph Walker (former president of the AIA) and Wright's Daughter. Published
in "Frank Lloyd
Wright's Monona Terrace",
page 140. Original silver gelatin photo. 8x10. |
1092.04.0606 |
1955
|
Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. Close-up of head table.
Possibly shot by a Capital Times Staff Photographer. Wisconsin
Governor Walter Kohler, Oligivanna Wright and Wright (L to R).
Original silver gelatin photo. 8x10. |
1092.05.0606 |
1955
|
Monona Terrace Testimonial
Banquet. February 10, 1955. Wright looks over program before guests
arrive. Possibly shot by a Capital Times Staff Photographer. Frank Lloyd
Wright. Model on right. Published in "Monona Terrace:
Frank Lloyd
Wright's Vision on the
Lake", page 6 & 16.
Published in The Master Architect:
Conversations with Frank Lloyd Wright, Meehan, page 171. Original silver gelatin photo. 8x10. |
1092.06.0606 |
1955
|
Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. Wright talks with Ralph
Walker about plans. Possibly shot by a Capital Times Staff
Photographer. Ralph Walker (former president of the AIA) and Wright.
Original silver gelatin photo. 8x10. |
1092.07.0606 |
1955
|
Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. A lighter moment with
Kohler and Evjue. Possibly shot by a Capital Times Staff Photographer.
Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler, Wright and William Evjue (friend, editor
and published of the Capital Times) (L to R). Original silver gelatin
photo. 8x10. |
1092.08.0606 |
1955
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Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. A moment with Mr. Evjue. Possibly shot by a Capital Times Staff
Photographer. William Evjue and Wright first met in 1914. Evjue
was a long time friend and supporter, as well as editor and published of the
Capital Times, Madison. Original silver gelatin photo. 8x10. |
1092.09.0606 |
1955
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Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. Photo op. Possibly
shot by a Capital Times Staff Photographer. Photo op (L to R) Ralph
Walker (former president of the AIA), Unknown, Unknown, Wright, William
Evjue, Unknown. Original silver gelatin photo. 8x10. |
1092.10.0606 |
1955
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Monona Terrace
Testimonial Banquet. February 10, 1955. Wright chats with
Governor. Possibly shot by a Capital Times Staff Photographer. Wright
(L) chats with Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler (R). Other guest
unknown. Original silver gelatin photo. 8x10. |
1092.11.0606 |
1955
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V.C. Morris House "Seacliff," Scheme 2, San Francisco, CA, Elevation 1955
(Project 1955 - FLLW #5412). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank
Lloyd Wright Archives. Elevation from sea level for the V.C. Morris House "Seacliff,"
Scheme 2. This revision to the first design from 1945, lowered the house and
placed it closer to the beach. Text: "Elevation." Additional illustrations
published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.417. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.134.1219 |
1955
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Nakomis Sculpture,
gilded concrete, 1955. During the early 1950s, when he was 21, Prince
Giovanni Del Drago became an apprentice at Taliesin. His interests were
architecture and the arts. As an apprentice, he reproduced the Nakoma and
Nakomis sculptures. "I remember working on them in Arizona during the winter
of 1955-1956 under Mr. Wright's guidance, casting them in concrete and
gilding them in the studio of a sculptor in Phoenix," he recalled.
Photographed in 2013 at Taliesin, Spring Green, by Tom Waddell. This Nakomis
Sculpture stands 44 inches tall. Acquired from and courtesy of Tom Waddell,
Spring Green, Wisc. 8 x 10 Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
1092.66.0314 |
1955
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Nakoma Sculpture,
gilded concrete, 1955. During the early 1950s, when he was 21, Prince
Giovanni Del Drago became an apprentice at Taliesin. His interests were
architecture and the arts. As an apprentice, he reproduced the Nakoma and
Nakomis sculptures. "I remember working on them in Arizona during the winter
of 1955-1956 under Mr. Wright's guidance, casting them in concrete and
gilding them in the studio of a sculptor in Phoenix," he recalled.
Photographed in 2013 at Taliesin, Spring Green, by Tom Waddell. This Nakoma
Sculpture stands 36 inches tall. Acquired from and courtesy of Tom Waddell,
Spring Green, Wisc. 8 x 10 Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
1092.67.0314 |
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1955
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Loren B. Pope Residence, Falls Church, Va. Circa 1955
(1939 - S.268). View of the Pope Residence from the South. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1939. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "Arch.
U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Res. Loren
Pope, Falls Church, Va. (1940). Wayne Andrews #1941. Indiana University,
Fine Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
1092.168.0920 |
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1955
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Harold Price Sr. Residence, Paradise Valley, Ariz, C 1955 (1954 - S.378).
View of the center atrium, South elevation, from the Southwest. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. Constructed of concrete block. Mounted to gray
board. Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright.
Res. H.C. Price, Phoenix, Arizona (1955). East. Wayne Andrews #1828. Indiana
University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
1092.166.0920 |
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1955
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Harold Price Sr. Residence, Paradise Valley, Ariz, C 1955 (1954 - S.378).
View of the North elevation from the West. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1954. Constructed of concrete block. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to
board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Res. H.C. Price,
Phoenix, Arizona (1955). West. Wayne Andrews #1829. Indiana University, Fine
Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph. |
1092.167.0920 |
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1955
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1) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the Southwest. The Dining Room is on the
left, Living Room on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text
on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-2. Isabel Roberts House.
Ext., view from the street. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955. Wright,
Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.145.0520 |
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1955
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2) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the Southwest. The Dining Room is on the
left, Living Room on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text
on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-3. Isabel Roberts House.
Ext., view from the street. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955. Wright,
Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.146.0520 |
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1955
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3) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the Northwest. The Dining Room is on the
left, Living Room is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.
Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-5. Isabel Roberts
House. Ext., view from driveway. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.148.0520 |
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1955
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4) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . View of Entrance Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). View of the entrance from the Northwest. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House,
4-12. Isabel Roberts House. Ext., entrance detail. River Forest, IL., USA.,
1908, 1955. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the
archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between
glass, plastic mount. |
1092.155.0520 |
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1955
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5) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL,. View of Entrance Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). View of the entrance from the Northwest. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House,
4-13. Isabel Roberts House. Ext., entrance detail. River Forest, IL., USA.,
1908, 1955. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the
archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between
glass, plastic mount. |
1092.156.0520 |
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1955
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6) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . View of Entrance Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). View of the entrance from the Northwest. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House,
4-11. Isabel Roberts House. Ext., entrance detail. River Forest, IL., USA.,
1908, 1955. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the
archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between
glass, plastic mount. |
1092.154.0520 |
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1955
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7) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the West. The Dining Room is on the left,
Living Room in the center, and the covered porch is on the right. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. The car in the drive is a 1955 Cadillac Coupe Devile. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-4. Isabel
Roberts House. Ext., view from street. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.147.0520 |
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1955
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8) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the Southeast. The Living Room is on the
left, screened porch on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.
Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-1. Isabel Roberts
House. Ext., general view. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955. Wright,
Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.144.0520 |
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1955
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9) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the Southwest. The Living Room is on the
left, the covered porch is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-6. Isabel
Roberts House. Ext., southwest corner. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.149.0520 |
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1955
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10) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the Southwest. The Dining Room is on the
far left, the Living Room is in the center, the covered porch is on the
right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F.
L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-8. Isabel Roberts House. Ext., southwest
corner. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of
Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. |
1092.151.0520 |
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1955
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11) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). General view from the Southwest. The Living Room is on the
left, the covered porch is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-7. Isabel
Roberts House. Ext., southwest corner. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.150.0520 |
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1955
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12) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL,. View of covered porch and
South elevation Circa 1955 (1908 - S.150). View of the covered porch and
South elevation from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.
Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-16. Isabel Roberts
House. Ext., detail of porch roof. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.159.0520 |
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1955
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13) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL,. View of Cover Porch South
elevation Circa 1955 (1908 - S.150). View of the South elevation of the
covered porch from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.
Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-17. Isabel Roberts
House. Ext., detail of roof overhang. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.160.0520 |
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1955
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14) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). View of the covered porch from the East. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House,
4-9. Isabel Roberts House. Ext., east porch and tree. River Forest, IL.,
USA., 1908, 1955. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from
the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched
between glass, plastic mount. |
1092.152.0520 |
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1955
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15) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL, . Exterior View Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). View of the covered porch from the East. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House,
4-10. Isabel Roberts House. Ext., east porch and tree. River Forest, IL.,
USA., 1908, 1955. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from
the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched
between glass, plastic mount. |
1092.153.0520 |
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1955
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16) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL,. View of covered porch and
South elevation Circa 1955 (1908 - S.150). View of the covered porch and
South elevation from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.
Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-14. Isabel Roberts
House. Ext., distant view of porch and roof. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908,
1955. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives
of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass,
plastic mount. |
1092.157.0520 |
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1955
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17) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL,. Detail View of Covered
Porch Circa 1955 (1908 - S.150). Detail View of the Southwest corner of the
Covered Porch. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve:
"Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-15. Isabel Roberts House. Ext.,
distant view of porch and roof. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955. Wright,
Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.158.0520 |
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1955
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18) Isabel Roberts Residence, River Forest, IL,. View of Garden Circa 1955
(1908 - S.150). View of the Garden. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.
Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Isabel Roberts House, 4-18. Isabel Roberts
House. Ext., view of garden. River Forest, IL., USA., 1908, 1955. Wright,
Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the
University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic
mount. |
1092.161.0520 |
C 1955
|
Robie House, South
Side by Richard Nickel (1906 - S.127)
C1955-60. Possibly photographed in 1957 during talks of possible demolition.
Stamped on Verso: Jun 1974, Field Enterprises, Inc. Clipping on verso
stamped June 6 "86: "The Robie House, designed in 1909 by Frank Lloyd
Wright, is one of the city's most famous residential works. Illustrating the
perfection of Wright's Prairie Style, the house is located on a narrow city
lot. The house, now a Registered National Landmark is featured on both Hyde
Park Tours sponsored by the Chicago School of Architecture Foundation. The
walking tour departs at 2 p.m. Sunday June 16, July 7 and 21, August 4 and
18, September 1 and 15 and October 6 and 20, from Rockefeller Chapel, 59th
Street and Woodlawn Avenue. The bike tour leaves at 2 p.m. Sunday July 21,
August 18 and October 20, from Harper Court, 52nd Street and
Harper Avenue. Both tours cost $2. For more information, call the Glessner
House at 326-1393. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House",
Hoffmann 1984, page 18. Original 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph. Acquired
from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. |
1092.35.0310 |
1955
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Schumacher/Heritage-Henredon
Dining Room 1955. This is a copy of the photograph published in the "Schumacher's
Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics and Wallpaper," Schumacher/Wright,
1955, as an example of "Design No. 705" fabric and wallpaper. A similar
design was used in 2001 at the Nakoma Clubhouse,
Cleo, CA. The furniture was produced by Heritage-Henredon, designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright. The buffet cabinet in the background is a combination of three
small chests, No. 2002 (L), 2003 and 2001 (R). The table appears to be
possibly a prototype of the dining room tables to come. The legs are
correct, with the bullnose outer edge and carved patterned design. The round
table top has the bullnose edge, but no design. To date, we have seen
rectangular table tops as well as other furniture with the decorative
design, but the round table tops, No. 2000 and 2001, are trimmed with copper
moulding. The chairs do not appear to be designed by Wright, and were
possibly used due to the lack of samples at the time. There is a note in
House Beautiful, November, 1955, p.282 which might shed some light in
explaining the discrepancies. "Much of this merchandise was not available
for photograph as this issue went to press..." (Thanks to
Peter Kelley, MassModern for his
insight.) 10 x 8 B&W photograph. See
additional information about the Nakoma Clubhouse. |
1092.93.0416 |
1955
|
Schumacher/Heritage-Henredon
Dining Room 1955. This is a copy of the photograph published in
House Beautiful,
November, 1955, p.283. Drapes and wallpaper are "Design No. 705",
"Schumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics and Wallpaper,"
Schumacher/Wright, 1955, fabric and wallpaper. A similar design was used in
2001 at the Nakoma Clubhouse, Cleo, CA. The
furniture was produced by Heritage-Henredon, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The buffet cabinet in the background is a combination of four small chests
(L to R), No. 2003, 2002, 2003 and 2001. The shelf was an optional add-on.
The table appears to be possibly a prototype of the dining room tables to
come. The legs are correct, with the bullnose outer edge and carved
patterned design. The round table top has the bullnose edge, but no design.
To date, we have seen rectangular table tops as well as other furniture with
the decorative design, but the round table tops, No. 2000 and 2001, are
trimmed with copper moulding. The bench is No. 1904. There is a note in
House Beautiful, November, 1955, p.282 which might shed some light in
explaining the discrepancies. "Much of this merchandise was not available
for photograph as this issue went to press..." (Thanks to
Peter Kelley, MassModern for his
insight.) 8 x 10 Color photograph. See
additional information about the Nakoma Clubhouse. |
1092.94.0416 |
1955
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J. L. Smith Elevations Blueprint 1955. "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...
Continue...
See Wright Study on J. L. Smith Residence Project. |
1092.100.0317 -1 |
1955
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J. L. Smith General Plan Blueprint 1955
(Project) . "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...
Continue... See Wright Study on
J. L. Smith Residence Project. |
1092.100.0317 -2 |
C 1955
|
Snow Flake Motel, Project Circa 1955. Aerial
perspective of Snow Flake Motel. 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...
Continue... |
1092.107.0618 |
1955
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Louis Sullivan Bungalow (1890 - S.005) Ocean
Springs, MS, 1955. In 1890 Wright designed the Bungalow (S.005), Stable and
Servant's Quarters (S.006). In 1955, Richard Nickel made a trip in search of
Sullivan architecture. Part of that trip included Ocean Springs. Arriving
exhausted from his extensive trip, he took only a few photographs and left
for home. "The Sullivan and Charley cottages have been painted over and the
stables have been demolished and all that remains of Sullivan's proud rose
garden is an elliptical scar of dead shoots," Nickels wrote. "The tall pines
and the exotic plants, once controlled, now grow wild but the care once
rendered this place is easily sensed." "They
All Fall Down," Cahan, 1994, p.72. That same year, 1890, Wright
designed a Bungalow (S.007), Guesthouse and Stable Cottage (S.008) for James
Charnley. One year later Wright designed the Charnley Residence (1891 -
S.009) in Chicago. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.73.0714 |
1955
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1) Gerald Sussman Residence,
Scheme I, Poundridge, New York, Perspective 1955 (FLLW #5524.01) (Project
1955). 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
Wrights 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...
Continue...
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1092.260.0424 |
C 1955
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Taliesin, Spring Green Loggia
(Taliesin III 1925 - S.218) Circa 1955. Photographed by Maynard L. Parker.
"Loggia Room overlooking low rolling hills of Wisconsin." Published in "House
Beautiful" November 1955, page 234 in color. Hand written on verso:
"Loggia, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wis., Credit: House Beautiful Magazine."
This room is a space between the living room on one end of the house and
Wright's private quarters on the other. For a 1952 view of the room see
"Picturing Wright" Guerrero 1994, Page 80. Original 8 x 10 B&W Print.
Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times. |
1092.36.0310 |
1955
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Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin,
1955, (Taliesin III 1925 - S.218).
Set of 55 imaged
by Maynard Parker photographed at Taliesin in May 1955 for
the
November
issue of House Beautiful.
In 1955, Elizabeth
Gordon, editor of House Beautiful, dedicated the November issue to
the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. "Frank Lloyd Wright, His
Contribution to the Beauty of American Life." "House Beautiful is
devoting this entire issue to Frank Lloyd Wright. He has created a
new beauty in architecture and a new idea of beauty for our time...
And now at last, America has found a framework equal to the
greatness of its concept in the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright,
in the work he has done with such integrity, beauty and freedom all
the long, dedicated years...
Continue...
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1092.190.1121 - 1092.244.1121 |
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Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
Circa 1955 (1904 - S.096). Viewed from the East, Unity House is on the left,
Unity Temple is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The
walls were executed in poured concrete. Lake Street is on the right. Soft
indirect lighting floods the inner sanctuary. The automobile on the left is
a 1955 Pontiac Star Chief. The automobile on the right is a 1955 Oldsmobile.
Stamped on verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Hand written on verso: "1874."
Published in Architecture in America,
Andrews, 1960, p.129. Photographed by
Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the
archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
1092.137.0420 |
C 1955
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Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
Circa 1955 (1904 - S.096). View of the entrance on the West side. The
sanctuary is on the left, Unity House is to the right. The text reads "For
The Worship of God, And The Service of Man." Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. Stamped on verso:
"Photo Wayne Andrews." Hand written on verso: "1873." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews.
Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. Original 10 x 8
B&W Photograph. |
1092.138.0420 |
1955
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Unity Temple Sanctuary (1904 -
S.096), Oak Park 1955. The lower level viewed from Northeast. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, Unity Temple is lit mainly from the top through
large skylights, filtered through art glass. A band of horizontal art-glass
windows, just beneath the ceiling, adds additional light to the Temple. The
walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. The lower
portion of the Temple is unbroken by doors and windows. Stamped on verso:
"July 25, 1955," "Maynard Parker Photography, Los Angeles, Calif."
Photographed by Maynard Parker. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.91.0216 |
1955
|
Unity Temple Sanctuary (1904 -
S.096), Oak Park 1955. The upper level viewed from Northeast. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, Unity Temple is lit mainly from the top through
large skylights, filtered through art glass. A band of horizontal art-glass
windows, just beneath the ceiling, adds additional light to the Temple. The
walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. The lower
portion of the Temple is unbroken by doors and windows. Stamped on verso:
"July 25, 1955," "Maynard Parker Photography, Los Angeles, Calif."
Photographed by Maynard Parker. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.92.0216 |
1955
|
Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 1, Perspective 1955
(1956 - S.420) (FLLW #5727.02). 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. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.180.1221 |
1955
|
Duey & Julia Wright Residence, Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 1, Plan 1955 (1956
- S.420) (FLLW #5727.02). 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. 8 x 8.25 B&W photograph. |
1092.181.1221 |
1955
|
"Wright and
apprentices at the Hillside Drafting Room in 1955." Unknown
Photographer. Photographed in 1955, printed in 1998 as part of the
press kit for the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick film "Frank Lloyd Wright".
Seated, from left to right, John Howe of Illinois; Frank Lloyd Wright;
Wright's grandson Eric Lloyd Wright of California;
Wes Peters of Indiana and
John Amarantides of Michigan. First five standing from left to right, Mark
Heyman of New York; Gene Masselink of Michigan; Raja Aederi of Kashmir; John
Watson or James Pfefferkorn and Alan Wool. Standing just to the right of
Wright: Ling Po of China; David Dodge of England; Tom Casey of California
and Donald Brown of Vermont. Standing to the right of Eric Wright:
Stephen Oyakawa of Hawaii and Kenneth Lockhart of Iowa. Original silver
gelatin photo. See "Letters to Apprentices" Wright 1982, Page 106 for a
similar image. 8x10. Three copies. |
1092.12.1006
1092.50.0213 1998.109.0121 -5D |
1955
|
Wright plays piano before
Monona Terrace Testimonial Banquet. Caption on face: "Madison, Wis. Feb.
11 - Versatile Genius - Frank Lloyd Wright, renowned architect, relaxes at
piano before Feb. 10 testimonial dinner when he was given $10,000 to help
pay taxes on his studio-home at Spring Green, Wis. Wright said he plans to
stay in Wisconsin, not move away and he threatened last fall when tax case
came to fore. (AP Wirephoto) 1955." Stamped on verso: Associated Press
Wirephoto". Stamped on verso: "Feb 14 1955". Original 7.5 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
1092.43.0911 |
1955
|
Wright at 88 (1955). Frank
Lloyd Wright is keynote speaker at the annual Wisconsin Architects'
Association dinner. Clipping pasted to verso: "Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
(right) was the speaker at the annual dinner of the Wisconsin Architects'
Association at the Pfister Hotel Friday night. He examined an exhibit with
Fritz von Grossmann (left), secretary of the architects' group, and William
Kaeser, a Madison architect. - Journal Staff." Stamped on verso: "1955 Feb
11." Acquired from the archives of the Milwaukee Journal. Original 10 x 7.75
B&W photograph. |
1092.115.0619 |
1955
|
Wright at 88 (Circa
1955). Frank Lloyd Wright in the drafting Room, Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin. Facing and looking to the right. Detail of the truss support is
to the right. The center drawing on his left is possibly the Tracy Residence
(1954-5 - S.389). The drawing of the Price Tower (1952 - S.355) is on his
right. See "Story of the Tower" page 22. Two original 14 x 11 B&W
photographs. |
1092.49.0113 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright at 88 (Circa 1955). Portrait of Frank Lloyd
Wright with a slight smile on his lips. He is facing and looking to
the right of the camera. He is wearing a suit, white shirt and a neckerchief
tie. It appears to be photographed outside. In the early 1920's before
Olgivanna married Frank Lloyd Wright, she studied dance with George
Gurdjieff. Diana Faidy became a member of the Chicago Gurdjieff group in
1930 and spent time with Georges Gurdjieff there and in New York on several
occasions. In the late 1930s to early 1940s, she married Chicago architect
Abel Faidy, well known for his Art Deco designs. According to Diana's
biography, Olgivanna, a student of Gurdjieff, became her 'second teacher in
the work,' as she puts it, in 1953. Acquired from the estate of Diane Faidy.
