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BOOKS Date: 2016
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London)
Author: Turner, Paul V.
Description: Publisher’s description: Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) often spent time in San Francisco, which he called "the most charming city in America." Paul V. Turner looks at the architect’s complex and evolving relationship with the city, surveying the full body of Wright’s work in the Bay Area—roughly thirty projects, a third of which were built. Spanning 1900 to 1959, they include houses, a gift shop, a civic center, a skyscraper, a church, an industrial building, a mortuary, and a bridge across the San Francisco Bay. The unbuilt structures are among Wright’s most innovative, and the diverse reasons for their failure counter long-held stereotypes about the architect. Wright’s Bay Area projects are published together here for the first time, along with previously unpublished correspondence between Wright and his clients, as well as his Bay Area associate Aaron Green. Stories from San Francisco newspapers portray the media’s changing positions on Wright—from his early personal scandals to his later roles as eccentric provocateur and celebrated creative genius. Beautifully illustrated with the architect’s original drawings and plans, Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco highlights aspects of the architect’s career that have never before been explored, inspiring a new understanding of Wright, his personal and client interactions, and his work. Original cover price $65.00. (First Edition)
Size: 9.5 x 10.75
Pages: Pp 216
ST#: 2016.34.1019DR. GEORGE ALBIN HOUSE (1958 - S.428) Date: 1958
Title: Dr. George Albin House, Bakersfield, California, Perspective 1958, FLLW #5812 (1958 - S.428).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1958. Perspective for the Dr. George Albin Residence. The central living area is designed as a large hexagon. Two wings flowing at 120 degrees contain the master bedroom in one wing and the bedrooms in the other wing. It is constructed on concrete blocks. The living room rises above the rest of the house. Text: "House For Dr. And Mrs. George Albin. Bakersfield, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5812.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.520.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1259.66.1219Date: 1958
Title: Dr. George Albin House, Bakersfield, California, Ground and Floor Plan 1958, FLLW #5812 (1958 - S.428).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1958. Ground and floor plan for the Dr. George Albin Residence. The central living area is designed as a large hexagon. Two wings flowing at 120 degrees contain the master bedroom in one wing and the bedrooms in the other wing. It is constructed on concrete blocks. The living room rises above the rest of the house. Text: "House For Dr. And Mrs. George Albin. Bakersfield, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.520.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1259.67.1219ANDERTON COURT SHOPS (1952 - S.356) Date: 1952
Title: Anderton Court Shops, Beverley Hills, California, Perspective View 1952 (FLLW #5032) (1952 - S.356).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Perspective view for the Anderton Court Shops. In 1952, Nina Anderton (Check spelling on web site), a wealthy widow, commissioned Wright to design retail space on Beverly Hills’ exclusive Rodeo Drive. Consisting of four shops on the first two levels, two on either side of a centrally located light well connected by an angular ramp that winds upward in a diamond shaped parallelogram. The upper level was originally designed as an apartment, later divided into two additional shops. Construction was supervised by apprentice Joseph Fabris, who stayed in Anderton’s Bel-Air home during construction. Text: "Anderton Court Shops. Beverley Hills, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Perspective View." FLLW #5032.02. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.288.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0910.41.1219Date: 1952
Title: Anderton Court Shops, Beverley Hills, California, Elevation, Sections and Ground Plan 1952 (FLLW #5032) (1952 - S.356).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. Street elevation, two sections and ground plan for the Anderton Court Shops. In 1952, Nina Anderton, a wealthy widow, commissioned Wright to design retail space on Beverly Hills’ exclusive Rodeo Drive. Consisting of four shops on the first two levels, two on either side of a centrally located light well connected by an angular ramp that winds upward in a diamond shaped parallelogram. The upper level was originally designed as an apartment, later divided into two additional shops. Construction was supervised by apprentice Joseph Fabris, who stayed in Anderton’s Bel-Air home during construction. Text: "Street Elevation. Section on Center Line. Section A-A. Ground Plan." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.288-290.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0910.42.1219Date: 1956
Title: Anderton Court Shops Circa 1956 (1952 - S.356).
Description: 1) View of the center spire. The three story retail shop complex, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952, originally consisted of four shops, two on each level, with a penthouse on the third level. The third level was later converted to two additional shops. The upper levels were reached by ramps. Set of two color 35mm slides of the exterior of the Anderton Court Shops . Not dated, but with a group of slides dated circa 1956. Text on slide: "16. Made in U.S.A." Text on verso, red border: "Kodachrome Transparency, Processed by Kodak."
Size: Original 35mm color slide, and 8 x 5.5 high res digital image.
S#: 1147.87.0618 (1)Date: 1956
Title: Anderton Court Shops Circa 1956 (1952 - S.356).
Description: 2) View of South end of the front elevation from the Northwest. The three story retail shop complex, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952, originally consisted of four shops, two on each level, with a penthouse on the third level. The third level was later converted to two additional shops. The upper levels were reached by ramps. The patterned fascia appears to be patinated copper, but is most likely painted concrete. Set of two color 35mm slides of the exterior of the Anderton Court Shops . Not dated, but with a group of slides dated circa 1956. Text on slide: "16. Made in U.S.A." Text on verso, red border: "Kodachrome Transparency, Processed by Kodak."
