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It is considered the oldest standing high-rise building in Chicago. Edward C. Waller, a client of Wright's, managed the Rookery Building in 1905 and retained Wright in 1905 to remodel the Entryway and Lobby. Wright's offices were located in the building from 1898-1899. The geometric design in this panel was incorporated into the balusters in the interior stair tower and in the balcony in the main lobby. Wright removed most of Root's original iron ornamentation in the lobby and entryway and simplified it with geometric designs. He also encased much of Root's elaborate wrought iron finishes with white carved and gilded Carrara marble. He also added large prairie styled urns and designed hanging light fixtures. Providence Architectural Artifacts, Inc., Chicago. 24.25" Wide x 33.5" High x .5" Deep. 0009.08.1118 1891 James Charnley Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Decorative Frieze Panel 1891 (1891 - S.009). Original decorative wood frieze panel from the James Charnley Residence. Designed in 1891 by Frank Lloyd Wright. James Charnley was a wealthy lumberman who was a personal friend of Louis Sullivan. Frank Lloyd Wright was the chief draftsman at the time for the architectural firm of Adler and Sullivan. This panel was originally located beneath the inset balcony on the second level of the front facade. There are eight columns supporting the roof of the projecting portion of the balcony. Beneath each column under the balcony are eight decorative "supports"�. This piece is one of eight end caps. This design appears on the ends and three sides as-well-as the back space between the supports. A similar design is on the front facade of the balcony and is repeated seven times. In 1986 the Charnley Residence was purchased by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and subsequently went through an extensive renovation. This piece was removed during the renovation. After arriving in Chicago, Frank Lloyd Wright was hired as a draftsman with Joseph Lyman Silsbee who he had collaborated with on Unity Chapel (1886 - S.000) in Spring Green. His employment with Silsbee was short lived after... Continue... 0011.13.0823 1894  Roloson Rowhouses Baluster. By the late 30s these houses had long been forgotten as Frank Lloyd Wright's work. They were rediscovered in 1940 when Grant Carpenter Manson "happened upon them while driving along Calumet Avenue looking for some early Adler and Sullivan buildings". Robert W. Roloson purchased four rowhouses and commissioned Wright to remodel them in 1894. This was Wright's 26th project (Storrer 026).  Manson indicates that Roloson commissioned Wright to "design the houses... on property which he wanted to improve.  The idea of erecting identical row houses..." Henry-Russell Hitchcock, "In The Nature of Material" Page 108, says they were "Remodeled as apartments".  This baluster is very similar to the design used in the Nathan G. Moore Residence (1895). Wright often used identical or similar forms in commissions of approximately the same date. An example is the same wall sconce used in the Little Residence, Peoria (1902) and in the Dana Residence (1902). In 1981, fire gutted the interior and the structure was neglected. Under the assumption that the building would be torn down, the building's ornamental items were scavenged. "Robert W. Roloson Houses" was published in 1979. Grant Carpenter Manson writes extensively about the Rolson... Continue... 0016.01.0606 1895 Francisco Terrace Apartments Terra Cotta block 1895 (1895 - S.030). Original Frank Lloyd Wright designed terra cotta block salvaged from the facade of the Francisco Terrace Apartments when it was demolished in March 1974. One of Frank Lloyd Wright's early clients was real estate attorney and developer Edward Waller. After completing the Waller (S.031) and Francisco Terrace Apartments in 1895, Wright remodeled Waller's home (S.047) in River Forest in 1899. Two years later, Wright designed the Waller Gates (S.065) and Stables (S.066). The Gates still stand, but the house and stable were demolished. Waller also managed the Rookery Building (S.113) in Chicago, and in 1905, he commissioned Wright to remodel the entrance and extensive interior lobby. Waller owned 2,000 acres between the northern end of Lake Michigan in Lake Charleviox. In 1909, Wright designed a Bathing (Swimming) Pavillion (S.166) with a view of Lake Michigan. It was destroyed by fire in the early 1920s. Waller's son hired Wright to design the Midway Gardens (S.180) in 1913. According to Devereux Bowly, The Poorhouse: Subsidized Housing in Chicago, after Waller past away in 1931, the Francisco Terrace Apartments were subdivided and sold off as twenty-two separate parcels. As the west side of Chicago deteriorated... Continue... 0018.46.1118 1895 Francisco Terrace Apartments Terra Cotta block 1895 (1895 - S.030). Original Frank Lloyd Wright designed terra cotta block salvaged from the facade of the Francisco Terrace Apartments when it was demolished in March 1974. One of Frank Lloyd Wright's early clients was real estate attorney and developer Edward Waller. After completing the Waller (S.031) and Francisco Terrace Apartments in 1895, Wright remodeled Waller's home (S.047) in River Forest in 1899. Two years later, Wright designed the Waller Gates (S.065) and Stables (S.066). The Gates still stand, but the house and stable were demolished. Waller also managed the Rookery Building (S.113) in Chicago, and in 1905, he commissioned Wright to remodel the entrance and extensive interior lobby. Waller owned 2,000 acres between the northern end of Lake Michigan in Lake Charleviox. In 1909, Wright designed a Bathing (Swimming) Pavillion (S.166) with a view of Lake Michigan. It was destroyed by fire in the early 1920s. Waller's son hired Wright to design the Midway Gardens (S.180) in 1913. According to Devereux Bowly, The Poorhouse: Subsidized Housing in Chicago, after Waller past away in 1931, the Francisco Terrace Apartments were subdivided and sold off as twenty-two separate parcels. As the west side of Chicago deteriorated... Continue... 0018.47.1118 1895 Francisco Terrace Apartments Decorative Terra Cotta block 1895 (1895 - S.030). Original Frank Lloyd Wright designed terra cotta block salvaged from the facade of the Francisco Terrace Apartments when it was demolished in March 1974. From the street a decorative terra cotta archway opened into a central open courtyard. The Francisco Terrace Apartments were built around a central courtyard. Most units had a front and back door. The front door opened into the garden courtyard. Stairways were located within four towers at the interior corners. The stairways opened onto an upper balcony that framed the courtyard. This decorative terra cotta design was above the opening from the stairwell to the balcony on all four corners, allowing additional light into the stairwell. These pieces were decorative on both the inside and outside. This was one of eight original pieces. Edward Waller was one of Frank Lloyd Wright's early clients. He was a real estate attorney and developer. After completing the Waller (S.031) and Francisco Terrace Apartments in 1895, Wright remodeled Waller's home (S.047) in River Forest in 1899. Two years later, Wright designed the Waller Gates (S.065) and Stables (S.066). The Gates still stand, but the house and stable were demolished. Waller also managed the Rookery Building in Chicago... Continue... 0018.54.1020 1895 Francisco Terrace Apartments Decorative Terra Cotta block 1895 (1895 - S.030). Original Frank Lloyd Wright designed terra cotta block salvaged from the facade of the Francisco Terrace Apartments when it was demolished in March 1974. From the street a decorative terra cotta archway opened into a central open courtyard. The Francisco Terrace Apartments were built around the central courtyard. Most units had a front and back door. The front door opened into the garden courtyard. Stairways were located within four towers on all four interior corners. The stairways opened onto an upper balcony that framed the courtyard. Terra cotta pieces were finished on the interior and exterior sides. Decorative Terra Cotta sets were part of the stairway towers on all four corners of the courtyard. Thirteen pieces made one complete set. Eight sets in all, two in each corner. Four sets were used in the 1978 reconstruction of the Francisco Terrace Apartments in Oak Park. Four sets were left unused. This piece formed the center column of the design and was one of eight original pieces. After nearly eight decades, and years of neglect the Francisco Terrace Apartments were demolished in March, 1974. With foresight, original decorative elements were saved. According to Sinkevitch... Continue... 0017.01.0123 1895 Francisco Terrace Apartments Decorative Terra Cotta block 1895 (1895 - S.030). Original Frank Lloyd Wright designed terra cotta block salvaged from the facade of the Francisco Terrace Apartments when it was demolished in March 1974. From the street a decorative terra cotta archway opened into a central open courtyard. The Francisco Terrace Apartments were built around the central courtyard. Most units had a front and back door. The front door opened into the garden courtyard. Stairways were located within four towers on all four interior corners. The stairways opened onto an upper balcony that framed the courtyard. Terra cotta pieces were finished on the interior and exterior sides. Decorative Terra Cotta sets were part of the stairway towers on all four corners of the courtyard. Thirteen pieces made one complete set. Eight sets in all, two in each corner. Four sets were used in the 1978 reconstruction of the Francisco Terrace Apartments in Oak Park. Four sets were left unused. This piece formed the center left or right side of the design and was one of sixteen original pieces. After nearly eight decades, and years of neglect the Francisco Terrace Apartments were demolished in March, 1974. With foresight, original decorative elements were saved. According to Sinkevitch and... Continue... 0017.02.0123 1895 Francisco Terrace Apartments Terra Cotta Cornice Inside Corner Panel, 1895 (1895 - S.030). Original Frank Lloyd Wright designed terra cotta cornice panel salvaged from the facade of the Francisco Terrace Apartments when it was demolished in March 1974. The ornamental cornice was hand-sculptured by Kristian Schneider for the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, Chicago, Illinois. One of Frank Lloyd Wright's early clients was real estate attorney and developer Edward Waller. After completing the Waller (S.031) and Francisco Terrace Apartments in 1895, Wright remodeled Waller's home (S.047) in River Forest in 1899. Two years later, Wright designed the Waller Gates (S.065) and Stables (S.066). The Gates still stand, but the house and stable were demolished. Waller also managed the Rookery Building in Chicago, and in 1905, he commissioned Wright to remodel the entrance and extensive interior lobby. Waller owned 2,000 acres between the northern end of Lake Michigan in Lake Charleviox. In 1909, Wright designed a Bathing (Swimming) Pavillion (S.166) with a view of Lake Michigan. It was destroyed by fire in the early 1920s. Waller's son hired Wright to design the Midway Gardens (S.180) in 1913. According to Devereux Bowly, The Poorhouse: Subsidized... Continue... 0017.03.1023 1895 Francisco Terrace Apartments Terra Cotta Cornice Fragment 1895 (1895 - S.030). Original FLW designed terra cotta cornice fragment salvaged from the facade of the Francisco Terrace Apartments when it was demolished in March 1974. The ornamental cornice was hand-sculptured by Kristian Schneider for the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, Chicago, Illinois. One of Frank Lloyd Wright's early clients was real estate attorney and developer Edward Waller. After completing the Waller (S.031) and Francisco Terrace Apartments in 1895, Wright remodeled Waller's home (S.047) in River Forest in 1899. Two years later, Wright designed the Waller Gates (S.065) and Stables (S.066). The Gates still stand, but the house and stable were demolished. Waller also managed the Rookery Building in Chicago, and in 1905, he commissioned Wright to remodel the entrance and extensive interior lobby. Waller owned 2,000 acres between the northern end of Lake Michigan in Lake Charleviox. In 1909, Wright designed a Bathing (Swimming) Pavillion (S.166) with a view of Lake Michigan. It was destroyed by fire in the early 1920s. Waller's son hired Wright to design the Midway Gardens (S.180) in 1913. According to Devereux Bowly, The Poorhouse: Subsidized Housing in Chicago... Continue... 0018.58.0321 1896 Isidore Heller Residence, (1896 - S.038) Chicago. Original exterior third floor painted plaster Sullivanesque capital fragments, two halves. These were removed and salvaged during restoration. Extreme damage to the plaster and paint, due to Chicago weather conditions, has been seen as early as 1964. There are three variations of Sullivanesque capitals on the exterior of the Heller residence. On the first floor, two capitals at the entrance. A second version is on the second floor, in two slight variations. The first atop four square brick columns, and the second atop six round bricks columns. The third variation is on the third floor. Six pairs of smaller colonettes are topped with large, spreading ornamental Sullivanesque plaster capitals. 12" wide x 5" deep x 7.25" high. Acquired from the Toomey/Treadway Galleries, Oak Park. See our Wright Study on the Heller Residence. 0022.40.0314 C 1900 E-Z Polish Glass Bottle Circa 1900s. A Blown in mold glass bottle with raised lettering. The E-Z Polish Factory is located a quarter mile from the Wright designed Francisco Terrace and Waller Apartments. Little remains of Frank Lloyd Wright's original design for the E-Z Polish Factory, designed in 1905 for William and Darwin Martin. This bottle is most likely pre Frank Lloyd Wright designed building. Raised text on front: "Trade Mark, E-Z, Martin&Martin, Chicago, U.S.A." Raised text on Back: "Trade Mark, E-Z." 5.6" Tall x 2.6" Wide x 1.7" Deep. 0041.29.0319 1902 Dana House, Springfield, Illinois, Exterior Frieze Fragment, 1902 (1902 - S.072). Original exterior frieze fragment from the Susan Dana House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. The exterior frieze, created of plaster and then painted, ran along the upper portion of the exterior walls. In 1981 the State of Illinois purchased the Dana-Thomas House from Charles C. Thomas Publishers. Salvaged from Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana House during restoration in the 1970-1980s. 6.5 x 3.75 x 2. 0052.39.0525 1902/1990  Dana House Roof Tile. Original 1902 clay tile removed during the 1981 restoration, and silk screened with the Prairie Sumac window design. Illustration by R. Raymond, 1983. Silk screened in September 1990. #31 out of 275. 6 x 14. 1990.45.0406 C 1906 E-Z Ola Watch Fob Circa 1906. Metal watch fob. The E-Z Polish Factory, located a quarter mile from the Wright designed Francisco Terrace and Waller Apartments, manufactured stove and show polish. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the E-Z Polish Factory in 1905 for William and Darwin Martin. An ad that ran in the January 20, 1906 "Boot and Show Recorder" read: "Join the E-Z-Ola Club. Benefits - increased respect from all. Admission to polished society. The club emblem is a handsome watch fob complete with leather strap and buckle. It's E-Z to join! Martin & Martin. Chicago." Text on face of fob: "I Am A Shining Member Of The E-Z-Ola Club." Verso: "E-Z-Ola Made By Martin & Martin Chicago." 1.5 x 1.5. 0064.24.0219 1908  Bitter Root Inn Remnant (Bitter Root Inn S.145). Concrete foundation remnants from the Bitter Root Inn. Designed in 1908, the Inn opened in October of 1909. The "apple boom" was on in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana. Investors from the east were wined and dined. They were given free rail passage and transportation where they were lavishly entertained at the Bitter Root Inn. Lodging, dinner and golf were free. So was the French wine. The boom was short lived. Blight destroyed much of the valley's crop in 1913. Law suits plagued the company. They filed for bankruptcy in 1916. It ceased as an inn, but was used as a dance hall and roadhouse. Finally on July 26, 1924, fire destroyed the Bitter Root Inn. 5 x 6.5 x 2.25. For more information on the Bitter Root Inn see our Wright Study. 0085.06.0909 C 1910 E-Z Stove Polish Souvenir Tin Art Tray, Circa 1910s. The E-Z Polish Factory is located a quarter mile from the Wright designed Francisco Terrace and Waller Apartments. Little remains of Frank Lloyd Wright's original design for the E-Z Polish Factory, designed in 1905 for William and Darwin Martin. Text on base: "This Souvenir Art Tray Is Presented With E-Z Stove Polish. The Great Invention for Shining Stoves. -- Shines for All Nations - Martin & Martin Mfr's. Chicago." Top side is brown. Bottom side is black with white letters. Oval tray 6.1 x 4.4 inches. 0094.57.0219 C 1910s E-Z Stove Polish Glass Bottle Circa 1910s. Glass bottle with raised lettering. The E-Z Polish Factory is located a quarter mile from the Wright designed Francisco Terrace and Waller Apartments. Little remains of Frank Lloyd Wright's original design for the E-Z Polish Factory, designed in 1905 for William and Darwin Martin. Raised lettering on front: "Trade Mark, E-Z Stove Polish. Does It Easy. Martin&Martin, Chicago." Raised lettering on Back: "Keep From Fire. Shake Before Using." Text on base: "2." 5.3" Tall x 2.6" Wide x 1.7" Deep. 0094.58.0219 C 1914  Midway Garden Dish (Midway Gardens, 1913 - S.180). Silver serving dish. Manufactured by Meriden Britannia Company. 5.5" x 1". Inner bowl 3.75". Circa 1914. For more information see our Wright Study. For more information on Midway Gardens and this dish see our Wright Study. 0124.11.0110 1917 1) Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, Terra Cotta Roof Tile 1917 (1916 - S.205). Original 1917 Ludowici Tile Company terra cotta roof tile from the Allen Residence. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Allen Residence in 1916. Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919-1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929-31). He was also editor of the Wichita Beacon. Designed in 1916, the Allens moved into the home in 1918 and continued to live in the home until 1947. Frank Lloyd Wright considered the Allen Residence "among my best," and is considered the last of the Prairie Houses. Ludowici Tile Company was the original manufacturer of the terra cotta roof tile. Original production date on face of tile: "4-23-17." Imprint on verso: "Ludowici Celadon Co. Chicago. Imperial Tile." Acquired from the collection of Howard Ellington, former executive director and current director emeritus of the restoration architect on the board of the Frank Lloyd Wright Allen House Foundation. This tile was preserved by Mr. Ellington after a renovation project on the Allen House. 8.75 x 10.75 x 1.125 0138.38.0822 1917 2) Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, Terra Cotta Roof Tile 1917 (1916 - S.205). Original 1917 Ludowici Tile Company terra cotta roof tile from the Allen Residence. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Allen Residence in 1916. Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919-1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929-31). He was also editor of the Wichita Beacon. Designed in 1916, the Allens moved into the home in 1918 and continued to live in the home until 1947. Frank Lloyd Wright considered the Allen Residence "among my best," and is considered the last of the Prairie Houses. Ludowici Tile Company was the original manufacturer of the terra cotta roof tile. Original production date on face of tile: "4-24-17." Imprint on verso: "Ludowici Celadon Co. Chicago. Imperial Tile." Acquired from the collection of Howard Ellington, former executive director and current director emeritus of the restoration architect on the board of the Frank Lloyd Wright Allen House Foundation. This tile was preserved by Mr. Ellington after a renovation project on the Allen House. 8.75 x 10.75 x 1.125 0138.39.0822 1917 3) Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, Terra Cotta Roof Tile 1917 (1916 - S.205). Original 1917 Ludowici Tile Company terra cotta roof tile from the Allen Residence. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Allen Residence in 1916. Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919-1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929-31). He was also editor of the Wichita Beacon. Designed in 1916, the Allens moved into the home in 1918 and continued to live in the home until 1947. Frank Lloyd Wright considered the Allen Residence "among my best," and is considered the last of the Prairie Houses. Ludowici Tile Company was the original manufacturer of the terra cotta roof tile. Original production date on face of tile: "4-25-17." Imprint on verso: "Ludowici Celadon Co. Chicago. Imperial Tile." Scratched into surface: "K4776." Bottom two corners are turned upward. Acquired from the collection of Howard Ellington, former executive director and current director emeritus of the restoration architect on the board of the Frank Lloyd Wright Allen House Foundation. This tile was preserved by Mr. Ellington after a renovation project on the Allen House. 8.75 x 10.75 x 1.125 0138.40.0822 1917 4-5) Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, Two Terra Cotta Roof Tiles 1917 (1916 - S.205). Original 1917 Ludowici Tile Company terra cotta roof tiles from the Allen Residence. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Allen Residence in 1916. Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919–1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929–31). He was also editor of the Wichita Beacon. Designed in 1916, the Allens moved into the home in 1918 and continued to live in the home until 1947. Frank Lloyd Wright considered the Allen Residence ‘among my best,’ and is considered the last of the Prairie Houses. Ludowici Tile Company was the original manufacturer of the terra cotta roof tile. Original production date on face of tile: “1-16-17” and "4-26-17." Imprint on verso of both: “Ludowici Celadon Co. Chicago. Imperial Tile.” One was damaged during removal during the restoration of the Allen House. Acquired during a visit to the Allen House. Gift from James Rust. 8.75 x 10.75 x 1.125. 0138.43.0624 0138.44.0624 1924  Ennis House Concrete Block, 1924. This was purchased at a garage sale in LA.  It had been stored for quite some time, it was covered with spider webs.  We added the rebar to the display to show how the blocks were tied together. (Excellent close-up picture of block in "Frank Lloyd Wright Design", Costantino, Page 15). 16 x 16. 0156.87.0900 1924 Ennis House Concrete Block, 1924 (1923 - S.217). Exterior corner block salvaged during the 2006-2008 restoration. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923 for Charles and Mabel Ennis. Plans were approved on February 25, 1924. The chauffeur's apartment was completed in December 1924, the exterior of the house was completed in August 1925, the interior was completed in September 1926. When you include the chauffeur's quarters, the home encompasses approximately 6,200 square feet. The home was constructed of more than 27,000 concrete blocks, all made by hand on site. Charles Ennis died in 1926. His wife Mabel lived in the house until 1936. The house passed through several owners. John Nesbitt, owned the house from 1940 to 1942. 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). The Ennis was his last and largest of the four. Exterior corner concrete block. 16" x 16" x 8. 0156.88.0720 1936  Original Bricks from the S.C. Johnson & Sons Administration Building (1936) (S.237).  Five straight and two curved. More than 200 sizes and shapes of bricks were used to form the angles and curves designed by Wright. For the color he specified Cherokee Red.  The brick was trimmed with a lighter colored Kasota stone.  The mortar in the horizontal joints was raked.  The Great Workroom covers nearly one-half acre.  Johnson chose a friend Ben Wiltscheck to build the new building (Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Building, Lipman 1986, p32.4).  After Johnson and Wiltscheck rejected the brick factory in Racine, Wright selected the Streator Brick Company in Streator, Illinois (p38.1).  In 1947 construction began on the 14-floor Research Tower.  In 1947 construction began on the 14-floor Research Tower. In 2007 restoration to the Administration Building was initiated and these were carefully salvaged and cleaned.  9 x 3. 0404.13.0907 0404.14.0907 0404.15.0907 0404.16.0907  0404.17.0907 0404.18.0907 0404.19.0907 1938 6) Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, Terra Cotta Roof Tile 1938 (1916 - S.205). Original 1938 Ludowici Tile Company terra cotta roof tile from the Allen Residence. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Allen Residence in 1916. Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919-1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929-31). He was also editor of the Wichita Beacon. Designed in 1916, the Allens moved into the home in 1918 and continued to live in the home until 1947. Frank Lloyd Wright considered the Allen Residence "among my best," and is considered the last of the Prairie Houses. Ludowici Tile Company was the original manufacturer of the terra cotta roof tile. Original production date on verso of tile: "7-13-38." Note: the date on this tile differs from the other three 1917 tiles, and indicates the possibility that work was done on the house in 1938. Acquired from the collection of Howard Ellington, former executive director and current director emeritus of the restoration architect on the board of the Frank Lloyd Wright Allen House Foundation. This tile was preserved by Mr. Ellington after a renovation project on the Allen House. 8.75 x 10.75 x 1.125 0460.32.0822 1938 Charles L. Manson House, Wausau, Wisconsin, Red Brick 1938 (1938 - S.249). Original red Ringle brick, salvaged form the restoration of the Charles L. Manson House. The Ringle Brick Company was formed in 1901 and closed in 1943. The town of Ringle is 15 miles east of Wausau. The Manson House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938, and was constructed of brick and cypress. We visited the house on September 21, 2021, during a trip through Wisconsin. When we arrived to photograph the Manson House it was undergoing an extensive restoration supervised by Jonathan Leck. Jonathan has been involved in the restoration of other Wright buildings, Jacobs I, Fallingwater, Schwartz, Auldbrass Plantation, Hanna and Unity Chapel, just to name a few. He was kind enough to allow us to view the inside, but we did not photograph the interior. He also allowed us to salvage one brick and a piece of discarded copper roof drip edge flashing. Size: 7.8 x 2.25 x 3.5. 