Original 4 x 5 B&W photograph. |
1092.97.1216 |
1955
|
Frank
Lloyd Wright at 88 (Circa 1955). Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright facing and looking to the right of the camera. He is
wearing a suit, white shirt and a neckerchief tie. It appears to be
photographed outside. 4.25 x 5.25 B&W photograph. |
1092.98.1216 |
1955
|
Frank
Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Frank Lloyd Wright speaks to the taxation
committee at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Wright is standing, looking to the
right holding a glass of water. The hearing was held in the Education and
Transportation Offices at the Capitol. Wright testified before the Assembly
Taxation Committee in favor of a bill that would grant non-profit tax-exempt
status to Taliesin as a education institution. Clipping pasted to verso:
"Frank Lloyd Wright States His Case. ...tax exempt educational institution,
Wright lectured the assembly taxation committee for half an hour at a
hearing on a bill to provide the tax exemption. He... United Press
Telephoto." Stamped on clipping: "May 18 1955." Original 6.25 x 9.5 B&W
photograph. |
1092.119.0819 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). "Mr. Wright at home in Spring Green,
Wisconsin, on his 86th birthday." June 8, 1955. Caption and photograph
published in the November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful, page 240. Wright is
standing on stairs, leaning against a column at Taliesin, Spring Green. He
is wearing a medium blue suit and tie. His left hand is in his pocket.
Photographed by John Engstead for the November 1955 issue of House
Beautiful. 6.5 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.84.0715 |
1955
|
Wright and
apprentices, 1955. William Wesley Peters (left), Frank Lloyd Wright
and Gene Masselink (right) at the Hillside Drafting Room, Taliesin
Spring Green. Photographed by John Engstead for the November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful, page 242. Possibly photographed on Wright's 88th
birthday. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.72.0714 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin, Spring
Green. He is leaning up against a tree, a carved Asian panel is on his
right, he is holding his glasses in his right hand. Photographed by John
Engstead, it appears that Wright is wearing the same suit, tie, handkerchief
and belt as he did when he was photographed
on June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. Engstead photographed images for the
November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. 6.5 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.86.0715 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Mr. & Mrs. Wright at Taliesin, Spring
Green. They are sitting outside having tea. Wright is on the left, hat by
his right hand, cane leaning against his leg. Photographed by John Engstead,
it appears that Wright is wearing the same suit, tie and handkerchief as he
did when he was photographed
on June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. Both are also wearing the same
outfits used on the cover and frontispiece of "Our
House." On June 8th, Engstead photographed images for the November
1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. Note image on page 243, bottom right. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.87.0715 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Mr. & Mrs. Wright at Taliesin, Spring
Green. They are sitting outside having tea. Wright is on the right, hat is
to the right, cane is in his left hand. Photographed by John Engstead, it
appears that Wright is wearing the same suit, tie and handkerchief as he did
when he was photographed
on June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. Both are also wearing the same
outfits used on the cover and frontispiece of "Our
House." On June 8th, Engstead photographed images for the November
1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. Note image on page 243, bottom right. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.88.0715 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Mr. & Mrs. Wright at Taliesin, Spring
Green. Both are looking to the left. Photographed by John Engstead, it
appears that Wright is wearing the same suit, tie and handkerchief as he did
when he was photographed
on June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. Used on the cover and frontispiece of
"Our
House." On June 8th, Engstead photographed images for the November 1955
issue of House Beautiful. Also published in "Letters to Apprentices" Wright
1982, Page 192. Press release photo for "Our
House," Horizon Press, 1959. Original 2 x 2 B&W photograph. |
1092.85.0715 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Mr. & Mrs. Wright at Taliesin, Spring
Green. Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife Olgivanna seated together at
Taliesin, she is looking up at him. Photographed at the same time as the
image used on the cover and frontispiece of "Our House." Different view.
Photographed by John Engstead, it appears that Wright is wearing the same
suit, tie and handkerchief as he did when he was
photographed on June 8,
1955 for his 88th birthday. Engstead photographed images for the November
1955 issue of House Beautiful. 5 x 6.25 B&W photograph. |
0531.23.0509 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Mr. & Mrs. Wright at Taliesin,
Spring Green. Both are looking to the left. Photographed by John Engstead,
it appears that Wright is wearing the same suit, tie and handkerchief as he
did when he was
photographed on
June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. On June 8th, Engstead photographed
images for the November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. Published in House Beautiful, November 1955, p.243;
and on the dust jacket and frontispiece of
The Shining Brow, Olgivanna
Wright, 1960. Possibly press release photo for
The Shining Brow, Horizon
Press, 1960. Hand written on verso: "Mr. And Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright. Rec'd
1960." Photographed by John Engstead. Original 2 x 2.75 B&W photograph.
|
1092.140.0420 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Mr. & Mrs. Wright at Taliesin,
Spring Green. Photograph with three images on it. 1) Mr. & Mrs. Wright at
Taliesin, Spring Green. Both are looking to the left. Photographed by John
Engstead, it appears that Wright is wearing the same suit, tie and
handkerchief as he did when he was
photographed on
June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. On June 8th, Engstead photographed
images for the November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. This image is very similar to
S#1092.140. Photographed
by John Engstead. 2) Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona, Circa 1985 (1937 -
S.241). Viewed from the South. Fountain in front on the Cabaret Theater. The
Drafting Studio is in the background. Similar photograph published in
Frank Lloyd Wright Selected Houses 3,
Pfeiffer, 1989, p.102. 3) William Wesley Peters Circa 1985. William Wesley
Peters (June 12, 1912 - July 17, 1991), standing in the Gallery of the
Cabaret Theater. Test on face: "Wright/Peterson NYT Pictures/ Tim Koors 0409
04118503. Scottsdale: Frank Lloyd Wright's colony of Taliesin West; Wright
and his wife Olgivanna; William Wesley Peters, head of the Wright
Foundation. The New York Times Pictures." Original 11 x 8.5 B&W photograph. |
1092.165.0820 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright at
Taliesin, Spring Green, seated behind his drawing board. He is looking
straight at the camera, two pencils in his right hand. A triangle and eraser
are in front of him. Photographed by John Engstead on Wright's 86th
birthday, June 8, 1955. for the November 1955 issue of House Beautiful.
Stamped on verso: "Photograph By John Engstead, Beverly Hills." Original 11
x 14 B&W photograph. |
1092.120.0919 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (Circa 1955). Frank Lloyd Wright possibly at
Taliesin, Spring Green. Wright is at his drawing table, hands on his
t-square, pencil in his right hand. A photograph of the V. C. Morris Gift Shop
(1948 - S.210) superimposed in the background. Photographed by John Engstead.
It appears that Wright is wearing the
same suit, tie and handkerchief as he did when he was photographed
on June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. On June 8th, Engstead photographed
images for the November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. Note images on page 242. 6.5 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.89.0715 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (Circa 1955). Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin,
Spring Green. Wright is sitting at his desk enjoying a cup of tea.
Photographed by John Engstead in 1955. Possibly around the same time when he
was photographed
on June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. Possibly the same suit and
handkerchief, but different tie. On June 8th, Engstead photographed images
for the November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.90.0715 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955). Frank Lloyd
Wright at Taliesin, Spring Green. Wright is sitting at his desk enjoying a
cup of tea. Mr. Wright's bedroom also served as private workspace, as it is
in this photograph. Photographed by John Engstead in 1955. Possibly around
the same time when he was
photographed on
June 8, 1955 for his 88th birthday. Possibly the same suit and handkerchief,
but different tie. On June 8th, Engstead photographed images for the
November 1955 issue of
House
Beautiful. Colorized photograph attributed to Lucy Kuczyski. 8 x
10 Color photograph. |
1092.245.1121 |
1955
|
Wright at 88. Wright
visits the Capital Building in 1955. Limited edition 8.5 x 11 print
from digital negatives on satin semi gloss Semisatinado paper. 4/100.
2007. 8.5 x 11. |
1092.13.0307 |
1955
|
Wright at 88 (1955). Wright visits Washington
DC July 1955.
Frank Lloyd Wright is looking at the camera while he is speaking. He
is wearing a porkpie hat, light suit and neckerchief tie. Clipping pasted to
verso: "Protest Lodged - famed architect
Frank Lloyd Wright, 86-years-old pioneer of modern architecture, is
pictured as he talks with newsmen in Washington D. C., after testifying
before a house appropriations subcommittee in closed session. Wright, urging
congress to postpone work on the air force academy at Colorado Springs,
Colo., until new plans are prepared, called the current design "half-baked"
and said the planned ultra-modern buildings would turn the academy into a
"wayside market." (AP wirephoto)." Stamped on clipping: "Jul 9 1955."
Original 6 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1092.102.0517 |
1955
|
Wright at 88 (1955). Wright visits
Washington DC July 1955.
Frank Lloyd Wright is looking at the camera while he is speaking. He
is wearing a porkpie hat, light suit and neckerchief tie. Text on face:
"Washington, July 7 - Calls Academy Decision "Half-Baked" -- Famed architect
Frank Lloyd Wright, 86-year-old pioneer of modern architecture, talks with
newsmen in a Capital corridor today after testifying for 45 minutes before a
house appropriations subcommittee in closed session. Wright, urging Congress
to postpone work on the new Air Force academy at Colorado Springs, Colo.,
until new plans are prepared, called current designs "half baked" and said
the planned ultra modern buildings would turn the academy into a "wayside
market." (AP Wirephoto) 1955." Hand written on verso: "1955." Also published
many other times, with stamped dates including 1957, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1965,
1981 and 1984. Original 6 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1092.112.0419 |
1955
|
Wright at 88 (1955). Wright visits
Washington DC July 1955. Frank Lloyd Wright is looking at the camera while
he is speaking. He is wearing a porkpie hat, light suit and neckerchief tie.
Clipping pasted to verso: "Hits Academy Design. Pioneer of modern
architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, 86, talks with news man in Capital after
testifying for 45 minutes at closed House appropriation subcommittee
session. Wright, urging Congress to postpone work on the Air Force Academy
at Colorado Springs, Colo., called the current designs "half-baked" and said
the planned ultra-modern buildings would look like a "wayside market."
Stamped on clipping: "Jul 8 1955." Original 7 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.135.0120 |
1955
|
Wright at 88 (1955). Wright Meets
with Reports During Visit to Washington DC July 1955. Frank Lloyd Wright is
facing two reporters who are taking notes. A third reporter is on the right.
He is wearing a porkpie hat, light suit and neckerchief tie. On July 7,
1955, Frank Lloyd Wright testified before a closed House appropriation
subcommittee hearing. Wright urged Congress to postpone work on the Air
Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He called the current design
"half-baked" and commented that the ultra-modern buildings would look like a
"wayside market." After testifying for 45 minutes, he spoke with reporters.
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1092.143.0720 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88
(1955). Wright Meets with Reports During Visit to Washington DC, July 1955.
Frank Lloyd Wright is facing two reporters who are taking notes. A third
reporter is on the right. He is wearing a porkpie hat, light suit and
neckerchief tie. On July 7, 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright testified before a
closed House appropriation subcommittee hearing. Wright urged Congress to
postpone work on the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He
called the current design "half-baked" and commented that the ultra-modern
buildings would look like a "wayside market." After testifying for 45
minutes, he spoke with reporters. Text on face: "WA - 56 . . 7/7/55 -
Washington, D.C. Frank Lloyd Wright, outspoken American architect is shown
talking to newsmen after protesting to Congress today that proposed plans
for America's new Air Force Academy are "utterly without soul--utterly
without spirit." The 86-year-old dean of modern architects branded the
design drawn up by a Chicago firm as "half-baked. Photo by Jack Lartz."
Stamped on verso: Library, Jul 11 1955, Houston Post." Stamped on verso:
International News Photos." Acquired from the archives of the Houston Post.
Original 9 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1092.248.1222 |
C 1955
|
Wright at 88 (Circa 1955).
Published in the Chicago Tribune, Sep 28, 1973. "Frank
Lloyd Wright
prized the individual and the environment long before either was in vogue. A
legend even in his own time, Wright is reemerging as a practical example for
the 70s. Some 1,000 designs have made an indelible mark on the look - and
the outlook of the 20th century. Instinctively, he has measured
the social, behavioral, and moral dimensions of architecture." Acquired from
the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 5 x 7 B&W print. |
1092.37.0910 |
C
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright Circa 1955 (Not Dated). Frank Lloyd
Wright is facing the camera, but looking slightly to the right of it. He is
resting his head upon his right hand. He is wearing a suit and tie, and has
an overcoat over his left shoulder. In our file we have a record of this
photograph with the stamp on the verso: "Arizona Photographic Associates,
Inc., 1330 NO. 21st Ave., Phoenix, Arizona." Herb McLaughlin became a
photographer in 1937 in Hammond, Indiana. He sold his business and moved his
family to Phoenix in 1945 and formed McLaughlin & Co. Photography. In 1947
he purchased McCulloch Brothers Inc. and acquired their extensive negative
collection. In 1955 he changed his companies name to Arizona Photographic
Associates. Possibly photographed by Herb McLaughlin at Taliesin West,
Scottsdale. Note: See postcard
S#1092.171.
Postcard text bottom right: "Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin. 1195-F." The text on the face would indicate that this photograph
was taken at Taliesin, Spring Green. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.172.0921 |
C
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright Circa 1955 (Not Dated). Frank Lloyd Wright is facing the
camera, but looking slightly to the right of it. He is resting his head upon
his right hand. He is wearing a suit and tie, and has an overcoat over his
left shoulder. In our file we have a record of this photograph with the
stamp on the verso: "Arizona Photographic Associates, Inc., 1330 NO. 21st
Ave., Phoenix, Arizona." Herb McLaughlin became a photographer in 1937 in
Hammond, Indiana. He sold his business and moved his family to Phoenix in
1945 and formed McLaughlin & Co. Photography. In 1947 he purchased McCulloch
Brothers Inc. and acquired their extensive negative collection. In 1955 he
changed his companies name to Arizona Photographic Associates. Possibly
photographed by Herb McLaughlin at Taliesin West, Scottsdale. Note: See
postcard
S#1092.171.
Postcard text bottom right: "Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin. 1195-F." The text on the face of the postcard would indicate that
this photograph was taken at Taliesin, Spring Green. Original 11 x 14 B&W
photograph. |
1092.247.0922 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88 (1955).
Frank Lloyd Wright at
Taliesin West, looking to the left, holding a cane in his right hand, a
scarf around his neck. Wright is seated in what was the dining room and
later became an annex office. The dining room was moved to the loggia and
enclosed. The rocks in the background fireplace can be in
S#0685.48. This room was
restored in 2019. Photographed by John Amarantides. Courtesy of The Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation. 8.25 x 8.5 Color photograph. |
1092.77.1214 |
1955
|
Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona, Dining Room/Annex
Office, 1955 (1937 - S.241). Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West, looking to
the left, holding a cane in his right hand, a scarf around his neck. Wright
is seated in what was the dining room and later became an annex office. The
dining room was moved to the loggia and enclosed. The rocks in the
background fireplace can be in
S#0685.48. This
room was restored in 2019. Photographed by John Amarantides. Original 8 x 10
Color photograph. |
1092.189.1121 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright
at 88 Circa 1955. Frank Lloyd Wright in the Desert at
Taliesin West. Wright is facing slightly to the left of the camera, but
looking at the camera. He is wearing a black hat and black coat, and a light
gray and burgundy scarves. The McDowell Mountain Range is in the background.
A similar photograph is published on the cover of the Frank Lloyd Wright
Quarterly, Winter 2005
and February 2010.
There is one slight issue with this photograph. It is always flipped
horizontally when published. This can be confirmed by comparing it to
photographs taken of the mountain from Taliesin West: (S#1458.118.0321 -3). The photograph
is attributed to Robert Phillips. Original 10 x 8 Color photograph. |
1092.188.1121 |
C 1955
|
Wright at 88 (Circa 1955). Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright.
Wright facing the camera, looking slightly to the left. Wearing a suite and
tie, a porkpie hat and scarf. He is holding glasses in his right hand, his
cane is draped over his left arm. 8 x 9.5 B&W photograph. |
1092.71.0714 |
1955
|
Wright at 88 (1955). Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West.
Wright is at his drawing board, working on the presentation drawings for the
carpet designs for Karastan. In 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright developed the
"Taliesin Ensemble", a line of furnishings for those that did not live in
one of his homes. Partnerships were formed with five companies: 1)
Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. 2) Karastan,
Rugs. 3) The Martin-Senour Company, the Taliesin Palette, 36 personally
selected paint colors. 4) Minic, Accessories. 5) F. Schumacher & Co.,
Fabrics & Wallpaper designed by Wright. Wright adapted the drawings he
proposed in 1926-28 for the covers of
Liberty Magazine. On the
drawing board in front of him is
March Balloons. Behind it
just to the left is Garden
Window. Beneath Garden Window to the left is
Saguaro Forms and Cactus
Flowers. To the right is Scherzo, an adaptation of the Liberty cover
April Showers. Fowler indicated that July Fourth was also adapted as a
carpet design,
Frank Lloyd Wright, Graphic Artist,
2002, p.95. An ad for Karastan in
House Beautiful
indicated that Wright was designing a line of carpets. "On the way ...A
collection of rugs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Karastan. In the firm belief
that today's home requires a rug as fresh and provocative as...
Continue...
|
1092.141.0620 |
1955
|
House Beautiful - November 1955 (Published monthly by the Hearst Corp., New
York) The Karastan Ad in
House Beautiful
indicated that Wright was designing a line of carpets.
Wright adapted the drawings he proposed in 1926-28 for
the covers of Liberty Magazine.
"On the way ...A collection of rugs by Frank Lloyd Wright
for Karastan. In the firm belief that today's home requires a rug as fresh
and provocative as the new trends in building design, we're asking Frank
Lloyd Wright to create a series of rugs for Karastan. The Taliesin
Collection, to be introduced next spring, is still on the drawing boards.
But we can safely predict that it will be as beautiful and livable, as
thoughtful and original as everything this great designer has done."
November 1955, p.349. 4 x 10.5 B&W photograph |
1066.01.0620 |
1955
|
March Balloons (3), Design for Karastan Carpets, Adapted from the Cover
Design for Liberty Magazine. In 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright developed the
"Taliesin Ensemble", a line of furnishings for those that did not live in
one of his homes. Partnerships were formed with five companies: 1)
Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. 2) Karastan,
Rugs. 3) The Martin-Senour Company, the Taliesin Palette, 36 personally
selected paint colors. 4) Minic, Accessories. 5) F. Schumacher & Co.,
Fabrics & Wallpaper designed by Wright. In 1926-28 designed 12 covers for
Liberty
Magazine. In 1955 he adapted the covers as carpet
designs for Karastan. An ad for Karastan in
House Beautiful
indicated that Wright was designing a line of carpets. "On the way ...A
collection of rugs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Karastan. In the firm belief
that today's home requires a rug as fresh and provocative as the new trends
in building design, we're asking Frank Lloyd Wright to create a series of
rugs for Karastan. The Taliesin Collection, to be introduced next spring, is
still on the drawing boards. But we can safely predict that it will be as
beautiful and livable, as thoughtful and original as everything this great
designer has done." November 1955, p.349. According to Bruce Brooks
Pfeiffer, on August 8, 1955, Wright...
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1092.142.0620 -1 |
1955
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Scherzo (5), Design for Karastan Carpets,
Adapted from the Cover Design for Liberty Magazine.
Similar to April Showers and The Canary, Bird in a Cage. In
1955, Frank Lloyd Wright developed the "Taliesin Ensemble", a line of
furnishings for those that did not live in one of his homes. Partnerships
were formed with five companies: 1) Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture
designed by Wright. 2) Karastan, Rugs. 3) The Martin-Senour Company, the
Taliesin Palette, 36 personally selected paint colors. 4) Minic,
Accessories. 5) F. Schumacher & Co., Fabrics & Wallpaper designed by Wright.