Size: Original 35mm color slide, and 8 x 5.5 high res digital image.
S#: 1147.87.0618 (2)Date: 1973
Title: Anderton Court Shops - The Comsky Gallery 1973 (1952 - S.356). (Published by Comsky Gallery, Beverley Hills, California.)
Description: Poster for the Opening Reception of the Comsky Gallery, Sunday January 21, 1973, in the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Anderton Court Shops on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. The Comsky Gallery appears to occupy space in the Anderton Court from 1973 through the late 1970s, possibly 1973-1977. Text on poster: ‘The Comsky Gallery, Has Moved to 332 North Rodeo Drive, Suite 4, Beverly Hills, California, 90210, Phone 213-278-5575. Current Exhibition - Milton Avery. Please Join Us For Our Opening Reception, Sunday January 21, 1973 From 3:00 To 7:00." Of interest are the two Illustrations in the design of the poster. The upper illustration is Frank Lloyd Wrights original perspective of the Anderton Court, or an adaptation of it. See Monograph 1951-1959, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.77. The second is a adaptation of Wright’s geometric abstract illustration from An Autobiography, 1943, Book Two. The illustrations were used again on the cover of Frank Lloyd Wright Week, which may have helped sponsor the event. Although not listed as a sponsor, "The Comsky Gallery, Beverley Hills, California" is printed on the cover. The booklet indicates that the Anderton Court "...is not owned and operated by Cynthia Comsky." Cynthia Comsky (1938- ) Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 16 x 22
S#: 1940.25.1218Date: Circa 1975
Title: Anderton Court Shops (1952 - S.356) Exterior Circa 1975.
Description: In 1952, Nina Anderton, a wealthy widow, commissioned Wright to design retail space on Beverly Hills’ exclusive Rodeo Drive. Consisting of four shops on the first two levels, two on either side of a centrally located light well connected by an angular ramp that winds upward in a diamond shaped parallelogram. The upper level was originally designed as an apartment, later divided into two additional shops. Construction was supervised by apprentice Joseph Fabris, who stayed in Anderton’s Bel-Air home during construction. The first tenants included Heftler Construction Company, Paulette Girard Dresses and a coiffeur. By 1969, Kazanjian Jewelers and the Klein Art gallery were located there.
Size: Original 35mm B&W slide, 7 x 10.25 B&W photograph.
S#: 1996.15.0212
Date: 2017
Title: Anderton Court Shops, Beverley Hills, California, 2017 (1952 - S.356).
Description: Set of 100 exterior and interior photographs of the Anderton Court Shops. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952 when Nina Anderton, a wealthy widow, commissioned Wright to design retail space on Beverly Hills’ exclusive Rodeo Drive. Consisting of four shops on the first two levels, two on either side of a centrally located light well connected by an angular ramp that winds upward in a diamond shaped parallelogram. The upper level was originally designed as an apartment, later divided into two additional shops. Construction was supervised by apprentice Joseph Fabris, who stayed in Anderton’s Bel-Air home during construction. The first tenants included Heftler Construction Company, Paulette Girard Dresses and a coiffeur. By 1969, Kazanjian Jewelers and the Klein Art gallery were located there. Set of 100 exterior and interior photographs of the Anderton Court Shops photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on October 19, 2017. (More photographs to come.)
Size: Original 23 X 15 high res digital images.
ST#: 2017.50.0523 (1-100)ROGER BERGER HOUSE (1950 - S.330) Date: 1950
Title: Roger Berger House, San Anselmo, California, Perspective 1950 (1950 - S.330) (FLLW #5039).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Perspective of the Roger Berger Residence. The designed is based on an equilateral parallelogram module system. The Living and Dining Rooms, Kitchen and living space is within a large hexagon, with the bedrooms in a wing running off of it. Text: "House For Mr. And Mrs. Robert Berger. San Anselmo, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. 5039.01." FLLW #5039.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.222.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0831.80.1219MAYNARD P. BUEHLER RESIDENCE (1948 - S.309) Date: 1948
Title: Maynard P. Buehler House, Orinda, CA, Site Plan 1948 (1948 - S.309). FLLW #4805.