0460.31.0422 1939  Pauson House Remnant.  Concrete foundation remnants from the Pauson Residence.  Constructed in 1939, destroyed by fire in 1942. "Desert Rubblestone" construction.  For nearly 40 years the concrete foundation, walls and fireplace remained in ghostly ruins.  These were destroyed in 1980 to make way for an extension of 32nd Street.   Architect Edward M. Jones salvaged the 70 ton fireplace chimney mass and relocated it 200 yards to the south and incorporated it in the entrance to Alta Vista Park Estates where the Boomer and Benjamin Adelman residences are located.  Chimney mass measures 9 x 11' at the base and is 26' tall.  A) 11.5 x 8 x 3.5.  B) 11 x 5 x 2.25. 0501.07.0404 1940 Leigh Stevens, Auldbrass Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina, Ornamental Downspout, Circa 1940 (1940 - S.261-264). Ornamental Spruce Downspout for the Leigh Stevens, Auldbrass Plantation. Frank Lloyd Wright designed some of the first buildings on the property in 1939. Wright originally designed copper ornamental downspouts for Auldbrass, but copper was difficult to obtain so at Stevens’ request, Wright designed ornamental wood pendants (FLLW #4015.19), suspended at each corner between the downspouts. Wright wrote on the drawing, “Print to Leigh.” When Wright published his extensive article in the January 1948 issue of Architectural Forum, Wright created a presentation drawing, including the ornamental downspout, page 95.        When Wayne Andrews photographed Auldbrass Plantation in 1953, the downspouts were plainly visible, and were still painted white as late as 1979, see Auldbrass, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southern Plantation, DeLong, 2003, p.162-163. When Joel Silver acquired Auldbrass in 1986, it was in disrepair, and half complete. Silver restored Auldbrass, completed unfinished buildings, and replaced the ornamental wood downspouts with Wright’s original design, producing them in copper as Wright had initially specified... Continue... 0531.119.1223 1950 Unitarian Meeting House Copper Roof Section 1950 (1947 - S.291). Designed in 1947, construction began in 1949. On August 21, 1951, the church opened with a lecture by Frank Lloyd Wright. The roof and fascia are finished in copper. "The distinctive roof rising to a height of nearly forty feet above the central gathering space, or Auditorium, is sheathed in seamed copper and is "composed of origami-like folded copper clad planes." The projecting ribs run horizontally across the roof rather than vertically, except where they follow the 60-degree angle of the gable over the prow, and serve a decorative rather than functional purpose... As a roofing material, copper appealed to Wright as a building element with integral color, especially once its patina has developed, and for the ease with which it could be manipulated to give greater emphasis to angles through the placement of battens... Likely intended as a cost saving measure, a 14-ounce weight copper was specified when the 15,500 square foot roof was installed... In 1994, the society undertook a major roof project involving the structural reinforcement of three trusses and the replacement of 7,000 square feet of heavier gauge copper roofing. As part of this project, the copper sheathing was removed from the...  Continue... 0831.65.1017 C 1953-57 Benjamin Adelman Residence Coffered Block Fragment, circa 1953-7 (1951 - S.344). 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. The Adelman residence is considered to be the first Usonian Automatic House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1936, Wright developed a series of homes he called Usonian. 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. A precursor to the Usonian Automatic system were the four Textile Block homes in California, Millard (La Miniatura) S.214, Storer S.215, Freeman S.216, and the Ennis S.217. The basic concrete block of the Usonian Automatic system is 12 x 24 inches, and comes in a variety of styles: plain for the walls; coffered, creating a waffle pattern; perforated, with and without glass. In 1957, Adelman commissioned Wright again to enlarge his cottage. The Living Room was expanded to...  Continue... 1205.65.0315 C 1953-57 Benjamin Adelman Residence Concrete Fragment, circa 1953-7 (1951 - S.344). 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. The Adelman residence is considered to be the first Usonian Automatic House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1936, Wright developed a series of homes he called Usonian. 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. A precursor to the Usonian Automatic system were the four Textile Block homes in California, Millard (La Miniatura) S.214, Storer S.215, Freeman S.216, and the Ennis S.217. The basic concrete block of the Usonian Automatic system is 12 x 24 inches, and comes in a variety of styles: plain for the walls; coffered, creating a waffle pattern; perforated, with and without glass. In 1957, Adelman commissioned Wright again to enlarge his cottage. The Living Room was expanded...  Continue... 1205.66.0415 C 1955 Charles L. Manson House, Wausau, Wisconsin, Copper Roof Drip Guard Circa 1955 (1938 - S.249). Original Copper Roof Drip Guard, salvaged form the restoration of the Charles L. Manson House. The Manson House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938, and was constructed of brick and cypress. The Avery Library holds 62 original drawings of the Charles L. Manson House. None if the drawings specify a drip guard on drawings of roof details. The roof is drawn as it appears in the 1940 Guerrero and the two circa 1951 photographs. In the 1959 and two 1962 photographs a drip guard is present, which indicates at some point in the mid to late 1950s the roof was refinished and this copper drip guard was added. We visited the house on September 21, 2021, during a trip through Wisconsin. When we arrived to photograph the Manson House it was undergoing an extensive restoration supervised by Jonathan Leck. Jonathan has been involved in the restoration of other Wright buildings, Jacobs I, Fallingwater, Schwartz, Auldbrass Plantation, Hanna and Unity Chapel, just to name a few. He was kind enough to allow us to view the inside, but we did not photograph the interior. He also allowed us to salvage one brick and a piece of discarded copper roof drip guard flashing. Size: 32.5" x 5" x 1.25". Flat, the sheet would measure approximately 32.5" x 7" 1092.246.0422 1958  Guggenheim Elevator Sample: W.S. Tyler Company.  Actual Enameled metal sample (Color: Rust) for the Guggenheim Museum elevators.  Remarks: Solid color Rust enamel for the wainscot, coved corners, transom and car doors.  (Also for ceiling & Lt Grill.) Approved and Initialed by William Wesley Peters.  Approved 3/5/58.  Envelope plus two sides of sample. 1958.00.0502 1960  Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Blue Ceramic Tiles 1960 (1956 - S.399). Eight original blue ceramic tiles from the roof of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956-1958. These tiles surfaced the roof of the dome and the roof over the entrance. On a number of blueprints Frank Lloyd wright specified "Tile" or "Blue Tile Roof." The result was the roof saturated in a rich, deep blue dome. As Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer described it, "...the blue-tiled dome floating, as it were, and blending into the blue of the sky." Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph, 1951-1959, Pfeiffer, p.256. The roof was eventually resurfaced, but the roof over the entrance remains covered in blue tiles. Providence: The Estate of James Mahos, one of the building committee member for the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Eight original blue ceramic tiles. Tile size: 2" x 2" x .375. 1458.131.0822 (1-8) C 1962 Marin County Civic Center Rivets C 1962 (S.416 - 1957). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957, ground was broken on February 15, 1960. The Administration Building (phase one) was completed and dedicated October 13, 1962. Gold anodized rivets that were used to fasten the gold sheet metal and balls fascia, O'Keeffe Buildings Products. "They were going to throw them away so I thought I might use them some day and kept some..." R. J. Sixty gold anodized rivets, 1.75 long. 1526.27.0613 1975/1914 Recast Head from Interior Fountain at Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois Circa 1975/1914 (1913 - S.180). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, the sculptures were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. In 1939, ten years after its destruction, Edgar Tafel, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentices, was supervising the construction of the Lloyd Lewis Residence in Libertyville, Illinois (1939 - S.265). During that time frame, he made the trip to Chicago to visit the site of the demolished Midway Gardens. The elements had exposed fragments, and one was the head from the fountain in the enclosed Winter Garden. Tafel took it back to the Lewis site and designed and fabricated the base in the shape of interlocked cubes, reminiscent of the designs in the Midway Garden Sprites. The Lewises loved what he had done and convinced Tafel to leave it with them, which he later greatly regretted. Bill Hasbrouck of the Prairie Avenue Bookstore in Chicago, a landmark of its own, was visiting the Lewises in the mid 1970s and was so excited about the piece he convinced Katherine Lewis to allow him to borrow the original fragment to cast and create replicas. He created the mold and castings, and replicated the wood base Tafel had... Continue... 1996.62.1221 1981  Dana House Frieze.  Plaster of Paris section of exterior frieze created from original mold.  Created during the 1981 restoration of the home.  5.5 x 6.5. 1981.11.0406 1982  Ennis House Concrete Block Prop.  Plaster reproduction of the Wright designed concrete block used in Deckard's Apartment in the Movie "Blade Runner". Produced by Michael Deeley, Directed by Ridley Scott.  The Ennis Residence was designed in 1923.  Blade runner was produced in 1982. It depicts Los Angeles in 2019.  It is a tribute to the timelessness of Wright's designs, that a design from 1923 could characterize 2019. Plaster reproduction. 15.5 x 15.5. 1982.31.0707 1982 Ennis House Concrete Block Prop 1982. Molded plastic reproduction of the Wright designed concrete block used in Deckard's Apartment in the Movie "Blade Runner". The Ennis Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. Blade runner was produced in 1982. It depicts Los Angeles in 2019. It is a tribute to the timelessness of Wright's designs, that a design from 1923 could characterize 2019. Set decoration used to create Deckard's apartment. Made of molded plastic or acrylic, painted and textured. Backing includes adhesive and Styrofoam. There are three screw holes where prop was held in place. Acquired from a collector in West Hollywood: "Original set prop of Frank Lloyd Wright textile block used for a scene in "Bladerunner" - removed from the Ennis House around 2010 prior to its sale to a private owner." 15.75 x 15.75. 1982.57.1217 1990 Arizona Biltmore Sample Textile Block Circa 1990, Not Dated (1927 - S.221). Sample Textile Block for the Arizona Biltmore. Although there will always be controversy concerning Frank Lloyd Wright's involvement in the design of the Arizona Biltmore, most scholars agree that Emry Kopta (1884 - 1953), was the southwestern sculptor of the block and gave it dimension. Metal plaque on verso: "Arizona Baltimore. Frank Lloyd Wright, Textile Block. Design by Emry Kopta, 1929." Manufactured of tinted concrete. 4" x 2.75" x .5" thick. 1990.179.1021 2000  (Side Note) Sullivanesque Frieze Wall Relief.  Louis Henri Sullivan (1856-1924), whose early designs for steel-frame skyscraper construction led to the emergence of the skyscraper as the distinctive American building type. He exerted an enormous influence on 20th-century American architecture.  His most famous pupil was the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who acknowledged Sullivan as his master.  This panel is a reproduction of the Sullivanesque original which is part of a frieze from the Carnegie Library in Rochelle, IL.  This is a fiberglass resin reproduction with an aged stone finish.  According to "The Prairie School Review" Vol XIV, page 15, note 66, Gordon Orr indicates that in "the 1928 catalog of the Architectural Decorating Company (ADC) of Chicago, this is Design No. 3024A".  This relief was used on the Hoquiam (1911), Merrill (1911), Flagg-Rochelle (1912), Detroit Lakes (1913) and Barron (1913) Libraries.  Even though this is a reproduction from the 1912 Flagg-Rochelle Library, it was used in the earlier 1911 Hoquiam and Merrill Libraries.  The ADC catalog does not specifically indicate whether Sullivan designed this piece.  A second frieze was used on the Evansville (1908) and Tomah (1916).  In a conversation with Bill Hasbrouck, I asked him his impression about the frieze.  His response was that it could very well have...  Continue... 2000.45.0200 2004  Samuel Freeman House Concrete Block (S.216) (1923).  The Samuel and Harriet Freeman House is one of the four textile-block houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in California.  During construction, dirt was mixed in with the concrete to give it a more natural look but the compound proved to be unstable.  Wright was out of the country at the time working on the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.  He dispatched his associate, Rudolf Schindler to come up with a solution.  Schindler filled the gaps in the textile blocks with mortar as a means to stabilize them, however the changes compromised the design aesthetic and infuriated Wright.  Schindler's "transgressions" brought about the end of their relationship.  In 1986, the house which the Freemans lived in for 61 years was given to the University of Southern California School of Architecture.  The house was badly damaged by the Northridge Earthquake in 1994.  The home is under going a major restoration.  This block is poured from the original mold for the restoration.  16 x 16". 2004.37.0207 2004.38.0207 2013 Ennis House Concrete Block Mold 2013. Created for a Blade Runner short film based on the book "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep." It is due for release in 2016. The original full length Blade Runner movie was created in 1982 and depicts Los Angeles in 2019. Produced by Michael Deeley, Directed by Ridley Scott, the 1982 Ennis block was used in Deckard's apartment. Rick Deckard was played by Harrison Ford. It is a tribute to the timelessness of Wright's designs, that a design from 1923 could characterize 2019. 30 molds were created in 2013, using an ABS plastic. They created a few extra, and we were able to acquire one of them. 1:1 Replica, 16" x 16". 2013.12.1115 2016 Imperial Hotel Perforated Textile Block Reproduction Circa 2016 (1915 - S.194). Frank Lloyd Wright began designing the Imperial Hotel in 1915 (early preliminary drawings are dated 1913), and used many mediums throughout the Imperial Hotel. Brick, carved Oya stone and perforated terra-cotta blocks, to name a few. The original perforated terra-cotta blocks were embedded with glass, woven together with Oya stone and brick, creating built-in light columns throughout the lobby and the rest of the hotel. This reproduction was cast in white high strength hydrostone. 8.5 Wide x 8 7/8" High x 1.75" Deep. 2016.10.0217 2019 Imperial Hotel Perforated Textile Block Reproduction 2019 (1915 - S.194). Frank Lloyd Wright began designing the Imperial Hotel in 1915 (Early preliminary drawings are dated 1913), and used many mediums throughout the Imperial Hotel. Brick, carved Oya stone and perforated terra-cotta blocks, to name a few. The original perforated terra-cotta blocks were embedded with glass, woven together with Oya stone and brick, creating built-in light columns throughout the lobby and the rest of the hotel. This reproduction was cast in plaster with a patina appearing finish with a clear coat. 8.5 Wide x 8 7/8" High x 1.75" Deep. 2019.22.0820 2022 Samuel and Harriet Freeman Residence, Los Angeles, California, Tile Replica 1922 (1923 - S.216). Handcrafted ceramic tile replica of the Freeman House block. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. The Samuel and Harriet Freeman House is one of the four textile-block houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in California. 5.5 x 5.5 x .5 2022.03.1022   AUTOGRAPHS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1914 Frank Lloyd Wright - Emil Bach Postcard, 1914. Emil Bach Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1955 (1915 - S.193). Happy New Year Greeting postcard from Frank Lloyd Wright to Bach Brick Company. Text on face: "New Year Greeting. Turn Over A New Leaf." Text on verso: "Post Card. December 20, 1914. Greetings to all: Very truly yours, FLLW (signed), Frank Lloyd Wright. Bach Brick Company, 7415 Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois, USA, United States of America." Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Emil Bach House in 1915. It was the first design in 1915 (FLLW #1501). Emil Bach was co-owner of the Bach Brick Company with his brothers. The Bach Residence was located at 7415 Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois. Post card is printed in three colors, Red, Green and black. The leaf is cloth and affixed on the left side. Beneath the right side of the leaf is the text: "Drink and be Merry" but remember. We have seen an example of a similar postcard postmarked 1919. Variation of face, same verso. Signed by Frank Lloyd Wright. 5.5 x 3.5. 0124.48.1021 1937 Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright by Don Wallace (1891 - February 21, 1939). Frank Lloyd wright is facing the camera and looking directly at it. He is wearing a grey overcoat, black shirt and black pants. Around his neck is a dark grey tie of scarf. Below his tie, a pair of glasses hung from a chain. Around his shoulder is what appears to possibly be the belt for the overcoat. It is made from the same material. It is inscribed by Frank Lloyd Wright: To "Ma_ _a" and "Papa" at Taliesin July 1 / 51. Frank Lloyd Wright. Provenance: Hollywood Actress Nina Lunn Black, daughter of Nina Lunn, the third wife of C. Leigh Stevens, Auldbrass Plantation. Photographed by Don Wallace. 0429.61.0123 1950 Frank Lloyd Wright Autograph. Signed check made out to Victory Tent and Awning Company in Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 21, 1950. They were the suppliers of the canvas used at Taliesin West. 1950.00.0202 1950 Frank Lloyd Wright Autograph. Signed check made out to the Hotel Heidelberg in Baton Rouge, LA on April 29, 1950. Signed twice. Once for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and secondly as Frank Lloyd Wright. 1950.01.0602 1953 Frank Lloyd Wright Autograph. Signed check made out to The Chicago Art Institute on Nov. 4, 1953. Signed twice. Once for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and secondly as Frank Lloyd Wright. 1953.00.0502 1955 Blumberg Correspondence - Letter dated October 4th, 1955.  In response to Mel Blumberg, Sometime between receipt of the letter dated September 20th and this letter from Mr. Wright, negotiations broke down. "Dear Blumberg: I guess I am to blame. I remember telling you that the only thing we could do for you was the "one room" (so-called) Usonian Automatic which we can show you if you come to see it." Signed by Frank Lloyd Wright. On Taliesin Letterhead, includes envelope with Madison Postmark. 1955.04.0303 CARPET YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1974 Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona, Carpet, Circa 1974 (1927 - S.221). Section of carpet from the Arizona Biltmore Grand Ballroom, designed by the Taliesin Architects around 1973-1975. Designed in 1927, the Arizona Biltmore opened on February 23, 1929. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer explains Frank Lloyd Wright’s involvment in the design. In 1927, Mr. Wright received a telegram from the brothers Warren and Charles McArthur inviting him to come out to Arizona to "...help Albert build the Arizona Biltmore." The three brothers, Warren, Charles and Albert were sons of Warren McArthur, Mr. Wright's friend and one of his first clients in Chicago. Albert had been in the Oak Park Studio as one of Mr. Wright's draftsman. Now he was commissioned by his family to build a luxury resort hotel, and wanted to use the concrete block system that Mr. Wright had innovated in California, 1921-1924... The drawings bear the name "Albert Chase McArthur, Architect," but on a copy of the Architectural Record for July 1929, which ran an extensive article on the new hotel, Albert wrote in ink to Mr. Wright: To FLLW, my master, without who's aid the Biltmore would hardly have been possible. A. C. McA." Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936. V5, 1990. In 1973, a massive fire destroyed the fourth floor of the Arizona Biltmore hotel. Water and smoke damaged the other floors. After the fire, the Taliesin Architects assisted in the restoration. John Rattenbury... Continue... 1963.53.1223 1976 Arizona Biltmore Carpet, 27 x 27".  From the 1976 renovation of the Arizona Biltmore.  (Three Pieces) 2020.02.0105 2020.04.0606 2020.05.1006 CIGAR BANDS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# Cigar Band Bouwmeesters: Architecture Cigar Bands (Set of 24) (Frank Lloyd Wright - #23) 0000.00.0800       COINS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1925 John D. Larkin.  Fiftieth Anniversary.  1875 - 1925.  Larkin Co. Engraving by Kilenyi.  Bronze. 1.5" Diameter. 0171.01.0506 Robie Frank Lloyd Wright - The Robie House (1Oz Silver Bar - #000218) (Produced by the First National Bank of Chicago) 0000.00.0200 Circa 1960 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Admission Token Circa 1960 (1956 - S.400). "The S.R. Guggenheim Museum * Admit One". In June 1943, Frank Lloyd Wright received a letter from Hilla Rebay, the art advisor to Solomon R. Guggenheim, asking the architect to design a new building to house Guggenheim's four-year-old Museum of Non-Objective Painting. On October 22, 1953, Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright opened in New York on the site where the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum would eventually be built. Two Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings were constructed specifically to house the exhibition. Both Guggenheim and Wright past away before the museums opening on October 21, 1959. 1.0625" round. Both sides are the same. 1458.41.1012 Circa 1960 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Admission Token Circa 1960, Silver in color (1956 - S.400). Front: "The S.R. Guggenheim * Museum * " Verso: "Admit One." In June 1943, Frank Lloyd Wright received a letter from Hilla Rebay, the art advisor to Solomon R. Guggenheim, asking the architect to design a new building to house Guggenheim's four-year-old Museum of Non-Objective Painting. On October 22, 1953, Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright opened in New York on the site where the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum would eventually be built. Two Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings were constructed specifically to house the exhibition. Both Guggenheim and Wright past away before the museums opening on October 21, 1959. 1.125'" round. 1458.58.0317 1967 Frank Lloyd Wright Commemorative Medal 1967.  Medallic Art Company. Front: "Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin 1848". Back: "Great Seat of the State of Wisconsin". Ralph J. Menconi, sculptor. 32 mm. Bronze.  1.5" Diameter. 1720.03.0405 1975 Fallingwater Coin. Face: "American Home Magazine." Relief of Monticello, upper half, Fallingwater, lower half. Verso: "American Home Magazine 1975." 1.5" round. 3/32 thick. Brass. 1996.45.1119 1975   Frank Lloyd Wright "Our Great Americans", The Hamilton Mint 75P (1oz Proof Silver Bar - #8149) 1975.01.0702 1975 Frank Lloyd Wright Bronze Proof Coin - Gallery of Great Americans 1975.00.1199 1976 Frank Lloyd Wright Bronze Proof Ingot. "The One Hundred Greatest Americans". Frank Lloyd Wright 1869-1959. Issue No. 70.  2 1/8 x 1 1/16".  Hallmarked 500 grains solid bronze in proof strike. Issued by the Honor America Committee as a Bicentennial tribute. Minted by the Franklin Mint.  Relief of Wright and Fallingwater. 2020.03.0305 1976 Marin County California Bi-Centennial Medal 1976 (S.416-417 - 1957). Face of coin: "American Revolution Bicentennial. 1776 - 1976. Marin County, California." Verso: "Marin County California." Illustration on face is of the Marin County Civic Center. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957, ground was broken on February 15, 1960. The Administration Building (phase one) was completed and dedicated October 13, 1962. Phase two, the Hall of Justice was completed in 1970. Face: The illustration on the face shows the completed Marin County Civic Center, including the tower. Verso: The illustration on the opposite side includes the Marin County Civic Center in the montage. 1.5 inches round. 2020.45.0222 1990 In the Realm of Ideas Frank Lloyd Wright Commemorative Medallion 1990. The Marin County Civic Center was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. On October 1 & 2, 1930, Wright delivered two lectures at the Art Institute of Chicago entitled "In the Realm of Ideas" and "To the Young Man in Architecture". These two speeches were published in 1931 as "Two Lectures on Architecture." In 1987 the Scottsdale Arts Center Association in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation organized a traveling exhibition of Wrights work entitled "In the Realm of Ideas Frank Lloyd Wright." It included a full size Usonian House, and eight locations from January 1988 through August 1990. The sixth location was held at the Marin County Civic Center from February 16 - May 13, 1990. Text on face: "In the Realm of Ideas Frank Lloyd Wright ." Text on verso: "In The Realm Of Ideas Frank Lloyd Wright. "In Appreciation, Marin Board of Supervisors, Al Arambaru, Harlod C. Brown Jr., Gary Giacomini, Robert Roumiguiere and Robert Stockwell. February 16 / May 13th, 1990." Ribbon measures 1.4 x 31". Medallion measures 3" circular. 