In 1926-28 designed 12 covers for
Liberty
Magazine. In 1955 he adapted the covers as carpet
designs for Karastan. An ad for Karastan in
House Beautiful
indicated that Wright was designing a line of carpets. "On the way ...A
collection of rugs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Karastan. In the firm belief
that today's home requires a rug as fresh and provocative as the new trends
in building design, we're asking Frank Lloyd Wright to create a series of
rugs for Karastan. The Taliesin Collection, to be introduced next spring, is
still on the drawing boards. But we can safely predict that it will be as
beautiful and livable, as thoughtful and original as everything this great
designer has done." November 1955, p.349. According to...
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1092.142.0620 -4 |
1955
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Garden Window (7), Design for Karastan Carpets, Adapted from the Cover
Design for Liberty Magazine. In 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright developed the
"Taliesin Ensemble", a line of furnishings for those that did not live in
one of his homes. Partnerships were formed with five companies: 1)
Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. 2) Karastan,
Rugs. 3) The Martin-Senour Company, the Taliesin Palette, 36 personally
selected paint colors. 4) Minic, Accessories. 5) F. Schumacher & Co.,
Fabrics & Wallpaper designed by Wright. In 1926-28 designed 12 covers for
Liberty
Magazine. In 1955 he adapted the covers as carpet
designs for Karastan. An ad for Karastan in
House Beautiful
indicated that Wright was designing a line of carpets. "On the way ...A
collection of rugs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Karastan. In the firm belief
that today's home requires a rug as fresh and provocative as the new trends
in building design, we're asking Frank Lloyd Wright to create a series of
rugs for Karastan. The Taliesin Collection, to be introduced next spring, is
still on the drawing boards. But we can safely predict that it will be as
beautiful and livable, as thoughtful and original as everything this great
designer has done." November 1955, p.349. According to Bruce Brooks
Pfeiffer, on August 8, 1955, Wright...
Continue... |
1092.142.0620 -2 |
1955
|
July Fourth (8), Design for Karastan Carpets, Adapted from the Cover Design
for Liberty Magazine. In 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright developed the "Taliesin
Ensemble", a line of furnishings for those that did not live in one of his
homes. Partnerships were formed with five companies: 1) Heritage-Henredon, a
line of furniture designed by Wright. 2) Karastan, Rugs. 3) The Martin-Senour
Company, the Taliesin Palette, 36 personally selected paint colors. 4) Minic,
Accessories. 5) F. Schumacher & Co., Fabrics & Wallpaper designed by Wright.
In 1926-28 designed 12 covers for
Liberty
Magazine. In 1955 he adapted the covers as carpet
designs for Karastan. An ad for Karastan in
House Beautiful
indicated that Wright was designing a line of carpets. "On the way ...A
collection of rugs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Karastan. In the firm belief
that today's home requires a rug as fresh and provocative as the new trends
in building design, we're asking Frank Lloyd Wright to create a series of
rugs for Karastan. The Taliesin Collection, to be introduced next spring, is
still on the drawing boards. But we can safely predict that it will be as
beautiful and livable, as thoughtful and original as everything this great
designer has done." November 1955, p.349. According to Bruce Brooks
Pfeiffer, on August 8, 1955, Wright...
Continue... |
1092.142.0620 -5 |
1955
|
Saguaro Forms and Cactus Flowers (11), Design for Karastan Carpets, Adapted
from the Cover Design for Liberty Magazine. In 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright
developed the "Taliesin Ensemble", a line of furnishings for those that did
not live in one of his homes. Partnerships were formed with five companies:
1) Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. 2) Karastan,
Rugs. 3) The Martin-Senour Company, the Taliesin Palette, 36 personally
selected paint colors. 4) Minic, Accessories. 5) F. Schumacher & Co.,
Fabrics & Wallpaper designed by Wright. In 1926-28 designed 12 covers for
Liberty
Magazine. In 1955 he adapted the covers as carpet
designs for Karastan. An ad for Karastan in
House Beautiful
indicated that Wright was designing a line of carpets. "On the way ...A
collection of rugs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Karastan. In the firm belief
that today's home requires a rug as fresh and provocative as the new trends
in building design, we're asking Frank Lloyd Wright to create a series of
rugs for Karastan. The Taliesin Collection, to be introduced next spring, is
still on the drawing boards. But we can safely predict that it will be as
beautiful and livable, as thoughtful and original as everything this great
designer has done." November 1955, p.349. According to Bruce Brooks
Pfeiffer... Continue... |
1092.142.0620 -3 |
1955
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Frank Lloyd Wright at 88
with Maginel Wright Barney Circa 1955. Maginel Wright Enright Barney (June
19, 1881 - April 18, 1966) was best known as an children's book illustrator
and the younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright. They are riding in a golf
cart. Wright is wearing a porkpie hat, dark gray suite and a black shirt.
His cane is across his lap. His left hand is steering the cart. Published on
the dust jacket, back cover of
The Valley of the God-Almighty Joneses, Barney, 1965. Hand written on
verso: "Maginel Wright Barney with her brother, Frank Lloyd Wright."
Clipping caption pasted to verso: "Marginel Barney with Brother Frank Lloyd
Wright." Stamped on clipping: "May 18 1965, Sentinel." This image used in
conjunction with the release of "The Valley of the God-Almighty Joneses."
Acquired from the archives of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
1092.113.0619 |
C 1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright
at 88 (Circa 1955).
Portrait
of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright facing to the left looking slightly upward. Wearing a suit
and stripped tie. A handkerchief and glasses are in his breast pocket.
:Press photograph announcing the PBS documentary Uncommon Places, 1985. Text
on faces: "Uncommon places: the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright airing
this fall on PBS, recounts how in his later years, Frank Lloyd Wright
continued to expound his philosophy of design to a new generation. In 1910,
Wright returned to his native Wisconsin to built his northern home on an
outcropping of native sandstone and named it
Taliesin. (Check local
listings.) Taliesin photo by James Gill. Wright photo courtesy of The
Capital Times." Photograph of Taliesin Spring Green circa 1985 by James
Gill. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1985.68.0119 |
C 1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 88
Circa 1955. Frank Lloyd Wright outdoors. Trees form his background. He is
facing the camera, but looking to the right. He is leaning on a cane in his
right hand. He is wearing a hat, suit coat and scarf, with his over coat
over his left shoulder. Printed on face: "Frank Lloyd Wright." Original 5.5
x 7 B&W photograph. Acquired from the estate of Cary Caraway, Taliesin
Fellow 1935 - 1942. |
1092.114.0619 |
1955
|
Clay Bust of Frank Lloyd Wright, 1955. Five photographs of a clay bust of
Frank Lloyd Wright by Franco D'Ayala Valva, 1955. In 1955, Frank Lloyd
Wright sat for a bust sculpture in a session with
Dean Boris Blai from
Temple University. Franco D'Ayala Valva was an apprentice with the Taliesin
Fellowship at the time and sat in on the session. Avery Library and Florida
Southern College date the event 1955, Crista dates the event 1956. Heloise
Crista recalled, In 1956 (1955) I watched Franco D'Ayala Valva working on a
head of Mr. Wright. Dean Boris Blai from Temple University had asked and
received permission to come to Taliesin West, for the purpose of doing a
bust of Frank Lloyd Wright. At the same time that Mr. Wright sat for Dean
(Boris) Blai, in the beautiful... Continue...
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1092.274.0924 (1-5) |
1955
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Frank Lloyd Wright sits for sculptured bust, 1955.
Frank Lloyd Wright Bust.. In
1955, Frank Lloyd Wright sat for a bust sculpture in a session with
Dean Boris Blai from
Temple University. Franco D'Ayala Valva was an apprentice with the Taliesin
Fellowship at the time and sat in on the session. Avery Library and Florida
Southern College date the event 1955, Crista dates the event 1956. Heloise
Crista recalled, In 1956 (1955) I watched Franco D'Ayala Valva working on a
head of Mr. Wright. Dean Boris Blai from Temple University had asked and
received permission to come to Taliesin West, for the purpose of doing a
bust of Frank Lloyd Wright. At the same time that Mr. Wright sat for Dean
(Boris) Blai, in the beautiful little room that used to be the dining room,
several people from the Fellowship took advantage of the circumstances, set
up their stands and worked on heads, too. These people to my knowledge
included Joe Fabris, Giovanni Del Drago, Franco, Steve Oyakawa, and Kay
Davison (now Rattenbury).
When Dean Blai finished his bust and left the desert, Franco was the only
one who continued to work on Mr. Wright's head. I would occasionally go in
to watch him... Excerpts from Modeling the Head...
Continue...
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1092.275.1024 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright sits for sculptured bust, 1955.
Frank Lloyd Wright Bust. In
1955, Frank Lloyd Wright sat for a bust sculpture in a session with
Dean Boris Blai from
Temple University. Franco D'Ayala Valva was an apprentice with the Taliesin
Fellowship at the time and sat in on the session. Avery Library and Florida
Southern College date the event 1955, Crista dates the event 1956. Heloise
Crista recalled, In 1956 (1955) I watched Franco D'Ayala Valva working on a
head of Mr. Wright. Dean Boris Blai from Temple University had asked and
received permission to come to Taliesin West, for the purpose of doing a
bust of Frank Lloyd Wright. At the same time that Mr. Wright sat for Dean
(Boris) Blai, in the beautiful little room that used to be the dining room,
several people from the Fellowship took advantage of the circumstances, set
up their stands and worked on heads, too. These people to my knowledge
included Joe Fabris, Giovanni Del Drago, Franco, Steve Oyakawa, and Kay
Davison (now Rattenbury).
When Dean Blai finished his bust and left the desert, Franco was the only
one who continued to work on Mr. Wright's head. I would occasionally go in
to watch him... Excerpts from Modeling the Head of...
Continue...
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1092.276.1024 |
1955
|
Frank Lloyd Wright Bust Rescued, 1955-1959.
Frank Lloyd Wright Bust. In
1955, Frank Lloyd Wright sat for a bust sculpture in a session with
Dean Boris Blai from
Temple University. Franco D'Ayala Valva was an apprentice with the Taliesin
Fellowship at the time and sat in on the session. Avery Library and Florida
Southern College date the event 1955, Crista dates the event 1956. Heloise
Crista recalled, In 1956 (1955) I watched Franco D'Ayala Valva working on a
head of Mr. Wright. Dean Boris Blai from Temple University had asked and
received permission to come to Taliesin West, for the purpose of doing a
bust of Frank Lloyd Wright. At the same time that Mr. Wright sat for Dean
(Boris) Blai, in the beautiful little room that used to be the dining room,
several people from the Fellowship took advantage of the circumstances, set
up their stands and worked on heads, too. These people to my knowledge
included Joe Fabris, Giovanni Del Drago, Franco, Steve Oyakawa, and Kay
Davison (now Rattenbury).
When Dean Blai finished his bust and left the desert, Franco was the only
one who continued to work on Mr. Wright's head. I would occasionally go in
to watch him... Excerpts from Modeling the Head of Frank...
Continue...
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1092.277.1024 |
1955
|
David Wright
Residence Exterior View Circa 1955, (1950 - S.322). Viewed from the
Northeast. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the David Wright house in 1950. The
circular ramp in the foreground rises to the upper main level. The
cantilevered master bedroom is on the left. Just to the right of the massive
master bedroom fireplace chimney are the windows in the gallery. The large
windows in the center are the living room. Glass corners are mitered. A set
of doors open out to a balcony overlooking the garden court. The entrance is
on the right at the top of the ramp. The circular ramp on the far right,
which wraps around the kitchen, leads to the rooftop sundeck above the
living room. Photographed by Maynard L. Parker. 10 x 7 B&W photograph.
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1092.79.0215 |
1955
|
David Wright
Residence Master Bedroom Circa 1955, (1950 - S.322). Viewed from the
Southwest. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the David Wright house in 1950.
Wright called the design "How to live in the Southwest". One of the two
circular fireplaces in the home is on the far left. Built-in seating covers
the North wall, just below the horizontal band of windows. Three drawers are
built into the seating. Two Wright designed end-tables border the built-in
seating. Not only is the room and fireplace circular in design, but the red
Philippine mahogany ceiling continues the design. Photographed by Maynard L.
Parker. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1092.80.0215 |
1955
|
David Wright
Residence Master Bedroom Circa 1955, (1950 - S.322). Viewed from the
Northeast. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the David Wright house in 1950.
Wright called the design "How to live in the Southwest". Built-in cabinetry
is in the background on the left. The Gallery that leads past the other two
bedrooms to the Living Room is in the center. One of the two circular
fireplaces in the home is on the far right. A Wright designed end-tables is
seen on the far right. Not only is the room and fireplace circular in
design, but the red Philippine mahogany ceiling continues the design.
Photographed by Maynard L. Parker. 8 x 9.5 B&W photograph. |
1092.81.0215 |
1955
|
David Wright
Residence Exterior Circa 1955, (1950 - S.322). Viewed from the Northwest.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the David Wright house in 1950. Wright called
the design "How to live in the Southwest". The ramp begins on the left and
wraps around up to the entrance on the second level. The master bedroom is
in the background on the left. on the left, the main entrance is in the
center, the large circular kitchen is on the right. The circular ramp on the
right, which wraps around the kitchen, leads from the outer entrance to the
rooftop sundeck above the living room. Courtesy of the David Wright family.
10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. |
1092.82.0215 |
1956 |
1956
|
Anderton Court Shops Circa 1956
(1952 - S.356). View of the center spire. The three story retail shop
complex, designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright
in 1952, originally consisted of four shops, two on each
level, with a penthouse on the third level. The third level was later
converted to two additional shops. The upper levels were reached by ramps.
Set of two color 35mm slides of the exterior of the Anderton Court Shops .
Not dated, but with a group of slides dated circa 1956. Text on slide: "16.
Made in U.S.A." Text on verso, red border: "Kodachrome Transparency,
Processed by Kodak." Original 35mm color slide, and 8 x 5.5 high res digital
image.
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1147.87.0618 (1-2) |
1956
|
Annunciation Greek
Orthodox Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1956 (1956 - S.399). Main floor plan
for the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1956. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Annunciation Greek Orthodox
Church. 1-1. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Plan, Main floor.
Wauwatosa, WI, USA, 1956. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired
from the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide,
sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
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1147.110.0920 |
1956
|
Arizona 1956. Original set of 17
color slides (of a set of 18 slides) from the Color Classics From Arizona
Highways offered in the February 1956 issue of
Arizona Highways. A total
of 18 color photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright's
work in Arizona were published in the issue and offered for sale (p.3).
Taliesin west (8); David Wright (2); Benjamin Alelman (2); Jorgine Boomer
(2); Raymond Carlson (1); Harold C. Price (3). Missing from the set is A13 -
Jorgine Boomere. Also published in Black & White in the issue:
Frank Lloyd Wright, Karsh, 1953, Taliesin West (7); Price (2);
Adelman (3); Boomer (1); Carlson (3); David Wright (3). And floor plans of
Taliesin West, Price, Adelman, Boomer (2), Carlson (3), David Wright (2).
Original cost per slide 40c. Original 35mm color slides and 10.5 x 15.5 high
res digital images...
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1147.78.0118 (1-18) |
Circa
1956
|
Jorgine Boomer
Residence Circa 1956 (1953 - S.361), viewed from the West. A rare color
image showing the natural colors of wood and stone used in the construction
of the Boomer residence. The walls are constructed of natural red desert
stone set in concrete. The row of plantings on the left were approximately
1-2 feet in 1954 images published in "The Natural House". They are now
approximately 3 feet tall, and in full bloom. That would date this image
circa 1956. The larger tree on the left, has also gained 2-3 feet which
appears on the far right in the 1954 image. This image also shows the
original second floor, before the expansion of the south end. The walls are
constructed of natural red desert stone set in concrete. Piestewa (Squaw)
Peak can be seen in the background. Photographer unknown. Published in
"Arizona Highways", February, 1956. 10 x 6.5 Color photograph.
For more information on the Boomer Residence see our
Wright Study. |
1147.61.1014 |
Circa
1956
|
Jorgine Boomer
Residence Circa 1956 (1953 - S.361), viewed from the West. The walls are
constructed of natural red desert stone set in concrete. First floor: The
Bedroom is on the left, the Dining Room in the center, the Work Space is on
the right. Perforated light screens add a measure of privacy to the Dining
Room and Work Space. Upper floor: The Balcony and Roof cantilever out over
the Lanai. The Sitting Room (Bedroom) is on the left, the Maid's Room
(Bedroom) is on the right. Note the upper window on the far right. Like the
windows in the front of the house, this window also has a mitered glass
corner. The concrete center mass house the bathrooms and fireplaces on the
first and second floors, and mimics the same angle of the large dramatic
roof that reaches skyward. Piestewa (Squaw) Peak can be seen in the
background. This image was published in "The Seven Ages of Frank Lloyd
Wright" Hoppen, 1993. Photographer unknown. 10 x 6 B&W photograph.
For more information on the Boomer Residence see our
Wright Study. |
1147.62.1014 |
1956
|
Christian Science
Church, Bolinas, California, Scheme 1, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW
#5537). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.100.1219 |
1956
|
Christian Science
Church, Bolinas, California, Scheme 2, Elevation and Floor Plan 1956
(Project 1956 - FLLW #5527). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.101.1219 |
1956
|
Marshall Erdman
Prefab #1 Homes (1956). Perspective view of the House designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright for Marshall Erdman, FLLW #5518.05. Wright designed three
prefab homes for Marshal Erdman and Associates. Nine Prefab #1 homes were
completed:
Van Tamelen (1956 - S.406);
Jackson (1957 - S.407.1);
Duncan (1957 - S.407.2);
Iber (1957 - S.408);
Post (1957 - S.409.1);
Cass (1959 - S.409.2);
Zaferiou (1961 - S.410); Mollica
(1958 - S.411.1); LaFond (1960 - S.411.2). Prefab #2:
two homes were constructed. Prefab #3 was never built. Marshall Erdman and
Frank Lloyd Wright first discussed the idea of working together on a
prefabricated design in 1954. The design is a one-story house, with the
addition of a lower level when on a hillside. It included a large living
room, dining room, family room and kitchen, four bedrooms and two bath.
Text: House for Erdman - Peiss. Madison, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, Avery
Library, Columbia University. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.124.0223 |
Circa
1956
|
Florida Southern
College, E. T. Roux Library interior (1941 - S.252) Lakeland, Florida, Circa
1956. The design is dated 1941, but due to the war was not completed until
1945. The library was named after Edwin Timanus (E. T.) Roux (1876-1946).
Sometime between 1969 and 1970 the library was renamed the Thad Buckner
Building. Construction superintendent for the Library was Robert D. Wehr, a
member of the faculty. The dedication ceremony was held on March 17, 1945.
View of the interior from the Southeast. The librarian's desk is in the
center of the circular room. A very similar view is published in the 1957 "Interlachen",
Florida Southern College's yearbook, p. 64. Label pasted to verso: "One of
the busiest places on the Florida Southern College campus is the circular
reading room of the Roux Library - internationally known as one of several
buildings at the college designed by the late Frank Lloyd Wright." Stamped
on verso: "News Bureau, Fla. So. College Lakeland, Fla." Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1147.51.0113 |
Circa 1956
|
Florida Southern College,
Administration Buildings roof detail. Emile E. Watson (1945 - S.255B) and
Benjamin Fine (1945 - S.255C); Circa 1956. Viewed from the entrance of the
Benjamin Fine Building, just outside the Lobby. Looking up through the
Esplanades at the roof detail. The Administration Buildings, two separate
buildings joined by the Esplanades, were completed in 1948. Stamped on
verso: "News Bureau. Fla. So. College, Lakeland, Fla." Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1147.52.0113 |
Circa
1956
|
Florida Southern College, Danforth (Minor)
Chapel, Lakeland, Florida 1956 (1954 - S.258). Exterior viewed from the
Southwest. The chapel is named after Dr. William H. Danforth. It is adjacent
to the larger Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held in
May 1954. It was the only building in which Frank Lloyd Wright used
traditional leaded glass on campus. The chapel was dedicated on March 4,
1955. The 1955 "Interlachen"
includes a photograph of the Chapel with Nils Schwizer, Wright's
architectural representative on campus for the chapel (P. 257) and Dr.
Danford (p. 259). Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.53.0113 |
1956
|
Louis B. Fredrick Residence, Barrington Hills, Illinois,
Scheme II or III. Perspective 1956 (1954 - S.378). Perspective view of the
Fredrick Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954/6. Wright's first
design for the Fredricks was a Usonian Automatic. Constructed of inexpensive
concrete blocks. Wright presented the drawings of the Usonian Automatic to
the Fredricks in 1954. The plans were modified and the revised floor plan
was dated November 28, 1954. Even with the revisions, they remained
unimpressed with the concept of concrete blocks. According to the National
Registry of Historic Places, p.7, Wright presented plans for a second
design, but these also were rejected. This third design is dated August 20,
1956, and is a house of brick construction with a pitched roof. This design
was a modification of a house designed in 1955 for George Dlesk, Mainstee,
Michigan, Scheme 1, FLLW#5519.001. Wright resurrected Dlesk Scheme 1, dating
the drawings August 26, 1956, and Fredrick accepted this design with
modifications. The house was completed in 1957 at a construction cost of
nearly $100,000. Text center left: "View from Southeast." Text hand written
lower left: "A Nice Little house. FLLW." Text lower left: "House for Mr. &
Mrs. Louis B. Fredrick. Barrington, Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect."