Description: Site plan for the Maynard P. Buehler House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. The floor plan is L-shaped, with the Living and Dining Room at a 45 degree angle. The Living Room is octagonal in shape. The shorter portion of the L-shape is the Workshop. The Workshop is a semi-circular section with a large fireplace. Text: "Ground Plan. House for Mr. And Mrs. Maynard P. Buehler, Oakland Cal. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Similar illustration published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.154.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0746.24.1219RANDALL FAWCETT HOUSE (1955 - S.385) Date: 1955
Title: Randall Fawcett House, Los Banos, California, Perspective View 1955, FLLW #5418 (1955 - S.385).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Perspective view for the Randall Fawcett House. The House is somewhat "U" shaped, with two wings at 120 degrees from the Living and Dining Rooms and Workspace which is in the center. The design uses a triangle module. The entrance is between the living room and the Bedrooms which are in the left wing. A large Playroom is in the right wing. The Carport forms a third wing. Text: "Ranch House For Mr. And Mrs. Randall Fawcett. Merced Country, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Elevations, Sheet No. 4." FLLW #5418.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.394.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1092.124.1219DR. KUNDERT & DR. FOGO CLINIC (1955 - S.396) Date: 1955
Title: Clinic For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo, Scheme 1, San Luis Obispo, California. Perspective View 1955, FLLW #5640 (1955 - S.396).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Perspective view for the Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo Clinic. Wright utilized his concept for the Usonian Automatic. The L-shaped design wraps around a large waiting room which opens out to a Terrace. Text: "Medical Building For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo. San Luis Obispo, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. View From Southeast." FLLW #5640.02. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.408.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1092.125.1219Date: 1955
Title: Clinic For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo, Scheme 1, San Luis Obispo, California. Ground Plan 1955, FLLW #5640 (1955 - S.396).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Ground plan for the Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo Clinic. Wright utilized his concept for the Usonian Automatic. The L-shaped design wraps around a large waiting room which opens out to a Terrace. Text: "Medical Building For Dr. Kundert and Dr. Fogo. San Luis Obispo, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Plan." FLLW #5640.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.408.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1092.126.1219MRS. ALICE MILLARD RESIDENCE (LA MINIATURA) (1923 - S.214) Date: Circa 1935
Title: Mrs. Alice Millard Residence (La Miniatura) Circa 1935, not dated (1923 - S.214).
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. The Millard Residence was Frank Lloyd Wright’s first of four textile block home in California: 2) Storer, 3) Freeman, 4) Ennis. Wright wrote extensively about La Miniatura in An Autobiography. "I had used the block in some such textured way in the Midway Gardens upper walls. If I could eliminate the mortar joint I could make the whole fabric mechanical. I could do away with skilled labour. I believed I could and began the experiment on La Miniatura. A home and bookshop for Mrs. Alice Millard. Lightness and strength! Steel the spider spinning a web within the cheap plastic material wedded to it by pouring an inner core of cement after the blocks were set up..." p.235. Stamped on verso: "W. Albert Martin Photographer, Pasadena, California." Also: "Magazine of Art, New York." Hand Written on verso: "Millard House, Pasadena, California. F. L. W. 1923." W. Albert Martin was a California photographer active in the 1930s in the Pasadena area. Photographed by W. Albert Martin. Acquired from the archives of the Magazine of Art, New York.
Size: Original 9.75 x 7.75 B&W photograph.
S#: 0397.53.0420Date: 1951
Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951.
Description: Display #37: "Millard House, Pasadena, Cal., 1923. ‘La Miniatura.’ " Part of a set of forty B&W photographs by Ancillotti & Co., of the exhibition "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" held in Florence, Italy, 1951. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" was a traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, large photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia at Gimbel Brothers Gallery in January, 1951. The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy in June, 1951. Ancillotti & Company photographed many of the models and also documented the large photographs that were on display. Published in Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Moser, 1952, p.23.
Size: Original 7.25 x 9 B&W photograph.
S#: 0857.51.0221 -8Date: 1954
Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954 (Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation project #5427).
Description: A traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia (January 1951). The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy (June 1951). In "Sixty Years" (New York), Wright notes that from Florence the Exhibition traveled to "Switzerland, France, German and Holland". The Exhibition catalogs are dated: Paris (April 1952), Zurich (End of May 1952), Munich (May 16 - June 15, 1952), and Rotterdam (dated June 1, 1952). After two years in Europe the exhibition crossed the Atlantic to Mexico City, then to New York (1953). After an exhibition in Los Angeles, June, 1954, the final exhibition took place in Chicago, October, 1956. The Los Angeles exhibition premiere was held at Barnsdall Park’s Municipal Art Center on June 1, 1954, then open to the public from June 2 to July 11, and was extended to July 25, 1954. A temporary pavilion, similar to the pavilion in New York, was attached to the line of kennels that reached from the house to the garage. Exhibition Panel #37. "Millard House, Pasadena, Cal, 1923. 'La Miniatura.' " Sixty Years of Living Architecture Exhibition, Los Angeles 1954. Photographed by Loch Crane in June, 1954.
Size: B&W 2.25" negative, high res scan, and 8 x 8 B&W photograph
S#: 1045.42.1116-5Date: 1990
Title: Mrs. Alice Millard Residence (La Miniatura) Circa 1990 (1923 - S.214).
Description: View of the entrance from the South. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Millard Residence (La Miniatura) in 1923. Label on sleeve: "Millard House, LA, by FLW, 1920s, exterior." Photographed by Scot Gilchrist.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide and 5 x 8 high res digital image.
ST#: 1990.150.0818
Date: 2017
Title: Mrs. Alice Millard Residence (La Miniatura) 2017 (1923 - S.214).