1990.175.0421 2011 Fallingwater 75th Anniversary Bronze coin. Produced by Fallingwater and the Pennsylvania Conservancy. 75 Years of Art in Nature. Fallingwater, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most widely acclaimed works, was designed in 1935 for the family of Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. Construction of the house began in 1936, and the house's acclaim has grown steadily since that time... The year 2011 marks Fallingwater's 75th anniversary. Perhaps better than any single work, Fallingwater exemplifies Wright's concept of organic architecture: the harmonious union of art and nature. Original list price including shipping $17.90. Set in four page folder, 3.75 x 6. Coin 1.5 inches. 2011.11.1013 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright 150th Birthday PPG Medallion 2017. In June 2017: "The PPG Paints brand unveiled a new Frank Lloyd Wright color palette in celebration of the world-renowned architect's 150th birthday. Based on a palette developed by the architect in the 1950s, the color collection has been updated by PPG's color experts in collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation." To correspond with the announcement, PPG produced the Frank Lloyd Wright 150th Birthday PPG Medallion. Face: Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright. Text on face: Pioneer of Organic Architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright, 150th Birthday 1867 - 1959." Text on verso: "PPG Paints. Sustainability in Architectural Specification Color & Design Since 1883." 2" in diameter. 2017.32.0719 DECORATIVE DESIGNS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# C 1930 Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix Arizona, Candlesticks 1930 (Not dated) (1927 - S.221). A pair of candlesticks from the Arizona Biltmore. These candlesticks utilize the triangle in its design. The base is a triangle, with three additional evenly spaced smaller triangles. The triangle, as a design element, can be found throughout the Arizona Biltmore. Manufactured in copper. Triangular base: 5 “ x .5" deep. Smaller triangles 2.5". Height: 4.25". 0249.68.0724 1953-54 Minic Rectangular Planter and Hexagonal Weed Vase Prototypes, 1953-1954. Prototypes were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin Ensemble, which consisted of Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper, Carpet and Paint.        “From the inception of Taliesin Ensemble in 1953 to forming the partnerships and to finally introducing the line in 1955 in House Beautiful, these manufacturers were working against an extremely tight deadline. Some partners were able to go into production with their new creation (albeit for a short period of time) while the others remained a concept with only a handful of prototypes made. “One such partner was Minic Accessories. Valentine Minnich, the proprietor of Minic Accessories in New York, had been working with Gordon to create sets for the magazine's many photo shoots...        “Wright wanted to create objects that were inspired by the slender weed vase design from the 1890s, but made of wood; he asked for something “light in design and light in luminous energy and natural as in pure and as in uncultivated... Only a handful of prototypes are known to exist today, with a few in prestigious private and institutional collections... Continue... 0987.134.0824 1953-54 Minic Rectangular Planter 1953-1954. Prototype Minic Rectangular Planter designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin Ensemble, which consisted of Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper, Carpet and Paint. Constructed of mahogany, the planter is rectangular in shape. The sides are 3" tall x 20" long by 10" deep, and are .563" thick. The base of the sides is 1.25" tall x 20.625" wide x 10.625" deep. The feet of the planter are 3.25" x 3.25" x .75" high. The Wright designed pattern is carved into the feet of the base.        “From the inception of Taliesin Ensemble in 1953 to forming the partnerships and to finally introducing the line in 1955 in House Beautiful, these manufacturers were working against an extremely tight deadline. Some partners were able to go into production with their new creation (albeit for a short period of time) while the others remained a concept with only a handful of prototypes made.        “One such partner was Minic Accessories. Valentine Minnich, the proprietor of Minic Accessories in New York, had been working with Gordon to create sets for the magazine's many photo shoots. The initial meeting between Minnich and Wright was arranged by Gordon in 1953, and took place at the Minic office in New York City. Minic occupied four... Continue... 0987.133.0624 1953-54 2) Minic Rectangular Planter 1953-1954. Prototype Minic Rectangular Planter designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin Ensemble, which consisted of Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper, Carpet and Paint. Constructed of mahogany, the planter is rectangular in shape. The sides are 3" tall x 20" long by 10" deep, and are .563" thick. The base of the sides is 1.25" tall x 20.625" wide x 10.625" deep. The feet of the planter are 3.25" x 3.25" x .75" high. The Wright designed pattern is carved into the feet of the base....        Rectangular Planter Prototype manufactured by Minic Accessories, USA. Constructed of mahogany. Label pasted to base: “16-Dec-10, Sale 2370, Lot 2370, Christie’s.” Provenance: Christie’s, December 17, 2010. Private Collection. Price realized $3,000. Size: 22" W x 12" D x 3.8125" H. 0987.137.1224 1953-54 Minic Tall Hexagonal Weed Vase Prototype 1953-1954. Prototype Minic Hexagonal Weed Vase designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin Ensemble, which consisted of Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper, Carpet and Paint. Constructed of mahogany, the stem and base are hexagonal in shape. The stem is 1/2" thick, and each of the six pieces is 2" x 20. The base is 3/4" thick and each side is 3" wide. The sleeve is constructed of copper-anodized aluminum. The top lip is 3" wide, and the stem is 2 3/8" x 13 3/4". The Wright designed pattern is carved in the base.        “From the inception of Taliesin Ensemble in 1953 to forming the partnerships and to finally introducing the line in 1955 in House Beautiful, these manufacturers were working against an extremely tight deadline. Some partners were able to go into production with their new creation (albeit for a short period of time) while the others remained a concept with only a handful of prototypes made.        “One such partner was Minic Accessories. Valentine Minnich, the proprietor of Minic Accessories in New York, had been working with Gordon to create sets for the magazine's many photo shoots. The initial... Continue... 0987.132.0624 1953-54 Minic Weed Vase 1953-1954. Prototype Minic Weed Vase designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin Ensemble, which consisted of Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper, Carpet and Paint. Constructed of mahogany, the stem and base are square in shape. The overall dimensions are 5.5" x 5.5" deep by 19.75" tall. The stem of the vase is 0.5625" thick, and measures 3.125" wide by 3.125" deep by 18" tall. The pedestal is 2.5" x 2.5" x .75" tall. The base is 5.5" x 5.5 x 1" tall. The sleeve is constructed of copper-anodized aluminum. The top lip of the sleeve 2.25" x 2.25". The sleeve is 1.75" x 1.75" x 14" tall.        This version of the Minic prototype vase appears to have been produced in two sizes. This shorter version, and a second taller version. On June 4, 2024, Toomey & Co. auctioned a taller version. It was 7" x 7" x 29.75" tall. The realized result was $4,032.        “From the inception of Taliesin Ensemble in 1953 to forming the partnerships and to finally introducing the line in 1955 in House Beautiful, these manufacturers were working against an extremely tight deadline. Some partners were able to go into production with their new creation (albeit for a short period of time) while the others remained a concept... Continue... 0987.135.1024 1953-54 Minic Monumental Weed-Holder 1953-1954. Minic Monumental Weed-Holder Prototype designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin Ensemble, which consisted of Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper, Carpet and Paint. Constructed of mahogany, the stem and base are square in shape, but is tapered from the bottom, to the top. The stem in rotated 45 degrees from the base.        The design for the vase was inspired from the slender weed-holder Frank Lloyd Wright designed around 1895. Wright began experimenting with variations for designs of weed-holders as early as 1894, "Monograph 1887-1901" Pfeiffer, 1991, pages 60-61. John Lloyd Wright wrote "Not satisfied with the bric-a-brac of the day, Father designed his own. The copper weed-holders pictured to the right and left of the chair are his early creations. Father liked weeds!" "My Father Who is on Earth", 1946, page 24.        It was one of Wright's favorite objects. He included it in a number of drawings and projects he worked on, including the Husser house, his own Home and Studio, the Dana house and Browne's Bookstore. By 1925, one was photographed in the Taliesin III Living Room, "Nature of Materials", Hitchcock, 1942, Plate 273... Continue... 0987.136.1224 1986 Candle Holder. Oak candlesticks adapted from Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio playroom balusters, 1986 (1895 - S.003). There is no evidence that Frank Lloyd Wright designed this baluster as a candlestick, it is merely an adaptation of the Home and Studio playroom baluster. Caption from the 1992/1993 Gift Catalog: "Oak Candlesticks. Wright used the cube, cone and sphere as motifs for his decorative designs. Our solid oak candlesticks are full-scale reproductions of the balusters in the 1895 playroom balcony of his Oak Park home. 22.25" high. Original list price $65 a pair. 1990.143.0718 1990 Sprite Bud Vase.  Midway Garden Sprite engraved on each side with a different angle. Silver Plated Pewter.  The Museum Company #400-54920.  1.5 x 7.4. 1990.51.0706 1992 Heritage-Henredon Duo Vase, Historic Arts & Castings, 1992. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955 for the Taliesin Ensemble, consisting of furniture, accessories, fabric, wallpaper, carpet and paint. A few prototypes were created by Minic Accessories in New York. We were able to locate three examples: 1) Metropolitan Museum of Art; 2) Brooklyn Museum; 3) Taliesin. This reproduction was produced in 1992 by Historic Arts & Casting, Inc.        “From the inception of Taliesin Ensemble in 1953 to forming the partnerships and to finally introducing the line in 1955 in House Beautiful, these manufacturers were working against an extremely tight deadline. Some partners were able to go into production with their new creation (albeit for a short period of time) while the others remained a concept with only a handful of prototypes made.        “One such partner was Minic Accessories. Valentine Minnich, the proprietor of Minic Accessories in New York, had been working with Gordon to create sets for the magazine's many photo shoots. The initial meeting between Minnich and Wright was arranged by Gordon in 1953, and took place at the Minic office in New York City. Minic... Continue... 1992.164.0924 1992 Heritage-Henredon Tall Square Weed Vase, Historic Arts & Casting, Inc., 1992. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955 for the Taliesin Ensemble, consisting of furniture, accessories, fabric, wallpaper, carpet and paint. A few prototypes were created by Minic Accessories in New York. This vase was illustrated on a plan titled “Heritage Henredon Fine Furniture. Ornamental Vases, The Four Square.” The top and base were specified in copper, the neck in Olive wood. Height: 29" x 3.5" x 3.5." The base was 6.5" x 6.5." This vase is 16.375" x 1.75" x 1.75." The base is 3" x 3." The neck is finished to simulate olive wood. Below the simulated olive wood, the base is reduced to 1.5 x 1.5, then reduced in half to .75 x .75, then reduced in half again to .375 x .375, almost giving the appearance of the neck floating above the base.        Stamped in the base is the date 1992. We were unable to locate this vase in Historic Arts & Castings’ catalogs, but we did locate it in the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust Museum Catalog, 2006, Spring / Summer, page 2. Caption: “Tall Square Vase. The distinct architectural styling of this cast bronze vase was originally intended... Continue... 1992.172.0525 1992 Darwin D. Martin Residence Vase, Historic Arts & Castings, 1992, Buffalo, New York (1904 - S.100). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904 for the Darwin D. Martin Residence. Among the overwhelming number of drawings for the Darwin Martin House, are plans for a Library Bookcase, FLLW #405.119. Within the plans for the Bookcase is a drawing for a vase. Unless you are intentionally searching, the vase could very easily be overlooked. The original drawing is only 9.75" x 13.5" and stained.        Construction on the Darwin Martin Complex began in 1904, finished in 1905, and took about 15 months to complete. The residence included a complex of six buildings. The Martin Residence, the George Barton House, the gardener's cottage, a greenhouse, a two-story garage and stable, and a conservatory. Darwin Martin was instrumental in Frank Lloyd Wright’s commission with the Larkin Administration Building, and commissioned Wright to design Graycliff, his summer home, in 1927.        In 1992, Historic Arts & Casting, Inc. produced The Metalwork Collection, consisting of designs by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan, some of which were produced for the first time. Darwin D. Martin Vase... Continue... 1992.165.0924 1992 Short Geometric Vase, flower/weed holder. Originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright circa 1898. This reproduction was produced in 1992 by Historic Arts & Casting, Inc. The top is turned 45 degrees with the top and bottom overlapping and intersecting each other. According to Pfeiffer, "There is a collection of nine drawings in the archives which are cataloged as "Vases and Flowerholders." For the most part they are freehand sketches, and probably cover a five or ten year period of time." Frank Lloyd Wright Monogram 1887-1901, 1896. They range from an earlier floral Sullivanesque design to those that are more geometric in design. Cast in 1992 by Historic Arts & Casting, produced to give the appearance it was manufactured in copper, and finished with a natural patina finish. Manufactured at the same time as the 29" Weed Holder reproduction, which was manufactured in cast copper. This may be the first time this vase was ever produced. Engraved in base: Frank Lloyd Wright logo, "Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, (C) (R) 1992" and the Historical Arts logo, "Historical Arts & Casting Inc., Prod." Stamped (number): "632." 6.5 " High, 3" Base, 1.5" Top. Includes glass tube insert, 5.75" long. 1992.89.0614 1992 Storer House Block, 1996 (1923 - S.215). Designed in 1923 for the John Storer House, this decorative panel is a reproduction of a concrete block that was used though out the house. Wright's idea for the Storer House and other in the area, was to create a building system that was unique and indigenous to the area in which he was building, in this way, he said the building would be "organic" He created a system of construction in which individual cast concrete blocks were "wove" together to create the "fabric" of the house. Many of the blocks had plain, flat surfaces, however other were modeled to create interesting shadows and textures, both on the interior and the exterior. Our block is a perforated, patterned block that was used for light grilles, room divided and a kind-of "curtain wall" in the bedrooms of the house. Cast aluminum, sandblasted and lacquered, or copper plated and patinated. 16" square. (Manufacturer's description.) Produced by Historic Arts & Casting, Inc., West Jordon, UT. Original retail cost $170.00. 1996.79.1216 1997 Meyer May Pewter Bud Vase 1997 (1908 - S.148). Adapted from the carpet pattern Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Meyer May Residence. Description: "Pewter Bud Vase. Display blossoms artfully in this handsome bud vase, engraved with a chevron pattern from a rug design for the Meyer May house (1908, Grand Rapids, Michigan)." The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Museum Catalog 1997/1998, p.14. Engraved on base: "Ortak, Scotland." Original list price $40.00. 6" high x 1.25 square. Base 1.7" square. 1997.85.0217 1999 Skyscraper Vase 1999. Designed in 1902 the Skyscraper Vase was first exhibited in 1907. In "Wright 1885-1916" Pheiffer, 2011, p.162, the drawing is inscribed "Skyscraper Vase, Designed 1902," and "T.C. Flower Holder" indicating Terra Cotta. It was produced and included in the 1907 exhibition of his work at the Art Institute of Chicago. It was also exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, September 24-25, 1930, and the Layton Art Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1930. Imprinted on base: "Frank Lloyd Wright Collection." Burnt Siena glazed ceramic reproduction, glazed on the inside and out. 21.25" H x 6.75" W x 2.75" D. Shown in the 1999/2000 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Catalog. Original list price $275. 1999.96.0818 1999 Bookends After the Richard Lloyd Jones House, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1999 (1929 - S.227). 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. Perforated blocks are embedded with lights behind a grill. These bookends are a representation of the perforated blocks. Published in The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Museum Catalog, 1999/2000. Caption: "A useful architectural accent for home or office, our distinguished bookends are adapted from concrete patterns at the Richard Lloyd Jones House (1929, Tulsa, Oklahoma). Of cast stone: 9" high. Pair $80.00." 9"H x 3.25W x 3.75D. 1999.102.0621 2000  Frank Lloyd Wright Crystal Candlesticks, 2000. Adapted from the design for the Leerdam Glassfabrik Company, Holland. In 1929, Wright designed for tableware including china, stemware, serving pieces, candlesticks, and vases. According to Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936 Volume 5, 1990, page 74, a few designs were executed including a tall hexagonal flower vase in deep emerald green glass. This set is produced in Germany by the Miller Rogaska Company. Etching on base says "Miller Rogaska, FLLW FDN 2000". Label on top base: "Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, Germany". Label on base: "Frank Lloyd Wright 3 1/2" Candlestick, Lead Crystal." Produced in three sizes: 3 1/2, 6, and 8 1/2" tall. Base is 3 1/2 wide. Original list price: 3.5" pair $65. 2000.66.0613 2000 Frank Lloyd Wright Crystal Candlesticks 8.5", 2000. Adapted from the design for the Leerdam Glassfabrik Company, Holland. In 1929, Wright designed for tableware including china, stemware, serving pieces, candlesticks, and vases. According to Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936 Volume 5, 1990, page 74, a few designs were executed including a tall hexagonal flower vase in deep emerald green glass. This set is produced in Germany by the Miller Rogaska Company. Etching on base says "Miller Rogaska, FLLW FDN 2000". Label on top base: "Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, Germany". Produced in three sizes: 3.5, 6, and 8.5" tall. Base is 3.8" wide. Original list price: 3.5" pair $65; 6" pair $85; 8.5" pair $100. (Note: the base of one is chipped.) 2000.70.0615 2001  Weed Holder (Pair). Pewter with Satin Finish, 2001. Frank Lloyd Wright began experimenting with variations for designs of Weed Holders and Urns as early as 1894, "Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1887-1901" Pfeiffer, 1991, pages 60-61. John Lloyd Wright wrote "Not satisfied with the bric-a-brac of the day, Father designed his own. The copper weed-holders pictured to the right and left of the chair are his early creations. Father liked weeds!" "My Father Who is on Earth", 1946, page 24. This is a half scale version of the original copper weed holder. 14.5 inches tall, base is 2 inches wide. Stamped in base, Historical Arts logo and Frank Lloyd Wright Collections logo. "Historical Arts & Casting Inc. 5580 West Bagley Park Road, West Jordan, UT 84088." Engraved in base, "00310" and "00367". Two copies. Original price $275 each. 2001.57.0713 2003 Frank Lloyd Wright Silver Plated Candlesticks, 2003. Pair of 3.5" candlesticks adapted from the design for the Leerdam Glassfabrik Company, Holland. In 1929, Wright designed tableware including china, stemware, serving pieces, candlesticks, and vases. According to Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936 Volume 5, page 74, a few designs were executed including a tall hexagonal flower vase in deep emerald green glass. This set is produced by Reed & Barton. Stamped in base: "(c) 2003 F.L. Wright Fdn." and "Reed & Barton." Size: 3.5" High x 3.5" Wide x 4" Deep. Also produced 6.25" High in silver plate. 2003.62.1019 2003 Frank Lloyd Wright Silver Plated Candlesticks, 2003. Pair of 6" candlesticks adapted from the design for the Leerdam Glassfabrik Company, Holland. In 1929, Wright designed tableware including china, stemware, serving pieces, candlesticks, and vases. According to Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936 Volume 5, page 74, a few designs were executed including a tall hexagonal flower vase in deep emerald green glass. This set is produced by Reed & Barton. Stamped in base: "(c) 2003 F.L. Wright Fdn." and "Reed & Barton." Size: 6" High x 3.5" Wide x 4" Deep. Also produced 3.5" High. Box: 9" x 7" x 3.5." 2003.63.1219 2003 Sherman Booth Floor Clock Adapted From the Booth Floor Lamp 2003 (1915 - S.187). In 1908, Frank Lloyd Wright exhibited over two hundred Japanese prints in an extensive exhibition of Japanese Colour Prints from March 5-25, 1908 at The Art Institute of Chicago, titled "A Loan Exhibition of Japanese Colour Prints". Wright designed the exhibition installation for the Art Institute. Included with the designs for the exhibition was a Japanese Print Easel or Stand. The Wright designed Print Stand consisted of a tall vertical frame that intersected the base, and floated above the surface it was placed on. The low base was designed to hold a small vase for flower arrangements or other decorative items. The overall design was very consistent with Wright's prairie style. Photographs of Taliesin from 1911 and a show at The Art Institute of Chicago from 1911 show a much taller floor model of the print stand. In 1915, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Sherman Booth Residence and adapted the print stand design as a floor lamp. In 2003, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation adapted the design again, creating the Sherman Booth Floor Clock. The clock is Bulova Quartz. Constructed of solid alder and veneer. 65" high x 10" wide x 14" deep. Original list price $275.00. 2003.60.0919 2003 Four Square Ornamental Cube Vase, 2003. In 1955 Frank Lloyd Wright designed three lines of furniture for production by Heritage Henredon. The Burberry, The Honeycomb and The Four Square. Only the Four Square line was produced and was presented in the November 1955 issue of House Beautiful. Wright also designed accessories, but only prototypes were produced, two of which were published in the November 1955 House Beautiful, a tall vase and an 8" x 8" square vase, p.290. The four square design was woven into the furniture as well as fabric. In 1973, the Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, Montana exhibited never produced "Four Square" furniture including a high back chair, low back chair with and without arm, three different hassocks, and a footstool built specifically for the exhibition. Also on display were large "Four Square" boxes, used as display pedestals, but almost appear as end tables. The high back chair, low back chair with arms and one of the hassocks were later published in "The Prairie School Tradition," 1979/1985, p.112-113. In 1996, Historical Arts and Casting produced a line Frank Lloyd Wright decorative designs, which included a few of the Heritage-Henredon designed accessories, one of which was the Four Square Ornamental Cube Vase. A larger 8" square, produced to give the appearance...  Continue... 2003.55.1116 2003.69.0122 2003 Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Reproduction Pewter Urn, 2003. (Produced by Historical Arts & Casting Inc. West Jordan, UT). Wright began experimenting with variations of the design for the Urn as early as 1894, and the design of the first designed this copper urn in the late 1890's, "Monograph 1887-1901" Pfeiffer, 1991, pages 60-61. It was one of Wright's favorite objects. He included it in a number of drawings and projects he worked on, including those for the Husser house, Edward C. Waller house, Wright's own Home and Studio, the Dana house, the Coonley house, Browne's Bookstore and appeared in an early image of Unity Temple. The original was eighteen inches tall. This is a one-third scale version of the original copper urn. 5.5 inches tall, 6 inches in diameter. Stamped in base, Historical Arts logo and Frank Lloyd Wright Collections logo. "Historical Arts & Casting Inc. 5580 West Bagley Park Road, West Jordan, UT 84088." Engraved in base, number "00740". Original price $156 each. Wright Study on Copper Urn. 2003.47.0514 2004 Uniart Frank Lloyd Wright Collection Catalog (Published by Uniart Marketing Distribution Ltd. Dallas TX) Red and yellow folder includes 17 single flyers printed two sides and one four page brochure. Also included in the folder is one postcard (2003).  1) Afghans: Midway Gardens; Coonley Chenille; Waterlillies; Heurtley House; Tree of Life; Coonley. 49' x 67, 53 x 65. 2) Coasters: Liberty Covers (4); Art Glass Designs: (4); Metal insers (8); Masselink (4); Mural Detail Blue (4); Rug Designs (4); Surimono (4). 3) Desk Accessories: Heath and Sprite Letter Openers, 7.75 and 8.5" long; Lake Geneva Magazine Rack, 11 x 13.5 x 11; Signature Drafting...  Continue... 2004.75.0616 2006 Pinnacle Flower Vase 2006. Adapted from the design for the Leerdam Glassfabrik Company, Holland. In 1929, Wright designed tableware including china, stemware, serving pieces, candlesticks, and vases. According to Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936 Volume 5, 1990, page 74, a few designs were executed including a tall hexagonal flower vase in deep emerald green glass. Also see "Wright, 1917-1942," Pfeiffer, 2010, p.188. This piece is ceramic, glazed inside and out in Greuby green. Also produced in Cayenne (red). 