10 x 5.75 B&W photograph.
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1147.115.0821 |
1956
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John Gillin House "Alladin,"
Hollywood, California, Perspective View 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5528).
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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.103.1219 |
1956
|
John Gillin House "Alladin,"
Hollywood, California, Ground Plan1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5528).
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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.104.1219 |
1956
|
Guggenheim Museum Drawing 1956
(1956 - S.400). Caption of face: "The Modern Gallery. Memorial Museum for
the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Label pasted on verso:
"The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. 120 Broadway, New York 5, N.Y. Rector
2-9740. Release for Publication in Newspapers of Monday, May 7, 1956. May 4,
1956. Sketch of the new Museum of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, architect. -o0o-" Clipping pasted to verso: "Startling New
Structure sketched here will become the first building by Architect Frank
Lloyd Wright,
nearly 87, to grace New York City. The six-story cylindrical building will
be the new art museum for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Construction
will begin immediately on Fifth Ave. And 85th St. The edifice is
wire-glass-dome and concrete with hollow center. Gallery walls will slope.
Spiral construction will permit the visitor to enter or leave the gallery at
an level he chooses by means of a continuous ramp girdling the building."
Stamped on clipping: "May 7 1956." Stamped on verso: "Cleveland Press, May
7, 1956, Reference Library." Acquired from the archives of the UPI. Original
10 x 8 B&W print. |
1147.54.1113 |
1956
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Guggenheim Museum, New York,
Presentation Drawing 1956 (1956 - S.400). Clipping pasted to verso: "A
sketch of the Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Foundation in New York. The unusual design first was rejected by
city authorities, later accepted Wright says it has been in his office for
12 years. Work has yet to be started. Wright describes the unusual building
as "an effort to create a beautiful atmosphere." He says it is "one winding
flow of floor from top to bottom." Visitors would go to the top on
escalators and then have a concept of "gently coming down" as they look at
the works of art." Stamped on verso: "Jun 3 - 1956." Original 9 x 4.25 B&W
photograph. |
1147.123.0322 |
1956
|
Guggenheim
Museum, New York, Presentation Drawing 1956 (1956 - S.400). Clipping pasted
to verso: Flowing Museum. A sketch of the museum designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York. The unusual
design first was rejected by city authorities, later accepted. Wright says
it has been in his office for 12 years. Work has not yet been started.
Wright describes the unusual building as "an effort to create a beautiful
atmosphere." He says it is "one winding flow of floor from top to bottom."
Visitors would go look at the works of art. Wright feels it could
"revolutionize architecture." This would no longer be a new experience to
the architect who has been reviled and acclaimed during his long career,
Since he started designing on his own more than 60 years ago, he has created
769 buildings. They have been homes and office buildings, and almost every
other kind of building, As he approaches his 87th birthday, he is deep in
planning new ones, as varied as those of the past. Hand written on verso:
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. May 1956. Stamped on verso: Chronicle
Morgue. Acquired from the archives of the Chronicle Morgue. Original 8.75 x
7 B&W photograph. |
1147.136.0424 |
1956
|
Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194)
Circa 1956-57. View of the main entrance from across the pool. On December
1, 1952 the first annex was opened, which can be seen in the background just
to the left of the left chimney. Construction of the second annex (not
visible) began on January 21, 1957 and was completed on July 31, 1958. So
most likely taken before second annex. On November 15, 1967 the doors were
closed and Wright's Imperial Hotel was demolished. Original 4 x 5 B&W
negative and 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.59.0514 |
1956
|
V.C. Morris House "Quietwater,"
Stinson Beach, CA, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW #5729). Photograph
of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective view
from sea level of the V.C. Morris House "Quietwater." After the Mr. And Mrs.
Morris abandoned "Seacliff," they opted to purchased a piece of property
where the house could be built on the beach. Mr. Morris died while Wright
was working on the plans. Text: "Quietwater. Cottage for Mr. & Mrs. V. C.
Morris, San Francisco, Calif. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.468. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.105.1219 |
1956
|
V.C. Morris House "Quietwater,"
Stinson Beach, CA, Elevation and Ground Plan 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW
#5729). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.
Elevation and ground plan for the V.C. Morris House "Quietwater." After the
Mr. And Mrs. Morris abandoned "Seacliff," they opted to purchased a piece of
property where the house could be built on the beach. Mr. Morris died while
Wright was working on the plans. Upper illustration: Elevation. Lower
illustration: Ground plan. Hand written: "Sand. V. C. Morris." Text: "Quietwater."
Additional illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.468. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.106.1219 |
1956
|
Dr. Arthur O'Keeffe
House, Santa Barbara, California, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW
#5603). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
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1147.107.1219 |
1956
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Dr. Arthur O'Keeffe
House, Santa Barbara, California, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956 - FLLW
#5603). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.108.1219 |
1956
|
Marshall Erdman Prefabricated Home #1, Floor Plan (1956 -
S.406-411). Floor plan for the
Marshall Erdman Prefab #1.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. Frank Lloyd Wright designed three
prefab homes for Marshal Erdman and Associates. Nine Prefab #1 homes were
completed. Prefab #2: two homes were constructed. Prefab #3 was never built.
Marshall Erdman and Frank Lloyd Wright first discussed the idea of working
together on a prefabricated design in 1954. It wouldn't be until the end of
1955 that Wright would deliver his first design. The house is a one-story
house, with the addition of a lower level when on a hillside. It included a
large living room, dining room, family room and kitchen, three or four
bedrooms and two bath. The fourth being a mirror of the center bedroom.
Note: Post house enclosed garage. Nine homes were completed: Van Tamelen
(1956 - S.406); Jackson (1957 - S.407.1); Duncan (1957 - S.407.2); Iber
(1957 - S.408); Post (1957 - S.409.1);
Cass
(1959 - S.409.2); Zaferiou (1961 - S.410); Molloca (1958 - S.411.1); LaFond
(1960 - S.411.2). Jackson and LaFond were three bedrooms, others were four.
Published in House & Home, December 1956, p.119; Frank Lloyd Wright
Prefabricated Houses, 1959 (S#1377.98); Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1951 -
1959, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.220. 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph.
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1147.111.0121 |
1956
|
Price Tower 1956 (1952 - S.355).
View of the exterior of the Price Tower. Published in
Architectural Forum. "The
tower wears a rich pattern of copper louvers - vertical on the glass face of
the living quadrant, horizontal across the windows of the office quadrants -
to assist the air-conditioning system in ameliorating the hot sun over
Oklahoma in summer and to relieve sky-glare. These fins and the other
stamped copper facings have been preoxidized chemically to there eventual
weathered color, the rich permanent verdigris of old copper." February 1956,
p.112-113. Similar image published on the cover in color. Also published in
The Price Tower Promotional Folder. Clipping pasted to verso: "An upward
side view of the Price Tower showing louvers and balcony-like structures
designed to permit maximum amount of natural lighting." Hand Written on
verso: "Wright, Frank Lloyd - Buildings designed by." Stamped on verso: "Mar
28 1956." And "This photograph is furnished as a courtesy of H. C. Price
Co." Possibly photographed by Joe D. Price. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
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1147.79.0218 |
1956
|
Price Tower Living Room 1956
(1952 - S.355). Label pasted to verso: "View of section of one of eight
luxury apartments in tower." Clipping pasted to verso: "View of section of
one of eight luxury apartments in tower. - H. C. Price Co." Stamped on
clipping: "Mar 13 1956." Hand written on verso: "Wright, Frank Lloyd -
Buildings designed by. #3 Wright Tower." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
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1147.80.0218 |
1956
|
Price Tower Living Room 1956
(1952 - S.355). Printed on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright's first skyscraper
soars over the American prairie. Interior view of the eight two-level
residential apartments in Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Two
bedrooms and a bathroom are located on the recessed second level. The living
room overhead area extends tow stories high, thus lending a light and airy
feeling to he living room. (Photo No. 56-9769.)" Stamped on verso: "United
States information services, American Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London."
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1147.47.0712 |
1956
|
Price Tower Office 1956 (1952 -
S.355). Label pasted to verso: "Interior view of one of the offices,
illustrating maximum use of floor space as well as natural lighting."
Clipping pasted to verso: "Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the building has
expensive window areas that afford an outside view from any office inside.
The design is based on a parallelogram. A principal feature of the building
is it's eight apartments. - H. C. Price Co." Stamped on clipping: "Mar 13
1956." Hand written on verso: "Wright, Frank Lloyd - Buildings designed by.
#2 Wright Tower." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1147.81.0218 |
1956
|
Price Tower Company Corporate Apartment
Circa 1956 (1952 - S.355). Set of eight plus two color 35mm slides of the interior
and exterior of the Price Tower. Within the first year, changes were made to
the Price's apartment on the 17th floor. The original in published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright's Price Tower," 2005, Fig. 3.29. Also published in "Story
of the Tower," Wright, 1956, p.127. A Japanese screen hung on the wall
to the right of the shelves, plain curtains covered the windows. Wrights
designed the mural seen here, signed it in the large red lower right square
"To Hal" in gold paint, above his own signature "Frank
Lloyd Wright." He named it "Blue Moon," for the semicircular painted
mirror with the wooden shelf. The curtains were replaced with the Wright
designed...
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1147.82.0418 (1-8)
1147.84.0518 (1-2) 1147.86.0618 (1-7) |
1956
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S.C. Johnson Headquarters "Great
Workroom" 1956. August 8, 1956. Stamped on verso: "From Photographic Department, S.C.
Johnson & Sons, Inc., Racine, Wis. Makers of Johnson's Wax. Aug 8, 1956."
Original silver gelatin 10 x 8 photo. Acquired from the archives of the
Chicago Sun-Times. |
1147.27.0310 |
C 1956
|
S.C. Johnson Administration
Building (1936 - S.237) and Tower (1944 - S.238), circa 1956. Viewed from
the West, the Research Tower is on the left, Administration building on the
right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1944, the tower opened in November
1950. The tower was designed with a center core the was 54 feet deep.
Fifteen floors cantilevered out from the core, floors alternated square and
round, reaching a height of 153 feet. According to SC Johnson, the globe in
the foreground was installed in 1952. Johnathan Lipman dates it to 1954. A
similar view is published in Frank
Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building Lipman, p.130. Stamped on
verso: "11545." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.70.0216 |
1956
|
Dudley Spencer Residence,
Wilmington, Delaware, Sheet No. 7, Millwork Details, 1956 (1956 - S.402).
Millwork details for the Dudley Spencer Residence, Sheet No. 7. FLLW
Foundation #5635.12. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. The first
design, Scheme #1, an L-shaped Usonian house with a living room roof that
slopes upward, was rejected by the Spencers. Scheme #2 was accepted. Scheme
#2 is what Frank Lloyd Wright called a solar Hemicycle. Very similar to the
Laurent (1949) and Pearce (1950) Residences. The Spencers moved into their
home in 1959. On Sheet 6 of the plans, Frank Lloyd Wright specified mahogany
be used in all the cabinetry. Honduras mahogany was used throughout. On
Sheet #7, Wright details the design for the fascia, indents every 4". The
visible height calculates to 3". This design was used throughout the house
in the trim, lighting, picture frames and trimming out all the built-in and
stand alone furniture. To make the furniture, Spencer hired Robert Baker,
who built models at DuPonts craft shop. Baker built the streamlined dining
table and six low, open-backed chairs in his basement workshop... The
furniture is trim, with clean lines reminiscent of a yacht. The only
embellishments are dentil molding accents. Delaware Today, Eileen Smith...
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1147.128.0423 |
1956
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Gerald Sussman Residence,
Scheme II, Poundridge, New York, Perspective 1956 (Project 1956).
Preliminary perspective view of the Sussman Residence from the South.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. 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. What
seems to have been lost was a second design for the Sussmans, Scheme II.
Scheme II appears to be overlooked in published books about Wright work. It
w as also overlooked in Bruce Brooks Pfeiffers exhaustive three volume set,
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works., 2009, 2010, 2011. The key might be
these twelve original drawings that surfaces and sold on April 16, 2018 at
the Heritage Auction, Dallas Texas, and the original blueprints in our
collection, both originally in private collections.
We can only
surmise as to why the Sussmans rejected the first design by Wright, a
Usonian Automatic. 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. The plans for
the Scheme II are dated February 1, 1956. 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, Secretary to Frank Lloyd Wright. February 15th, 1956.
Lower text: House for Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sussman. Poundridge, Westchester
County, New York. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Courtesy of Heritage
Auctions. 10 x 7.25 Color photograph.
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1147.135.0424 (1-12) |
1956
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Taliesin, Spring Green 1956 (Taliesin III
1925 - S.218). Frank Lloyd Wright works on his Mile-High Building
illustration in preparation for the news conference held on October 16,
1956, in conjunction with "Sixty Years of Living Architecture," exhibited in
Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman. On October
16, Wright held a Press conference at the Hotel Sherman to open the
exhibition and unveil the Mile High Building "The Illinois" for the first
time. Wright proposed the building for Chicago. Text on face: "9/21/56 -
Spring Green, Wisc: Frank Lloyd Wright, (L), works at the drawing board in
his Taliesin home on details of the mile-high building which he has
developed and offered to Chicago. At right, Allen L. Davidson, senior
apprentice, watches as the famous architect sketches. United Press
Telephoto." Stamped on verso: "1956 Sept 21." Clipping pasted to verso:
"Frank Lloyd Wright, left, worked at the drawing board in his Taliesin home
at Spring Green, Wis., on details of the mile-high building which he has
developed and offered to Chicago. Allen L. Davidson, senior apprentice,
watched the famous architect sketch plans." Original 9 x 7 B&W photograph. |
1147.90.0918 |
1956
|
1) Taliesin West Circa
1956 (1937 - S.241). Stereo Slide. View of Frank Lloyd
Wright's Office from the South. Constructed of desert masonry. Forms
were constructed and filled with local rocks and boulders. Concrete was then
poured into the forms. The roof is supported by exposed wood and steel
beams. The roof is covered with translucent panels. The chimney from the
massive fireplace can be seen on the right. Stereo slide border is red. Text
on face: "Kodachrome Stereo Transparencies. Processed by Kodak. Hand
written: "Taliesin, Apr 1956." Verso: "View from this side. Made in U.S.A."
Stamped on verso: "8." Stereo slide sleeve: 4 x 1.625 plus high res digital
image. |
1147.85.0618 (1) |
1956
|
2) Taliesin West Circa 1956 (1937 - S.241).
Stereo Slide. View of the Pergola from the Southeast. The walkway on the
Northeast side of the Drafting Room is covered by a wooden Pergola. Text on
face: "Kodachrome Stereo Transparencies. Processed by Kodak. Hand written:
"Taliesin, April 1956." Verso: "View from this side. Made in U.S.A." Stamped
on verso: "13." Stereo slide sleeve: 4 x 1.625 plus high res digital image. |
1147.85.0618 (2) |
C 1956
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Taliesin West
Garden Room Circa 1956 (1937 - S.241). Frank Lloyd Wright and Olgivanna
seated to the right of the fireplace in the Garden the Room at Taliesin
West. To the left of the fireplace is a Heritage-Henredon (1955) hexagonal
coffee table with triangular seat-tables tucked under. They are both seated
in Origami" Armchairs designed in 1946. In front of them is a small
hexagonal table and three stool. On a trip to Taliesin West in 2004, the
small hexagonal table (#2004.81.0917 -44)
and stools (#2004.81.0917 -45) were still
in the Garden Room. Original 14 x 11 B&W photograph. |
1147.94.0919 |
1956
|
Eugene Van Tamelen Residence, Madison, Wisconsin, 1956
(Marshall Erdman Prefab Homes) (1956 - S.406). Perspective view of the back
of the Van Tamelen Residenc, published in the December issue of House &
Home. Wright designed three prefab homes for Marshal Erdman and Associates.
Nine Prefab #1 homes were completed:
Van Tamelen (1956 - S.406);
Jackson (1957 - S.407.1);
Duncan (1957 - S.407.2);
Iber (1957 - S.408);
Post (1957 - S.409.1);
Cass (1959 - S.409.2);
Zaferiou (1961 - S.410); Mollica
(1958 - S.411.1); LaFond (1960 - S.411.2).. Prefab #2:
two homes were constructed. Prefab #3 was never built. Marshall Erdman and
Frank Lloyd Wright first discussed the idea of working together on a
prefabricated design in 1954. The design is a one-story house, with the
addition of a lower level when on a hillside. It included a large living
room, dining room, family room and kitchen, four bedrooms and two bath. In
the December 1956 issue of House & Home (S#1112.00), "Here is
prefabrications biggest news for 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright has at long last
built a prefab house and Erdman Homes is putting it on the market for 1957.
This is both big news and amazing news. It is big news because it gives
prefabrication once the step child of home building the prestige
associated with... Continue... |
1147.125..0223 |
1956
|
Eugene Van Tamelen Residence, Madison, Wisconsin, 1956
(Marshall Erdman Prefab Homes) (1956 - S.406). Perspective view of the front
of the Van Tamelen Residence, published in the December issue of House &
Home. Wright designed three prefab homes for Marshal Erdman and Associates.
Nine Prefab #1 homes were completed:
Van Tamelen (1956 - S.406);
Jackson (1957 - S.407.1);
Duncan (1957 - S.407.2);
Iber (1957 - S.408);
Post (1957 - S.409.1);
Cass (1959 - S.409.2);
Zaferiou (1961 - S.410); Mollica
(1958 - S.411.1); LaFond (1960 - S.411.2). Prefab #2:
two homes were constructed. Prefab #3 was never built. Marshall Erdman and
Frank Lloyd Wright first discussed the idea of working together on a
prefabricated design in 1954. The design is a one-story house, with the
addition of a lower level when on a hillside. It included a large living
room, dining room, family room and kitchen, four bedrooms and two bath. In
the December 1956 issue of House & Home (S#1112.00), "Here is
prefabrications biggest news for 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright has at long last
built a prefab house and Erdman Homes is putting it on the market for 1957.
This is both big news and amazing news. It is big news because it gives
prefabrication once the step child of home building the prestige
associated with the...Continue... |
1147.126..0223 |
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Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. Alfred
Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17)
and Modern Photography that "I shall always remember my assignment
to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done under such rushed,
almost impossible conditions." He had just photographed Dr. J.
Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in Princeton, N.J. early
in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a plane to Madison
arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed to
Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin
for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls
of film. This is just one of the many images photographed that day.
An in depth article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is
published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57,
110-112. |
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1956
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Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is looking directly into the camera. His right hand is holding
his cane, his left hand is resting on top. Photographed at Taliesin possibly
in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I shall always remember my assignment to
photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done under such rushed, almost
impossible conditions." He had just photographed Dr. J. Robert
Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in Princeton, N.J. early in the
day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a plane to Madison
arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed to
Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin
for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls
of film. This is just one of the many images photographed that day.
An in depth article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is
published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57,
110-112. Photographed by
Alfred Eisenstaedt. Courtesy Time/Life Magazines. 7.5 x 10 print. High res
digital image. |
1147.16.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is looking directly into the camera, a pleasant smile on his
face. His left hand is resting on top of his cane. Photographed at Taliesin
possibly in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I
shall always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was
done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had just
photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in
Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a
plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed
to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin for
two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls of film.
This is just one of the many images photographed that day. An in depth
article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Courtesy Time/Life Magazines. 8
x 10 print. High res digital image. |
1147.17.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956.
Wright is leaning against a doorway.
He is wearing a hat, looking off to the left, holding his cane in
his left hand. Alfred had suggested he pick his favorite cane.
Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes
in Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I shall always remember my assignment to
photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done under such rushed, almost
impossible conditions." He had just photographed Dr. J. Robert
Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in Princeton, N.J. early in the
day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a plane to Madison
arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed to
Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin
for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls
of film. This is just one of the many images photographed that day.
An in depth article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is
published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57,
110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 54. Courtesy
Time/Life Magazines. 7.75 x 10 print. High res digital image.
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1147.18.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. At Eisenstaedt's suggestion, Wright sits down at his desk to read his
mail. "As he reads his mail, Wright loosed consciousness of the camera".
Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June
11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I shall always
remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done
under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had just
photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in
Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office.