Description: The Millard Residence was Frank Lloyd Wright’s first textile block home in California: 2) Storer, 3) Freeman, 4) Ennis. Wright wrote extensively about La Miniatura in An Autobiography. "I had used the block in some such textured way in the Midway Gardens upper walls. If I could eliminate the mortar joint I could make the whole fabric mechanical. I could do away with skilled labour. I believed I could and began the experiment on La Miniatura. A home and bookshop for Mrs. Alice Millard. Lightness and strength! Steel the spider spinning a web within the cheap plastic material wedded to it by pouring an inner core of cement after the blocks were set up..." p.235. "La Miniatura happened as the cactus grows, in that region still showing what folk from the Middle-Western prairies did when, inclined to quit, the prosperous came loose and rolled down there into that far corner to bask in eternal sunshine... Here, then, at some length is the pictorial background against which La Miniatura, the little studio-house, is to stand: the flourishing sentimental taste into which it was born... All true building in this our land of the brave and home of the free, is a soul-trying crusade. I assure you it is, just as Fra Junipero Serra’s mission that failed was that kind of crusade. But his building that thus succeeded was not high adventure because he only brought it with him from ‘back home’ because and solely — he had none other to bring... Not so La Miniatura. This little building scientifically and afresh began to search for what was missing in all this background. And what was missing? Nothing less than a distinctly genuine expression of California in terms of modem industry and American life — that was all... Few out there seem to miss anything of the sort. But La Miniatura desired to justly call itself architecture and be able to look itself in the face. Mrs. George Madison Millard from those same Mid-Western prairies near Chicago was the heroine of its story: Mrs. Alice Millard, slender, energetic — fighting for the best of everything for everyone. Be it said she knew it, too, when he saw it. Got it if she could... The Millards had lived in a little wooden dwelling I had built for them fifteen years ago at Highland Park near Chicago. I was proud now... Continue...
Size: Set of 96 original high res 20 x 13.5 x 20 digital images.
ST#: 2017.24.1018 (1-96)
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See additional images...CHINA GLASS & TABLEWARES Date: 1959 Title: China Glass & Tablewares - May 15, 1959 (Published by Ebel-Doctorow Publications, Inc., Easton, Pennsylvania)
Author: Anonymous
Description: "The Shop that Frank Lloyd Wright Built". V.C. Morris Company, San Francisco. Includes four photographs. Original List Price 35 cents.
Size: 8.5 x 11.5
Pages: Pp 12-13
S#: 1377.10.0305
ARCH OBOLER (1940-55 - S.275-276) Date: 1940 Title: Arch Oboler (Eaglefeather) a project in 1940. Arch Oboler, a writer, radio personality, director and producer, commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design a home in 1940, named Eaglefeather by Wright. Although the Gatehouse and Retreat were built, Eaglefeather remained a project. Text on face: "Eaglefeather. For Mr. And Mrs. Arch Oboler, Los Angeles. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Photograph of Wright's original drawing. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
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S#: 0531.45.0514
Date: 1941
Title: Arch Oboler Retreat for Mrs. Arch Oboler, Malibu, CA, Perspective 1941, FLLW #4112 (1941 - S.276).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective view of the Retreat for Mrs. Arch Oboler, from below looking up, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1941. Arch Oboler, a writer, radio personality, director and producer, commissioned Wright to design a house "Eaglefeather" in 1940, a Gate Cottage and Stables in 1940, and this "Retreat" in 1941. Although the Gate Cottage and Retreat were built, Eaglefeather remained a project. Additional drawings published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.455.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0571.24.1219Date: 1946
Title: Arch Oboler Studio, Los Angeles, CA, Perspective and Floor Plan 1946, (Project 1946 - FLLW #4602).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective and First Level Floor Plan for the Arch Oboler Studio. The Studio has two levels. Storage is on the left. Bathroom, Kitchenette and Office is in the center, the Entrance and Carport are on the right. FLLW #4602.02. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.105.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0685.23.1219Date: 1946
Title: Arch Oboler Studio, Los Angeles, CA, Perspective and Floor Plan 1946, (Project 1946 - FLLW #4602).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Perspective and Second Level Floor Plan for the Arch Oboler Studio. The Studio has two levels. The Living Room is on the left and has a table with four chairs. There is a bathroom and alcove. The Dining Room is on the right, has built-in seating, a table and two additional chairs. Text: "Plan of Second Level." FLLW #4602.03. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.104.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0685.24.1219Date: 1951
Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951.
Description: Display #78: " ‘Eagle Feather’ (Oboler House), Los Angelese, Cal., 1940." Two Exterior and one interior views. Part of a set of forty B&W photographs by Ancillotti & Co., of the exhibition "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" held in Florence, Italy, 1951. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" was a traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, large photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia at Gimbel Brothers Gallery in January, 1951. The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy in June, 1951. Ancillotti & Company photographed many of the models and also documented the large photographs that were on display.
Size: Original 7.25 x 9 B&W photograph.