16" high by 4" wide. Imprinted on one side is Wright's signature monogram "FLLW" within a square. Imprinted on the base "Frank Lloyd Wright Collection." Original list price $50.00. 2006.45.0825 C 2010 Dana Residence Mini Hardwood Screen Circa 2010 (1902 - S.072). Mini light screen adapted from the art glass "sumac" windows of the Susan Lawrence Dana Residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. Laser-cut out of a cherry veneer and mounted into a cherry base. Mini screen 4.25" x 10.25" x .2". Base: 5.5" x 2" x .75". tem# WLAC01. 2010.37.0117 2010 Japanese Print Stand adaptation, 2010. In 1908 Wright loaned over two hundred prints to an extensive exhibition of Japanese Colour Prints, March 5-25, 1908, at The Art Institute of Chicago, entitled A Loan Exhibition of Japanese Colour Prints. The committee in charge, and major contributors, were Clarence Buckingham, Frederick W. Gookin, J. Clarence Webster and Frank Lloyd Wright. It was the largest exhibit of Ukiyo-e prints ever displayed in America. Wright designed the exhibition installation for the Art Institute. Included with the designs for the exhibition was a Japanese Print Easel or Stand. In November, 2010 my son-in-law, James C. Rust gave us a table top version of the Print Stand. Not having original plans to work with, he created a very accurate adaptation of the shorter table top Print Stand. Thirty-six inches in height, eight in width and twelve inches in depth, it is made of oak, stained with walnut, and coated with a satin finish. What once was an obscure two dimensional element, comes to life as a detailed three dimensional object illustrating the mind of Frank Lloyd Wright. Gift from James C. Rust. For more information see our Wright Study on the Japanese Print Stand. 2010.06.1110 2010 Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Reproduction Ceramic Urn, Circa 2010 (Not dated). Ceramic reproduction of Frank Lloyd Wright's design of a copper urn manufactured by Haeger Potteries. Wright began experimenting with variations of the design for the Urn as early as 1894, and the design of the first designed this copper urn in the late 1890's, "Monograph 1887-1901" Pfeiffer, 1991, pages 60-61. Manufacturer's description: "Frank Lloyd Wright originally designed a pair of eighteen inch Copper Urns for the Edward C. Waller House located in River Forest, IL (Remodeled 1899). The round shape and circular patterns of the design replicate the pattern created for the baluster railing at the top of the stairway. The design incorporates repeated design elements that became synonymous with Wright's use of the circle, square and triangle when developing the decorative objects to be displayed within the interior rooms. Hammering and pressing on the reverse side of copper sheets accomplished the production of the urns. This is known as repousse. Records show that at least six additional urns were produced and placed in both residential and commercial locations in the early 1900's. Only three of the six are believed to be currently in existence. This ceramic adaptation of the Copper...  Continue... 2010.50.1022 2017 Dana Sumac Vase, Dana House, Springfield, Illinois, 2017 (1902 - S.072). Ceramic Dana Sumac Vase designed for the Dana House. In 1902, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Susan Dana House. Among other things that he designed for the house was the Sumac Vase. Designed and produced in 1902, executed by Teco Pottery, Chicago, Illinois. Very large in size for a vase: 24.25 x 11.5 x 11.5 in. On April 20, 2023, Sotheby’s New York sold an original vase for $635,000.        In 1998, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio began selling reproductions of the Dana Sumac Vase. It was slightly less than half size, measuring 11.75 x 5.75 x 5.75 in. The glazed terra cotta vase was manufactured by the Teco Art Pottery Company. It sold for $200. The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Museum Catalog, 1998/1999, page 5.        In 2006, the Taliesin Bookstore, Spring Green, began selling reproductions of the Dana Sumac Vase. It was slightly more than half size, measuring 13.5 with the opening 4.5 x 4.5 in. Hand-crafted and hand-glazed ceramic and sold in two colors, nutmeg and green. It sold for $104. Catalog page 22. In 2007 the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust... Continue... 2017.61.0625   FABRIC/WALLPAPER YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1948 Albert Adelman Residence, Fox Point, Wisconsin, Design Board and Fabric 1948 (1948 - S.308). Original design board, four Polaroids and four fabrics for the Albert Adelman House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Fabric 1) Drapery Fabric. Sample of the fabric used in the draperies before decorative elements were woven into the fabric. There are two tags attached to the fabric. The first tag is stamped: "Jacobson Interiors, Inc. Milwaukee." Hand written on the tag: "1 ½ Yds x 50 w." Second tag: "Adelman. Plain Drapery. 1 ½ yards." Robert L. Jacobson was the successor to George M. Niedecken. Niedecken was Wright's interior designer and decorator on many of his most famous commissions including the Dana House (1902), Springfield, IL, the Coonley House (1908), Riverside, IL and the Robie House (1909), Chicago, IL. Size: 48" x 54." See finished drapery. Fabric 2) Multi-Stripes. Colors include: Thick and thin Yellow, Olive and thin Copper, Gray, Light Olive, Black, Light and medium Blue, Thick and thin green, Red, Gold threads throughout. Hand written on tag: "Sple. 10367.Multi Stripe. Green, Blue, Red & Yellow. 5 ½ yds. 54" wide." 55 x 198".  Fabric 3) Hand weave. Colors include: Light Blue, Tan, Green, Gray, Dark Red, Yellow, Black, Olive, Gold threads throughout...  Continue... 0746.02.1104 1948 Albert Adelman Residence, Fox Point, Wisconsin, Drapery Panel 1948 (1948 - S.308). Original hand-woven drapery panel for the Albert Adelman House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Woven by Maria Kipp. Wool and gold metallic thread. Wright design for the Adelman family, this being the first completed Wright design. The drapes begin with the base fabric that is a light olive green. Every 5.5" a thick aqua green thread is woven vertically, the length of the material. One-half inches on either side of the aqua green is a wide gold "thread" that runs parallel and is approximately 3/32" wide. There are 9 sets of gold and aqua threads that run vertically. The bottom 29" transition to a dark olive. At first it appears that the top 68 inches have faded, but after examining it closely, the darker olive green is woven into the fabric. The threads are spaced out at first, then are threaded closer and closer until it is a solid dark olive, giving it a slow blended appearance. The red design elements are also woven into the cloth. Sewn in two colors, dark red on the left, a lighter shade of red on the right, and blended in the center. There are nine vertical rows and seven horizontal rows. The red design element is repeated in the carpet. There are two tags attached to the drape. The first tag is stamped: "Jacobson...  Continue... 0746.42.0821 1955 Schumacher Fabric Sample Design 102, Fabric 775740 Leaf Green. Original Schumacher Leaf Green Fabric Sample ,Design 102, Fabric 775740 Leaf Green, Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics. Manufactured by F. Schumacher & Co., 1955. In 1955 at Elizabeth Gordon’s urging, 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.        Text on edge: “Design 102. An Exclusive Schumacher Hand Print.” Hand Printed one side only. Samples included in Schumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics and Wallpaper, p.9-10. Six colors include: 1) Blue 2) Leaf Green 3) Old Gold 4) Coral and Flame 5) Tan and Slate 6) Wood Brown and Tan. Two photographs with Design 102 included on p.25. 45" long x 22" wide. 1148.09.1224 1955 Schumacher Wallpaper Sample, Design 105. Taliesin Line of Decorative Wallpapers. Manufactured by F. Schumacher & Co., 1955. In 1955 at Elizabeth Gordon's urging, 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. Text on sides of wallpaper: "[FLLW] The Taliesin Line of Frank Lloyd Wright. Design 105. An Exclusive Schumacher Hand Print." Wallpaper printed in six colors: A) Warm Gray (Background); B) Brown; C) Blue; D) Teal; E) Dark Gray; F) Olive Gray. Label pasted to verso: "Taliesin Line Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. "Design 105." 7772 C. Bluebird & Green Olive. Trimmed Width 27" - Repeat Approx. 25 ¼". Retail Price $7.65. F. Schumacher & Co. 60 West 40th St., New York 18, N. Y. Companion Fabric 776074." Note: Sample was tucked into the last page of Schumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics and Wallpaper Sample Book. Sample size: 30" Wide x 24" Deep. 1148.08.0706 1955 Schumacher's Fabric Sample Design 512, Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics. Manufactured by F. Schumacher & Co., 1955. In 1955 at Elizabeth Gordon's urging, 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. Label: "FLLW. Design 512. 735019 - 50". Copper. Rayon, 23% Mohair, Cotton. Mohair Damask." Text of verso: "The World's Foremost Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, Has Styled This Design Exclusively For, F. Schumacher & Co. To Be Sold Only Throught Authorized Dealers of The Taliesin Line. F. Schumacher & Co., 60 W. 40th St., New York 18, New York. 1148.07.0421 1986 Frank Lloyd Wright: Schumacher (Produced by F. Schumacher & Co.). F. Schumacher & Co. This booklet is from the Schumacher 1986 Frank Lloyd Wright Collection. This was the first full Schumacher Frank Lloyd Wright collection since the original Frank Lloyd Wright collection in 1955.  The Collection includes Wallcoverings, Rugs, Panels and Sheers, Wovens, and Prints.  The set included three slip cases which held bound sample books.  One for print fabrics, one for woven fabrics and one for wallpapers.  The slip case also included this booklet.  Includes 38 photographs.  8.5 x 11.6. Pp 24. (First Edition) 1986.31.0707 1986 Frank Lloyd Wright: Schumacher (Rugs only) (Produced by F. Schumacher & Co.). F. Schumacher & Co. This booklet is from the Schumacher 1986 Frank Lloyd Wright Collection. This was the first full Schumacher Frank Lloyd Wright Collection since the original Frank Lloyd Wright Collection in 1955. This booklet consisted of eight rug designs only, which were reproductions or adaptations of original designs. The full Collection includes Wallcoverings, Rugs, Panels and Sheers, Wovens, and Prints. The set included three slip cases which held bound sample books. One for print fabrics, one for woven fabrics and one for wallpapers. Includes 8 photographs. 8.5 x 11. Pp 12. (First Edition) 1986.33.0709 1986 Schumacher Fabric Samples 1986. FLW F86 Series, 26 samples 4" x 7.5". A) Little House Window, 54" wide: 1) Khaki, 16M0000; 2) Sage 16M0001; 3) Sand 16M0002; 4) Cerulean 16M0003; 5) Alabaster 16M0004 B) Design 102, 54" wide: 1) Document Blue, 16M0020; 2) Terra-Cotta, 16M0021; 3) Slate Blue & Olive, 16M00221; 4) Amethyst & Sand, 16M0023; 5) Stone Green, 16M0024; C) Liberty Triangles 54": 1) Amethyst, 16M0040; 2) Sky, 16M0042; 3) Sand, 16M0043; 4) Slate, 16M0044; 5) Adobe, 16M0045; 6) Black & White, 16M0046; 7) Taupe, 16M0047; D) Prisms 54": 1) Lake Blue & Sage, 16M0050; 2) Cedar, 16M0051; 3) Amethyst, 16M0053; 4) Cobalt & Pumpkin, 16M0055; E) Texture 54": 1) Pumice, 16M0060; 2) Moonstone, 16M0061; 3) Lava, 16M0062; 4) Travertine Pine, 16M0063; 5) Bittersweet, 16M0064;     1986.65.0416 1986 A2: Schumacher Fabric, 1986. FLWWF86 Series, Little House Window, Sage, 16M0001. Schumacher Fabric display sample of Little House Window, Sage. Screen printed one side. Large affixed label: “Frank Lloyd Wright” in a red Square. Verso: “Adapted From an Authentic Design of “Frank Lloyd Wright” (facsimile of Wright’s Signature). Certified by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Schumacher. A Division of F. Schumacher & Company.” 10.25 x 3.25 folded to 5.125 x 3.25. Small affixed label: “Schumacher. 16M0001-54" 137CM. Sage, Little House Window. Frank Lloyd Wright Coll.” 7 x 2.375 folded to 3.5 x 2.375. Printed on edge of fabric: “...Foundation. An Exclusive (C) Schumacher & Co. Three edges are sewn. 27.5" x 26.5". 1986.154.0424 1986 C1: Schumacher Fabric, 1986. FLWWF86 Series, Liberty Triangles, Amethyst, 16M0040. Schumacher Fabric display sample of Liberty Triangles, Amethyst. Printed or screen printed one side. Large affixed label: “Frank Lloyd Wright” in a red Square. Verso: “Adapted From an Authentic Design of “Frank Lloyd Wright” (facsimile of Wright’s Signature). Certified by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Schumacher. A Division of F. Schumacher & Company.” 10.25 x 3.25 folded to 5.125 x 3.25. Small affixed label: “Schumacher. 16M0040-54" 137CM. Amethyst, Liberty Triangles. Frank Lloyd Wright Coll.” 7 x 2.375 folded to 3.5 x 2.375. Printed on edge of fabric: “Copyright (C) F. Schumacher & Co. Three edges are sewn. 28.5" x 26". 1986.153.0424 1986 Schumacher Fabric Samples 1986. FLWWF86 Series, 28 samples 3" x 5 " A) Imperial Triangle, 53" Wide: 1) Indigo, 52M990; 2) Chamois, 52M991; 3) Celadon, 52M993; 4) Terra Cotta, 52M994; 5) Otter, 52M995; B) Storer House Matelasse, 55" Wide: 1) Sand, 53M150; 2) Mercury, 53M151; 3) Cactus Leaf, 53M152; 4) Tulipwood, 53M153; 5) Indigo, 53M154; 6) Ruby, 53M155; 7) Blush Ash, 53M156; 8) Cactus Rose, 53M157; C) Liberty Weave, 51" Wide: 1) Clove, 89M691; 2) Bittersweet, 89M692; 3) Peacock, 89M693; 4) Ruby, 89M694; D) Chevron Repp, 51" Wide: 1) Desert, 89M890; 2) Amber Brown, 89M891; 3) Blue Ash, 89M892; 4) Sienna, 89M893; 5) Persimmon, 89M894; 6) Aurora, 89M895; 7) Corsair, 89M896; E) Reflective Ceiling, 56" Wide: 1) Desert, 89M931; 2) Cactus Rose, 89M932; 3) Dusk, 89M933; 4) Tulipwood, 89M934;    1986.66.0416 1986 C3: Schumacher Fabric Sample, Liberty Weave, Peacock, 1986. Schumacher Liberty Weave, Peacock, salesman sample. Label stapled to fabric: "Schumacher. 89E693-51" 130CM. Peacock, Liberty Weave. 10 ½" V-RPT-27 - CM. 6 ½" H-RPT - 17CM. 100% Spun Rayon. France. Clean-S. Frank Lloyd Wright." Hand Written on label: "9/86." Label affixed to label: "$136 - 12/91." Larger label stapled to fabric. "Frank Lloyd Wright" in a red square. Verso: " Adapted from an authentic design of Frank Lloyd Wright. Certified by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Schumacher." Four smaller fabric samples sewn onto the larger sample. Labels affixed to verso. 1) Liberty Weave Ruby, 89M694. 55" wide. 2) Liberty Weave Bittersweet, 89M692. 55" wide. 3) Liberty Weave Clove, 89M691. 55" wide. 4) Liberty Weave Desert, 89E690. Samples are 3" x 5". Large sample, sewn edges three sides. 25 x 25. 1986.123.0722 1986 D1: Schumacher Fabric, 1986. FLWWF86 Series, Chevron Repp, Desert, 89M890. Schumacher Fabric display sample of Chevron Repp, Desert. Large affixed label: “Frank Lloyd Wright” in a red Square. Verso: “Adapted From an Authentic Design of “Frank Lloyd Wright” (facsimile of Wright’s Signature). Certified by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Schumacher. A Division of F. Schumacher & Company.” 10.25 x 3.25 folded to 5.125 x 3.25. Small affixed label: “Schumacher. 89M890-51" 130CM. Desert, Chevron Repp... France. Frank Lloyd Wright Coll. 32.” 7 x 2.375 folded to 3.5 x 2.375. Three edges are sewn. 26" x 25". 1986.152.0424 1986 D2: Schumacher Fabric, 1986. FLWWF86 Series, Chevron Repp, Amber Brown, 89M890. Schumacher Fabric display sample of Chevron Repp, Amber Brown. Large affixed label: “Frank Lloyd Wright” in a red Square. Verso: “Adapted From an Authentic Design of “Frank Lloyd Wright” (facsimile of Wright’s Signature). Certified by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Schumacher. A Division of F. Schumacher & Company.” 10.25 x 3.25 folded to 5.125 x 3.25. Small affixed label: “Schumacher. 89M891-51" 130CM. Amber Brown, Chevron Repp... France. Frank Lloyd Wright Coll. 38.” 7 x 2.375 folded to 3.5 x 2.375. Three edges are sewn. 26" x 25". 1986.155.0225 1991 Schumacher Pattern #56760, F. Schumacher & Co., Frank Lloyd Wright Sample Fabric - 28 x 32. 1991.18.0800 1997 Schumacher Fabric Samples. Frank Lloyd Wright Series. Seventeen fabric samples by Schumacher. Label on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright, Exclusive Schumacher Woven. Schumacher." A) Tulip Tapestry: 1) Clay Springs 28202; 2) Quartzsite 28203; 3) Vermilion Cliffs 28204; 4)Verde 28205; 5) Black Peak 28206. 54" wide, 137 CM. B) Coonley Weave: 1) Putty 56700; 2) Clay 56701; 3) Blue 56703; 4) Garnet 56704. 54" wide, 137 CM. C) Imperial Triangles II: 1) Cream 56710. 54" wide, 137 CM...  Continue... 1997.69.0316 1997 Boxelder "Liberty Magazine" Ties, 1997. "Frank Lloyd Wright, May Basket, Liberty Magazine Design, 1926. Made in Italy. Boxelder, Milwaukee. 100% Silk." Adapted from the cover of Liberty Magazine, designed by Wright in 1926, but never published on the cover of the magazine. Boxelder was established in 1989 to manufacture and sell M. C. Escher licensed silk neckties. Upon their success they added the Frank Lloyd Wright collection. 56" long x 3.75" wide. Original retail value $37.50. 1997.70.0416 1997 Boxelder "Windows" Ties, 1997. "Inspired by a design of Frank Lloyd Wright, Certified by The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. "Tree of Life" Window. Darwin D. Martin House 1904. Made in Italy. Boxelder, Milwaukee. 100% Silk." Inspired by the windows of the Martin House. Boxelder was established in 1989 to manufacture and sell M. C. Escher licensed silk neckties. Upon their success they added the Frank Lloyd Wright collection. 58" long x 3.75" wide. Original retail value $37.50. 1997.71.0600 1997 Frank Lloyd Wright Design Ties, C 1997. Inspired by a design of Frank Lloyd Wright, Certified by The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Adaptation of the Robie House Sconce. Square, circle, crossed arrow. Tag: "Made in Italy. 100% Silk." Label: "A Frank Lloyd Wright Collection Product. Frank Lloyd Wright (signature). Authorized by The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation." 58" long x 3.75" wide. 1997.75.1116 1998 Frank Lloyd Wright Wallpaper & Border Collection, F. Schumacher & Co., 14.5 x 10.5 x 3 - 117 Samples. 1998.17.0800 1999 Frank Lloyd Wright Wallpaper & Border Collection, F. Schumacher & Co., 14.5 x 10.5 x 3 - 92 Samples. 1999.26.0800 1999 Frank Lloyd Wright Fabric Collection, F. Schumacher & Co., 12 x 10.5 x 3 - 81 Samples. 1999.25.0800 1999 Schumacher's Frank Lloyd Wright Wovens Series. 82 Loose Woven Fabric Samples. 1) Willits Glass: Gypsum 20010; Chamois 20011; Cactus 20012; Canyon 20013; Jasper 20014; Tahoe Blue 20015; Poppy 20016. (7) 2) Grasses: Gypsum 20020; Chamois 20021; Cactus 20022; Adobe 20023; Nickel 20024; Poppy 20025. (6) 3) Trellised Vine: Gypsum 25330; Chamois 25331; Cactus 25332; Nickel 25333; Jasper 25334; Poppy 25335. (6) 4) Fern Meadow: Gypsum 25340; Chamois 25341; Cactus 25342; Nickel 25343; Jasper 25344; Poppy 25345. (6) 5) Prairie Sumac: Gypsum 25350; Chamois 25351; Cactus 25352; Jasper 25354; Tahoe Blue 25355...  Continue... 1999.65.1111 1999 Schumacher's Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, Woven Fabric, 1999. Schumacher's Frank Lloyd Wright Collection. Willits Glass, Chamois 20011. Two pieces: 1) 4 yards (144") x 20";  2) 29" x 16.5." 1999.104.1123 1999 Schumacher's Frank Lloyd Wright Sheers Series. Eight Sheer Fabric Sample Booklets. 1) Wisteria Madras: *Ivory 12240; Ecru 12241. (2) 2) Bamboo Sheer: *Stone 12254 (2); Straw 12252; Robin's Egg 12251; Natural 12250. (5) 3) Masselink Ferns: *Sandstone 12270; Granite 12271; Moss 12272. (3) 4) Pine Bark Stencil: White 12260; Ivory 12261; Chamois 12262; Cactus 12263; *Adobe 12264; Also includes Imperial Triangles: Natural 12280. (6) ...  Continue... 1999.66.1111 2000 Imperial Hotel Handkerchief from the Meiji-Mura Village Museum. Circa 2000. The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, was completed in 1923, and demolished in 1967. The Entrance and Lobby were dismantled and moved to the Meiji-Mura Architectural Park where it is on display. It reopened in March, 1976. 16.5 x 16.5. 2000.63.0611 2006 Boxelder "Windows" Ties, 2006. Confetti, Coonley Playhouse, 1912. Coonley WWC24. "Inspired by a design of Frank Lloyd Wright. Certified by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Made in Italy. Boxelder, Milwaukee. 100% Silk." Boxelder was established in 1989 to manufacture and sell M. C. Escher licensed silk neckties. Upon their success they added the Frank Lloyd Wright collection. 58" long x 3.8" wide. Original retail value $40.00. 2006.55.0416 2006 Boxelder "Windows" Tie Fabric Samples, 2006. Boxelder was established in 1989 to manufacture and sell M. C. Escher licensed silk neckties. Upon their success they added the Frank Lloyd Wright collection. This ten sample set includes: Coonley WWC24, 48, 87; Robie House WWJ38, 42, 84; and the Oak Park Studio WW512, 538, 584, 597. Manufactured by the Boxeler Company, Milwaukee, Wisc. 3.25 x 8. 2006.36.1111 2011/1948 Albert Adelman Residence, Fox Point, Wisconsin, Letter of Authenticity 2011 (1948 - S.308). Letter of Authenticity for original hand-woven drapery panel for the Albert Adelman House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Woven by Maria Kipp. Text: "Kelmscott. Letter of Authenticity. February 2011. Frank Lloyd Wright\, designer; Maria Kipp, weaver. Drapery panel from the Albert Adelman House (1948), Fox Point, WI (with tags). 87 inches long x 46 ½ inches wide. Provenance: Kelmscott Gallery, Chicago; Robert L. Jacobson, Niedecken-Walbridge Co. Scott Elliott, President. 8.5 x 11 0746.42.0821 -9 2017  Schumacher Fabric Sample, Design 105, Neutral #176872. Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics. Manufactured by Schumacher & Co., 2017. In 1955 at Elizabeth Gordon's urging, 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 honor of the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth, Schumacher released a new textile collection in collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The "Applied Architecture" line is composed of original patterns, as well as new designs. Text on sides of fabric: "Design 105' An exclusive Schumacher Screen Print For The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. [Frank Lloyd Wright] Foundation. 1955. FLlWF." Fabric Screen printed in five colors on off-white fabric: A) Dark Gray or Black; B) Warm Grey ; C) Light Grey; D) Grey; E) Beige. Although many of the original fabrics were woven, it is interesting to note that many of the original fabrics, and also this one were printed. Sample size: 54" Wide x 50" Deep. 2017.48.0722 SCHUMACHER   INFORMATION ABOUT SCHUMACHER   FURNITURE YEAR DESCRIPTION ST#  1905 Frank L. Smith Bank, Dwight, Illinois, Barrel Chair, 1905 (1905 - S.111). Original Barrel Chair from the Frank L. Smith Bank. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905. Smith first contacted Wright in 1904. The first designed was a three story bank, which Smith rejected. In 1905 Wright’s second design, a one and a half story structure was accepted.        The seat is round, as are the circular stretchers below. The top rail is curved with inset panels at the ends on the back side. The ends of the top rail are cantilevered toward the front. The legs are set at forty-five degrees, pointing toward the center of the chair, and are in-line with the opposite leg, forming an exact “X”. The feet are flared at the bottom. They are the same width, 1.3125", but the depth of the back legs is greater. Front legs are 1.5" deep compared to 2.25" deep for the back. The back legs maintain that depth until they extend just past the seat where they curve to the depth of 1.125" deep. It is interesting to note that the Smith Side Chair front legs (ST#1981.108) mimic the Barrel Chair legs, set at 45 degrees, but the curved portion is inverted. The backrest, set between the back legs, runs from the stretcher to the top rail. It matches the curve of the top rail... Continue... 0058.64.0624 1936 S.C. Johnson Administration Building, Racine, Wisconsin, End Table, Circa 1936 (1936 - S.237). S.C. Johnson Administration Building end table, constructed of enameled Cherokee red steel with round maple top. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936. Throughout his career, a complete design included furniture. Wright first suggested the idea of furniture to the H. F. Johnson and his General Manager Jack Ramsey in 1936. The contract was finally awarded to Steelcase in June 1938. A total of forty different pieces of furniture were designed. Maple was specified for furniture in the Great Workroom, walnut for the Executive suites. The table has three legs, matching the number of legs in the original work chairs. The center stem of the table does not reach the floor. There are six horizontal stretchers per leg. The base of the tables, desks and chairs mimic the base of the columns of the Greatroom. Photographs abound for desks and chairs, conference and office tables and desks. But we were only able to discover one partial photograph of this table, published in Johnson Wax Administration Building and Research Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright, Carter, 1998, p.17. We communicated with photographer Peter Cook and he said, “The photograph was taken at the Johnson Wax Administration Building... Continue... 0404.46.0623 1940 Clarence W. Sondern Residence, Kansas City, Missouri, Two-Part Dining Room Table, 1940 (1939 - S.279). Two original sectional dining room tables for the Clarence W. Sondern Residence. Clarence Sondern, was a laboratory director for a chemical company in Kansas City. The Sondern house was designed by Wright as a Usonian home in 1939. In 1944, Sondern moved and sold the home to Arnold Adler (1948 - S.307). In 1948, Adler commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design an addition that more than tripled the size of the house. Besides all the built-ins, Wright designed chairs, tables, hassocks and bed frames for the Sonderns. After the Adler addition was completed, an article was published on January 7, 1951, in the Kansas City Star about the housewarming at the Adler House. It included a photograph of the living and dining rooms, and it is interesting to note that none of the original Wright designed furniture was pictured in the space. Like other Dining Room tables from Wright's Usonian period, the dining room table was modular in style. Sections could be moved and used as separate tables. Others included the Shavin (1950), Benjamin Adelman (Phoenix, 1951), Harold Price (Arizona, 1954), and Gordon (1956). These two tables appear to be two of a three or four sectional table... Continue... 