Caught a plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of
sleep, and rushed to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He
was only at Taliesin for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes
and with three rolls of film. This is just one of the many images
photographed that day. An in depth article describing his photo
shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September
1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 54. Courtesy
Time/Life Magazines. 7.75 x 10 print. High res digital image. |
1147.19.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright reading at his desk. Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May.
Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June
11, 1956, page 17) and Modern Photography
that "I shall always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd
Wright. It was done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had
just photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in
Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a
plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed
to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin for
two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls of film.
This is just one of the many images photographed that day. An in depth
article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September
1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. 10 x 6.5 B&W
photograph. |
1147.65.0115 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is seated at his desk. He is reading a copy of "Florida
Southern College, Lakeland. The Frank Lloyd Wright Campus." Photographed at
Taliesin possibly in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I
shall always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was
done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had just
photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in
Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a
plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed
to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin for
two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls of film.
This is just one of the many images photographed that day. An in depth
article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Published
in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 54. Courtesy Time/Life
Magazines. 7.6 x
10 print. High res digital image. |
1147.20.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89. 1956. Wright is seated at his desk. He is
reading a copy of "Florida Southern College, Lakeland. The Frank Lloyd
Wright Campus." Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. This photograph is
a slight variation of S#1147.20. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine
(June 11, 1956, page 17)
and
Modern Photography
that "I shall always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd
Wright. It was done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had
just photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in
Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a
plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed
to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin for
two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls of film.
This is just one of the many images photographed that day. An in depth
article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography,
September 1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Published in
Modern Photography,
September 1957, pages 54. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1147.122.1121 |
1956
|
Wright at 89
(1956). Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June
11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I
shall always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was
done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had just
photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in
Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a
plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed
to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin for
two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls of film.
This is just one of the many images photographed that day. An in depth
article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September
1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Date stamped on verso: "Jul 16 1992". Caption
pasted on verso: "The life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright gets an operatic
treatment in "Shining Brow"
next April." 5 x 7 B&W photograph of 1990 postcard (Halftone dot pattern.) |
1147.45.1110 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is looking directly at the camera. His head is turned slightly
to the left. Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt
writes in Time Magazine
(June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I shall
always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It
was done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had
just photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain
in Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office.
Caught a plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of
sleep, and rushed to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He
was only at Taliesin for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes
and with three rolls of film. This is just one of the many images
photographed that day. An in depth article describing his photo
shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September
1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Published in Time Magazine, June 11, 1956, page 61;
Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 53 and 55. Courtesy Time/Life
Magazines.
7 x 10 print. High res digital image. |
1147.21.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is seated at a drawing table, framed by the gabled beams.
Wright is engrossed in his work. Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May.
Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I shall always remember my assignment to
photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done under such rushed, almost
impossible conditions." He had just photographed Dr. J. Robert
Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in Princeton, N.J. early in the
day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a plane to Madison
arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed to
Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin
for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls
of film. This is just one of the many images photographed that day.
An in depth article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is
published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57,
110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 56. Courtesy
Time/Life Magazines. 7.5 x 10 print. High res digital image.
|
1147.22.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is seated at a drawing table, engrossed in his work. He is
wearing a pair of glassed. A pencil is in his right hand. The fireplace is
in the background to the far right. Photographed at Taliesin possibly in
May. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I
shall always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was
done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had just
photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in
Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a
plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed
to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin for
two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls of film.
This is just one of the many images photographed that day. An in depth
article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. A similar
pose is published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 56-57.
Courtesy Time/Life Magazines. 7.6 x 10 print.
High res digital image. |
1147.23.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89. 1956. Wright is seated at a drawing
table, engrossed in his work. He is wearing a pair of glassed. A pencil is
in his right hand. The fireplace is in the background to the far right.
Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. Press photograph for a book
published by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Text on face: "Frank Lloyd Wright, in 1956,
as photograph from Witness To Our Time,
(1966) by Alfred Eisenstaedt, to be published by The Viking Press." Stamped
on verso: "Oct - 1966." Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in Time Magazine
(June 11, 1956, page 17)
and Modern Photography that "I shall always remember my assignment to
photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done under such rushed, almost
impossible conditions." He had just photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
and Dr. Jacques Maritain in Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back
to his office. Caught a plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few
hours of sleep, and rushed to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He
was only at Taliesin for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with
three rolls of film. This is just one of the many images photographed that
day. An in depth article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published
in
Modern Photography,
September 1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. This photograph was published on page
57. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Original 5 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.121.1121 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is seated behind a drawing table, looking directly at the
camera with a slight smile on his face. His arms are crossed and to the
right one of his assistants is working on the drawing. Shelves are in the
background. Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt
writes in Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17)
and Modern Photography that "I shall always remember my assignment to
photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done under such rushed, almost
impossible conditions." He had just photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
and Dr. Jacques Maritain in Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back
to his office. Caught a plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few
hours of sleep, and rushed to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He
was only at Taliesin for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with
three rolls of film. This is just one of the many images photographed that
day. An in depth article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is published
in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Courtesy
Time/Life Magazines. 7.5 x 10 print. High res digital
image. |
1147.24.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Wright is seated behind a drawing table, looking directly at the
camera with a slight smile on his face. His arms are crossed. One of his
assistants hands can be seen on the right. Shelves are in the background.
Photographed at Taliesin possibly in May. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine
(June 11, 1956, page 17) and
Modern Photography that "I shall
always remember my assignment to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It
was done under such rushed, almost impossible conditions." He had
just photographed Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain
in Princeton, N.J. early in the day. He rushed back to his office.
Caught a plane to Madison arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of
sleep, and rushed to Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He
was only at Taliesin for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes
and with three rolls of film. This is just one of the many images
photographed that day. An in depth article describing his photo
shoot at Taliesin is published in
Modern Photography, September
1957, pages 52-57, 110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Courtesy Time/Life Magazines. 8 x 10 print. High res digital
image. |
1147.25.0609 |
1956
|
Wright at 89.
1956. Contact sheet with 25 images. Alfred Eisenstaedt writes in
Time Magazine (June 11, 1956, page 17)
and Modern Photography that "I shall always remember my assignment
to photograph Frank Lloyd Wright. It was done under such rushed,
almost impossible conditions." He had just photographed Dr. J.
Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Jacques Maritain in Princeton, N.J. early
in the day. He rushed back to his office. Caught a plane to Madison
arriving a midnight. Had a few hours of sleep, and rushed to
Taliesin to photograph Wright the next day. He was only at Taliesin
for two hours. All were shot within 45 minutes and with three rolls
of film. These are just 25 of the many images photographed that day.
An in depth article describing his photo shoot at Taliesin is
published in Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 52-57,
110-112. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Published in Time Magazine, June 11, 1956, page 61;
Modern Photography, September 1957, pages 53-57. Courtesy Time/Life
Magazines. 8 x
10 print. High res digital image. |
1147.26.0609 |
1956
|
May 25, 1956.
Wright at 89 (1956). Wright at Taliesin seated next to
Chinese Stone Lion. Label taped to verso: "Artful Relaxation. Relaxing at
Taliesen (sic) near Spring Green, Wis., Frank Lloyd Wright sits beside an
ancient stone lion from China. The piece is said to be one of the first
examples of Chinese art, perhaps going back 4000 or 5000 years. Wright has a
strong feeling for the art and architecture of the Orient. His greatest
affinity appears to be for the Japanese and their work in these fields. The
two Taliesens (sic), in Wisconsin and Arizona, are considered "typical
Wright." The word is Welsh for "shining hours." Both groups of buildings are
designed according to Wright's theories of "organic architecture," fitting
the terrain, materials, function and people who will use the place. The
Wisconsin Taliesen seems to grow out of the hills with soothing effects on
the eyes. The Arizona Taliesen is as severe and jagged as the desert which
surrounds it. 5/25/56." (For use Sunday, June 3, with Relman Morin's
Taliesen AP-N story on Frank Lloyd Wright) AP Newsfeatures Photo. Acquired
from the archives of the Houston Chronicle. Original 9 x 7 B&W photograph.
|
1147.15.0121 |
|
Second Version: Note:
this "Stone Lion" appeared at the 1953
Usonian Exhibition in New York at the site for the Guggenheim Museum.
Clipping pasted to verso: " Relaxing at Taliesen (sic) near Spring Green,
Wis., Frank Lloyd Wright sits beside an ancient stone lion from China. The
piece is said to be one of the first examples of Chinese art, perhaps going
back 4000 or 5000 years. Wright has a strong feeling for the art and
architecture of the Orient. His greatest affinity appears to be for the
Japanese. Stamped on clipping and verso: "Jun 3, 1956" Acquired from the
archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Original 9 x 7 B&W print. |
1147.29.1110 |
1956
|
July 10, 1956. Wright at 89.
Portrait of Wright in 1956. Passport photograph of Wright seated, cane
hooked on his arm. Photographed by Reierson Studio on July 10, 1956.
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. 4 x 6 Print, High res digital
image. |
1147.13.0509 |
1956
|
July 10, 1956. Wright at 89.
Portrait of Wright in 1956. Passport photograph of Wright, light background.
Photographed by Reierson Studio on July 10, 1956. Courtesy of the Wisconsin
Historical Society. 4.25 x 6 Print, High res digital image. |
1147.14.0509 |
1956
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright and Wife at
Taliesin, 1956. From the Archives of the Los Angeles Examiner. In
pencil on back: "Frank Lloyd Wright
and wife Olga Lazovich Wright". Original 8 x 10 silver gelatin
photo. (Note: Many Masks, Brendan Gill, page 495).
Published in the "New World Odyssey"
1986 John Gurda, Pg 57. |
1950.00.1203 |
1956
|
Wright at 89. 1956. Frank Lloyd
Wright, guest of honor, speaks at the Hales Corner Subdivision. Wright is
speaking into the microphone, facing to the right. Stamped on verso: "1956
Sep 8." Also: "John W. Ahlhauser." Clipping pasted to verso:
"Frank Lloyd
Wright, whose honors have been world-wide, visited a little Hales Corner
Subdivision Saturday to tell a group of builders, brokers, subdividers and
lenders what he thought of their work. It wasn't very much and it didn't
take him very long. The address by the "guest of honor," as a program put
it, took perhaps five minutes. And then, with an abrupt "good..." Hales
Corner is located Southwest of Milwaukee. Photographed by John W. Ahlhauser.
Acquired from the archives of the Milwaukee Journal. Original 7.5 x 9.25 B&W
photograph. |
1147.93.0619 |
1956
|
Wright at 89. Circa 1956. Wright
seated outside at Taliesin. Facing and looking toward the left. His arms are
crossed. His stripped tie and suit match photograph #1950.00 and #1205.42.
(Note photograph: Many Masks, Brendan Gill, page 495). Clipping pasted to
verso: "Frank Lloyd
Wright in his
later years." Stamped on clipping: "Nov 25 1961." Original 6 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1147.55.1213 |
1956
|
Wright at 89. Frank Lloyd
Wright sitting in a
chair, his fingers intertwined in front of his right knee. He is wearing a
stripped tie and suit that matches photographs #1950.00 and #1147.55. Date stamped on
verso: "Jan 27 1957". Partial caption pasted on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright,
87 year old architect announced at Santa Barbara, California he will go to
Iraq in M... to design and build..." Original 7 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.42.1210 |
1956
|
Wright at 89. 1956. Wright
honored on his birthday. Two of his guests included two clients, Herbert
Johnson (left) and Harold C. Price (right). Caption printed on face: "Spring
Green, Wis., June 9 - Architect Wright Honored on His 87th Birthday - Famed
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright with two business leaders for whom he designed
buildings. They were among guests at Wright's 87th
(sic) birthday celebration at Taliesin, architect's summer studio-home
Friday. At left Wright, center, Herbert Johnson, Racine, Wis., and H.C.
Price, Bartlesville, Okla. (AP Wirephoto) 1956." Stamped on verso: "Jun 11
1956." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1147.92.0619 |
1956
|
Wright working on a large
drawing of the Mile High Building "The Illinois", 1956. Frank Lloyd
Wright in his
drafting room at Taliesin Spring Green, finishing the drawing of the Mile
high Building. Three drawings were prepared for the news conference held on
October 16, 1956, in conjunction with "Sixty Years of Living Architecture,"
exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman.
On October 16, Wright held a Press conference at the Hotel Sherman to open
the exhibition and unveil the Mile High Building "The Illinois" for the
first time. Wright proposed the building for Chicago. Photograph by Edgar
Obma. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.64.0115 |
1956
|
Wright at 89. 1956. Frank Lloyd
Wright working at his desk in the Workroom at Taliesin, Spring Green. At the
left is an floor lamp adaptation of the Pendant Lamp Wright originally
designed in 1933 for the Taliesin Fellowship Playhouse Theater. The original
light pendants were suspended from the ceiling. In 1952, after the theater
was rebuilt following a fire, Wright modified the original design. Situated
around Wright's desk are possibly three Allen Friedman chairs (1956 -
S.403). The design is also similar to the Hanna and Olfelt designs. On the
far right is a Dana windows. Photographed by Edgar Obma. 10 x 7.5 B&W
photograph. |
1147.68.0615 |
1956
|
Wright at Taliesin, Spring
Green, 1956. Frank Lloyd Wright is standing outside the Drafting Studio at
the Taliesin Fellowship complex. Two Mercedes-Benz automobiles have been
delivered. The Mercedes on the left, a four-door red and black 300C for
Wright. The one on the right is Wes Peters 300SL, gull-wing sports car. 10 x
5.5 B&W photograph. |
1147.73.0416 |
1956
|
William Wesley Peters,1956. Set
of nine 35mm slides of Wes Peters' Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Peters was born on
June 12, 1912. He attended Evansville College and MIT. He came from a
wealthy family, his father was a newspaper publisher. In July, 1932, after
he completed his second year at MIT, he visited Taliesin. He had read about
Wright starting the Fellowship. After speaking with Wright, Wes paid the
tuition in advance, becoming Wright's first apprentice. In 1935 he married
Wright's adopted daughter, Svetlana, with whom he had two children, Daniel
and Brandoch. In 1946 when his son Brandoch was four years old, Svetlana and
son Daniel, were killed in an automobile accident at Taliesin.
Max Hoffman introduced the Porsche to the US
market in 1951, and by 1952...
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1147.72.0316 (1-9) |
1956
|
Mile High Building "The
Illinois", 1956. Pasted on verso: "Mile-High Building. Chicago: A mile-high
building proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright is pictured in this
artist's sketch alongside two present day versions of "Skyscrapers." Drawn
by George Charney, of the Chicago Daily News, the sketch compares Wright's
proposed building with the Prudential Building in Chicago and the Empire
State Building in New York. Wright, who suggests his building should be
placed alongside Lake Michigan in Chicago, says the structure could hold
100,000 people. Typical of the comments which greeted Wright's proposal was
one from an architect; He suggested the 510-story project be built on its
side. (United Press Photo) 9/5/56." Original 7 x 9 B&W photograph. |
1147.50.0513 |
|
Frank Lloyd Wright
Day, October 17, 1956. Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago,
proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. |
"Sixty
Years of Living Architecture"
was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the
Hotel Sherman, Chicago.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Mile-High Building was shown for the first
time Tuesday, October 16, with a 22-foot visualization of
mile-high building which Wright proposed for Chicago. Mayor
Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. |
October 6
(Saturday): Wright meets with Mayor Richard Daley at the
Mayor's office in Chicago. Most likely the official
presentation of the certificate proclaiming October 17,
Frank Lloyd Wright Day. |
October 16 (Tuesday): Wright holds a Press conference at
the Hotel Sherman to open the exhibition and unveil the Mile
High Building "The Illinois" with a 22-foot visualization,
proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago. The giant
visualization was prepared by Wright and his apprentice
architects at Taliesin. |
October 17 (Wednesday): Mayor Daley proclaimed October
17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure
were explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday
evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the
Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of
Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Other guests of honor
included Mrs. Frank Lloyd
Wright and Mayor Richard Daley who presented a plaque declaring "this
day to be Frank Lloyd Wright Day". Other honored guests included Ludd M. Spivey, President of Florida Southern College who sat to
Wright's left at the speaker's table, and Ivan Nestigan, Mayor
of Madison Wisconsin. Wright's sister Mrs. Maginel Wright Barney
was also in attendance. The proposed Mile-High would be 528
stories tall, could hold 100,000 people and would cost about
$100 million. The "eighth wonder of the world" was to be erected
of steel and glass, with floors extending outward from a central
core like branches from a tree trunk. Wright's design drew jeers
and cheers. The architect insisted the structure was "practical
and expedient." |
October 19 (Friday): Frank Lloyd Wright Spoke at Orchestra Hall, Friday Evening, October 19, at 8:15pm. |
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|
1956
|
Frank Lloyd Wright meets with Mayor
Richard Daley at the Mayor's office in Chicago on October 6 1956. Most
likely the official presentation of the certificate proclaiming October 17,
Frank Lloyd Wright Day. "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from
October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley
proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth
structure were explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday
evening at the Hotel Sherman. Wright and Daley are having a cordial
conversation, both with smiles on their faces. Wright is wearing a suit and
tie, with a scarf around his neck. A cane is hanging over his left arm, and
is holding a hat with his left arm. Major Daley presented Wright with a
plaque proclaiming the official proclamation. The dinner was sponsored by
the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of Taliesin.
Wright was the guest of honor. Original 4x5 B&W negative and 10 x 8 B&W
photograph.
|
1147.112.0421 |
1956
|
Wright meets
with Mayor Richard Daley at the Mayor's office in Chicago on October 6 1956.
Most likely the official presentation of the certificate proclaiming October
17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" was
exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman,
Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details
of the mammoth structure were explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor
Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. Major Daley presented Wright with a
plaque proclaiming the official proclamation. The dinner was sponsored by
the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of Taliesin.
Wright was the guest of honor. Label pasted on verso: "Chicago Sun-Times.
Date: 10/6/56. Photographer: Joe Kordick. Subject: Frank Lloyd Wright.
Location: Mayors Office. Caption: Frank Lloyd Wright visits Mayor Richard J.
Dailey." 5.5 x 6.8 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.44.1210 |
1956
|
Wright meets
with Mayor Richard Daley at the Mayor's office in Chicago on October 6 1956.
Most likely the official presentation of the certificate proclaiming October
17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" was
exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman,
Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details
of the mammoth structure were explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor
Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. Major Daley presented Wright with a
plaque proclaiming the official proclamation. The dinner was sponsored by
the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of Taliesin.
Wright was the guest of honor. Text typed on negative sleeve: "Wright -
Frank Lloyd, architect cdn 10-6-56, with Mayor Dailey." Acquired from the
archives for the Chicago Daily News. Original 4x5 B^&W negative, 10 x 8 B&W
photograph, 43 x 35" High Res digital image. |
1147.69.0915 |
1956
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright Press Conference, October 16, 1956. "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956
at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. On October 16, Wright held a Press conference
at the Hotel Sherman to open the exhibition and unveil the Mile High
Building "The Illinois" for the first time with a 22-foot visualization,
proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago. The giant
visualization was prepared by Wright and his apprentice architects at
Taliesin. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Caption
reads: "The Mile High Illinois, Illinois Sky-City, or simply the Illinois
was a proposed mile-high (1,609 meters/5,280 feet) skyscraper, envisioned by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. the design, intended to be built in Chicago,
would have included 528 stories, with a gross area of 18.46 million square
feet (1.71 million square meters/171 hectares). If built, it would be the
tallest building in the world." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago
Sun Times. 8 x 10 B&W print, original 4 x 5 B&W negative. |
1147.30.1210 |
1956
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright Press Conference, October 16, 1956. "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in
Chicago on October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. On
October 16, Wright held a Press conference at the Hotel Sherman to open the
exhibition and unveil the Mile High Building "The Illinois" for the first
time with a 22-foot visualization, proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright
for Chicago. The giant visualization was prepared by Wright and his
apprentice architects at Taliesin. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank
Lloyd Wright Day. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1147.97.1019 |
1956
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright Press Conference, October 16, 1956. Twenty-two foot illustration
behind him, Price Tower to the left, smaller tri-fold to the right. "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16,
17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. On October 16, Wright held a
Press conference at the Hotel Sherman to open the exhibition and unveil the
Mile High Building "The Illinois" for the first time with a 22-foot
visualization, proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago. The
giant visualization was prepared by Wright and his apprentice architects at
Taliesin. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Caption
reads: "Frank Lloyd Wright & Mile High Bldg 1956. Frank Lloyd Wright stands
in front of a model sketch of his Mile High Building at the Sherman Hotel
October 16, 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.31.1210 |
1956
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright Press Conference, October 16, 1956. "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956
at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. On October 16, Wright held a Press conference
at the Hotel Sherman to open the exhibition and unveil the Mile High
Building "The Illinois" for the first time with a 22-foot visualization,
proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago. The giant
visualization was prepared by Wright and his apprentice architects at
Taliesin. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Caption
on face: "10/16/56 - Chicago: Frank Lloyd Wright, world famous architect,
gestures at press conference here 10/16 during which he explains details of
mile-high skyscraper which he believes can be constructed. Wright, standing
in front of sketch of the proposed skyscraper, would build structure in
Chicago." Stamped on verso: "Reference, Oct 22 "56, N. E. A." Original 7 x 9
B&W photograph. |
1147.63.1014 |
1956
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright Day. Proclaimed by Mayor Richard J. Daley. Sponsored by
The Day Committee, October 16, 17, 18, 1956. Hotel Sherman, Chicago.