S#: 0857.51.0221 -26Date: 1954
Title: Arch Oboler House "Continuation," Malibu, CA, Elevations 1954, (Project 1954 - FLLW #5508).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. Two elevations for the Arch Oboler House "Continuation." The house Wright designed was attached to the Gatehouse (1940 - S.275), hence "Continuation." A long pergola extended from the existing building to the new house. Oboler was a film producer, so Wright also included a theater. Upper illustration: "South Elevation." The pergola is on the right. Lower illustration: "East Elevation." Text: "Continuation, Arch Oboler. Santa Monica Mountains, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Sheet No. 4." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.375.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1045.56.1219Date: 1954
Title: Arch Oboler House "Continuation," Malibu, CA, Main Floor Plan 1954, (Project 1954 - FLLW #5508).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. Main floor plan for the Arch Oboler House "Continuation." The house Wright designed was attached to the Gatehouse (1940 - S.275), hence "Continuation." A long pergola extended from the existing building to the new house. Oboler was a film producer, so Wright also included a theater. The design included three pools. Text: "Continuation, Arch Oboler. Santa Monica Mountains, California. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Sheet No. 2." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.375.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1045.57.1219EMILY AND GEORGE C. STEWART RESIDENCE (1909 - S.160) Date: 1909
Title: George C. Stewart Residence First Floor Plan, Montecito, California, 1909 (1909 - S.160).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909 and built in 1910. It was Wright’s first house and the only Prairie styled house built in California. FLLW Foundation #0907. Text on face: "Summer Cottage For Mr. George C. Stewart, Santa Barbara, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Oak Park, Illinois. First Floor Plan." In 1910, Frank Lloyd Wright included the Stewart Residence in his Ausgefüührte Bauten und Entwüürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright, Plate XLIIIa. Published in Wright, 1885-1916, Pfeiffer, 2011, p.368. Also published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1907-1913, Pfeiffer, 1991, p.112.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#: 0086.25.1219Date: Circa 1953
Title: George C. Stewart Residence, Montecito, California, C 1953 (1909 - S.160).
Description: Viewed from the East, the Dining room is on the left, the Living Room is in the center, and a porch is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909 and built in 1910. It was Wright’s first house and the only Prairie styled house built in California. FLLW Foundation #0907. In 1910, Frank Lloyd Wright included the Stewart Residence in his Ausgefüührte Bauten und Entwüürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright, Plate XLIIIa. Stamped on verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Label: "W 20, USA Arch. The University Gallery. Northrop Memorial Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wright, Frank Lloyd. American, 1869-1959. Montecito, California: Res. Geo. C. Stewart, 1909. Wayne Andrews Photo 1840." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0987.112.0420Date: 1993
Title: Emily and George C Stewart Residence, Butterfly Woods, CA, Brochure Circa 1993 (1909 - S.160).
Description: Cover: "Montecito, CA. The Stewart House at 196 Hot Springs Road was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909 and built in 1910. It is cherished as a residence of historic importance. It is also the earliest house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in California and the only example in California of his prairie style structures." Inside: "Long considered one of Santa Barbara's architectural treasures, the George C. Stewart house was the first of several West Coast homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only example of Wright’s prairie style in California. The house has been lovingly restored by the present owner. A massive brick fireplace stands as the pivot around which the rest of the house turns, a central theme of many Wright designs. The design features a redwood board and batten exterior with extended cantilevered balconies and extensive use of glass. An exquisite row of windows displays repeating patterns of square-cut mullions..." Note: The cover illustration by Frank Lloyd Wright was first published in 1910, Ausgefüührte Bauten und Entwüürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright, Plate XLIIIa. Includes three photographs of the house. 8 pages.
Size: 8.5 x 11.
ST#: 1993.94.0819GEORGE D. STURGES RESIDENCE (1939 - S.272) Date: 1939
Title: George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Elevations 1939 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Four Elevations of the George D. Sturges House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. A portion of the house and the Terrace are cantilevered out over the hillside. Top left: "Southeast Elevation." Top right: "Northeast Elevation." Lower left: "Northwest Elevation." Lower right: "Southwest Elevation." Text: "House for Mr. And Mrs. George D. Sturges. Los Angeles, California. Sheet No. 3. Frank Lloyd Wright " Additional illustrations are published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.412.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0501.50.1219Date: 1939
Title: George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, 1939 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Sectional view of the Sturges House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Published in In The Nature of Architecture, Hitchcock, 1942, Plate 380. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 2-1. Sturges House. Sect., through living room. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0501.52.0920 -1Date: 1939
Title: George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, 1939 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Ground and floor plan for the Sturges House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Published in In The Nature of Architecture, Hitchcock, 1942, Plate 380. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 1-1. Sturges House. Plan, main floor. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0501.52.0920 -2
Date: Circa 1939
Title: George D Sturges House (1939 - S.272) circa 1939.
Description: Designed and built in 1939. Photographed shortly after completion. A major portion of the home is cantilevered over the hillside. Although extremely visible, the design affords it an excessive amount of privacy. It appears windowless from the street, but the east side of the home actually has six sets of floor to ceiling double doors that open outward. The living room covers about half the floor space. Two bedrooms are adjacent to the living room and share half of the floor to ceiling doors which open to the balcony. Constructed of brick and redwood. John Lautner, apprentice from 1933-38, handled the construction. Wright utilized this design again in the 1952, Frank S. Sander Residence (S.354) in Stamford, Connecticut.
Size: 4 original 2.5 x 2 B&W Proofs, 3 original B&W Negatives.
S#: 0501.23.0401 (1-4)
Date: C 1940 Title: George D Sturges House, Circa 1940 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Viewed from the East, the Living Room is on the left, the two bedrooms are in the center, the Bath is on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the cantilevered house and deck are enclosed in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Hitchcock credits this image to Guerrero. Published in "In The Nature of Materials," 1942, Hitchcock, Plate 379.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0531.54.0216
Date: Circa 1940
Title: George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, 1940 (1939 - S.272).