0531.102.0223 1951 First Unitarian Society - Unitarian Meeting House, Pew/Benches 1951 (1947 - S.291). Two original 1951 Pew/Benches. Designed in 1947, construction began in 1949. On August 21, 1951, the church opened with a lecture by Frank Lloyd Wright. "Plywood bench seating was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright specifically for the meeting house of the First Unitarian Society of Madison. No other public buildings by the architect, other than the Pfeiffer Chapel at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, had such an extensive use of this type of seating... Component parts, sized to allow for full use of 4" x 8" sheets of plywood, were precut at Taliesin and assembled at the Meeting House by apprentices working under Wright's direction in 1951... Four benches were designed, Regular, Low, Single and Extra Long. Cushions: 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... Continue... 0857.29.0917 0857.30.0917 1983 First Unitarian Society Envelope. Documentation Package. "First Unitarian Society. 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53705." Two copies, 11.25 x 8.75. 1983.42.0917 (A&B) 1983 First Unitarian Society - Unitarian Meeting House, Pew/Benches Documentation 1983 Letter (1947 - S.291). Copy of letter. "The Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial Foundation. Taliesin West, Scottsdale Arizona. To whom it may concern: The hinged bench seats, now being offered for a private sale, were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1951 for the Unitarian Church at 900 University Bay Dr., Shorewood Hills, Madison, Wisconsin. During the final stages of construction, in the summer of 1951, Mr. Wright was on the site each day with the members of his Taliesin fellowship who completed the construction of the building and finished the interior. The benches were delivered to the job-site in sections, and the fellowship members assembled them, attached the chains, preserve the wood finish, and put on the upholstery under the supervision of Frank Lloyd Wright. Sincerely Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer (signed). Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Director of Archives. Two copies, 8.5 x 11 1983.42.0917 (C&D) 1983 First Unitarian Society - Unitarian Meeting House, Pew/Benches Documentation 1983 Descriptive Sheet (1947 - S.291). Descriptive Sheet: "Plywood bench seating was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright specifically for the meeting house of the First Unitarian Society of Madison. No other public buildings by the architect, other than the Pfeiffer Chapel at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, had such an extensive use of this type of seating... Component parts, sized to allow for full use of 4" x 8" sheets of plywood, were precut at Taliesin and assembled at the Meeting House by apprentices working under Wright's direction in 1951... Four benches were designed, Regular, Low, Single and Extra Long. Cushions: 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...  Continue... 1983.42.0917 (E&F) 1953 Benjamin Adelman House Dining Room Table, Phoenix, AZ, 1953 (1951 - S.344). Original two piece Dining Room table for the Benjamin Adelman House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1951. Wright designed a laundry facility and three homes for Benjamin Adelman, and a home (two schemes) for his son, Albert Adelman. Wright's first project for Benjamin Adelman was a commercial building for his laundry and dry-cleaning business in Milwaukee in 1945. It remained a project. One year later, 1946, Benjamin's son Albert, approached Wright about designing a home for him on a lot he owned in Fox Point, Wisconsin. Scheme #1 remained a project, but Scheme #2, 1948, was completed. That same year, 1948, Wright designed a beautiful home on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan in Fox Point, Wisconsin for Benjamin Adelman. The design remained a project. In 1951, Wright designed a second home for Benjamin Adelmen in Phoenix. This home was completed and is considered to be the first Usonian Automatic House designed by Wright. In 1954 Wright designed a second home for Benjamin Adelman in Fox point, but it too remained a project. 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...  Continue... 1987.126.0521 1953 Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Office Table 1953 (1952 - S.355). Small free-standing office table for the Price Tower. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Price Tower in 1952 for Harold C. Price, Sr. 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 building was based on an earlier design for the St. Marks Tower project (1925). 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. The sixteenth-floor included a kitchen, cafeteria and outside terraces. The seventeenth and eighteenth floors were reserved for the Price Company corporate apartment and conference room. The nineteenth floor penthouse was the office suite for Harold Price. 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...  Continue... 0987.128.0222 1953 Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Desk or Typing Table 1953 (1952 - S.355). Built-in desk or typing table for the Price Tower. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Price Tower in 1952 for Harold C. Price, Sr. 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 building was based on an earlier design for the St. Marks Tower project (1925). 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. The sixteenth-floor included a kitchen, cafeteria and outside terraces. The seventeenth and eighteenth floors were reserved for the Price Company corporate apartment and conference room. The nineteenth floor penthouse was the office suite for Harold Price. 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...  Continue... 0987.129.0222 1953 Riverview Terrace Restaurant Jardinire (Flower Box), 1953/1957/1967 (1953 - S.367). A French term for a flower box where plants may be placed. It appears that many chairs were produced for the restaurant, but just a few Jardinres were produced. The Riverview Terrace Restaurant was the only restaurant (not including those in the Imperial Hotel, Midway gardens, etc.) designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally designed in 1943, modified in 1953, construction began in 1957, but was halted upon Mr. Wright's death. It was resurrected again in 1967 as part of The Spring Green Resort complex, Modified and completed by the Taliesin Associated Architects, headed by William Wesley Peters. Plans even included resurrecting the original Nakoma Clubhouse, which never came to fruition. To support the restaurant's 300 foot length, steel trusses were salvaged from the flight deck of the Ranger aircraft carrier training ship which was used on the Great Lakes during WWII. The restaurant opened in October 1967. Located just a stones throw from Taliesin, it became the Visitors Center in 1993. Constructed of wood, then painted Cherokee red. Provenance: Riverview Terrace Restaurant, Spring Green, WI. 17.5 x 17.5 x 10". 0987.90.0417 1955 Dallas Theatre Center, Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas, TX, Theatre Seat 1955 (1955 -S.395). Original theatre seat for the Dallas Theatre Center's, Kalita Humphreys Theater. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. The Dallas Theater Center opened with registration and classes on September 9, 1959 and its first production on December 27, 1959. This is the only Theater ever executed by Frank Lloyd Wright. 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 Theatre" was revived again in Hartford, Connecticut, but was never executed. The concept for the "New Theatre for Woodstock" was finally executed in Dallas as the Dallas Theater Center. The original cushioned seats and backs were upholstered in a textured, golden-colored fabric and the metal frame was painted a neutral color. According to the Undermain Theatre in Dallas, Texas: "In 1983, the interior of the Dallas Theater Center was changed to provide a steeper "rake" - making these seats unusable for the theatre auditorium - and the Kalita Humphreys Theater then purchased new seating...  Continue... 1092.173.0821 1955 Frank Lloyd Wright designed Heritage Henredon Dining Room Table. 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, one of which was Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. Round table with three conforming leaves. Circular top with decorative copper band, supported by an open cruciform base. Suspended central leg drops down to support the center when the table is extended. Table and leaves are stamped with Frank Lloyd Wright's signature. Table extends to 8 feet. Vertical edge of table legs repeat pattern in the copper trim. Constructed of mahogany. 48" round x 29" high, each leaf is 16" wide, table extends to 96" long. 1092.75.0314 1955 Frank Lloyd Wright designed Heritage Henredon Dining Room Chairs. 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, one of which was Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. The back of the chair is slanted, and padded. Both edges, front and back, repeat the pattern Wright designed for the legs and edges of the table. Chair spindles are turned at a 45 degree angle. Two side chairs, constructed of mahogany, original Frank Lloyd Wright designed fabric. 21 Wide x 22 Deep x 32 High, Seat Height 18 inches. 1092.109.0618 (1-2) 1955 Heritage Henredon. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Heritage Henredon Double Bed Headboard. 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, one of which was Heritage-Henredon, a line of furniture designed by Wright. The front edge of the headboard repeats the Taliesin patter on the top and both sides. Constructed of mahogany. Stamped on verso: "No. 2000." Unsigned. 54" wide, 38.5" high, 1.5" thick. 1092.111.0918 1955 John L Rayward Residence, Tirranna, New Canaan, Connecticut, Three Chairs 1955 (1955 - S.383). Two arm chairs and one side chair from the Rayward Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, the Rayward Residence was the ninth "hemicycle" designed by Wright: Jacobs II (1944), Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956).        At times, these chairs have been miss-identified as Heritage Henredon chairs. The design of these chairs is similar to the design Frank Lloyd Wright created for the Heritage Henredon line of furniture, also designed in 1955. But there are significant differences. Rayward Residence is FLLW #5523, Heritage Henredon is FLLW #5529, indicating Rayward was designed first. In reality, furniture was not the first part of the design process, so it may be difficult to determine which was designed first. But like later designs for dining room tables and chairs, there are many similarities, but each table and chair was unique to the specific house.        There are similarities between early slant back chairs: the Martin and Coonley...  Continue... 1092.267.0324 (1-3) 2024.03.0324 (1-13) 1958 Wyoming Valley School Chair & Stool (1956 - S.401). After contacting the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, New York City, where the Frank Lloyd Wright archives are held, we reviewed drawings and correspondence related to both projects. Specific information related to the furniture was lacking, but there were also large gaps in the correspondence. It appears that the chair and stool, as well as the table pictured, may have been a prototype. But due to the lack of funds, the existing furniture from the existing one-room school houses was consolidated and used in the new building. Chair: 21 3/8" wide at the base; 32 1/8" tall; 13 1/8" seat height; 16 7/8" seat diameter; 8 7/8" seat back diameter; 17 1/8" inside diameter of the legs. Stool: 23 7/8" wide at the base; 14" tall; 15 7/8" seat diameter; 16" inside diameter of the legs. Like much of Wright's furniture, it is constructed of plywood. Plywood 5/8" thick. 1259.50.0117 1969 Dudley Spencer Residence, Wilmington, Delaware, Bench 1969 (1956 - S.402). Original bench from the Dudley Spencer Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956, it is actually the second design for the Spencers, and the only Wright home in Delaware. 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. "To make the furniture, Spencer hired Robert Baker, who built models at DuPont's 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 Dallabrida, July 11, 2013. 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...  Continue... 1803.30.0223 1986 Midway Gardens Red Side Chairs 1986 (1913 - S.180). Midway Gardens was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. This Midway Garden chair was designed by Wright in 1914, but never produced. In 1986, Cassina produced a line of furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Cassina 603 Midway 2. "The Characteristic of this chair is the lightness of the steel rod structural framework. It is part of a set that includes tables built along similar lines." Cassina Catalog, 1985, p.16-17. "Chairs in glossy enamelled steel rod, white, red, blue, or grey. Removable seat and back padded with polyurethane foam. This model is also available without padded back. Fabric upholstery." P.40-41. Matching tables sold with square or round crystal glass tops. The base is in glossy enamelled steel rod and available in white, red, blue or grey. Printed on base, "Cassina. A Design by Frank Lloyd Wright. Certified by The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation." Stamped in frame: "1017" and "1053." Steel frame is in red enamel, seat in red vinyl. 34.65" High x 15.75 Wide x 18.12" Deep. Seat is 18.31" High. Two chairs. 1986.72.1016 1986.73.1016 1986 Midway Gardens Red Side Chair 1986 (1913 - S.180). One red framed Midway Gardens chair, seat and back cushions are dark gray fabric. Midway Gardens was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. This Midway Garden chair was designed by Wright in 1914, but never produced. In 1986, Cassina produced a line of furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Cassina 603 Midway 2. "The Characteristic of this chair is the lightness of the steel rod structural framework. It is part of a set that includes tables built along similar lines."� Cassina Catalog, 1985, p.16-17. "Chairs in glossy enamelled steel rod, white, red, blue, or grey. Removable seat and back padded with polyurethane foam. This model is also available without padded back. Fabric upholstery."� P.40-41. Matching tables sold with square or round crystal glass tops. The base is in glossy enamelled steel rod and available in white, red, blue or grey. Manufactured by Cassina, Milan, Italy. Printed on base, "Cassina (C). A Design by Frank Lloyd Wright. Certified by The FLW Foundation."� Stamped in frame: "0671."� Steel frame is in red enamel, seat in dark gary fabric. 34.65" High x 15.75 Wide x 18.12" Deep. Seat is 18.31" High. Acquired from the nephew of a diplomat...  Continue... 1986.132.0423 1986  Midway Gardens White Side Chairs 1986 (1913 - S.180). Two white framed Midway Gardens chairs, seat and back cushions are dark gray fabric. Midway Gardens was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. This Midway Garden chair was designed by Wright in 1914, but never produced. In 1986, Cassina produced a line of furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Cassina 603 Midway 2. "The Characteristic of this chair is the lightness of the steel rod structural framework. It is part of a set that includes tables built along similar lines."� Cassina Catalog, 1985, p.16-17. "Chairs in glossy enamelled steel rod, white, red, blue, or grey. Removable seat and back padded with polyurethane foam. This model is also available without padded back. Fabric upholstery."� P.40-41. Matching tables sold with square or round crystal glass tops. The base is in glossy enamelled steel rod and available in white, red, blue or grey. Manufactured by Cassina, Milan, Italy. Printed on base, "Cassina (C). A Design by Frank Lloyd Wright. Certified by The FLW Foundation."� Stamped in frame: "0720" and "�0729."� Steel frame is in white enamel, seat in dark gary fabric. 34.65" High x 15.75 Wide x 18.12" Deep. Seat is 18.31" High. Acquired from the nephew...  Continue... 1986.130.0423 1986.131.0423 1986 Midway Gardens Blue Side Chair 1986 (1913 - S.180). One blue framed Midway Gardens chair, seat and back cushions are dark gray fabric. Midway Gardens was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. This Midway Garden chair was designed by Wright in 1914, but never produced. In 1986, Cassina produced a line of furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Cassina 603 Midway 2. "The Characteristic of this chair is the lightness of the steel rod structural framework. It is part of a set that includes tables built along similar lines."� Cassina Catalog, 1985, p.16-17. "Chairs in glossy enamelled steel rod, white, red, blue, or grey. Removable seat and back padded with polyurethane foam. This model is also available without padded back. Fabric upholstery."� P.40-41. Matching tables sold with square or round crystal glass tops. The base is in glossy enamelled steel rod and available in white, red, blue or grey. Manufactured by Cassina, Milan, Italy. Printed on base, "Cassina (C). A Design by Frank Lloyd Wright. Certified by The FLW Foundation."� Stamped in frame: "0522."� Steel frame is in blue enamel, seat in dark gary fabric. 34.65" High x 15.75 Wide x 18.12" Deep. Seat is 18.31" High. Acquired from the nephew of a diplomat...  Continue... 1986.133.0423 1986 Midway Gardens Grey Side Chairs 1986 (1913 - S.180). Two grey framed Midway Gardens chairs, seat and back cushions are dark gray fabric. Midway Gardens was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. This Midway Garden chair was designed by Wright in 1914, but never produced. In 1986, Cassina produced a line of furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Cassina 603 Midway 2. "The Characteristic of this chair is the lightness of the steel rod structural framework. It is part of a set that includes tables built along similar lines."� Cassina Catalog, 1985, p.16-17. "Chairs in glossy enamelled steel rod, white, red, blue, or grey. Removable seat and back padded with polyurethane foam. This model is also available without padded back. Fabric upholstery."� P.40-41. Matching tables sold with square or round crystal glass tops. The base is in glossy enamelled steel rod and available in white, red, blue or grey. Manufactured by Cassina, Milan, Italy. Printed on base, "Cassina (C). A Design by Frank Lloyd Wright. Certified by The FLW Foundation."� Stamped in frame: "0890" and "0661."� Steel frame is in grey enamel, seat in dark gary fabric. 34.65" High x 15.75 Wide x 18.12" Deep. Seat is 18.31" High. Acquired from the nephew...  Continue... 1986.134.0423 1986.135.0423 1989 Avery Coonley Residence, Riverside, Illinois, Chair (1912 - S.174). Low back chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907. Executed by Cassina in 1989. Low back with handhold below the crest rail. There is a space at the base of the back of the chair that mirrors the Handhold at the top. Eight shorter spindles run parallel to a long and larger spindle on either side. Horizontal trim runs along the base of the seat and runs along the front, sides and back. Like the crest tail that curves out at the top, the base of the legs curve outward also. Forward in the front, backwards in the back. Constructed on natural cherry, lacquered. Fabric is cobalt blue. Cassina: 609 Coonley, 1. Booklet Description: "Dining Chair, Coonley House, Scottswood, Riverside, Illinois, 1907. The Avery Coonley house, Riverside, Illinois, 1907, was one of the best executed and most completely detailed of all Wright's residential work. Every element throughout the house came directly from his designs, including the overall architectural concepts and the individual features of furniture and decorative objects. The slat-back chair traces its roots to the very beginning of his work, in his own home at Oak Park, through the Dana, Husser, Clark, Little, Willits and other houses. In each instance he would make a modification...  Continue... 1989.132.0223 1991 Dudley Spencer Residence, Wilmington, Delaware, Frame, 1991 (1956 - S.402). Original custom frame from the Dudley Spencer Residence. The Spencer Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. The Spencers moved into their home in 1959. "To make the furniture, Spencer hired Robert Baker, who built models at DuPont's 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 Dallabrida, July 11, 2013. 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. Although this frame was not designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it matches other furniture in the home built in the 60s, and was manufactured by the original craftsman, and commissioned by the original owner, Dudley Spencer. There are numerous frames and pieces of furniture with matching dentils in the house. This frame was built in June, 1991. Stamped into the back: "Built by Robert E. Baker...  Continue... 1991.111.0223 1992 S.C. Johnson Administration Building, Racine, Wisconsin, Four Office Chairs, 1992 (1936 - S.237). Four S.C. Johnson Administration Building office chairs manufactured by Cassina in 1992. Cassina No: "618 Johnson Wax 2."� Note: 617 Johnson Wax 1, Desk, 1992 (1936). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936. Originally designed as a three legged chair. Manufacturer's description: "The desk, along with the harmonious chair on castors, was designed by the Master in 1936 and is characterized by an ingenious and highly individual style; the chair is designed along the same lines and provides a work seat both comfortable and rational. Chair with four legs equipped with pivoting brass castors. Available with leather or fabric upholstery."� These four chairs: Steel tubular frame and wood armrests are painted black. Padded seats and back rest are covered in black leather. Back rests tilt. Casters are brass. Stamped under wood arm rest: 1) "Cassina. Frank Lloyd Wright. No. 0193. Frank Lloyd Wright (R). 1992 FLWFdn."� 2) "Cassina. Frank Lloyd Wright. No. 0195. Frank Lloyd Wright (R). 1992 FLWFdn."� 3) "Cassina. Frank Lloyd Wright. No. 0197. Frank Lloyd Wright (R). 1992 FLWFdn."� 4) "Cassina. Frank Lloyd Wright. No. 0200. Frank Lloyd Wright (R)...  Continue... 1992.156.0223 (1-4) 1992 William E. Martin Residence, Oak Park, Illinois, Slipper Chair Reproduction 1992 (1902 - S.061). Reproduction of a low-back Slipper Chair, after a design for the William Martin House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. This low back chair has a handhold below the crest rail. There is a space at the base of the back of the chair that mirrors the handhold at the top. Eight shorter spindles run parallel to a long and larger spindle on either side. Horizontal trim runs along the base of the seat and runs along the front, sides and back. Like the crest rail that curves out at the top, the base of the legs curve outward also. Forward in the front, backwards in the back. Constructed on natural oak. Fabric is beige. According to Heritage Auctions (ST#2019.67), six original slipper chairs were produced for the William Martin House. William Everett Martin was born in Bouckville, New York in 1863. He moved to Chicago in 1882 and formed Martin & Barton with his brother-in-law George F. Barton (1903 - S.103) which manufactured stove polish. In 1895, Darwin bought out George and moved him to the Larking Company in Buffalo, thus established a partnership with his brother William creating Martin & Martin, Inc. They manufactured polish under the brand E-Z polish for both stoves and shoes...  Continue... 1992.158.1023 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Furniture and Fabric. During the beginning of June, 2015, we were notified that the Nakoma Gold Resort in Clio, California, was retiring and selling off the original furniture designed by John Rattenbury and the Taliesin Architects in 2001. Like the collaboration between Frank Lloyd Wright and George Niedecken during the beginning of the nineteenth century, Rattenburg also worked with Wright. John Rattenbury became a member of the Taliesin Fellowship in 1950, worked closely with Frank Lloyd Wright for nearly a decade. He worked on 60 of Wrights projects, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Gammage Auditorium and the Marin County Civic Center.        In 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Lykes Residence, his last residential work. As John Rattenbury describes it, "After studying the topographic map, Wright set it aside for a while and worked on other projects. He always allowed an idea to germinate before committing to it to paper. The next morning he quickly sketched a plan on the map... With a panoramic view in mind, and considering the shape of the natural plateau, he drew two overlapping circles... After a while, Wright got up from his desk and walked out of the studio. He never returned. The next day he was in the hospital with an intestinal problem..." A Living Architecture, Rattenbury...  Continue...   2001 Schumacher Fabric. The chairs were upholstered in Schumacher's "Imperial Triangle," teal, beige (rose) and ivory. It was first manufactured in 1986, and is reminiscent of "Design No. 705," Schumacher/ Wright, 1955. In 1955, Schumacher, in collaboration with Frank Lloyd Wright, produced "Schumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics and Wallpaper" sample book. Design No. 705 Fabric Samples included Champagne, Willow Green, Gold, Pink, Turquoise, Granite and Tan. Matching wallpaper was available. In 1987, Schumacher, working with the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation, produced "Frank Lloyd Wright, A collection of Wallcoverings, Companion Fabrics and Borders" sample book. Colors included Taupe (warm beige), Pewter, Seafoam (ivory with light green triangles), Tan and Copper. Although there was matching fabric and borders, the design was different. Photographs of "Liberty Weave" appeared in the earlier "Frank Lloyd Wright: Schumacher" 1886, there were no fabric samples of it in 1987. Three bolts of fabric, 56" wide, teal, beige (rose) and ivory. 2001.68.0316 (25-27) 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Barrel Chair, 2001. 