Photographed on October 16, 1956. Limited edition 8.5 x 11 print from
digital negatives on satin semi gloss Semisatinado paper. 2/100.
2007. 8.5 x 11. |
1148.02.0307 |
1956
|
Mile High Building "The
Illinois", 1956. Pasted on verso: "From: J. Dennis O'Brien (Chicago Office).
Harshe-Rotman, Inc. For: Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund. 29 S. LaSalle
St., Chicago. Oct. 16, 1956. For Immediate Release. First view of Frank
Lloyd Wright's Mile-High Building. Shown for the first time Tuesday (Oct.
16) was this 22-foot visualization of mile-high building proposed by
architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago. Details of the mammoth structure
will be explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor to be held Wednesday
(Oct. 17) at the Hotel Sherman. The giant visualization was prepared by
Wright and apprentice architects at Taliesin, unique architectural school
conducted by Mr. And Mrs. Wright at their Spring Green, Wis. Home. The
dinner is being sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the
perpetuation of Taliesin." Clipping on verso: Stamped "Feb 4, 1959". "That
Mile-High Skyscraper? - Famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed in 1956
to build it in Chicago. He said it would be 528 stories tall, could hold
100,000 people, would cost about $100 million. The "eighth wonder of the
world" was to be erected of steel and glass, with floors extending outward
from a central core like branches from a tree trunk. Wright's design drew
jeers and cheers. The architect insisted the...
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1147.28.0310 |
1956
|
Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lloyd Wright arrive at the Hotel Sherman for a dinner in Wright's
honor the evening of October 17, 1956. "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956
at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank
Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were explained by Wright
at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner
was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation
of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption reads: "Frank Lloyd
Wright with wife at Sherman Hotel Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res
image. |
1147.32.1210 |
1956
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Wright and
Mayor Richard Daley at Sherman Hotel. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956
at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank
Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were explained by Wright
at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner
was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation
of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption reads: "Frank Lloyd
Wright explaining architecture to honorable guest Mayor Richard Daley at
Sherman Hotel. Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.33.1210 |
1956
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Wright and
Mayor Richard Daley at Sherman Hotel. Photograph taken from a lower angle
looking up. Wright is gesturing with his hand, Daley is listening to Wright.
Oct 17 1956. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in
Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago.
Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the
mammoth structure were explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor
Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the
Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright
was the guest of honor. Label pasted on verso: "Chicago Sun-Times. Date:
10/17/56. Photographer: Mel Larson. Location: Sherman Hotel. Caption:
Candids on Frank Lloyd Wright explaining architecture to honorable guest
Mayor Richard Dailey." Caption pasted on verso: "Mr. Wright speaks, Mr.
Daley Listens. Frank Lloyd Wright (left) engages in an animated discourse at
testimonial dinner in his honor at Hotel Sherman. Famed architect admits
that the speakers who referred to him as a genius were speaking the truth.
But when Wright begins to discuss his proposed mile-high building, Mayor
Daley (right) doesn't seem to fully accept the idea. The controversial
87-year-old Wright was glum about modern architectural trends...
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1147.34.1210 |
1956
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Wright and
Mayor Richard Daley at Sherman Hotel. Photograph taken from a higher angle
looking down. Wright is gesturing with his hand, his fist is balled for
emphasis, Daley is listening to Wright. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty Years of
Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and
18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17,
Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were explained by
Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The
dinner was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the
perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption reads:
"Frank Lloyd Wright explaining architecture to honorable guest Mayor Richard
Daley at Sherman Hotel. Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.35.1210 |
1956
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Wright and
Mayor Richard Daley at Sherman Hotel. Wright has an envelope in his hands.
Both he and Daley are looking up at the display. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16,
17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed
October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were
explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel
Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund
for the perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption
reads: "Frank Lloyd Wright explaining architecture to honorable guest Mayor
Richard Daley at Sherman Hotel. Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res
image. |
1147.36.1210 |
1956
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Wright
greeting guests before dinner at the Sherman Hotel. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16,
17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed
October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were
explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel
Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund
for the perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption
reads: "Frank Lloyd Wright making speech on architecture at Sherman Hotel
Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.37.1210 |
1956
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Mr. & Mrs.
Wright seated at speakers table before dinner. Mrs. Maginel Wright Barney,
Wright's sister and children's book illustrator, congratulates Wright with a
kiss on the cheek. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture"
was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel
Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day.
Details of the mammoth structure were explained by Wright at a dinner in his
honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by
the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of Taliesin.
Wright was the guest of honor. Label pasted on verso: "Chicago Sun-Times.
Date: 10/17/56. Photographer: Mel Larson. Location: Sherman Hotel. Names L.
to R.: Mrs. Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright. Mrs. Magda Barney of New York City.
Caption: Mrs. Barney Frank Lloyd Wright" sister plants kiss on his cheek at
speakers table." 5.5 x 6.8 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.38.1210 |
1956
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Frank Lloyd
Wright Greeted by Sister, Mrs. Maginel Wright Barney 1956. Mr. & Mrs. Wright
seated at speakers table before dinner at the Sherman Hotel in Chicago. Mrs.
Maginel Wright Barney, Wright's sister and children's book illustrator,
congratulates Wright with a kiss on the cheek. Ludd M. Spivey, President of
Florida Southern College, standing behind Wright and smiles at the gesture.
Oct 17 1956. "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from
October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley
proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth
structure were explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday
evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd
Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright was the guest
of honor. Clipping pasted to verso: "Architect FLW was bussed by his sister,
Mrs. Magda Barney of New York city, at a dinner in his honor in Chicago
Wednesday. Mrs. Wright sat next to him." Stamped on clipping: "Th Oct 18
1956." Photographed by Mel Larson. Original 7 x 9 B&W photograph. |
1147.95.0919 |
1956
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Frank Lloyd
Wright is presented a plaque by Mayor Daley declaring this day to be "Frank
Lloyd Wright Day" at the Sherman Hotel. Mrs. Wright is on the left, Ludd M.
Spivey, President of Florida Southern College is seated, between Wright and
Daley. Two exhibition catalogs sit on the table. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16,
17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed
October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were
explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel
Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund
for the perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption
reads: "Frank Lloyd Wright & Wife 1956. Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife at a
special ceremony where he was presented a plaque by Mayor Daley declaring
this day to be "Frank Lloyd Wright Day" October 17, 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print,
High Res image. |
1147.39.1210 |
1956
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Wright listens
to introductions. Mrs. Wright is seated on the left, Ludd M. Spivey,
President of Florida Southern College is seated on the right waiting to
speak. Exhibition catalog and plaque sit on the table in front of him. Oct
17 1956. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in
Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago.
Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the
mammoth structure were explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor
Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the
Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright
was the guest of honor. Caption reads: "Frank Lloyd Wright with wife at
Sherman Hotel Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.40.1210 |
1956
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Wright speaks
at Sherman Hotel Oct 17 1956. Wright describes the details of the Mile-High
"Illinois" building at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel
Sherman. Ludd M. Spivey, President of Florida Southern College is seated on
the left. Exhibition catalog and plaque sit on the table. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16,
17 and 18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed
October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were
explained by Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel
Sherman. The dinner was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund
for the perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption
reads: "Frank Lloyd Wright making speech on architecture at Sherman Hotel
Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.41.1210 |
1956
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Wright shakes
Mayor Richard Daley's hand and speaks with he and Mayor Ivan Nestigan after
dinner at the Sherman Hotel Oct 17 1956. "Sixty Years of Living
Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and 18, 1956
at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank
Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were explained by Wright
at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The dinner
was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the perpetuation
of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption reads: "Frank Lloyd
Wright, meets some of honored guests, Mayor Richard Daley and Mayor Ivan
Nestigan, of Madison Wis. at Sherman Hotel. Oct 17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print,
High Res image. |
1147.42.1210 |
1956
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Wright speaks
with Mayor Richard Daley and Mayor Ivan Nestigan after dinner at the Sherman
Hotel. Mrs. Wright is seated on the left. Oct 17 1956. "Sixty Years of
Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago from October 16, 17 and
18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17,
Frank Lloyd Wright Day. Details of the mammoth structure were explained by
Wright at a dinner in his honor Wednesday evening at the Hotel Sherman. The
dinner was sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Endowment Fund for the
perpetuation of Taliesin. Wright was the guest of honor. Caption reads:
"Frank Lloyd Wright with wife and Mayor Richard Daley at Sherman Hotel Oct
17 1956." 8 x 10 B&W print, High Res image. |
1147.43.1210 |
1956
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Frank Lloyd Wright Press Conference,
October 16, 1956. Guests examine and discuss the displays. "Sixty Years
of Living Architecture" was exhibited in Chicago on October 16, 17 and
18, 1956 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. On October 16, Wright held a Press
conference at the Hotel Sherman to open the exhibition and unveil the Mile
High Building "The Illinois" for the first time with a 22-foot
visualization, proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago. The
giant visualization was prepared by Wright and his apprentice architects at
Taliesin. Mayor Daley proclaimed October 17, Frank Lloyd Wright Day. 8 x 10
B&W photograph.
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1147.98.1019 |
1956
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Sixty Years of Living Architecture,
Chicago Illinois, October 16-18, 1956. Set of 17 photographs from the
Exhibition Sixty Years of Living
Architecture, Chicago Illinois, held October 16, 17, 18, 1956, at
the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of
Frank Lloyd Wright" was a traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting
of Models, 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 (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)...
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1147.96.1019 (1-17) |
1956
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Wright at 89. 1956. Frank Lloyd
Wright stands next to aerial view of Minneapolis, November 26, 1956. Frank
Lloyd Wright speaks his mind in Minneapolis. Clipping pasted to verso:
"Architect Frank Lloyd Wright looked at Minneapolis Monday (11/26/56).
Shown with aerial photo at Minneapolis-Honeywell hanger. Architect speaks
his mind." Stamped on verso: "Donald Black. Nov 26 1956." He also visited
the Henry J. Neils Residence (1949 - S.314). Photographed by Donald Black.
Acquired from the archives of the Minneapolis Tribune. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1147.66.0115 |
1956
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Wright at 89. Circa 1956. Frank
Lloyd Wright
visits Henry J. Neils Residence (1949 - S.314). Label taped to verso: "Date:
Nov 27, 1956. Subject: Frank Lloyd Wright leaving the house of Henry Neils, 2801 Burnham
Blvd, Minneapolis, Minn. Photographer: Paul Siegel." Reported in the
November 28, 1956, Minneapolis Tribune, (yesterday) "Frank Lloyd Wright, the
87-year-old champion of American modernist architecture, visited the Twin
Cities to address the annual meeting of the Citizens League of Minneapolis
and Hennepin County. He picked up ammunition for his speech during a tour
earlier in the day, visiting the new Southdale shopping center in Edina,
Prudential building in Minneapolis and other landmarks. He didn't have many
kind things to say about anything, including our climate. "Minneapolis is
just too far north," he said. But he did praise the Twin Cities, lakes and
parks as a "beautiful gift from nature." And he managed to recall "with a
chuckle" his 1926 visit to Minneapolis during which he landed in jail in a
dispute with his estranged wife. "Nothing came of it," he said, somewhat
cryptically." He visited the Neils Residence during his tour. Original 9 x
7.25 B&W photograph. |
1147.49.0613 |
1956
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Wright at 89. Circa 1956. Frank
Lloyd Wright
visits Henry J. Neils Residence (1949 - S.314). Stamped on verso: "Paul
Siegel," and "Nov 27 1956." Published in the November 28, 1956, Minneapolis
Tribune, "Frank Lloyd Wright, the 87-year-old champion of American modernist
architecture, visited the Twin Cities to address the annual meeting of the
Citizens League of Minneapolis and Hennepin County. He picked up ammunition
for his speech during a tour earlier in the day, visiting the new Southdale
shopping center in Edina, Prudential building in Minneapolis and other
landmarks. He didn't have many kind things to say about anything, including
our climate. "Minneapolis is just too far north," he said. But he did praise
the Twin Cities, lakes and parks as a "beautiful gift from nature." And he
managed to recall "with a chuckle" his 1926 visit to Minneapolis during
which he landed in jail in a dispute with his estranged wife. "Nothing came
of it," he said, somewhat cryptically." He visited the Neils Residence
during his tour. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1147.58.0514 |
1956
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Frank Lloyd Wright visits Henry J. Neils
Residence 1956 (1949 - S.314). Wright sits in front of fireplace. Kettle in
background. Clipping pasted to background: "A Tour and a Lecture. For Him
Wright Is Kind To City. By Frank Murray. Minneapolis Star Staff Writer.
Frank Lloyd Wright, dean of American architecture and ancient foe of the
"city concept," was taking a good long look at Minneapolis today. In a
manner of speaking, you could say he was praising it with faint damns - and
quite a few explosive ones. (Caption) Frank Lloyd Wright in Henry Neils"
Home. Kettle in background was his idea." Stamped on verso: "1956 Nov 27." 8
x 9.75 B&W photograph. |
1205.62.1214 |
1956
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Wright at 89. 1956. Frank Lloyd Wright and Clough Williams-Ellis at
Portmeirion, Wales, 1956. Frank Lloyd Wright, of Welch decent, visited Wales
in 1956 to receive an honorary doctorate from Bangor University. While in
Wales, he stayed with Clough Williams-Ellis in Portmeirion, Wales. Ellis was
the architect that created Portmeirion. As the story is told, on the day
Wright was to receive the award, Wright ordered a taxi to take him to
Taliesin, about 50 miles South, to seek out his roots. Panicking that Wright
would not be back in time for the ceremony, Ellis dispatched as motorcycle
to apprehend Wright and get him to the ceremony on time. Photographed by
News Chronicle, Manchester, Britain. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1147.114.0521 |
1956
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Wyoming Valley School perspective 1956 (1956 - S.401). After the school
district voted to consolidate a number of one-room school houses in January
1956, a referendum was past in April. In October, the board selected Frank
Lloyd Wright to design their school. Wright immediately set out to design
the school and on November 28, received a letter from the Board that "the
building committee accepted the plans with enthusiasm" along with a few
revision. The initial plans submitted to the Board was a resurrection of the
unrealized Oak Park Kindersymphonies design, with a few modifications. In
June, 1958, Wright published
The Living City,
an update to his Broadacre plan, and included this drawing of the Wyoming
Valley School and a floor plan, with the caption, "Small School" and "Small
School, Plan." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. 10 x 5 color
photograph. |
1147.76.0317 |
1957 |
C 1957-58
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Benjamin Adelman
Residence Living Room Fireplace, circa 1957-58 (1951 - S.344). Photograph of
the Fireplace, circa 1957-58. The Living Room features a geometric wall
mural above the fireplace, designed by Eugene Masselink. One major change is
the wood ceiling. The coffered blocks have been covered. Although the trim
follows a two foot square pattern. The pottery on the shelves is the same as
the 1953-54 image #12, but rearranged. Besides documenting the fireplace,
this image reveals its original details and colors. The walls are painted a
light pink, What Wright called "Desert Rose." The chair seats and backs are
a red vinyl. A clue to the paneled ceiling could be a note written on the
plans for the 1957 remodel. "Note: Cover all inside faces of all exterior
walls and ceilings with 3/8" waterproof finish plywood, veneered on exposed
face with ribbor-striped Philippine mahogany..." This photograph was taken
at night by Maynard Parker. 8 x 10 Color photograph. For
more information on the Adelman Residence see our Wright study. |
1205.64.0415 |
1957
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Arizona: New State Capitol.
"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." Original silver gelatin photograph. 10 x 7.5. |
1205.28.1007 |
1957
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Claremont Hotel Wedding
Chapel, Scheme 1, Berkeley, California, Elevation, Section and Plan 1957
(Project 1957 - FLLW #5709). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.103.1219 |
1957
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Claremont Hotel Wedding
Chapel, Scheme 1, Berkeley, California, Elevation and Plan 1957 (Project
1957 - FLLW #5709). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.104.1219 |
1957
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Claremont Hotel Wedding
Chapel, Scheme 2, Berkeley, California, Perspective 1957 (Project 1957 -
FLLW #5731). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.105.1219 |
1957
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Claremont Hotel Wedding
Chapel, Scheme 2, Berkeley, California, Elevation 1957 (Project 1957 - FLLW
#5731). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.106.1219 |
1957
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Claremont Hotel Wedding
Chapel, Scheme 2, Berkeley, California, Floor Plan 1957 (Project 1957 - FLLW
#5731). 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.107.1219 |
C
1957
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Coonley Residence, Riverside, Illinois. Main Entrance. Circa 1957 (1907 -
S.135 ). View of the main entrance. The main entrance is through the
passageway. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907. Mounted to gray board.
Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Res.
Avery Coonley, Riverside, Ill. (1908). Detail, entr. Wayne Andrews #1973.
Indiana University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by
Wayne Andrews.
Acquired from the archives of the Indiana University. Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W
Photograph. |
1205.114.0920 |
1957
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Fiberthin Air House for U.S.
Rubber Co. (1956 - Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
#5725). 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. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.83.0917 |
1957
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Fiberthin Air House Perspective
Drawing for the U.S. Rubber Co. (1956 - Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation #5725). 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. 10 x 7 Color
photograph. |
1205.84.0917 |
1957
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Fiberthin Air House Plot Plan
Drawing for the U.S. Rubber Co. (1956 - Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation #5725). 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. 10 x 7 Color photograph. |
1205.85.0917 |
1957
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Florida Southern
College, Accepted Master Plan 1957. Northwest Campus, FSC, Lakeland,
Florida. Drawn in August 1957, Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect.
McDonald and Johnson Avenues. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Original
10 x 6.25 B&W photograph. |
1205.50.1113 |
Circa
1957
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Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel (1938 - S251) Lakeland, Florida circa 1957.
Viewed from the North. This was the first Wright building at Florida
Southern College. The ground breaking ceremony was held on May 24, 1938.
Dedicated or the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was held on March 9, 1941. The
Esplanades, covered walkways, can be seen in the foreground. Label pasted on
verso: "Exterior, The Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, Florida Southern College, Frank
Lloyd Wright, Architect." Stamped on verso: Photograph by Paul Wille."
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.51.0113 |
Circa
1957
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Florida Southern
College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel interior (1938 - S251) Lakeland, Florida,
Circa 1957. Viewed from the interior. This was the first Wright building at
Florida Southern College. The ground breaking ceremony was held on May 24,
1938. Dedicated or the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was held on March 9, 1941. On
October 19, 1944 Lakeland was struck by a hurricane with winds up to 75 mph.
Part of the main structure of the Chapel collapsed, the huge skylights were
shattered, and many of the seats in the auditorium were damaged. It took
more than a year to repair the chapel. The original pulpit has been replaced
as well as the original seating on the lower level. Benches on the lower
level are in the general style of the seating used in the Danford Chapel and
were constructed by students. This photograph published in "The Buildings of
Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida southern College", MacDonald, Galbraith and
Rogers, p. 33. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.52.0113 |
Circa 1957
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Florida Southern College,
Administration Buildings. Emile E. Watson (1945 - S.255B), Benjamin Fine
(1945 - S.255C) Circa 1957. The Administration Buildings, two separate
buildings, joined by the Esplanades, were completed in 1948. The Esplanades
can be seen on the far left. The cube shaped structure seen in the
foreground, just to the left of the sidewalk, is a Sundial, donated by
Florida Southern College's Class of 1957. Bernard Elmo Fulghum (1898-1972)
was the contractor. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.53.0113 |
1957
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Florida Southern College Music
Building 3 (Project) 1957. Perspective. Circular Auditorium is on the left,
practice and study rooms in the center, circular music, band and choir room
on the right. Originally part of the 1938 master plan, the plans for the
Music and Theater Building were designed in 1938. After starts and stops,
and involvement by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Music Building 3 was
designed in 1957. It remained unbuilt. Text on face: "Music Building for
Florida Southern College, Lakeland Florida. Frank Lloyd Wright architect."