Description: View of the Sturges Residence from the East. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the cantilevered house and deck are enclosed in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Hitchcock credits this image to Pedro Guerrero. Published in In The Nature of Materials, Hitchcock, 1942, Plate 379. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 4-1. Sturges House. Ext., northeast elevation. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. 3
Size: 5mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0531.88.0920Date: 1942
Title: George D. Sturges Additions, Los Angeles, CA, Perspective 1942 (Project 1942 - FLLW #4113) (1939 - S.272).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. A portion of the house and the Terrace are cantilevered out over the hillside. Perspective for an addition to the George D. Sturges House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1942. The two-story addition created a nursery, bedroom and bath. Additional illustrations are published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.478.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#: 0593.21.1219Date: Circa 1945 Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1945 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Viewed from the Southwest, the Living Room and fireplace are located on the Southern end of the home. The entrance is just to the right of the fireplace mass, and is sheltered by the carport on the left. The large fireplace mass adds a counterbalance to the cantilevered portion of the house and deck. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the cantilevered house and deck are enclosed in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0647.29.0216
Date: 1947 Title: George D Sturges House (1939 - S.272) 1947.
Description: Designed and built in 1939. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. A major portion of the home is cantilevered over the hillside. Although extremely visible, the design affords it an ample amount of privacy. It appears windowless from the street, but the east side of the home has six sets of floor to ceiling double doors that open outward. The living room covers about half the floor space. Two bedrooms are adjacent to the living room and share half of the floor to ceiling doors which open to the balcony. According to Guerrero, he photographed this image in 1947, for the House and Garden magazine. Constructed of brick and redwood. John Lautner, apprentice from 1933-38, handled the construction. Wright utilized this design again in the 1952, Frank S. Sander Residence (S.354) in Stamford, Connecticut. Published in "Picturing Wright", Guerrero, 1994, p.110.
Size: 10 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#: 0720.11.0714
Date: 1947 Title: George D. Sturges House, 1947 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. View of the Living Room from the East. Built-in cabinets are on the left. The main entrance is just to the left of the fireplace. The dining area is on the far right. The beams overhead are not only structurally functional, but also adds to the interior design. The furniture was designed by Wright. In 1947, House and Garden asked Guerrero to photograph the Sturges house in preparation for an issue devoted to Wright’s work. "The plan did not succeed because there was not enough new or completed Wright houses in that postwar period to fill a whole issue. In preparation for it I did, however, photograph the Sturges house in Brentwood Heights..." Picturing Wright, 1994, Guerrero, p.96.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0720.14.0216
Date: 1947 Title: George D. Sturges House, 1947 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. View of the Dining area from the South. The Workspace is to the right. The chairs were designed by Wright. In 1947, House and Garden asked Guerrero to photograph the Sturges house in preparation for an issue devoted to Wright’s work. "The plan did not succeed because there was not enough new or completed Wright houses in that postwar period to fill a whole issue. In preparation for it I did, however, photograph the Sturges house in Brentwood Heights..." Picturing Wright, 1994, Guerrero, p.96.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0720.15.0216
Date: 1947 Title: George D. Sturges House, 1947 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. View of the Dining area from the South. The Workspace is in the center background. The chairs were designed by Wright. In 1947, House and Garden asked Guerrero to photograph the Sturges house in preparation for an issue devoted to Wright’s work. "The plan did not succeed because there was not enough new or completed Wright houses in that postwar period to fill a whole issue. In preparation for it I did, however, photograph the Sturges house in Brentwood Heights..." Picturing Wright, 1994, Guerrero, p.96. Published on page 111. (See Wright chairs.)
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0720.16.0216
Date: 1947 Title: George D. Sturges House, 1947 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. View of the Dining area from the South. The Workspace is in the center background. A very good view of a Wright designed chair on the right. In 1947, House and Garden asked Guerrero to photograph the Sturges house in preparation for an issue devoted to Wright’s work. "The plan did not succeed because there was not enough new or completed Wright houses in that postwar period to fill a whole issue. In preparation for it I did, however, photograph the Sturges house in Brentwood Heights..." Picturing Wright, 1994, Guerrero, p.96. (See Wright chairs.)
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0720.17.0216
Date: Circa 1950s
Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 - S.272).
Description: 1) Set of 7 35mm slides of Sturges Residence. Viewed from the Southwest, the Living Room and fireplace are located on the Southern end of the home. The entrance is just to the right of the fireplace mass, and is sheltered by the carport on the left. The large fireplace mass adds a counterbalance to the cantilevered portion of the house and deck. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the cantilevered house and deck are enclosed in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. These slides were purchased from an estate sale with slides from the 1940s and 1950s. They are in color, but the color balance is so off that we have reduced them to B&W. Stamped on face: "1. Made in U. S. A." Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency."
Size: Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
S#: 0831.72.0618 (1)Date: Circa 1950s
Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 - S.272).
Description: 2) Detail view of the cantilevered trellis of the South elevation. Stamped on face: "2. Made in U. S. A." Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency." Not dated.
Size: Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
S#: 0831.72.0618 (2)Date: Circa 1950s
Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 - S.272).