27.5" wide x 27.5" deep x 28.5" high. "What we need today is that art shall have a new direction and artists consider the possibilities of an easy chair or the fireplace quite as important as the house itself or the picture on its walls, to the end that everything may contribute to easy utility and quiet beauty to the end, for it is not in itself that a thing is chiefly beautiful but in its relationships." "Frank Lloyd Wright, "Art in the Home." Arts for America, June, 1898, p.581. Frank Lloyd Wright first designed the barrel chair for the Darwin Martin Residence (1904). In 1905, he designed a barrel chair for the Frank L. Smith Bank. Slight modifications were made to the Martin design for the H. F. Johnson Jr. Residence, Wingspread (1937). He liked the design so much that when the order was placed for Johnson, he ordered a dozen for Taliesin. Constructed of solid wood and plywood, the design of the Nakoma barrel chairs utilizes five sides of the octagon. Chairs were upholstered in Schumacher's "Imperial Triangle," teal, beige and ivory. It was first manufactured in 1986, and is reminiscent of "Design No. 705," Schumacher/ Wright, 1955. Chairs were also upholstered in Liberty Weave, Schumacher Series 89690 (1986) and burgundy vinyl. Four barrel chairs, two in beige, two in vinyl. 2001.68.0316 (1-4) 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Dining Room Chair, 2001. 21" wide x 21" deep x 40" high. Constructed of solid wood and plywood, Chairs repeat the octagon footprint of the Nakoma Clubhouse "Wigwam." The shape of the wigwam's clerestory art glass windows is inverted and incorporated into the design on the back of the chairs, and are accented with patinated copper triangles. Chairs were upholstered in Schumacher's "Imperial Triangle," teal, beige and ivory. It was first manufactured in 1986, and is reminiscent of "Design No. 705," Schumacher/Wright, 1955. Fourteen chairs, eight ivory, three in beige, three in teal. 2001.68.0316 (5-18) 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Large Dining Room Table, 2001. 42" wide x 42" deep x 30" high. Constructed of solid wood and plywood. The Nakoma table legs are not just legs, but a design that masters space. Tables are very functional. Place dining room table end to end, and you have an eight, twelve or sixteen foot table. 2001.68.0316 (19) 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Medium Table, 2001. 30" wide x 30" deep x 30" high. Constructed of solid wood and plywood. The Nakoma table legs are not just legs, but a design that masters space. 2001.68.0316 (20) 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Small End Table, 2001. 22.5" wide x 22.5" deep x 25" high. Constructed of solid wood and plywood. The Nakoma table legs are not just legs, but a design that masters space. 2001.68.0316 (21) 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Plant Stand, 2001. 15" wide x 15" deep x 42" high. Constructed of solid wood and plywood, the plant stand repeats the octagon footprint of the Nakoma Clubhouse "Wigwam." 2001.68.0316 (22) 2001 Nakoma Clubhouse Dining Room Carpet, 2001. Four feet wide by almost fifteen feet long. Custom hand-knotted carpets from China surrounded the massive fireplace in the main "Wigwam" Dining Room. The carpet design was adapted by Rattenbury from Frank Lloyd Wright's original plans. Gold, green, red and light blue. Two pieces. 2001.68.0316 (23-24) HOTEL KEY YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1923 Original Imperial Hotel Key for Room #52. 1923.00.0600 1940's Original Hotel Geneva Key #83. 1940.00.0901 LABELS & STICKERS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1920's Imperial Hotel Luggage Label, 1920s (Printed by The Imperial Hotel)  4.5  x 4.5. 0228.04.0305 Circa 1930 Imperial Hotel Luggage Labels (15 Labels) (5.25 X 3") 1930.15.1299 Circa 1930 Imperial Hotel Luggage Labels (2 Large (5.25 X 3"), 3 Small (4 X 2.4") 1930.05.0400 Circa 1930 Imperial Hotel Luggage Sticker (5.25 X 3") 1930.01.1199 Circa 1930 Imperial Hotel Luggage Label (Triangle - Large 5" Long) Red & Black 1930.01.0400 Circa 1930 Imperial Hotel Luggage Label (Triangle - Small 4 1/8" Long) Red & Black 1930.01.0500 LIGHTER YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1947 Johnson's Wax Tower Lighter.  In 1999 I contacted the SC Johnson Archive Department.  According to their records, these were produced in 1947,  and some were given away at that time as Christmas gifts.  One was sent to Frank Lloyd Wright which lead the archivist to believe that he had nothing to do with the lighter project or he would probably have gotten an advanced copy (that was the practice).  In 1948, more were given out as Christmas gifts.  When the Tower was dedicated on 11/17/50, Mr. Wright was in attendance.  250 were invited. 200 accepted, and each were given a lighter as a memento.  1947.00.0499 MAPS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1947 Imperial Hotel.  Very large Map of Tokyo, Printed by the Imperial Hotel in 1947.  It also offers additional information. 1947.00.0501 1983 Illinois State Map 1983, Dana-Thomas House.  Cover has Dana-Thomas House Illustration, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. 1983.11.0303 2009 Bitterroot Valley, Montana: Aerial Map. Aerial view of the site of the Bitter Root Inn (S#145) in 2009. (Published by DigitalGlobe, GeoEye) 8.5 x 11. For more information on the Bitter Root Inn see our Wright Study. 2009.05.1009   MATCH BOXES  YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# Circa 1905  Larkin Co. Match Box.  "Larkin Safety Matches".  Made in Norway.  1.5 x 2.25.  The design elements on the box are similar to the design elements on the interior of the Larking Building.  Notice the right side of the image. 0058.01.0706  C 1915-20 Park Inn Hotel (1909 - S.155) Circa 1915-1920. "Park Inn Hotel Coffee Shop, Mason City, Iowa, Phone 289. "Air Conditioned", Park Inn, Lounge, Cafe. Mason City's Finest. Close cover before striking. The Ohio Match Co., Wadsworth Ohio." The Ohio Match Co. was founded in 1895. It became the largest match producer in the world, producing 300 million wooden and paper matches a day. The Ohio facility covered 18 acres. In 1928 the company was purchased by Diamond Match Co. The first telephone service was installed in Mason City in 1878. An ad dated Oct 14, 1915 listed the First National Bank Building phone as 289. Other businesses also listed the same number. Early phone systems had an operator that would manually connect the call to the recipient via a switch board. Includes one photograph. Printed one side. 1.5 x 4. 0128.12.0712 1930s Match Book: "Hotel Geneva on Beautiful Lake Geneva in Wisconsin."  Produced by Federal Match Corp, New York which was in business during the 1920-30s, and was absorbed into the Universal Match Corp. between 1939-1940 (according to information provided by the American Matchcover Collecting Club).  Inside: "Hotel Lake Como, Hotel Geneva, Serving Only The Best Food, C. Hermansen & Sons."  (Three Copies)  (See Wright Study.) 0249.11.1206 0249.14.0207 0249.15.0207 C 1980 Bank of Spring Green, Match Book Cover Circa 1980's (Taliesin Associated Architects - 1972). "Bank of Spring Green." (Produced by Universal Match, Milwaukee. Front: Exterior view of the Bank of Spring Green. Verso: Interior view of the Bank of Spring Green. 2" x 2". 1980.38.0418 IH Matches  Imperial Hotel Match Box (Theatre Restaurant) (Cardboard Box) (Date Unknown)  2.25 x 1.5.  0000.00.0200 IH Matches Imperial Hotel Match Box, Tel #(59) 3151 (Wooden Box) (Date Unknown)  2.25 x 1.5. 0000.00.0606 IH Matches  Imperial Hotel Match Box, Cardboard Box, Wooden sticks. "IH" logo on front and back. Side: Tel. Tokyo 504-1111 (Date Unknown) (Two Copies) 1.5 x 2.25.  1458.38.0501 1458.39.0511     MENUS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1937 Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194) Dining Room Menu, June 29, 1937. Front cover in English. Back cover in Japanese. Inside: ":Dining Room. Dinner a la Carte. Tuesday, June 29, 1937. Hours 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m." Test in English and Japanese. Includes original logo at the top, and stylized logo at the bottom. A decorative border mimics the design of the windows in the Imperial Hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915. As you entered the Lobby on the ground floor, you move up a few stairs to the Main Lobby, and continue straight ahead to enter the Dining Room. Windows on either side looked out on Japanese Gardens. Thin horizontal bands comprised of three rows of patterned gold and clear squares decorated the Dining Room and other Imperial Hotel windows. 7.4 x 11.1 opens to 11.1 x 14.8. 0429.11.0512 1946 Imperial Hotel Dinner Menu, Jan 23, 1946.  (Published by the Imperial Hotel)  Dinner menus were printed daily. 1946.00.1001 1947 Menu Hotel Geneva Dining Room Dinner Menu, April 2, 1947. (Published by the Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)  According to Allen Hermansen, the Dining Room in the Hotel Geneva was a high-end restaurant, with white table cloths and a seven course dinner starting at $1.75. Dinner menus were printed daily. "Martini .50. Broiled Filet of Mackerel 1.75.  Blue Ribbon Steak $3.00." 7.5 x 9.5.  Pp 1.  (Digital version, Color not accurate) Thank you to Allen Hermansen for providing an original copy. 0720.06.0209 1953 B. Harley Bradley Residence Yesteryear Restaurant Menu, Kankakee, IL Circa 1953 (1900 - S.052). Menu for the Yesteryear Restaurant which was in the Bradley House from 1953-1985. The Bradley Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900. The design in this menu is a very loose adaptation of the art glass windows in the Bradley House. On February 1, 1953, Marvin Hammack and Ray Schimel opened the Yesteryear Restaurant in the Bradley House. Both began as military cooks, then opening a restaurant after the war. Looking to expand and upgrade, they opened the Yesteryear. The restaurant was a success, but after three decades began to fade. They sold the restaurant in 1984. Richard Murray purchased the restaurant which was run by his son John. Unable to make it a success, they filed for bankruptcy in 1985. (Note: There has been an inference that this menu was designed by Gene Masselink. Masselink joined the Taliesin Fellowship in 1933 and worked with Wright and the Fellowship until his death in 1962 of a heart attach. He was well known as Wright's secretary and an excellent graphic designer. We have not been able to verify that this actually was designed by Masselink.) Printed on beige stock, in two color, red and black. 10 x 10, opens to 20 x 10. 0987.127.0821 1955 Imperial Hotel Wine List, Dated 3-6-1955.  Wine list including two maps of the Bordeaux and Burgundy areas.  20 Pages including Cover. 1955.00.0602 1955 Hotel Geneva Menu 1955. "Hotel Geneva. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin" (Published by the Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)  "A La Carte. Afternoon - And - Late Supper.  Bar - And - Dining Room." Inside Left:  "Appetizers: Fresh Shrimp Cocktail .75, Soups, Salad Bowls, Sandwiches: Club House 1.50, Hot Sandwiches: Hamburger & Fries 1.25, Sirloin teak 2.50." Inside Right: "Beverage Menu: Dry Martini .60." Back: "Hermansens.  Hotel Geneva, Annex Bar, Lake Como Hotel, Atlantic Ocean House."  8.5 x 11.7.  (Digital version, Color not accurate) Thank you to Allen Hermansen for providing a copy. 1092.20.0209 1956 Hotel Geneva Dining Room Dinner Menu, September 7, 1956. (Published by the Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)  According to Allen Hermansen, the Dining Room in the Hotel Geneva was a high-end restaurant, with white table cloths. Dinner menus were printed daily. "Martini .60. Broiled Fresh Lake Superior White Fish $3.25. Broiled New York Cut Sirloin Steak $4.75.- 7.5 x 10.  Pp 1.  (Digital version, Color not accurate) Thank you to Allen Hermansen for providing an original copy. 1148.03.0209 1960 Hotel Claremont Menu.  Printed on back cover of menu "Note of interest - World renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, stated on a recent visit to the Hotel Claremont: "This Hotel has character and warmth." 1458.07.0404 C 1970 B. Harley Bradley Residence Yesteryear Restaurant Dessert Menu, Kankakee, IL Circa 1970 (1900 - S.052). Dessert Menu for the Yesteryear Restaurant which was in the Bradley House from 1953-1985. The Bradley Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900. Back: "Here is the dessert card from our table at Yesteryear where fine food and gracious dining are traditional. Located in a Frank Lloyd Wright House on the river in Kankakee, Illinois." 5.5 x 8.5 folded to 5.5 x 4.25. 1846.139.0422 MODELS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST#   SEE MODELS BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT   Truck Imperial Hotel Model 30's Truck, Manufactured by Lledo  (#4308 of 7500) (Not Dated) 0000.00.0600 Circa 1995 Beth Sholom Congregation Replica Bank (1954 - S.373). Engraved on side: Beth Sholom Congregation, Elkins Park PA. Label on base: Beth Sholom Congregation (1959), Elkins Park, PA. Beth Sholom is the only Synagogue ever designed by the eminent American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Constructed during the early 1950's, it was ultimately opened in 1959. This structure contains 2 (two) sanctuaries, which houses up to 1300 worshipers. Beth Sholom's structure evokes the splendid image of Mount Sinai. Exclusively by: Reuven Masel Imports, Miami, FL. Base: 6 x 6", height 6.6". (Unable to verify date of production.) 1995.66.1213 1995 Romeo and Juliet Windmill Model, 1995 (1896 - S.037). Designed in 1896 for Wright's two aunts Ellen and Jane Lloyd-Jones and the Hillside Home School, it was completed in 1897. They requested it to stand in harmony with Hillside Home School I, the building he had designed for them ten years earlier. Wright's 60 foot tall structure functioned as a windmill and a belvedere. The design combined a diamond-shaped column wedged into an octagonal structure, symbolizing the embrace of Shakespeare's lovers. "...The reservoir finished, the Aunts intended to erect a windmill over it. This was decided upon by a family gathering which the clan usually held to make such decisions concerning the school or important affairs of their own. Said Aunt Nell, managerial mind of the school: "Why not a pretty windmill tower in keeping with our school building instead of an ugly steel tower or, for that matter, the timber ones I have seen? I am going to ask Frank for a design." An Autobiography, Wright, 1932, page 130. The original windmill was covered in shingles, and in 1938 it was resurfaced in board and batten siding. In 1990, it was torn down and completely rebuilt on its original stone base. Manufactured by The Danbury Mint. Cold-cast porcelain sculpture, hand painted. Serial number A8530. Size: 5.4" x 3.75 x 6.75" tall. Box" 8.25 x 6 x 7.4. 1995.96.1219 1996 Barrel Chair Key Ring 1996. Frank Lloyd Wright first designed the Barrel chair for the Darwin Martin Residence. (S.100 - 1904). Slight modifications were made to the design for the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, Wingspread (S.239 - 1937). Descriptive card: "Inspired from the design of Frank Lloyd Wright." Inside: "Barrel Chair Key Ring. The Barrel Chair is one and Frank Lloyd Wright's most enduring designs. As first conceived for his own Oak Park Home and Studio, it was more cubicle; it evolved in 1904 to a refined curvilinear shape, and then in 1937 to the semi-circular form with curving back and base. Our solid pewter Barrel Chair is a miniature of this classic design to enjoy every day." Stamped under seat: "Pewter." Made of pewter. 1" wide x 1.5" high x .875" deep. Original list price $16.00. 1996.86.1118 1998 Midway Barn and Farm Buildings.  American Country Signature Series.  Ertl Collectibles Limited.  The model was created by Lowell Davis and produced by Ertl Company Inc. Dyersville, Iowa, 1998.  Cold cast in porcelain. 9.75W x 4.5D x 2.5H. 1998.48.0406 1998 Model Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House Model. City Sights Replica of the 1908 Frederick C. Robie House. Authorized by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 1998. City Sights collection. Made from a cast resin/ceramic.  Gives an excellent three dimensional view of the Robie House.12.75 x 5.5 1998.46.0405 1998 Robie House High Back Chair Pin 1998. Adapted from the 1908 dining room high back chair. "This pin is adapted from a dining room chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Robie House (1908-10, Chicago, Illinois). Located on the campus of the University of Chicago, the Robie House represents the culmination of Wright's Prairie style, in which the dining room was planned as one of the most important spaces. The tall-backed dining chairs, when brought up to the table, create a formal but intimate sense of a room within a room. The Robie House is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Accurately scaled. Silver plate with non-tarnish finish. 1:24 scale. .75 wide x .625 deep x 2.25 tall. Card: 2.9 x 4.4. Designed and manufactured by David Howell & Company. Original list price $18.00. 1998.73.0714 2007  Mile High Building, The "Illinois", (Project 1956), 2007 Edition. The Illinois was 528 stories tall, could hold 100,000 people and would cost about $100 million. The floors extending outward from a central. Model is hand cast in cold cast bronze, 4 oz. of bronze powder set in resin and hand polished. 11" high, 1" = 500' scale. Inscribed in the base: "Frank Lloyd Wright 1956, Mile High Illinois, Unbuilt Project, Jon Bell Model, 1989, 2007 Edition." 2007.70.0713 2009 Robie House High Back Chair 2009. Replica of the 1908 dining room high back chair. Faithful to the original design in terms of design and material. One dark, red seat, and one light with light green seat. 1:12 scale. 1.125 wide x 1.25 deep x 4.375 tall. Produced by Design Interior Collection, Designers Chair, Vol. 6. No. 4. Made in China. 2009.30.0614 2010 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Lego Model 2010 (1956 - S.400). Part of the Lego Architecture Series. 208 pieces. "It took over 15 years, 700 sketches and six sets of working drawings before the Solomon R. Guggenheim could open it's doors for the first time. The museum opened on October 21, 1959." "A museum should be one extended well-proportioned floor space from bottom to top - going around and up and down, throughout. The eye encounters no abrupt change but is gently led as if at the edge of the shore watching an unbreaking wave. No stops anywhere and such screened divisions of the space gloriously lit within from above as would deal appropriately with every group of paintings or individual paintings as you want them classified." Frank Lloyd Wright. Box: 10.25 x 7.5 x 2.25 tall. Model: 5.6 x 3.1 by 4" tall. Instruction booklet: 7.75 x 5. Includes biography, illustrations, a history of the museum, facts and instructions for assembling the model. 48 pages. Original list price $39.99. Gift from Alec D. Rust. 2010.07.0912 2012 Aline Barnsdall Hollyhock House Coin Bank circa 2012 (1917 - S.208). (Produced by Landmark Models, Seattle, WA) Features the distinctive living room facade, complete with balcony and ornamental details. Constructed between 1918 and 1921 for oil heiress and arts patron Aline Barnsdall, Hollyhock House was Frank Lloyd Wright's first project in Los Angeles. Though the structure appears to be made of concrete, it is actually wood and stucco. (Manufacturer's description.) Cast in beige resin. 7" wide, 3.5" deep, and .5." tall. Original cost $69.00. 2012.20.0315 2016 Frank Lloyd Wright and Photographer, 2016. Department 56, Christmas in the City, Art & Architecture Series. "Frank Lloyd Wright" Porcelain Accessory (#4054988). Frank Lloyd Wright is photographed on a city sidewalk. In 1953, Frank Lloyd Wright was photographed was he walked in New York City (S#0987.66). Introduced January 2017, Retired December 2017. Stamped on base: “Department 56. Label affixed to base: “Eden Prairie, MN 55344, USA. 2016.” 2.75 x 2.75 x 1.25. Sleeve: 4 x 5.5 x 3.5. 2016.65.0924 2017 Imperial Hotel LOZ Mini Blocks Model 2017 (1915 - S.194). Manufactured by LOZ Group Company, Limited, Germany. LOZ mini Imperial Hotel. LOZ World Famous Architectural Series. #1017. 1187 pieces. A cheaper knock-off of the Lego Imperial Hotel but at a somewhat reduced size. It is not an exact reduction. Includes assembly manual. Note: They most likely received a "Cease and Desist Order." These are no longer available. Lego size: 15" x 10.24" x 2.78. LOZ: 8.5" x 7.125" x 2.875. Box: 16" x 11" x 2". 2017.36.0318 2019  Darwin D. Martin Residence, Buffalo, New York, Atom Brick Model 2019 (S.100 - 1904). Atom Brick model of the Darwin D. Martin Residence manufactured by the Atom Brick Company. Manufacturers Description: "Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House was built between 1903 and 1905 in the historic Parkside neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. This important Prairie School Home built for businessman Darwin D. Martin and was referred to as "the opus" by Wright himself. Prominent rectilinear lines of the architecture hug close to the prairie landscape. These hard edges are softened by the ground's considerable gardens and plantings woven throughout property."� 1,961 pieces. Model size: 14.5" W x 10.5" L x 3" H. Box: 11.8" W x 11.8" L x 4" H. Book: 11 x 11. 2019.60.0223 2019 Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona, Atom Brick Model 2019 (1904 - S.096). Atom Brick Model of the Taliesin West. Manufactured by the Atom Brick Company. Manufacturers Description: "In 1937, Frank Lloyd Wright purchased 160 acres of what would later expand to over 600 acres, at the foot of the McDowell Mountains outside of Scottsdale, Arizona. Here he, along with his family and fellows of his school established their winter retreat over the course of 22 years. They named it Taliesin West, distinguishing it from his residence in Wisconsin, known simply as Taliesin. "Taliesin" is Welsh for "shining brow" and the Taliesin West The Atom Brick set showcases the dynamic angles of the roof lines and floor plans of the campus. Builders gain an understanding of the land and structures that compromise the home and school in Scottsdale.- 1,763 pieces. Model size: 8" W x 13" L x 2.5" H. Box: 11.8" W x 9.9" L x 4" H. Book: 11 x 9. 2019.59.0722 2019 Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Atom Brick Model 2019 (1904 - S.096). (Published by The Atom Brick, Inc. Company.) Atom Brick Model of the Unity Temple. Manufactured by the Atom Brick Company. Manufacturers Description: "Built between the years 1905 and 1908 in Oak Park, Illinois, Unity Temple is often considered one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most important structures. Wright's use of a single material, reinforced concrete, and his efficient use of space make Unity Temple one of the first modernist buildings in the world and influenced many future modernist and post-modernists. The Atom Brick Unity Temple set highlights the total structure and use of casted concrete to create areas of interest on the facade. Builders will gain appreciation for the innovation of a building designed and built over 100 years ago.- 912 pieces. Model size: 6" W x 8" L x 3" H. Box: 67.9" W x 9.9" L x 3.2" H. Book: 9 x 7. 2019.57.0722 2020 Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Model 2020 (1904 - S.096). Wooden Architectural Model of Unity Temple, Scale 1:250. Manufacturers Description: Unity Temple was constructed between 1905 and 1908 and dedicated in September 1909. Unity Temple is one of Wright's earliest works of genius. Built in Oak Park, Illinois, Wright's bold, experimental design for Unity Temple used poured-in-place reinforced concrete, a material associated at the time with utilitarian buildings. Because of its intrinsic characteristics of strength and plasticity (the ability to be shaped), concrete enabled Wright to design a building comprised of bold structural forms with integrated ornamentation. Wright also selected a concrete that exposed the aggregate materials from which it was comprised, underscoring concrete itself as a material derived from nature. For more than 100 years, the building has continued to be the home of the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation. In 1971, Unity Temple was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark. It is one of eight buildings included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, "The 20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright." American cherry, MDF and acrylic. Manufactured by the Little Building Co., Queensland, Australia. Assembled by Douglas M. Steiner... Continue... 2020.19.0122 2021 Pope-Leighy House, Falls Church, Virginia Model 2021(1939 - S.268). 1:64th scale Model after the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Usonian Pope-Leighy House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Construction began in May 1940 and was completed during the early part of 1941. It is "L" shaped design based on a 2x4 foot rectangular module and was constructed of brick, cypress and glass. This scale model house was built from scratch and has been flipped. 9.25 x 7.5 x 2.3. 2021.06.0621 NOVELTIES YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1915 Frank L. Smith For Governor Political Pin 1915 (1905 - S.111). "Frank L. Smith For Governor." Political pin for Frank L. Smith's gubernatorial campaign. In March, 1915, Smith formally announced his candidacy for Governor. By mid July, 1916, two months before the primary, the race came down to Lowden, Hull and Smith. He lost in the Primary to Lowden on September 13, 1916. Lowden 54%, Hull 28%, Smith 18%. The pin is 7/8" wide. 0128.67.0621 1950-60's THERMOSTAT: Imperial Hotel Thermometer 1950-60's, 1 5/8 x 9 1/4" (No Date) 1960.02.0303 Circa 1950 TISSUE PACKAGE: Hotel Geneva Kleenex Package. Circa 1950's. "Hermansen's Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In Town, on the lake, Complete Resort Facilities. Phone Chester 8-4431." Inside: "This is not ordinary paper... both sides of this handy Kleenex polishing papers are treated with silicone. Either side will do. There is no waste, because you don't tear them off - you pull them out, whole, ready to use. Rub your glasses and the dust, dirt and smears disappear... leaving a protective coating of silicone on the lens. Not to be used on plastics. Try one and see... better. Kleenex T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off., I.C.P.Co." 2.6 x 3.3. (See Wright Study on the Hotel Geneva.) 