Dated 1957. See "Frank
Lloyd Wright Quarterly", Spring 2013 for more detail. Original 10 x 8
B&W photograph. |
1205.56.0514 |
1957
|
Florida Southern College Music
Building 3 (Project) 1957. Main floor plan. Circular Auditorium is on the
left, practice and study rooms in the center, circular music, band and choir
room on the right. Originally part of the 1938 master plan, the plans for
the Music and Theater Building were designed in 1938. After starts and
stops, and involvement by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Music Building
3 was designed in 1957. It remained unbuilt. Text on face: "Main Floor Plan.
Music Building for Florida Southern College, Lakeland Florida. Frank Lloyd
Wright architect." Dated 1957. See "Frank
Lloyd Wright Quarterly", Spring 2013 for more detail. Original 10 x 8
B&W photograph. |
1205.57.0514 |
1957
|
Francisco Terrace Apartments Circa
1957 (1895 - S.030). View of the entrance to the Francisco Terrace
Apartments. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1895, demolished in 1974. It
consisted of forty-four units (possibly forty-five). All apartments faced
and were accessed from the inner garden courtyard except those facing the
street. Instead of hallways, Wright designed each corner of the courtyard
with a tower that enclosed stairs that opened to a wooden gallery which gave
access to the second floor units. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910,
Manson, 1958, p.82. 10 x 7 |
1205.137.0124 |
1957
|
Francisco Terrace Apartments
Circa 1957 (1895 - S.030). View of the entrance to the Francisco Terrace
Apartments. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1895, demolished in 1974. Text
on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Francisco Terrace Apartments. 4-2. Francisco
Terrace Apartments. Ext. Detail of entrance arch. Chicago, IL, USA. 1895,
1971. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910,
Manson, 1958, p.82. Acquired from the archives of the University of
Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. |
1205.113.0420 |
1957
|
Guggenheim
Museum during construction 1956-57 (1956 - S.400). Set of 27 historic
photographs. According to "The
Guggenheim," 2009, Hilla Rebay first approached Frank Lloyd Wright
in June 1943. He immediately began conceptual drawings, but it would take
over two years to revise and approve final drawings. On September 20, 1945
the model of the Guggenheim Museum was unveiled. From October 22 - December
13, 1953, the Guggenheim hosted the exhibit "Sixty
Years of Living Architecture." Wright designed, and Guggenheim built the
Usonian Exhibition House on the site of the
Guggenheim Museum. On May 4, 1956 Harry Guggenheim announced the beginning
of construction, and Ground was finally broken on August 14, 1956. The
Guggenheim Museum opened to the public on October 21, 1959, six months after
Wright's death. This set of 27 images were taken in February and July (and
possibly August) 1957 by Taliesin apprentice Samuel Matthews, who joined the
Fellowship in January 1954. Original 5 x 3.5 B&W photograph. 7.2 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
1205.58.1014 |
1957
|
Guggenheim Museum during
construction April-May 1957 (1956 - S.400). On May 4, 1956 Harry Guggenheim
announced the beginning of construction on the Guggenheim Museum, and Ground
was broken on August 14, 1956. The Guggenheim Museum opened to the public on
October 21, 1959, six months after Wright's death. Foundation has been
poured in the main Gallery section (foreground), and rebar is being set in
place for pouring the main Gallery floor. In the background, foundation
walls for the lower level are in progress (top left), while framework is
being built to support the concrete ceiling that will cap the lower level
(top right). 8 x 8.5 B&W photograph. |
1205.59.1114 |
1957
|
Guggenheim Museum during
construction June 1957 (1956 - S.400). On May 4, 1956 Harry Guggenheim
announced the beginning of construction on the Guggenheim Museum, and Ground
was broken on August 14, 1956. The Guggenheim Museum opened to the public on
October 21, 1959, six months after Wright's death. Work progresses on the
Museum. In the foreground, the ramp between the ground and first level is
complete. Main Gallery floor is storing piles of wood. On the Northeast end
of the complex the ceiling has been poured over the lower level, and the
ground level forms for the walls of the Monitor Building are in place. It is
interesting to note that the ceiling of the lower level on the far end is
now supporting a crane. 8.75 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.60.1114 |
1957
|
Guggenheim
Museum during construction June 1957 (1956 - S.400). On May 4, 1956 Harry
Guggenheim announced the beginning of construction on the Guggenheim Museum,
and Ground was broken on August 14, 1956. The Guggenheim Museum opened to
the public on October 21, 1959, six months after Wright's death. In the
foreground, the first level nears completion. The walls for the ground floor
Cafe in the
bottom right are complete. One the far end, the Monitor Building, the
ceiling for the ground floor is also near completing. 8.75 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1205.61.1114 |
1957
|
Guggenheim Museum during
construction June 1957 (1956 - S.400). On May 4, 1956 Harry Guggenheim
announced the beginning of construction on the Guggenheim Museum, and Ground
was broken on August 14, 1956. The Guggenheim Museum opened to the public on
October 21, 1959, six months after Wright's death. Fifth Avenue is to the
left, East 88th Street in the foreground, and East 89th Street is in the
background. In the foreground, the first level nears completion. The walls
for the ground floor Cafe in the bottom right are complete. One the far end, the Monitor
Building, the ceiling for the ground floor is also near completing. Original
8 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.101.1019 |
1957
|
Guggenheim Museum during
construction 1957 (1956 - S.400). Frank Lloyd Wright visits the Guggenheim
Museum and tours construction site with William Short. Wright looking to the
right of the camera. Caption glued to verso: "Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
88th St. and 5th Ave. Frank Lloyd Wright inspects construction of new museum
- he is shown with architect representative William Short - George N. Cohen,
President Euclid Construction C. and contract superintendent Charles W.
Spero. 9/6/57." Clipping taped to verso: "Problem - Wright and his assistant
talk things over. "Here for the first time," Wright declares, "you will see
twentieth-century arts and architecture in their true relation." "
Photographed by Sam Falk, The New York Times. 10 x 7.75 B&W photograph.
|
1205.63.0115 |
1957
|
Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1957
(1956 - S.400). Frank Lloyd Wright shows Guggenheim Museum plans to Charles
Cohan. Label taped to verso: "September 6, 1957 - Charles S. Cohan, left,
President of the Architects Display Building in Mountainside, New Jersey,
gets a first-hand view of plans for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from
its designer, Frank Lloyd Wright. The eminent American architect was
introduced by Mr. Cohan to an audience of architects and appliance
manufacturers at the Mountainside Architects Display Building." Original 8 x
10 B&W photograph. |
1205.130.0322 |
1957
|
Luxfer Prism Company Corporate
Office Building Revised 1957 (Project) (FLLW #9509.001). 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. 7.5 x 10.5 B&W
copy photograph. |
1149.03.0720 |
1957
|
Marin County Civic Center (S.416-417 -
1957). Aaron Green (left) and Frank Lloyd Wright (right) as they board
helicopter at the Clairmont Hotel, Berkeley, CA, April 27, 1957. "Aaron
Green with Frank Lloyd Wright and Helicopter rented to fly to San Francesco
airport after his lecture series at University of California, Berkeley, July
1957." Caption,
An Architecture For Democracy,
1990, p.21. "In early July, Mr. Wright was scheduled for a series of
lecturers at the University of California, Berkeley, and I was able to
arrange the initial meeting (with the Marin County architect search
committee) in conjuncture with that trip. The meeting was held in our San
Francisco office with members of the search committee and the Marin Board of
Supervisors..." Aaron Green, p.21. Published on page 21. In
Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco,
Paul Turner, 2016, "On April 27, Wright's last day in the Bay Area, He was
scheduled to give a seminar for architects at the university of Berkeley.
Aaron Green, making the arrangements for the visit, realized there wasn't
enough time to get to the San Francisco airport following the seminar...
After the seminar, Wright and Green returned to the Claremont, where
reporters... Continue... |
1205.75.0816 |
1957
|
Marin County Civic Center, San
Rafael, California, Perspective 1957, FLLW #5746 (S.416-417 - 1957).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Aerial Perspective for the Marin County Civic
Center. Two long wings connect the hills that rise from the ground. One wing
for the Administration and one for the Hall of Justice. They are circular on
the ends, and are connected in the center with a circle. Text: "Marin County
Government Center. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5746.01. Published
in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.506. Two original 10 x 8 B&W
photographs. |
1205.108.1219 (A & B) |
1957
|
Marin County Civic Center Post
Office, San Rafael, California, Plan and Elevation 1957, FLLW #5753 (S.415 -
1957). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Plan and Elevation for the Marin
County Civic Center Post Office. Although the building does not form a
complete circle, The appearance is circular in design. Upper illustration:
Plan. Lower illustration: Elevation. Text: "Plan. Elevation. Post Office
Building for Marin County Government Center. San Rafael. Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect." FLLW #5753.02. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.512. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.109.1219 |
1957
|
Monona Terrace Model - September
21, 1957. Caption on face: "Madison, Wis., Sept. 21 - Law Blocks Frank Lloyd
Wright Building - Gov. Thompson today signed a bill which prevents
construction by the city of Madison of a four million dollar civic
auditorium on Lake Monona. It prohibits construction of a building higher
than 20 feet on the state-owned shoreline. The Wright building (one of
several models shown above) would be 60 feet high. (AP Wire Photo) 1957."
Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. Acquired from the AP News archives. |
1205.46.1011 |
1957
|
Monona Terrace Site - September 21, 1957.
Proposed site for Monona Terrace, Madison Wisconsin, 1957. Clipping pasted
to verso: "Proposed site for FLW Madison Project which was dealt blow
Saturday. Cliff Hutchinson photo." Stamped on verso: "1957 Sep 21." Gov.
Thompson signed a bill which prevented construction by the city of Madison
of the four million dollar civic auditorium on Lake Monona. The law
prohibited construction of any building higher than 20 feet on the
state-owned shoreline. The proposed Wright designed building was 60 feet
high. Photographed by Cliff Hutchinson. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.87.0917 |
1957
|
Isabel Roberts Residence 1957
(1908 - S.150). Isabel Roberts was Frank Lloyd Wright's secretary,
bookkeeper and office manager in his Oak Park studio. View of the Dining
Room wing from the West, the Dining Room is on the left, Living Room is on
the right. Original 2" x 2" B&W negative, high res 21" x 21" digital image
and 8x10 B&W photograph. |
1205.70.0215 -1 |
1957
|
Isabel Roberts Residence 1957
(1908 - S.150). Isabel Roberts was Frank Lloyd Wright's secretary,
bookkeeper and office manager in his Oak Park studio. Detail view of the
Dining Room wing from the West, the Dining Room is on the left, the entrance
is up the stairs in the foreground then to the right. Note the 1-foot ruler
placed by the left hand mullion for scale. Original 2" x 2" B&W negative,
high res 21" x 21" digital image and 8x10 B&W photograph. |
1205.70.0215 -2 |
1957
|
Isabel Roberts Residence 1957
(1908 - S.150). Isabel Roberts was Frank Lloyd Wright's secretary,
bookkeeper and office manager in his Oak Park studio. Viewed from the
Southwest. The Living Room is on the left, screened Porch is on the right.
Original 2" x 2" B&W negative, high res 21" x 21" digital image and 8x10 B&W
photograph. |
1205.70.0215 -3 |
1957
|
Isabel Roberts Residence 1957
(1908 - S.150). Isabel Roberts was Frank Lloyd Wright's secretary,
bookkeeper and office manager in his Oak Park studio. Viewed from the West.
The Living Room is on the left, screened Porch is to the right. Original 2"
x 2" B&W negative, high res 21" x 21" digital image and 8x10 B&W photograph.
|
1205.70.0215 -4 |
1957
|
Frank
Lloyd Wright at
the Robie House (1906 - S.127) 1957. Clipping on verso: "A Couple of Pioneers.
Architect Frank
Lloyd Wright
stands by Robie House in Chicago, March 18, during a visit to the structure
which has been called "the cornerstone of modern architecture." The aging
pioneer and a committee seek to preserve the architectural landmark. The
Chicago Theological Seminary, owner of the building, plans to demolish the
structure to make room for a new dormitory. The building stands at 58th
street and South Woodlawn Avenue, on the south side. Associated Press Photo,
From Chicago. 3/18/57." 10.5 x 8 Print, High Res image. From the archives of
the Associated Press. |
1205.39.0410 |
1957
|
Frank Lloyd Wright
at the Robie House (1906 S.127) 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright visits the Robie
house on March 18, 1957 to attempt to stop the demolition of the Robie
House. The Chicago Theological Seminary, owner of the building, plans to
demolish the structure to make room for a new dormitory. Associated Press
Photo. 3/18/57. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. From the archives of the Associated
Press. |
1205.55.0614 |
1957
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at the Robie House (1906 S.127) 1957.
Frank Lloyd Wright visits the Robie house on March 18, 1957 to
attempt to stop the demolition of the Robie House. His arm is resting on the
wall, he has a cane in his right hand. The Chicago Theological Seminary,
owner of the building, plans to demolish the structure to make room for a
new dormitory. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.129.1121 |
1957
|
Robie House Photo #1 -
March 1957 - This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the
Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five
newspaper clipping about the same subject. |
1205.08.0302 |
1957
|
Robie House Photo #2 -
March 1957 |
1205.09.0302 |
1957
|
Robie House Photo #3 -
March 1957 |
1205.10.0302 |
1957
|
Robie House Photo #4 -
March 1957 |
1205.11.0302 |
1957
|
Robie House Photo #5 -
March 1957 |
1205.12.0302 |
1957
|
Robie House Photo #6 -
March 1957 |
1205.13.0302 |
1957
|
Robie House Photo #7 -
March 1957 |
1205.14.0302 |
1957
|
Robie House, Chicago, Illinois,
Circa 1957 (1906 - S.127). View of the Robie House from the Southwest. The
house in the background on the far left was demolished in 1960-61. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1906. Text on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd
(1869-1959). Frederick C. Robie House, front exterior. Chicago, Illinois.
1909. American Architecture." Acquired from the archives of the University
of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
|
1205.115.0920 (1-2) |
1957-58
|
Frank L. Smith Bank, Dwight, IL
1957-58 (1905 - S.111). View of the front elevation of the Frank L. Smith
Bank. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905. Frank L. Smith was born there
on November 24, 1867, and was chairman of the board of the First National
Bank of Dwight, until his death on August 30, 1950. The lanterns on either
side of the entryway have been removed. A neon sign in the lower right
window reads: "Frank L. Smith Agency," and "Real Estate Insurance." Note:
The reflections in the windows reveal automobiles from the mid fifties.
Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: : "West 20, US Arch. Wright.
Dwight, Ill. 1st National Bank, 1906. Ext. Andrew Photo #2798." Photographed
by Wayne Andrews. Original 8.75 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
1205.112.0220 |
1957
|
Dr. Robert G. Walton House, Modesto,
California, Perspective 1957, FLLW #5623 (1957 - S#421). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1957. Perspective for the Dr. Robert G. Walton Residence.
Constructed of concrete blocks, the elongated plan with the bedrooms at one
end of the house and the living space on the other end. Off the Living room
and 90 degrees is an additional bedroom. Text: "House For Dr. And Mrs. R. G.
Walton. Modesto, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5623.01.
Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.519. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.110.1219 |
1957
|
Dr. Robert G. Walton House, Modesto,
California, Plan 1957, FLLW #5623 (1957 - S#421). Photograph of original
drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1957. Grand and floor plan for the Dr. Robert G. Walton Residence.
Constructed of concrete blocks, the elongated plan with the bedrooms at one
end of the house and the living space on the other end. Off the Living room
and 90 degrees is an additional bedroom. Text: "House For Dr. And Mrs. R. G.
Walton. Modesto, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Additional
illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.519-520. Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1205.111.1219 |
1957
|
1) Duey & Julia Wright Residence,
Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 2, Plan 1957 (1956 - S.420) (FLLW #5831.04). Plot
Plan for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1957. In 1955, Wright utilized design elements from the Gerald M. Loeb
Residence for Scheme 1. Due to cost factors, it remained unbuilt. Scheme 2
turned the floor plan 90 degrees so that the circular living room projected
out onto the hillside. The revised design was a modified L-shaped Usonian.
Wright incorporated the circular living room with the rectangular bedroom
wing. The Living space included the living room, dining area, workspace
(kitchen) and library. The bedroom wing included four bedrooms and fourth
baths. Because of the soil in the hillside, a full basement was added below
the living room and library. Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. Duey E. Wright,
Wausau, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. FLLW, July 57. Plot Plan.
Sheet No. 1." 10 x 6.75 Color photograph. |
1205.124.1221 |
1957
|
2) Duey & Julia Wright Residence,
Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 2, Footings and Schematics 1957 (1956 - S.420)
(FLLW #5831.05). Footings, Heating and Plumbing Schematics for the Duey &
Julia Wright Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. In 1955,
Wright utilized design elements from the Gerald M. Loeb Residence for Scheme
1. Due to cost factors, it remained unbuilt. Scheme 2 turned the floor plan
90 degrees so that the circular living room projected out onto the hillside.
The revised design was a modified L-shaped Usonian. Wright incorporated the
circular living room with the rectangular bedroom wing. The Living space
included the living room, dining area, workspace (kitchen) and library. The
bedroom wing included four bedrooms and fourth baths. Because of the soil in
the hillside, a full basement was added below the living room and library.
Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. Duey E. Wright, Wausau, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect. FLLW, July 57. Footings, Heating & Plumbing. Sheet No. 2."
10 x 6.75 Color photograph. |
1205.125.1221 |
1957
|
3) Duey & Julia Wright Residence,
Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 2, General Plan 1957 (1956 - S.420). General Plan
for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1957. In 1955, Wright utilized design elements from the Gerald M. Loeb
Residence for Scheme 1. Due to cost factors, it remained unbuilt. Scheme 2
turned the floor plan 90 degrees so that the circular living room projected
out onto the hillside. The revised design was a modified L-shaped Usonian.
Wright incorporated the circular living room with the rectangular bedroom
wing. The Living space included the living room, dining area, workspace
(kitchen) and library. The bedroom wing included four bedrooms and fourth
baths. Because of the soil in the hillside, a full basement was added below
the living room and library. Test right: "Location of all walls, piers, etc.
is determined by the unit system upon which the building is designed. Unless
dimensioned otherwise, masonry walls are 8" thick and have one face on the
unit (or half unit) line. Wood partitions center on the unit (or half
unit)." "General Description. Masonry walls are standard 8" x 8" x 16"
concrete blocks. Floors are 3" concrete, smooth trowel finish, raked on
unit lines, integrally colored. Interior partitions are 3/8" plywood on both
sides of 2" x 4" flatwise. Living room pitched ceiling is plywood & batten.
All other ceilings are sand finish plaster. Pitched roof surfaces are wood
shingles." Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. Duey E. Wright, Wausau, Wisconsin.
Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. FLLW, July 57. General Plan. Sheet No. 3." 10
x 6.5 Color photograph. |
1205.126.1221 |
1957
|
4) Duey & Julia Wright Residence,
Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 2, Elevations 1957 (1956 - S.420) (FLLW #5831.04).
Four elevations for the Duey & Julia Wright Residence, North. East. West.
South. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. In 1955, Wright utilized
design elements from the Gerald M. Loeb Residence for Scheme 1. Due to cost
factors, it remained unbuilt. Scheme 2 turned the floor plan 90 degrees so
that the circular living room projected out onto the hillside. The revised
design was a modified L-shaped Usonian. Wright incorporated the circular
living room with the rectangular bedroom wing. The Living space included the
living room, dining area, workspace (kitchen) and library. The bedroom wing
included four bedrooms and fourth baths. Because of the soil in the
hillside, a full basement was added below the living room and library. Text:
"North. East. West. South. House for Mr. And Mrs. Duey E. Wright, Wausau,
Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. FLLW, July 57. Elevations. Sheet
No. 4." 10 x 6.5 Color photograph. |
1205.127.1221 |
1957
|
5) Duey & Julia Wright Residence,
Wausau, Wisconsin, Scheme 2, Workspace 1957 (1956 - S.420) (FLLW #5831.04).