Description: 3) Viewed from the North, the bedrooms are on the left, the Bath is on the right. The deck wraps around the North side of the home, giving access from the forecourt. The entrance is to the right of the fireplace mass, and is sheltered by the carport. A second trellis covers the entrance to the stairs leading to the roof, and shades the workspace window. In the foreground on the right is a built-in planter box. Stamped on face: "4. Made in U. S. A." Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency." Not dated.
Size: Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
S#: 0831.72.0618 (3)Date: Circa 1950s
Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 - S.272).
Description: 4) Viewed from the North, the bedrooms are on the left, the Bath is on the right. The large fireplace mass adds a counterbalance to the cantilevered portion of the house and deck. The deck wraps around the North side of the home, giving access from the forecourt. The entrance is just to the right of the fireplace mass, and is sheltered by the carport. A second trellis covers the entrance to the stairs leading to the roof, and shades the workspace window. A vintage automobile sets next to the house, and what appears to be about a 1950 Nash Ranbler sets to the right of it. Stamped on face: "5. Made in U. S. A." Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency." Not dated.
Size: Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
S#: 0831.72.0618 (4)Date: Circa 1950s
Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 - S.272).
Description: 5) Viewed from the Northwest. The stairway to the roof is in the center, the entrance is just to the right of the fireplace mass. A trellis covers the entrance to the stairs leading to the roof, and shades the workspace window. A vintage automobile is to the right. Stamped on face: "5. Made in U. S. A." Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency." Not dated.
Size: Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
S#: 0831.72.0618 (5)Date: Circa 1950s
Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 - S.272).
Description: 6) Viewed from the Southeast. The Living Room is on the left, the two bedrooms are on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Stamped on face: "8. Made in U. S. A." Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency." Not dated.
Size: Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
S#: 0831.72.0618 (6)Date: Circa 1950s
Title: George D. Sturges House, Circa 1950s (1939 - S.272).
Description: 7) Viewed from the Southwest. Detail view of the cantilevered trellis and deck of the South elevation. The South elevation itself is cantilevered. Stamped on face: "9. Made in U. S. A." Verso: "Processed by Color Photo, Inc. Ektachrome Transparency." Not dated.
Size: Original 35mm color slide and high-res B&W image.
S#: 0831.72.0618 (7)Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 1) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the Sturges Residence from the Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 4-5. Sturges House. Ext., View from Northeast. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -1Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 2) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the Sturges Residence from the North. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 4-4. Sturges House. Ext., North elevation. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -2Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 3) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the Sturges Residence from the North. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 4-2. Sturges House. Ext., North elevation. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -3Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 4) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the Sturges Residence from the West. This is actually the entrance side of the house. The entrance is to the far right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 4-7. Sturges House. Ext., West facade. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -4Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 5) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the South elevation from the West. The entrance is to the left. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 4-8. Sturges House. Ext., South elevation. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -5Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 6) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the terrace from the Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 4-6. Sturges House. Ext., View from north end of terrace. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -6Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 7) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the living room fireplace and dining area. Similar layout in Picturing Wright, Guerrero, 1994, (Photographed in 1947), p.111, and The Natural House, Wright, 1954, p.94. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 5-4. Sturges House. Int., Living room and fireplace. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -7Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 8) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the dining area. Similar layout in Picturing Wright, Guerrero, 1994, (Photographed in 1947), p.111, and The Natural House, Wright, 1954, p.94. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 5-1. Sturges House. Int., Workspace. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -8Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 9) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the fireplace and dining area’s built-in shelves. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 5-3. Sturges House. Int., Workspace. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -9Date: Circa 1950-55
Title: 10) George D. Sturges House, Los Angeles, CA, Circa 1950-55 (1939 - S.272).
Description: Not Dated. Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm slides. View of the living room and fireplace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Sturges House. 5-2. Sturges House. Int., Workspace. Brentwood, CA, USA. 1939. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0831.105.0920 -10Date: 1951
Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951.
Description: Display #73: "Sturges House, Brentwood Heights, Los Angeles, Cal., 1939." Exterior and interior view, floor plan and section. Part of a set of forty B&W photographs by Ancillotti & Co., of the exhibition "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" held in Florence, Italy, 1951. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" was a traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, large photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia at Gimbel Brothers Gallery in January, 1951. The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy in June, 1951. Ancillotti & Company photographed many of the models and also documented the large photographs that were on display.
Size: Original 9 x 7.25 B&W photograph.
S#: 0857.51.0221 -24Date: 1995 Title: George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Set of 10 photographs.
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939, the deck and nearly half the house is cantilevered over the hillside. The Living Room in this nearly 1200 square foot house covers almost half the house and includes the Dining area and fireplace. The other half includes the kitchen, two bedrooms and bath. The east side of the home has six sets of floor to ceiling double doors that open outward to the cantilevered deck which adds 6 ˝ feet in width. Stairs adjacent to the Workspace lead down to the Shop and Utilities below. A second set of stairs directly above, leads from the outside to the roof. Constructed of brick and redwood. John Lautner, apprentice from 1933-38, handled the construction. Wright designed an addition to the home in 1942, but it remained a project. Set of 10 photographs taken during a trip to California in 1995.
Size: Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image.