0831.17.0409 C 1970s NEEDLE PACKAGE. Lincoln Income Life Insurance Co., Louisville, Kentucky (Completed in 1966), Circa 1970s. A fifteen story office building, at a cost $2.7 million, it was built under the leadership of Lincoln Income president John T. Acree, Jr. Designed by the Taliesin Associated Architects, William Wesley Peters. Peters married Wright's adopted daughter Svetlana in 1935, but lost her and a son eleven years later in a car crash. He became the head of Wright's architectural firm Taliesin Associates after Wright's death in 1959. Peters based the design of the Louisville complex on a unbuilt design Wright created in 1945 for the Sarabhai Calico Mills Store, Ahmadabad, India. In 1986, following Lincoln Income's acquisition by Conceco Insurance of Indianapolis, Kaden Companies Partnership acquired the building and changed its name to the Kaden Tower. Complimentary Needle Pack. "A Leader in the South and Southwest. Lincoln Income Life Insurance Company, Louisville, Kentucky." Contains two sewing needles. 2.25 x 3.75 opens to 4.5 x 3.75. 1846.16.1111 1976 Richland Center Bicentennial Souvenir Spoons 1976. Emblem has a profile of Frank Lloyd Wright. Richland Center, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd Wright was born 26 miles from Taliesin, Spring Green, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the location of the A. D. German Warehouse (1915 - S.183). Designed by Wright in 1915 as a brick and concrete building, it was capped by a pattered block on the fourth floor. These spoons commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States. Test on face: "Bicentennial 1976. Birth Place, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wis." Text stamped on verso stem: "Corwill-Holland." Two sets, box and spoon. Spoon: Top Emblem: .75 x 1". Bowl: .8 x 1.4". Length: 4.6". Box" 5.5 x 1.5 x .5" 2020.39.1019 2020.40.1018 (2000) Arizona Biltmore Letter Opener (Not Dated) (1927 - S.221). Letter opener modeled after the Arizona Biltmore concrete block. The three-dimensional replica of the block is on both sides. Not dated, and no markings. Replica of the block possibly pewter. Size of block replica: 1.6 x 1.3 x .2. Length of letter opener: 6". 2000.91.0117 (2000) Fallingwater Trivet, not dated (1935 - S.230). View of Fallingwater from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935. Exterior view shows balconies cantilevered over the stream. Appears to be a stone composite. Detailed illustration either etched into the composite, or part of the mold, then washed with a brown paint or ink. Illustration has three-dimensional depth. Felt on verso. 4 x 4 x .25. 2000.90.1119 2001 Nakoma Resort & Spa Executive Desk Compass 2001. Etched on top: "Nakoma Resort & Spa, 1924-2001." Label on bottom: "Compass - Executive Desk $34.00. GNRWI380. Label on compass: "Made in Taiwan, Republic of China." The Nakoma Clubhouse was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in1923 but never executed. The Wisconsin State Journal called the Wright clubhouse "the most unique building of its kind in America." It would take nearly 75 years for this masterpiece to come to fruition. Resurrected by the Taliesin Architects and the Garners, it was finally built in 2001. 3.4 x 3.4 x1". Original list price $34.00. 2001.59.0415 2001 Ward W. Willits Watch 2001 (1901 - S.054). Design of the Bulova watch replicates the art glass windows of the Ward Willits Residence, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901. Text from the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust Museum Catalog, 2001/2001: "The beautiful art glass window design Wright created for the Willits House (Highland Park, Illinois, 1901), decorates the curve face of this watch. A distinctive accessory for a man or woman, the watch by Bulova, has a quartz movement and a black leather band." Text on face: "Bulova." Text etched on verso: "Bulova Quartz A5. FLLW (Monogram). Ward W. Willits House, Highland Park, Illinois, c. 1902-1903. Stainless Steel Case." Case: 1 x 1.75. Full length: 9.3" Original list price $135.00. 2001.82.0818 PANELS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1973 Biltmore Hotel Panel.  1973 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.  Silk screened.  21.5 x 62.5.  Design A, Scheme 1, Room 131. 1973.01.0703   PUZZLE YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 2019 Frank Lloyd Wright Geometric Shapes Wooden Tray Puzzle, 2019. Manufacturer's description: "The geometric shapes in this puzzle set show the major forms Wright used in his decorative designs and modern architecture. These shapes can be found everywhere in Wright's work, from buildings to stain glass windows. Frank Lloyd Wright Geometric Shapes Wooden Tray Puzzle Set from Mudpuppy includes 3 colorful shaped puzzles embedded in a wood tray, allowing children to explore with shape and form." Designed and manufactured by Mudpuppy, New York. Original list price $24.99. Box: 12.25 x 5.25 x 1.5, Puzzle: 11.75 x 5 x .75. 2019.48.1221   SCULPTURE & VASE REPRODUCTIONS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1950 Frank Lloyd Wright Bronze Portrait Bust, 1950, By John Karl Daniels. Limited edition cast bronze bust of Frank Lloyd Wright, by sculptor John Karl Daniels. Daniels (1875-1978) was a Norwegian-American sculptor. His home and studio was on the grounds of the Van Dusen Mansion in Minneapolis. A majority of his sculptures in bronze and stone are located in Minnesota.        The bronze sculpture is numbered 12/100 and signed in overlapping letters “JKD 50" in-mold to left shoulder. It is mounted on a black honed and polished stone base with gilt-incised inscription: “Frank Lloyd Wright – Architect.” Some reports indicated that Wright sat for this bust in the sculptor’s Minneapolis studio in October of 1950. Text on back of bust: “Frank Lloyd Wright, 1950.” (Note: Back top left corner of stone is damaged.) 5.0" Wide x 10.5" High x 5.0" Deep, Bust: 3.5" Wide x 6.0" High x 3.5" Deep. 0831.118.0324 1974 Nakomis Sculpture, Bronze Reproduction, 1974. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the 18 foot Nakomis and 16 foot Nakoma in 1923-24 for the Nakoma Memorial Gateway project. Although the it was related to and was to be within eyesight of the Nakoma Country Club Clubhouse, it was a separate project. When the Nakoma Subdivision was developed in 1915 by the Madison Realty Company, Paul E. Stark became the sales agent. He was on the Board of Directors for both the Nakoma County Club and, in the early 1920s, the Madison Realty Company. There were also others who were members of both boards. Wright was commissioned by the Country Club for the Clubhouse, and by the developers of the subdivision for the Nakoma Memorial Gateway which included the Nakoma and Nakomis sculptures. The Memorial Gateway was only one example of Wright's appreciation of the American Indian heritage. John Lloyd Wright wrote, "Giannini from Italy painted American Indians in brilliant colors on the walls of Papa's bedroom... Papa liked Indians!" (My Father Who is on Earth, 1946, page 34) Three American Indian murals were painted on walls in Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park home in 1895. Frank Lloyd Wright's drawings for the project were comprehensive. They included... Continue... 1963.23.1118 1974  Nakoma Sculpture, Bronze Reproduction, 1974. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the 16 foot Nakoma in 1923-24 for the Nakoma Memorial Gateway project. Although the it was related to and was to be within eyesight of the Nakoma Country Club Clubhouse, it was a separate project. When the Nakoma Subdivision was developed in 1915 by the Madison Realty Company, Paul E. Stark became the sales agent. He was on the Board of Directors for both the Nakoma County Club and, in the early 1920s, the Madison Realty Company. Wright was commissioned by the Country Club for the Clubhouse, and by the developers of the subdivision for the Nakoma Memorial Gateway which included the Nakoma and Nakomis sculptures.        Frank Lloyd Wright’s drawings for the project were comprehensive. They included birds-eye perspectives, plot plans, front, back and side views. The plan was comprised of two pools. The upper pool, “Nakomis Plateau,” included the 18 foot rectangular Chieftain Nakomis which Wright described as “teaching his young son to take the bow to the Sun God.” The lower pool, “Nakoma Basin,” included the 16 foot circular Nakoma, which Wright described with “brimming... Continue... 1963.55.1124 1978 Frank Lloyd Wright Commemorative Sculptured Bronze Medallion, The Organic Commandment, 1978. Sculptured bronze medallion commemorating Frank Lloyd Wright’s Organic Commandment. In 1934, Frank Lloyd Wright published “Taliesin, Volume 1, No 1.” On the back page he printed The Four Organic Commandments.        Love Is the Greatest Virtue of the Heart. (Red decorative circle.)        Sincerity Is the Great Greatest Virtue of the Mind. (Red decorative square.)        Determination Is the Greatest Virtue of the Will. (Red decorative triangle.)        Courage Is the Greatest Virtue of the Spirit. Face of Medallion: A sculptured relief of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright is facing to the left. Left side: Raised Circle, Square, Triangle, three horizontal lines. Bottom right: Engraved into the surface, “Frank Lloyd Wright” Signature. Verso: Top: Engraved into the surface, “Taliesin.”... Continue... 1978.71.0924 1979 Frank Lloyd Wright Oak Park Studio Tree of Life Stork Panel 1979 (1897 - S.004). Reproduction of the bas-relief Tree of Life Stork Column sculptures placed at the entrance to the Reception Hall of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Studio in Oak Park. As you enter the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Studio in Oak Park, there are two rows for four columns. This panel covers the top half of each column, on all four sides. Between the two rows of columns, on either end, is an entrance to the Studio.        In 1898, when Wright built his architectural studio, he designed these plaster columns. Wright integrated his personal symbolism into the studio's entry columns. Included on these sculptures, from top to bottom: The Tree of Life, the book of knowledge, a scroll with an architectural plan unrolling from the book, and sentry storks standing on either side, symbolizing wisdom and fertility.        Inscribed along the bottom: “[ ] (C) 1979, The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation.”        Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation Catalog, 1987, “Like the originals, our reproductions are made of plaster with hemp added for strength, and painted bronze green. Weight: 30 pounds. $185.00, Shipping $50.00.”        Acquired in 1992 during a visit to the Oak Park Home and Studio. Manufactured of plaster with hemp added for strength, painted bronze green. Size: 14.75" x 35" x 5". 1979.68.0392 1979 Frank Lloyd Wright Oak Park Studio Tree of Life Stork Panel 1979 (1897 - S.004). Reproduction of the bas-relief Tree of Life Stork Column sculptures placed at the entrance to the Reception Hall of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Studio in Oak Park. As you enter the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Studio in Oak Park, there are two rows for four columns. This panel covers the top half of each column, on all four sides. Between the two rows of columns, on either end, is an entrance to the Studio.        In 1898, when Wright built his architectural studio, he designed these plaster columns. Wright integrated his personal symbolism into the studio's entry columns. Included on these sculptures, from top to bottom: The Tree of Life, the book of knowledge, a scroll with an architectural plan unrolling from the book, and sentry storks standing on either side, symbolizing wisdom and fertility.        Inscribed along the bottom: “[ ] (C) 1979, The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation.”        Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation Catalog, 1987, “Like the originals, our reproductions are made of plaster with hemp added for strength, and painted bronze green. Weight: 30 pounds. $185.00, Shipping $50.00.”        Acquired in 2024 during a visit to Buffalo, New York. Manufactured of plaster with hemp added for strength, painted bronze green. Size: 14.75" x 35" x 5". 1979.69.1024 1996 Midway Gardens Sprite Letter Opener 1996 (1914 - S.180). "Sprite sculptures once adorned the Midway Gardens entertainment complex in Chicago (1913; demolished 1929). Here interpreted as a pewter letter opener, the sprite will delight it's user on a daily basis. Solid pewter handle; steel blade." The Frank Lloyd Wright Home And Studio Catalog, 1996/1997, p.8. Licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. 8.5" long. Original list price $32.00. 1996.88.0719 1998 Midway Gardens "Sprite" Garden Sculpture, 42" Tall with Base,  A reproduction of the original sculpture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and executed by Alfonso Iannelli.  (Produced by Nichols Brothers Stoneworks, Woodinville, Washington) 1998.00.1098 1997 Midway Gardens "Contemplative" Sprite, Cast Stone, 1997. Cast Stone Midway Gardens "Contemplative" Sprite. Head is bowed, downcast eyes and hands folded across the chest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens officially opened on June 27th, 1914. Manufactured by Alva Museum Reproductions in 1997. Available through the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Museum Catalog, 1997/1998, back cover. Original price $110. Caption: "Scaled for use, these careful adaptations capture the different attitudes of two of Wright's strongly composed, imaginative designs. Made of cast stone with a color and finish that resemble concrete, each is 15" tall." Note: In Frank Lloyd Wright's House Beautiful, Accessories to Purchase. "Wright At Home. Sprite Sculptures. Cast stone, 15" high. Omnia/Alva. Reproductions of two of Alfonso Iannelli's sculptures from Midway Gardens (1913) in Chicago, intended for indoor use, capture the site's geometric forms." Maddex, 2000, p.161. Accompanied photo includes this plus an addition sprite, available from Omnia/Alva. 15.125" High x 3.75" Wide, 2.75" Deep. 1997.87.0720 1998 Midway Gardens "Queen of the Gardens" Sprite, Artist Proof, 1998. Plaster casting from the original created by Richmond, Virginia Sculpture Terence Karsellis. The original was created for, and sent to Alva Museum Reproductions in 1998. A mold was created by Alva from the original, several artist proofs created, including this one, sent to the Karsellis for approval. He recalls that two or three remained at Alva. The original was retained by Alva, and Karselis indicated that he is unaware of any additional reproductions unless they are held by the organization that obtained the assets of Alva Museum Reproductions. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens officially opened on June 27th, 1914. The original sculpture included wings. "Six castings of the large, smiling, winged figure lifting a cube overhead (the Queen of the Gardens) (fig. 116) decorated the building: two on Cottage Grove (fig. 108 and plate j), two on matching piers in the garden (plate EE), and two at the rear of the band shell (plate DD)." Frank Lloyd Wright and Midway Gardens, Kruty, 1998, p.134. In 1914, at the 27th Annual Exhibition of the Chicago Architectural Club, seven Midway Garden Maquettes were exhibited at The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright: Sprite; Sprite with... Continue... 1998.106.0620 1998 Midway Gardens "Queen of the Gardens" Sprite, Cast Stone, 1998. Cast Stone Midway Gardens "Queen of the Gardens" Sprite. Standing on a pedestal, her hands are raised over head, holding a cube. Waist high decorative columns are on either side. The original sculpture included wings. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens officially opened on June 27th, 1914. "Six castings of the large, smiling, winged figure lifting a cube overhead (the Queen of the Gardens) (fig. 116) decorated the building: two on Cottage Grove (fig. 108 and plate j), two on matching piers in the garden (plate EE), and two at the rear of the band shell (plate DD)." Frank Lloyd Wright and Midway Gardens, Kruty, 1998, p.134. In 1914, at the 27th Annual Exhibition of the Chicago Architectural Club, seven Midway Garden Maquettes were exhibited at The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright: Sprite; Sprite with Baton; Cube Sprite; Octagonal Sprite; Sphere Sprite, Triangle Sprite, and Queen of the Gardens. Note: In Frank Lloyd Wright's House Beautiful, Accessories to Purchase. "Wright At Home. Sprite Sculptures. Cast stone, 15" high. Omnia/Alva. Reproductions of two of Alfonso Iannelli's sculptures from Midway Gardens (1913) in Chicago, intended for indoor use, capture the... Continue... 1998.107.1120 1999 Boulder Sculpture Reproduction 1999. "Boulder", A reproduction of the original sculpture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and executed by Richard Bock. Outside Oak Park Studio. Originally designed in 1898. "In 1898 Wright moved to a new location, the Edward C. Waller building, The Rookery, where he found a new patron and was employed as an expert consultant for the Luxfer Glass Company... Wright proposed to take me under his wing so I could have a studio in The Rookery Building, first getting permission from Mr. Waller. On the top floor of the building was an all glass room next to the light well... The first work I did in the new studio was the pilasters for the entrance to Wright's Oak Park studio, showing storks standing among foliage beside a scroll with an architectural plan. While I was working on this he had another idea. Atop the projecting pier alongside the entrance to the studio he wanted a solid, crouching figure of a man as a terminal. For this I made a sketch representing a boulder, and I versified it with this line: "Old and strong, depressed and dreaming of an epoch past and gone." He was delighted and I wanted to see and wanted to see it immediately, in full size. As luck would have it, I found a model for the difficult and neck-breaking position I had designed. His name was... Continue... 1999.101.0300 2002 Midway Garden full-size "Contemplative Sprite" 2002 (1913 - S.180). Frank Lloyd Wright included many sculptures in the Midway Gardens Complex. The two most recognized Sprites, Contemplative and Smiling, were cast in concrete. Contemplative Sprite: Lowered head, downcast eyes and hands folded across the chest. Smiling Sprite: Turned head, hands folded across the chest. They appeared on either side of the two entrances on Cottage Grove Avenue (4), as well as the two entrances on the North and South sides (4). Eight towered on the wall above each sunken garden alternating between Contemplative and Smiling (16). A Sprite appeared on either side of the two entrances to the roof garden (4). Sprites were also placed atop the four narrow piers that flanked the roof garden, two on the East and two on the West sides (4). Other forms of the sprites appears throughout the complex. The sculptures were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Produced by Nichols Brothers Stoneworks, Woodinville, Washington. Hand-cast sandstone. Metal label on back near base: "A Frank Lloyd Wright Collection Product. Frank Lloyd Wright. Authorize by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation." Stamped in label: "516." 66.5" high x 10.5" wide x 16" deep. Base: 14" wide x 11.5" deep. 300 pounds. Original list price $1675. 2002.145.0819 2003 Frank Lloyd Wright Oak Park Studio, Oak Park, Illinois, Vase 2003 (1897 - S.004). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1897. Not only did Frank Lloyd Wright design houses and building, but furnishings, furniture, lighting, light screens, glass and vases. Reproduction of the vase that is at the entrance to Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural studio. Originally designed to sit above eye level on a pedestal. Cast in reconstituted stone. Size: 24 x 24 x 16.25, Base: 19 x 19 x 3.125. 2003.71.0721 2003 Boulder Sculpture Tabletop Reproduction 2003. "Boulder", A reproduction of the original sculpture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and executed by Richard Bock. Outside Oak Park Studio. Originally designed in 1898. "In 1898 Wright moved to a new location, the Edward C. Waller building, The Rookery, where he found a new patron and was employed as an expert consultant for the Luxfer Glass Company... Wright proposed to take me under his wing so I could have a studio in The Rookery Building, first getting permission from Mr. Waller. On the top floor of the building was an all glass room next to the light well... The first work I did in the new studio was the pilasters for the entrance to Wright's Oak Park studio, showing storks standing among foliage beside a scroll with an architectural plan. While I was working on this he had another idea. Atop the projecting pier alongside the entrance to the studio he wanted a solid, crouching figure of a man as a terminal. For this I made a sketch representing a boulder, and I versified it with this line: "Old and strong, depressed and dreaming of an epoch past and gone." He was delighted and I wanted to see and wanted to see it immediately, in full size. As luck would have it, I found a model for the difficult and neck-breaking position... Continue... 2003.64.0521 2004 Midway Garden "Sprite" with Baton.  Frank Lloyd Wright Licensed vase. 42" tall with base.  A reproduction of the original sculpture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and executed by Alfonso Iannelli.  (Produced by Nichols Brothers Stoneworks, Woodinville, Washington) 2004.13.0704 2004 Nakoma Sculpture Reproduction (Left), Circa 1992. "Originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923 -1924 for the Nakoma Country Club in Madison, Wisconsin, to be 16 feet tall. The Nakoma sculpture is a curvilinear design, symbolic of the earth and Mother Nature as well as domestic virtue. Her back is a continuous circle, with a round head and she holds a round bowl. Nakoma also carries a papoose and has a child at her side. Produced by Nichols Bros. Stoneworks, Woodinville, Washington. Authenticated by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Cream Reconstituted Stone. 70 pounds. 24" high. Gift from Paul Diederichs. Nakomis Sculpture Reproduction (Right), Circa 1992. "Originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923 -1924 for the Nakoma Country Club in Madison, Wisconsin, to be 18 feet tall. The Native American warrior, Nakomis, is a rectilinear design - Proud, angular and striking. With a commanding, fatherly presence he teaches his son to shoot with a bow and arrow." Produced by Nichols Bros. Stoneworks, Woodinville, Washington. Authenticated by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Cream Reconstituted Stone. 99 pounds. 36" high. Gift from Paul Diederichs. 2004.61.0605 2004.62.0605 2004 Frederick C. Robie House Vase.  Frank Lloyd Wright Licensed vase. 30 x 30 x 12.  (Produced by Nichols Brothers Stoneworks, Woodinville, Washington) 2004.14.0704 2008 Dana House "Flower in The Crannied Wall" Sculpture Model 2008. "Flower in the Crannied Wall" was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Bock for placement in the entrance alcove of the Susan Lawrence Dana House (Springfield, Illinois, 1902 - S.072), where it can still be seen. The final design executed by Bock combined ideas from both architect and sculptor. Named after the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, which is also shown on the back, the sculpture symbolically represents the human attempt to understand nature and the universe. Wright was so taken by the piece that he commissioned a second version to be placed at his Taliesin estate in Spring Green, Wisconsin. (Manufacturer's description.) (Manufactured by Haeger Potteries, East Dundee, Illinois.) Text engraved on back: "Flower In The Crannied Wall I Pluck You Out Of The Crannies Hold You Here Root And All In My Hand Little Flower. But If I Could Understand What You Are Root And All In All. I Should Know What God And Man Is." After145 years in business, Haeger Potteries ceased its manufacturing operations in East Dundee, Illinois in 2016. Hand-cast sandstone pottery. 22.5 x 6.5 x 6.75. Licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Original list price $165. 2008.34.0617 2010 Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, Chess Set 2010 (1913 - S.180). Midway Gardens Chess Set, authorized by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation includes 32 pieces carefully crafted in Cold Cast Resin. Text in acompaning brochure: “Midway Gardens Chess Set Chicago, Illinois 1913-1929. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is recognized world-wide as one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century. His work heralded a new thinking in architecture and his creative ability extended far beyond architecture to graphic design, furniture, art glass, sculpture and other decorative objects.        “These handsome oversize chess pieces are adaptations of the various sculptures and architectural details designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Midway Gardens, a city block area dedicated to entertainment. The original sculptures were larger than life size and overlooked the many open air gardens, restaurants, music, and dance areas in the complex. Demolished in 1929 due to the stock market crash and the ban on liquor, the unique sculptures would have been lost if it hadn't been for the foresight of the demolition contractor who saved them for posterity... Continue... 