Floor plan and elevations of the workspace for the Duey & Julia Wright
Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. In 1955, Wright utilized
design elements from the Gerald M. Loeb Residence for Scheme 1. Due to cost
factors, it remained unbuilt. Scheme 2 turned the floor plan 90 degrees so
that the circular living room projected out onto the hillside. The revised
design was a modified L-shaped Usonian. Wright incorporated the circular
living room with the rectangular bedroom wing. The Living space included the
living room, dining area, workspace (kitchen) and library. The bedroom wing
included four bedrooms and fourth baths. Because of the soil in the
hillside, a full basement was added below the living room and library. Text:
"House for Mr. And Mrs. Duey E. Wright, Wausau, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect. FLLW, July 57. Workspace. Sheet No. 8." 10 x 6.5 Color
photograph. |
1205.128.1221 |
1957
|
Wright at 89, 1957. 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. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.44.0811 |
1957
|
Wright at 89 (1957). Wright wearing a gray
suit, white shirt and a neckerchief tie. He is facing to the right,
laughing. His left hand is on his chin. Stamped on verso: "Apr 12 1957. Ray Matjasic, Staff Phonograph, Cleveland Plain Dealer." Acquired from the
archives of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Original 7 x 9 B&W photograph. |
1205.76.0417 |
1957
|
Wright at 89 (1957). Frank Lloyd
Wright holds news conference at Taliesin West, circa 1957. Wright is dressed
in a suit, with a scarf around his neck. He is directing one of the newsmen,
pointing with his left hand. There is a grand piano in the background. Hand
written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright
discusses how he things T.V. Show should be." Stamped on verso: "Howard
Dewald, Phoenix Arizona. Neg. No. 1." Label pasted to verso: "Globe Photos,
275 7th Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10001." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.74.0416 |
1957
|
Wright at 89 (1957). Frank Lloyd
Wright holds news conference at Taliesin West, circa 1957. Wright is dressed
in a dark suit, vest, tie and overcoat. He has a cane in his right hand and
is holding it straight up in the air. He is standing behind the Memorial to
Svet, William Wesley Peters' first wife. In 1946 when Peters' son Brandoch
was four years old, Svetlana and son Daniel, were killed in an automobile
accident at Taliesin. Wright designed this memorial to Svet, located on the
Sunset Terrace at Taliesin West. The triangle shape, originally of redwood,
supports three plowshare discs. Looking South into the dessert, which within
a few decades would be fully developed. The triangle swimming pool is to the
right. Stamped on verso: "Howard Dewald, Phoenix Arizona. Neg. No. 7." Label
pasted to verso: "Globe Photos, 275 7th Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10001." Original 8
x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.72.0116 |
1957
|
Wright at 89 (1957). Frank Lloyd
Wright holds news conference at Taliesin West, circa 1957. Wright being
filmed walking on the Sunset Terrace toward the Breezeway. Wright is dressed
in a dark suit, vest and tie. White handkerchief in his breast pocket. He is
walking toward the left. Camera man is in the jeep to the left. Stamped on
verso: "Howard Dewald, Phoenix Arizona. Neg. No. 11." "Globe Photos, 275 7th
Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10001." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.73.0116 |
1957
|
Wright at 89 (1957).
Frank Lloyd Wright holds news conference at Taliesin West, circa 1957.
Wright is dressed in a dark suit, vest and tie. White handkerchief in his
breast pocket. He has a cane in his right hand, and is walking toward the
left of the camera. Drafting boards are on the left and the right, and the
drafting room at Taliesin West can be seen in the background. Behind Wright
is a TV camera for NBC Phoenix affiliate KVAR. Channel 12 was changed to
KVAR in 1955, then changed again in 1959 to KTAR-TV. One of the TV crew
members is holding a sign that reads "But it Takes Boldness." Stamped on
verso: "Howard Dewald, Phoenix Arizona. Neg. No. 15." "Gilloon Agency, 570
Fifth Avenue, New York 36, N. Y." "Globe Photos, 275 7th Ave., N.Y., N.Y.
10001." (Possibly related to 1205.44?) Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.69.1015 |
1957
|
Frank Lloyd
Wright at 90 (AP wirephoto) (June 8,
1957). Caption reads: "Spring Green, Wis., June 8 - Wright Celebrates 88th Birthday,
Frank Lloyd Wright, the world famous architect, posed with his wife, Olgivanna
(right), and his daughter Iovanna, at his 88th birthday celebration here
tonight. Over 125 guests toasted Wright as he spoke of his commission
from King Faisal of Iraq to design and plan a cultural center on a Tigris
River island in Bagdad. He called the commission a wonderful present." This photo is
also published in the Saturday Evening Post, 2/4/61, Pg 38. |
1957.00.0500 |
1957
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Wright at 90 (1957). Spring Green
honors Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright is holding a card in his hands. His is
looking to the left of the camera, standing next to the mayor of Spring
Green Wisconsin. There is a pen in his right hand, a pair of glasses in his
left. Caption printed on the face: "Spring Green, Wis., June 29 (1957)
-
Town honors Frank Lloyd Wright - Spring Green marking centennial, pain
tribute today to Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who has summer home and
studio nearby. Wright, at left, is with Spring Green Mayor Archie Fleming.
(AP Wire-..." Stamped on verso: "Jul 1 1957." Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
1205.93.0619 |
1957
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Frank
Lloyd Wright at
90. Photographed in 1957 by Edgar L. Obma. Published on the cover of "Frank
Lloyd Wright
Decorative Designs Collection"
Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation 1988. Similar view in "The Master Architect,
Conversations with
Frank Lloyd Wright"
Meehan 1984, Pg 313.
(See Obma Article.) Verso second photograph: Stamped Dec 9,
1986, (written) 3C, and stamped Feb 26, 1994, (written) D27. Two original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.26.0507 1205.35.1209 |
1957
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Frank
Lloyd Wright at 90. Photographed in 1957 by Edgar L. Obma.
Frank Lloyd Wright is at his desk, his elbow is resting on the arm of the
chair. He has a pencil in his right hand. He is looking just to the right of
the camera. Published on the cover of "Frank
Lloyd Wright
Decorative Designs Collection" Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation 1988. Similar view in "The Master Architect,
Conversations with Frank Lloyd Wright" Meehan 1984, Pg
313. Typed on verso: "Wright, Frank Lloyd. (Architect)." Two clippings
pasted to verso. Stamped on verso: "Sep 8 1989," and "Sep 14 1993." Original
8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.99.0819 |
1957
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Wright at 90 (1957). Wright is
standing behind a podium at Taliesin, arms outstretched. There is a stack of
notes on the podium, and prints atop a book shelf in the background. He was
working on the Baghdad project at the time. He was photographed for an
article in "Look Magazine"
entitled "A visit with Frank Lloyd Wright", published on September 17,
1957. This photograph is on pages 32-33. Photographed by Michael A. Vaccaro
on July 5, 1957. Stamped on
verso: "(C) Michael A. Vaccaro. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1957. Heller Gallery
(New York)."
Original 9.75 x 8 B&W print. |
1205.40.0510 |
1957
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Wright at 90. Wright stands
behind a podium at Taliesin, he is gesturing with his left hand, pointing
out and up. There is a stack of notes on the podium, prints atop a book shelf
in the background. He was working on the Baghdad project at the time. It was
photographed for an article in "Look Magazine" entitled "A visit with Frank
Lloyd Wright", published on September 17, 1957. Photographed by Michael A. Vaccaro on July 5, 1957. Similar image is on page 32. 7 x 4.9 print, High
res digital image. |
1205.30.0609 |
1957
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Wright at 90 (1957). Frank Lloyd
Wright, San Rafael, California, August 2, 1957 (Marin County Civic Center,
1957 - S.415-417). Wright most likely on the grounds of the
Marin County
Civic Center, San Rafael, California. He is looking above the camera to the
left, pointing in the same direction with his cane. Caption printed on
verso, "International News Soundphoto - (8/2/57) - San Rafael, Calif...
Waving his cane in anger, Frank Lloyd Wright, distinguished architect, is
shown leaving Marin Board of Supervisors meeting after accusations that he
was politically inclined towards communism, a charge he vehemently denies...
San Francisco Examiner. Photo by George Wheeler." Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
1205.68.0815 |
C 1957
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Wright at 90 (Circa 1957).
Frank Lloyd Wright is looking off to the right, past the camera. He is
wearing a dark suite, dark tie and hat and appears to be in the middle of a
conversation. Numerous clippings taped to the verso stamped from 1985 to
1992. Clipping stamped "May 31 1992," "Happy Birthday. The 125th
birthday anniversary of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright will be
celebrated in his hometown with events including a highway dedication,
special stamp cancellation, tours and entertainment." Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1205.95.0719 |
1957
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Wright at 90. Family portrait at
Taliesin. Wright is seated looking to the left. Olgivanna is in the center,
her head is turned to the right, but looking at the camera. Iovanna is on
the floor seated on the left, looking directly into the camera. Verso: "For
release: Monday A.M.'s, September 2, 1957. New York Bureau. Family Man.
Madison, Wisc.: Posing for his first family portrait, world renowned
architect Frank Lloyd Wright is the picture of patriarchal dignity in his
home near Madison, WI. Wright, one of the pioneers in the development of
modern architecture, is shown with his wife, Olgivanna, and daughter Iovanna
(left), youngest of his eight children. He posed for the portrait for an
article appearing in the new issue of Look Magazine. (This picture is
released for publication in United States and Canadian newspapers for a
period of two weeks and is subject to mandatory credit to Look Magazine).
Credit (Look Magazine photo from United Press) 8/30/57. For release: Monday
A.M.'s, September 2, 1957." Stamped Sep 3, 1957. It was photographed for an
article in "Look Magazine" entitled "A visit with Frank Lloyd Wright"",
published on September 17, 1957. Photographed by Michael A. Vaccaro around
July 5, 1957. Published on page 30. (See S#1205.30) 7.7 x 10 print, High res
digital image. |
1205.31.0609 |
1957
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Wright at 90 (1957). Family portrait at
Taliesin. Wright is seated looking to the left. Olgivanna is in the center,
her head is turned to the right, but looking at the camera. Iovanna is on
the floor seated on the left, looking directly into the camera. Label pasted
to verso: "First Family Portrayed. Frank Lloyd Wright, (and family) the
worlds most famous architect, agreed to pose for his first family portrait
for an article in the new issue of Look Magazine, but he warned "You will be
surprised how little these pictures will actually show." He is with his
wife, Olgivanna, and their daughter Iovanna, youngest of his eight
children." Stamped on verso: "Aug 31, 1957." also: "Look Magazine. Division
of Cowles Magazines, Inc. New York." Clipping pasted to verso: "Olgivanna
(center) posed with Wright and their youngest daughter, Iovanna, for Look
magazine in 1957." Stamped on clipping: "Mar 1 - 1985." Photographed for an
article in "Look Magazine"
entitled "A visit with Frank Lloyd Wright"", published on September 17,
1957. Photographed by Michael A. Vaccaro around July 5, 1957. Published on
page 30. (See S#1205.30)
8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.88.0218 |
1957
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Wright at 90 (1957). Mr. & Mrs.
Wright meeting with Anne Baxter (left) and Charlton Heston (to the right of
Anne) at Taliesin West. Anne Baxter was Wright's grand daughter and an
actress. In 1956 Baxter stared as Nefretiri the Egyptian queen, opposite
Charlton Heston and Yul Brenner in "The Ten Commandments". Baxter and Heston
acted together again in "Three Violent People". It was released in late 1956
and early 1957. Set in the American West after the Civil War, Charlton
Heston was an ex-Confederate officer Colt Saunders who returns to the family
ranch with his new bride Lorna Hunter (Anne Baxter) and faces problems from
carpetbaggers and his jealous brother, and a secret from Baxter's past. One
the verso, is hand written "Press Interview". The gentleman between Heston
and Wright is wearing a badge (star) that reads "Sheriff Posse". This would
indicate the press interview was for "Three Violent People". Stamped "From
the Jimmy Starr Collection". Jimmy Starr (1904 - 1990) was an American
screenwriter and columnist. Starr worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood
during the 1930s. During the 1940s he worked as a film writer and columnist,
providing reviews and insights into the film world. After retirement from
the Hollywood scene, Starr moved to Phoenix, Arizona. (Note: Also in 1957
Wright designed...
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1205.32.0709 |
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Wright at 90 (1957). Wright
meeting Charlton Heston and his grand daughter Anne Baxter (center) possibly
at Taliesin West. In 1956 Baxter stared as Nefretiri the Egyptian queen,
opposite Charlton Heston and Yul Brenner in "The Ten Commandments". Baxter
and Heston acted together again in "Three Violent People". It was released
in late 1956 and early 1957. Set in the American West after the Civil War,
Charlton Heston was an ex-Confederate officer Colt Saunders who returns to
the family ranch with his new bride Lorna Hunter (Anne Baxter) and faces
problems from carpetbaggers and his jealous brother, and a secret from
Baxter's past. Heston and Baxter held a press conference at Taliesin (1205.32)
and this could possibly been in the evening, as Wright was fond of
entertaining guests. Wright is wearing the same suite jacket and scarf. 5 x
6.25 print, High res digital image. |
1205.33.0709 |
1957
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Wright
at 90 (Circa 1957). Mr. & Mrs. Wright are holding hands as they arrive at
Taliesin. He is holding a cane and looking at the camera. She is looking at
him. The Wisconsin hillside can be seen in the background. 8 x
10 print, High res digital image. |
1205.34.0709 |
1957
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Wright at 89 (1957). Frank Lloyd
Wright in the Courtyard at Taliesin Spring Green. Wright is wearing a dark
suite and white hat, and facing to the right. He appears to be speaking to a
small group of visitors. His Bedroom is to the right, the fireplace mass for
his bedroom fireplace is behind him is on the left. Clipping pasted to
verso: "When Spring Green paid homage to its most famous resident recently,
it was a wonderful opportunity for the curious and the sincerely interested
to visit Taliesin, the home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Thousands took
advantage of the chance to tour the home and grounds which spreads over many
acres in Sauk county. In doing so, they had a chance to see firsthand
examples of Wright's "organic architecture." The present villa at Taliesin
is the successor to others which were damaged or destroyed by fires. It is a
magnificent rambling structure of stone and wood, built on a foundation of
gravel or rather than concrete. As visitors found, it has eye appeal as well
as fame." Caption: "Architect Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin." Stamped on
clipping: "Fr July 12 1957." There are also clippings stamped "1974, 1979,
1986." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.94.0619 |
1957
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Taliesin, Spring Green, Sculptured
Bust of Frank Lloyd Wright 1957 (Taliesin III 1925 - S.218). Bust of Wright
setting in the Garden Court at Taliesin, Spring Green. Text hand written on
verso: "Head of Frank Lloyd Wright on grounds of Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisc. Stamped on verso: "Jul 16 1957." Possibly photographed during the open
house at Taliesin, on July 12, 1957 (S#1205.94).
During a visit to Taliesin in 2016, it was seen in the Living Room at
Taliesin (ST# 2016.26.0218 -86). Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
1205.97.0719 |
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Taliesin, Spring Green, Frank Lloyd
Wright's Study 1957 (Taliesin III 1925 - S.218). Visitors quizzically study
items on Wright's desk. On July 12, when Spring Green paid homage to its
most famous resident, Frank Lloyd Wright opened Taliesin to visitors.
Thousands took advantage of the chance to tour the home and grounds of
Taliesin. Wright's Studio was the only room that allowed visitors. Text hand
written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright - Homes of." Clipping pasted to verso:
"Here is Wright's desk in his study, the only room in the main villa in
which visitors were allowed. Stone forms what room walls there are." Stamped
on clipping: "Fr Jul 12 1957." Original 8.5 x 11 B&W photograph. |
1205.98.0819 |
1957
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Wright at 89 (1957). Family portrait
of Frank Lloyd Wright, Olgivanna and Iovanna at Taliesin, Spring Green.
Wright is wearing a suite, and looking to the right. Clipping pasted to
verso: "Wright posed for the formal portrait with his wife, Olgivanna, and
daughter, Iovanna. His wife, a Montenegrin, was a dancer. Wright married her
after a lengthy leagal battle with an earlier spouse, Miriam Noel Wright.
Their daughter plays the harp." Stamped on clipping: "Fr July 12 1957."
There are also clippings stamped "1959, 1960." Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
1205.96.0719 |
1957
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Taliesin, Spring Green Loggia
1957 (Taliesin III 1925 - S.218). View of the Loggia Room. To the left is a
Wright designed Usonian "coffee table," seen in many of Wright's Usonian
homes. One sits in the same spot
today.
Three Wright designed barrel chairs are in the center and to the right.
Clipping pasted to verso: "This is the living room of Wright's quarters. For
many years owners of Wright designed homes had difficulty obtaining
furniture that would fit in with his designs. Ultimately, he designed his
own furniture, which was introduced with great fanfare a few years ago."
(Most likely referring to Heritage
Henredon.) Stamped on clipping: "Jul 12 1957." Clipping pasted to verso:
"A view of the living room of Frank Lloyd Wright's quarters at Taliesin East
at Spring Green, Wisc." Stamped on clipping: "Su Jan 10 1988." Hand written
on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright - Homes of." Original 11 x 8 B&W photograph. |
1205.92.0319 |
1957
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Frank Lloyd Wright in Drafting Room,
Taliesin, Spring Green, 1957. Photographed by Al Krescanko (1927-2005),
staff photographer for S. C. Johnson. "At the time he took the pictures of
Wright touring the Administration Building and in his drafting room at
Taliesin, Krescanko didn't think of Wright as much more than just one in a
long line of famous people he photographed during his career at SC Johnson.
"It didn't faze me because I'd photographed some other architects who were
big and famous. My job was a lot of celebrities," Krescanko recalls." From
an article by Mark Hertzberg, Journal Times, December 2, 2002. Wright in
Drafting Room, Taliesin, Spring Green. Wright is facing to the right,
studying drawings in front of him. Reproduction of a print signed: "FLLW /
57." Published in "Apprentice to Genious," Tafel, 1978, p.170. Original 11 x
14 B&W photograph. |
1205.133.0922 |
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Frank Lloyd Wright in Drafting Room,
Taliesin, Spring Green, 1957. Photographed by Al Krescanko (1927-2005),
staff photographer for S. C. Johnson. "At the time he took the pictures of
Wright touring the Administration Building and in his drafting room at
Taliesin, Krescanko didn't think of Wright as much more than just one in a
long line of famous people he photographed during his career at SC Johnson.
"It didn't faze me because I'd photographed some other architects who were
big and famous. My job was a lot of celebrities," Krescanko recalls." From
an article by Mark Hertzberg, Journal Times, December 2, 2002. Wright in
Drafting Room, Taliesin, Spring Green. Wright is facing to the right,
studying drawings in front of him. Reproduction of a print signed: "FLLW /
57." Published in "Apprentice to Genious," Tafel, 1978, p.170. This
photograph
includes a copy of a letter from Eugene Masselink to Al Krescanko. Original
11 x 14 B&W photograph. |
1205.80.0817 |
1957
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Frank Lloyd Wright in Drafting Room,
Taliesin, Spring Green, 1957. Photographed by Al Krescanko (1927-2005),
staff photographer for S. C. Johnson. "At the time he took the pictures of
Wright touring the Administration Building and in his drafting room at
Taliesin, Krescanko didn't think of Wright as much more than just one in a
long line of famous people he photographed during his career at SC Johnson.
"It didn't faze me because I'd photographed some other architects who were
big and famous. My job was a lot of celebrities," Krescanko recalls." From
an article by Mark Hertzberg, Journal Times, December 2, 2002. Wright in
Drafting Room, Taliesin, Spring Green. Wright is facing to the right,
leaning on his left arm, studying drawings in front of him. In the
background on the wall is a drawing of The Gordon Strong Automobile
Objective (project) and March Balloons. In the foreground are tubes from the
S. C. Johnson Headquarters. Al Krescanko was the staff photographer for S.
C. Johnson. Photographed at the same time as S.1205.80. Reproduction of a
print signed: "FLLW / 57." Original 11 x 14 B&W photograph. |
1205.134.0922 |
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Wright at 90 (1957). Wright
interviewed at WTTW, Mile High drawing behind him. Clipping on verso:
(Stamped Oct 25, 1957) "This "spectacular" will feature a conversation
between Frank Lloyd Wright and Carl Sandburg and a story of modern
architecture as told by George Edson Danforth. Alistair "Omnibus" Cooke will
be host and emcee on the program. Live on WTTW..." This was photographed
before the "live" interview on October 29, 1957. Possibly an earlier
interview at WTTW in 1956 or 1957, or a few days before the October 29th
interview in preparation for, or for the promotion of the live interview. On
October 29, 1957, Wright and Carl Sandburg were interviewed by Alistair
Cooke for the program "Chicago Dynamic", which was broadcast on WTTW
Chicago. For the complete interview see
The
Master Architect, Meehan, 1984, pages 254-270. Illustration of Mile High
Building in background. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times.
Original 8 x 10 B&W print. Two copies. |
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Wright at 90 (1957). October 29,
1957, Chicago, IL. Two of the country's most distinguished citizens,
architect Frank Lloyd Wright (left) and poet Carl Sandburg, pose after
appearing on a television forum for the first time together. They talked
about modern architecture with Alistair Cooke on "Omnibus." On October 29,
1957, | | | |