ST#: 1995.79.0216 1-10
Date: 2016 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright. The George D. Sturges Residence (Published by Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Van Nuys, CA)
Author: Contributing Editors: Loughrey, Peter; Hines, Thomas S.; Escher, Frank; Cerio, Greg
Description: Published in conjunction with the sale of the George D. Sturges Residence (1939 - S.272). Volume includes history, drawings and photographs related to the Sturges Residence, as well as additional lots to be sold at auction on February 21, 2016. Essays by Hines, Escher and Cerio. "...Built of steel, concrete, brick and wood, the house is approached from the west at the rear just off the carport at the top of the hill. Visitors could either proceed around the encircling deck to enter through the living room on the eastern side or, as most did, through the small kitchen to the west. With less square footage than the Usonians in the Middle West, the house contains a relatively large living-dining room, two small bedrooms, and one bath on the main level. Tiny stairs lead up to the roof deck and down into the windowless basement, which Bridges used as a dark room and studio. In 1939, Wright had deputized his recent Taliesin disciple, John Lautner, to complete final details of the design and to supervise construction..." Thomas S. Hines, p.10. Original list price $15.00 (First Edition)
Size: 8 x 8
Pages: Pp 72
ST#: 2016.02.0216
GEORGE D. STURGES RESIDENCE 1995
George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939, the deck and nearly half the house is cantilevered over the hillside. The Living Room in this nearly 1200 square foot house covers almost half the house and includes the Dining area and fireplace. The other half includes the kitchen, two bedrooms and bath. The east side of the home has six sets of floor to ceiling double doors that open outward to the cantilevered deck which adds 6.5 feet in width. Stairs adjacent to the Workspace lead down to the Shop and Utilities below. A second set of stairs directly above, leads from the outside to the roof. Constructed of brick and redwood. John Lautner, apprentice from 1933-38, handled the construction. Wright designed an addition to the home in 1942, but it remained a project. Set of 10 photographs taken during a trip to California in 1995. 1) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the Southeast, the Living Room is on the left, the two bedrooms are on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-1) 2) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the Southeast, the Living Room is on the left, the two bedrooms are on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-2) 3) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the Southeast, the Living Room is on the left, the two bedrooms are on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-3) 4) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the East, the Living Room is on the left, the two bedrooms are on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-4) 5) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the East, the Living Room is on the left in the background, the two bedrooms are on the left in the foreground, the Bath is on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-5) 6) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the Northeast, the Living Room is on the left in the background, the two bedrooms are on the left in the foreground, the Bath is on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-6) 7) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the Northeast, the bedrooms are on the left, the Bath is on the right. Constructed of brick and redwood, the bottom portion of the house and deck are covered in redwood. The cantilevered deck is covered with a trellis. The walls of the deck slant outward. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-7) 8) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the North, the bedrooms are on the left, the Bath is on the right. The large fireplace mass adds a counterbalance to the cantilevered portion of the house and deck. The deck wraps around the North side of the home, giving access from the forecourt. The entrance is just to the right of the fireplace mass, and is sheltered by the carport. A second trellis covers the entrance to the stairs leading to the roof, and shades the workspace window. In the foreground just to the right of the house is a built-in planter box. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-8) 9) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the North, the bedrooms are on the left, the Bath is on the right. The large fireplace mass adds a counterbalance to the cantilevered portion of the house and deck. The deck wraps around the North side of the home, giving access from the forecourt. The entrance is just to the right of the fireplace mass, and is sheltered by the carport. A second trellis covers the entrance to the stairs leading to the roof, and shades the workspace window. In the foreground just to the right of the house is a built-in planter box. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-9) 10) George D Sturges House,1995 (1939 - S.272). Viewed from the North, the bedrooms are on the left, the Bath is on the right. The large fireplace mass adds a counterbalance to the cantilevered portion of the house and deck. The deck wraps around the North side of the home, giving access from the forecourt. The entrance is to the right of the fireplace mass, and is sheltered by the carport. A second trellis covers the entrance to the stairs leading to the roof, and shades the workspace window. In the foreground on the right is a built-in planter box. Original 6" x 4" Color Photograph and 13" x 9" High Res Digital Image. (ST#1995.79.0216-10)
DR. ROBERT G. WALTON HOUSE (1957 - S.421) Date: 1957
Title: Dr. Robert G. Walton House, Modesto, California, Perspective 1957, FLLW #5623 (1957 - S#421).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Perspective for the Dr. Robert G. Walton Residence. Constructed of concrete blocks, the elongated plan with the bedrooms at one end of the house and the living space on the other end. Off the Living room and 90 degrees is an additional bedroom. Text: "House For Dr. And Mrs. R. G. Walton. Modesto, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #5623.01. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.519.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1205.110.1219Date: 1957
Title: Dr. Robert G. Walton House, Modesto, California, Plan 1957, FLLW #5623 (1957 - S#421).
Description: Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Grand and floor plan for the Dr. Robert G. Walton Residence. Constructed of concrete blocks, the elongated plan with the bedrooms at one end of the house and the living space on the other end. Off the Living room and 90 degrees is an additional bedroom. Text: "House For Dr. And Mrs. R. G. Walton. Modesto, California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Additional illustrations published in Frank Lloyd Wright, 1943-1959, Pfeiffer, 2009, p.519-520.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1205.111.1219BACK TO TOP