2010.52.0324 2011 Nakomis Sculpture Reproduction, HF Coors 2011. HF Coors Company was founded in 1925 by Herman Franklin Coors, son of the renowned brewer. In 2003, it was acquired by Catalina China, Inc. of Tucson, Arizona. Near the beginning of 2011, HF Coors was licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to create a dinnerware collection featuring the "Whirling Arrow" pattern. The license expanded to include the ceramic Nakoma and Nakomis. Molds were created from an original 1974 Hubbard set. The size reduction is due to shrinkage during the drying process. Nakoma stands 10 1/2", and the base is 2.5 x 2.75. Nakomis stands 15 1/2" and the base is 3.25 x 5. Both are slate gray. 2011.25.0819 2011 Nakoma Sculpture Reproduction, HF Coors 2011. HF Coors Company was founded in 1925 by Herman Franklin Coors, son of the renowned brewer. In 2003, it was acquired by Catalina China, Inc. of Tucson, Arizona. Near the beginning of 2011, HF Coors was licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to create a dinnerware collection featuring the "Whirling Arrow" pattern. The license expanded to include the ceramic Nakoma and Nakomis. Molds were created from an original 1974 Hubbard set. The size reduction is due to shrinkage during the drying process. Nakoma stands 10 1/2", and Nakomis (not shown) 15 1/2". Both are slate gray. 2011.21.0318 2015 Dana House "Flower in The Crannied Wall" Sculpture Model 2015. "Flower in the Crannied Wall" was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Bock for placement in the entrance alcove of the Susan Lawrence Dana House (Springfield, Illinois, 1902 - S.072), where it can still be seen. The final design executed by Bock combined ideas from both architect and sculptor. Named after the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, which is also shown on the back, the sculpture symbolically represents the human attempt to understand nature and the universe. Wright was so taken by the piece that he commissioned a second version to be placed at his Taliesin estate in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Text engraved on back: "Flower in the Crannied Wall, I Pluck You out of the Crannies; Hold You Here, Root and All, in My Hand, Little Flower - but If I Could Understand What You Are, Root and All, and All in All, I Should Know What God and Man Is." Alfred Lord Tennyson. Label on base: "Summit Collection. Made in China." "Summit Collection. Arcadia, CA." Distributed by Summit Collection. Manufactured of cold cast resin. Hand painted. 18" x 5.25" x 5.25" Original list price $124.99. 2015.40.0422 2015 Midway Gardens Sprite Holding Two Cubes Sculpture 2015 (1913 - S.180). "Midway Gardens. "Sprite Holding Two Cubes" Sculpture. Midway Gardens (1913) was an indoor-outdoor entertainment complex on Chicago's south side and an extraordinary achievement for Frank Lloyd Wright. He personally designed all elements including murals, tableware and furniture. Wright envisioned several freestanding sculptures for the gardens. Wright designed and had Alfonso Iannelli execute geometric sculptures called "Sprites." This "Sprite Holding Two Cubes" is representative of one of three that adorned the Gardens which were salvaged before the premature and unfortunate demise of this lost treasure in 1929." Foundation description. The original "Totem Pole" as Paul Kruty described it, extended two levels higher, Frank Lloyd Wright and Midway Gardens, Kruty, 1998, p.136. If the additional two levels were added to this model, it would have been approximately 22 1/2 inches tall. Manufactured of hand-cast resin. Original list price $55.00. 3 7/8" Deep x 3.25" Wide x 14" Tall. 2015.35.1019 2015 Midway Gardens Sprite With Crossed Arms Sculpture 2015 (1913 - S.180). "Midway Gardens. "Sprite With Crossed Arms" Sculpture. Midway Gardens (1913) was an indoor-outdoor entertainment complex on Chicago's south side and an extraordinary achievement for Frank Lloyd Wright. He personally designed all elements including murals, tableware and furniture. Wright envisioned several freestanding sculptures for the gardens. Wright designed and had Alfonso Iannelli execute geometric sculptures called "Sprites." This "Sprite With Crossed Arms " is representative of one of three that adorned the Gardens which were salvaged before the premature and unfortunate demise of this lost treasure in 1929." Foundation description. In 1914, at the 27th Annual Exhibition of the Chicago Architectural Club, seven Midway Garden Maquettes were exhibited at The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright: Sprite; Sprite with Baton; Cube Sprite; Octagonal Sprite; Sphere Sprite, Triangle Sprite, and Queen of the Gardens. Manufactured of hand-cast resin. Original list price $55.00. 2 5/8" Deep x 2 5/8" Wide x 13.5" Tall. 2015.36.0520 2016 Midway Gardens Male Sprite Holding Octagons Sculpture 2016 (1913 - S.180). "Midway Gardens. "Stability." Octagon Winter Garden Male Sprite. Midway Gardens was an indoor-outdoor entertainment complex located on Chicago's south side. Constructed in 1914, the complex was ornamented with concrete panels, hand-painted wall murals, lighting, and tableware all designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Working in collaboration with sculptor Alfonso Iannelli, a group of various concrete figures, male and female, were sculpted and stood atop the building's street facades. They were gracefully positioned in the interior spaces and gardens contained within the structure. These abstractions of the human form entertain the eye and seem at times to reflect the Art Nouveau and Cubism movements of the early twentieth century. "A man's conscience is really the mainspring of what he, with some reason, might call his soul. So listen attentively to conscience, always." 1959 - Frank Lloyd Wright." Foundation description. Manufactured of hand-cast resin. Original list price $44.00. 4 1/4" Deep x 5 1/8" Wide x 14" Tall. 2016.35.1019 2016 Midway Gardens Sprite, Poetry Sphere Winter Garden Nymph 2016 (1913 - S.180). Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is recognized world-wide as one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century. His work heralded a new thinking in architecture, using innovation in design and engineering made possible by newly designed technology and materials. His creative ability extended far beyond the border of architecture to graphic design, furniture, art glass, textiles, and decorative elements for the home. Midway Gardens was an indoor-outdoor entertainment complex located on Chicago's south side. Constructed in 1914, the complex was ornamented with concrete panels, hand-painted wall murals, lighting, and tableware all designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Working in collaboration with sculptor Alfonso Iannelli, a group of various concrete figures, male and female, were sculpted and stood atop the building's street facades. They were gracefully positioned in the interior spaces and gardens contained within the structure. These abstractions of the human form entertain the eye and seem at times to reflect the Art Nouveau and Cubism movements of the early twentieth century. "We hunger for POETRY naturally as we do for sunlight." 1928 - Frank Lloyd Wright. (Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation description... Continue... 2016.22.0517 2016 Frank Lloyd Wright Oak Park Studio Stork Panel 2016 (1897 - S.004). FLLW Foundation Description: "In 1898, Wright moved his architectural practice to his home in Oak Park, Illinois. He integrated his personal symbolism into several of the studio's entry loggia columns as bas-relief sculpture that featured a scroll of architectural plans unrolling from a book, and sentry storks standing on either side. This product design has been adapted from these sculptural stork panels." Approximately 70 percent of the original dimensions. Manufactured of cold cast poly resin. 24" H x 11 3/4" W x 2 5/8" D. Original list price $72.00 2016.44.1119 2018 Nakomis Sculpture Reproduction, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 2018. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation celebrates Nakoma and Nakomis. Foundation Description: "Designed for Madison, WI, 1923. Built at the Nakoma Resort in Clio, CA 2001. The American Indian tipi inspired the design of the Nakoma Golf Club was originally created by Wright in 1923 for a country club that was planned on Winnebago tribal ceremonial campgrounds in Wisconsin. When it was actually constructed after Wright's death in 2001 by the Taliesin Architects, it was for a different client in Northern California. Two sculptural figures were to stand in large circular shallow basins of water at the entrance to the Nakoma Country Club in Madison, Wisconsin. The California sculptures were created at ninety percent of the original plan and height 16 and 11 1/2 feet respectively and stand in the entrance of the resort to welcome guests. The Native American warrior, Nakomis, is a rectilinear design - Proud, angular and striking. With a commanding, fatherly presence he teaches his son to shoot with a bow and arrow." Frank Lloyd Wright's models of the Nakoma and Nakomis were first photographed in 1926 at Taliesin. In 1929, Charles L Morgan created terra-cotta models, unglazed, black glaze and gold. In 1955, Prince Giovanni Del Drago... Continue... 2018.23.1019 2018 Nakoma Sculpture Reproduction, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 2018. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation celebrates Nakoma and Nakomis. Foundation Description: "Designed for Madison, WI, 1923. Built at the Nakoma Resort in Clio, CA 2001. The American Indian tipi inspired the design of the Nakoma Golf Club was originally created by Wright in 1923 for a country club that was planned on Winnebago tribal ceremonial campgrounds in Wisconsin. When it was actually constructed after Wright's death in 2001 by the Taliesin Architects, it was for a different client in Northern California. Two sculptural figures were to stand in large circular shallow basins of water at the entrance to the Nakoma Country Club in Madison, Wisconsin. The California sculptures were created at ninety percent of the original plan and height 16 and 11 1/2 feet respectively and stand in the entrance of the resort to welcome guests. The Native American warrior, Nakomis, is a rectilinear design - Proud, angular and striking. With a commanding, fatherly presence he teaches his son to shoot with a bow and arrow." Frank Lloyd Wright's models of the Nakoma and Nakomis were first photographed in 1926 at Taliesin. In 1929, Charles L Morgan created terra-cotta models, unglazed, black glaze and gold. In 1955, Prince Giovanni Del Drago... Continue... 2018.24.1019 2019 Frank Lloyd Wright Oak Park Studio Tree of Life Stork Candle Holder 2019 (1897 - S.004). In 1898, Wright moved his architectural practice to his home in Oak Park, Illinois. He integrated his personal symbolism into several of the studio’s entry loggia columns as bas-relief sculpture that featured a scroll of architectural plans unrolling from a book, and sentry storks standing on either side. This candle holder has been adapted from Frank Lloyd Wright’s sculptural stork Tree of Life panels. Manufactured of composite resin, hand painted and polished. 7.5" High x 3.5" Wide x 3.5" Deep. 2019.75.1124    SILVERWARE YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1937 - 1964  Imperial Hotel Silverware. 26 Pieces.  Dated from 1937 with the last piece dated 1964.  The logo and date are stamped on the back of each piece of silverware.  According to Thomas A. Heinz in The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright: A complete guide to the designs of an architectural genius., page 412, there are no known examples in drawings or in actuality of any silver sets of knives, forks and spoons made for the hotel or other locations.  If you take a look at the Imperial Hotel Restaurant Guide Detail, you will be able to specifically notice the unique shape of the crooked end of the knife.  This silverware was purchased this from a woman who picked it up at a garage sale in New Jersey.  Additional information on The Imperial Hotel Silverware... 1937.26.1200 C 1906 Larkin Company Silverware, Dinner Knife Circa 1906. Frank Lloyd Wright began designing the Larking Administration Building in 1903, and completed the design in 1904. The finished building was ready for occupancy in August 1906. The Larkin Restaurant was located on the top floor of the Administration Building. In 1912, 45,000 visitors of the Larkin Factories enjoyed "wholesome and dainty refreshments" (Larkin Idea, p5). The dinner knife has a stylized "LCo" monogram engraved in the handle. Prior to Frank Lloyd Wright presenting his presentation drawings, the monogram used by the Larkin Company was a stereotypical ink-penned old English styled "Larkin" text. It wasn't until after Wright presented his drawings that the "LCo" monogram began to evolve. The Larkin Administration Information Bureau (front desk) first photographed and published in the March 1908 Architectural Record shows the Frank Lloyd Wright monogram designed into the light fixture mounted to a pier on either side of the circular desk. Atop each pier is a large "Robie" styled vase. This example of the monogram was published in the January 1907 Larkin Idea. Monogram engraved in handle: "LCo." Text stamped on side of handle: "Community." Dinner knife: 9.75" long. Monogram: .25 x .4375." 0064.25.0319 Circa 1930's Larkin Advertising Souvenir Spoon (4.25" Long), (Replica of Globe at end of spoon represents Larkin Building.) 1930.51.0499   TICKETS YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# C 1907 Larkin Factory Pass Circa 1907 (1903 - S.093). Face: Larkin Co. Monograph. Complementary. Conduct Bearer on an hours tour of inspection through the Larkin factories. Upon presentation of this pass at show room. Verso: Illustration of the Larkin Factories and the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Larkin Headquarters. "The Larkin Factories Buffalo N. Y. Over 50 acres of floor space. World's largest manufacturer of laundry and toilet soaps, perfumes, toilet preparations and food specialties. The entire product goes direct from factory the family. The saving for Larkin customers the profits and expenses of wholesalers and retailers. 4 x 2.3. 0094.52.0917 1950 "A Lecture by, Frank Lloyd Wright. Under the Sponsorship of the School of Design, North Carolina State College. Tuesday, Sixteen May 1950, Eight PM, William Neal Reynolds Coliseum. The holder of this ticket must be seated in the reserved section ten minuets before opening of the lecture. After seven-fifty pm the reserved section will be opened to the general public. Admit One." Verso: "No. 1232." 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 loud ovation. Dean Henry L. Kamphoefner... Continue... 0831.54.0417 1990 Taliesin Tour Ticket  (Produced by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale)  1990-91.  "Taliesin was founded to encourage art by the education, teaching and practicing of architecture and collateral crafts and it is dedicated to the perpetuation of the work and designs of Frank Lloyd Wright...  Polychrome Mural, Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, 1916."  #A115792.  2.5 x 5". 1990.19.0502 1991 Taliesin Tour Ticket (Produced by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale)  1991-92.  "Taliesin was founded to encourage art by the education, teaching and practicing of architecture and collateral crafts and it is dedicated to the perpetuation of the work and designs of Frank Lloyd Wright...  Polychrome Mural, Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, 1916."  #A36177.  2.5 x 5". 1991.45.0507   TRADING CARDS & GAMES YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# 1934 Irene Purcell (Mrs. Johnson) Tobacco Card 1934. Irene Purcell (1896 - 1972) was an American actress. Samuel C. Johnson formed the S. C. Johnson Company in 1886. At his passing, his son Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr. became president in 1919. At Herbert Sr.'s death in 1928, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. became president of S. C. Johnson. In 1936, he commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design the S. C. Johnson Administration Building (1936 - S.237). In 1937 he commissioned Wright again to design in home Wingspread (1937 - S.239). In 1941, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. married Irene Purcell. They lived together at Wingspread, Racine, Wisconsin, and she past away in Racine in 1972. Text on face: "Irene Purcell. Metro Goldwyn Mayer." Text on verso: "Film Stars. No. 9. Irene Purcell. Reddish-blonde hair, blue eyes. Height, 5 ft 4 in. Hobbies - reading and acting. Latest pictures are "The Man in Possession" and "The Passionate Plumber." Issued by Godfrey Phillips (Augt.) Pty. Ltd. Melbourne." 1.4 x 2.5. 0376.03.0318 1965 Frank Lloyd Wright Gumcard from 1965 (2.5x4.75 Card) - Topps U.S. Presidents & Famous Americans (R714-37 #44 in a series of 44 cards.) (Two Cards) 1965.00.0499 1965.00.0401 1979 Frank Lloyd Wright: Architectural Genius (4.75x6.26 Card), Panarizon Publ. Corp., Photo of Guggenheim Museum 1979.01.0900 1990s Frank Lloyd Wright Playing Card - "Face to Face".  Part of a Canadian Board Game Face to Face.  Card #217.  2.25 x 3.5  (Two Cards) 1990.41.0405 1990.42.0405 1990s Frank Lloyd Wright Playing Card - "Face to Face".  U.S. Version of the Board Game Face to Face.  Card #34.  2.25 x 3.5 1990.43.0405 1994 Frank Lloyd Wright Playing Cards. (Published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York) Museum of Modern Art Two deck set of Playing Cards. Detail from Saguaro Forms. Originally for the cover design for Liberty magazine. 1926.  Color pencil on tracing paper, 13 x 12". 1994.38.0505 1995 Architects Trading Cards: The Dana House By Frank Lloyd Wright.  Boxed set of 36 Trading Cards. 2.75 x 3.75 each.  (Published by Acme Studios Inc., Hawaii) 1995.01.1299 1995 Architects Trading Cards: Fallingwater, A Frank Lloyd Wright House.  Boxed set of 36 Trading Cards. 2.75 x 3.75 each.  (Published by Acme Studios Inc., Hawaii) 1995.39.0105 1995 Frank Lloyd Wright. Includes a brief history. Grolier, Inc. #7.17 1995.36.0804 2005 What Do You Know About Frank Lloyd Wright? Knowledge Cards. (Boxed Card Game) (Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA) Frank Lloyd Wright is the most celebrated architect in the United States. His unflinching individualism and far reaching philosophies - about nature, aesthetics, democracy, and the human spirit - loom as large on our cultural horizon as do his architectural wonders. Taliesin, the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, the Robie House, and Unity Temple are just a few of his structures that have become popular tourist attractions and beloved national landmarks. Drawing on Wright's personal history, writings, and design oeuvre, this quiz deck will test your knowledge of this larger than life figure and his achievements. Its 48 cards explore Wright's connections to classic children's toys, his designs for sacred spaces, his acquaintance with Ayn Rand, and his now commonplace innovations to office buildings, among other topics. Whether you're well versed in Wrightian arcana or simply seeking to learn more, you'll enjoy this detailed look at America's master architect. (Publisher's description.) Original list price $9.95. Pp 48. 3.4 x 4 2005.38.0314 2022 Gilded Age. #210. Frank Lloyd Wright, 2022 (Published by Historic Autographs Company.) Text on verso: Gilded Age. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was the founder of "organic architecture," buildings that harmonize with their environment and nature. His bold structures had clean lines and open spaces, in opposition to closed, restrictive Victorian buildings. Wright started his career in Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871, working for architect Louis Sullivan. Wright left Sullivan's firm in 1893 and opened his own firm designing traditional houses and in the new Prairie School Style. Prairie Style homes spread out over their lots, and feature flat or shallow hipped roof lines, ribbons of windows, overhanging eaves, and decorative horizontal bands across the outside. Inside, the layout is open and frequently contained built in cabinetry and arts and crafts style woodwork. Frank Lloyd Wright designed hundreds of buildings; the most famous are Fallingwater, a house in Pennsylvania, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. 3.5 x 2.5 2022.29.0325 2025 Topps Heritage Series, Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. Architect. Face: Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright Circa 1926. Text on verso: “NS-43. Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. Architect. Notable Americans. Wright was the premier architect of the 20th century. His "organic architecture" movement was predicated on creating a visual sense of harmony with the environment. in addition to developing this concept of the Usonian home, Wright's designs expanded to churches, skyscrapers, museums and hotels. 2.5 x 3.5 2025.03.0525     HISTORIC ARTS & CASTING   Date: 1992 Title: The Metalwork Collection. Historical Arts & Castings catalog, Circa 1992. Description: Includes work by Frank Lloyd Wright (14), Louis Sullivan (6), Robert Jarvie (3) and James Bogardus (1). Frank Lloyd Wright castings include the: (H) Storer House Block, (L) Heritage-Henredon Duo Vase and the (P) Geometric Vase. Includes 21 photographs. Size: 18 x 17 folded to 6 x 8.5. ST#: 1992.138.0321         Date: 1995 Title: Historic Arts And Casting Metalwork Collection Portfolio (Soft Cover) (Published by Historic Arts And Casting, Inc., West Jordan, Utah) Author: Historic Arts And Casting Description: Portfolio of the Historic Arts And Casting Metalwork Signature Collection.        “In the tradition of the master designers, Historical Arts & Casting, Inc. is offering an exclusive collection of decorative metalworks. Our Signature Collection represents works from prominent architects and designers of the 19th and 20th centuries...        “Previously only a select few have been able to enjoy the enduring beauty and inspiration of these pieces. Built with superior craftsmanship, this unique and expanding collection is now available to you.”        The collection includes 12 decorative designs by Frank Lloyd Wright.        Portfolio includes 14 single sheets. Ten Frank Lloyd Wright items include: Heritage Henredon Duo Vase; Vase from the Martin House; Weed Holder; Candlestick or Vase; Copper Urn; Pocket Vase; Square Vase; Candle Planter; Duo Flower Stand; Storer House Block. (First Edition) Size: Portfolio: 7 x 10, Single Sheets: 6 x 9 Pages: Pp 28 ST#: 1995.117.1124     1) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Heritage Henredon Duo Vase     2) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Vase from the Martin House     3) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Candlestick or Vase     4) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Storer House Block.     5) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Weed Holder     6) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Copper Urn     7) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Pocket Vase     8) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Square Vase     9) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Candle Planter     10) Portfolio includes 14 single sheets, ten Frank Lloyd Wright items. Duo Flower Stand     Date: 1995 Title: Historical Arts & Castings Metal Work Signature Collection Brochure/Poster (Published by Historic Arts And Casting, Inc., West Jordan, Utah) Description: Brochure for the Historic Arts And Casting Metal Work Signature Collection. “In the tradition of the master designers, Historical Arts & Casting, Inc. is offering an exclusive collection of decorative metalworks. Our Signature Collection represents works from prominent architects and designers of the 19th and 20th centuries... Previously only a select few have been able to enjoy the enduring beauty and inspiration of these pieces. Built with superior craftsmanship, this unique and expanding collection is now available to you.”        The collection includes 12 decorative designs by Frank Lloyd Wright. The twelve Frank Lloyd Wright items include: Duo Flower Stand; Heritage Henredon Duo Vase; Vase from the Martin House; Weed Holder; Candlestick or Vase; Votive Candles (3); Copper Urn; Pocket Vase; Heritage Henredon Square Vase; Rovie Gate; D. D. Martin House Candle Planter; Storer House Block. Size: 16 x 20, Folded to 5.4 x 10. ST#: 1995.118.1124     Left: Inside Flap      Left: Inside of broichure    Left: When broichure is fully unfolded,  the verso becomes a poster.           UNIART COLLECTION     Date: 2004 Title: Uniart Frank Lloyd Wright Collection Catalog (Published by Uniart Marketing Distribution Ltd. Dallas TX)   Description: Red and yellow folder includes 17 single flyers printed two sides and one four page brochure. Also included in the folder is one postcard (2003). Gift from Kathryn Smith. Size: Folder 9 x 12, Single Sheets 8.5 x 11. Postcard 6 x 4. Pages: Pp 38 ST#: 2004.75.0616       Single Sheet: 1) Afghans: Midway Gardens; Coonley Chenille; Waterlillies; Heurtley House; Tree of Life; Coonley. 49' x 67, 53 x 65.     Four Page: 2) Coasters: Liberty Covers (4); Art Glass Designs: (4); Metal insers (8); Masselink (4); Mural Detail Blue (4); Rug Designs (4); Surimono (4).     Single Sheet: 3) Desk Accessories: Heath and Sprite Letter Openers, 7.75 and 8.5" long; Lake Geneva Magazine Rack, 11 x 13.5 x 11; Signature Drafting Weight, 4" Square.     Single Sheet: 4) Doormats: Boynton, Martin and Robie. 18 x 30, 22 x 36.     Single Sheet: 5) Glass Ball Ornaments: Waterlilliews, Cabaret, Dana Butterfly, Copper Urn. 4".     Single Sheet: 6) Guggenheim Dinnerware: Biscotti Jar; Teapot; Sugar & Creamer; Coffee Mug; Espresso; Cappuccino; Salt & Pepper, Cereal Bowl, Dinner and Salad Plates.     Single Sheet: 7) Imperial Hotel Cabaret Chinaware: Set of four 12 ounce mugs $22.50. Set of four 8 inch plates $22.50.     Single Sheet: 8) Imperial China Dinnerware: 5 piece Place Setting, Cream & Sugar; Coffee Mug; Demi-Tasse Cup & Saucer; Teapot; 9 and 6.5 bowls, 16 inch Platter; 4 inch keepsake Dish; Cup & Saucer Gift pack of 4.     Single Sheet: 9) Ornaments: Steffen's window; House Beautiful (3); D.D. Martin; Dana Sumac; Barton (2).     Single Sheet: 10) Pillows: May Basket; September Desert; Hillside Theater Curtain; Saguaro Forms; April Showers.     Single Sheet: 11) Silver Accessories: Ennis, Millard and Storer House Card Case; Ennis, Millard and Storer House Key Ring.     Single Sheet: 12) Silver Accessories: Hoffman, Hollyhock, Beth Shalom, Avery Coonley, Home & Studio Card Cases.     Single Sheet: 13) Silver Ornaments: Luxfer (3); Rookery; Robie; Thomas; Dana (3), Francis Grille; House Beautiful.     Single Sheet: 14) Votives: Little and Robie Houses; Luxfer Prism.     Single Sheet: 15) Wall Art: Willits; Blossom; Boynton (2); Robie (3); Moore; Luxfer; Thomas: Coonley; Hollyhock; Waterlillies, Dana; Sprite.     Single Sheet: 16) Wind Chimes: Organic Elements; Midway Gardens.     Single Sheet: 17) Wood Accessories: Boynton, Willits, Dana-Thomas and Heller Switch Plates; Boynton, Willits, Heller and Robie Trivets; Boynton, Willits, Heller and Robie Coaster Sets.     Single Sheet: 18) Wright-Sicles:Hollyhock, Chauncey Williams, April Showers, Nathan Moore, Home & Studio and Dana.     Postcard: (2003) Heath Letter Opener, $19.50.     BACK TO TOP

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