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Joseph and Helen Husser Residence, Chicago (1899 - S.046)
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Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence Fireplace Drawing 1900 (1899 - S.046).
Description: Copy photograph of drawing published in the June 1900, Architectural Review. During the final stages of the completion of the Husser Residence, Robert C. Spencer, Jr. describes the home in the June 1900 issue of The Architectural Review. "A very recent innovation not yet in place is the facing of gold enamel and glass mosaic for one of the Husser fireplaces. Quietly framed within broad bands of Caen stone, the combination of gold in fusion with color on porcelain have been made to delineate vine trunks and a weeping profusion of wisteria sprays and pendent blossoms upon a ground dull gold below and bright gold above a suggested horizon. The white joints have been employed with great skill to delineate dainty stems and leaves of softer green and crackled gold. The sprays of blossoms are inlays of rosy white and pearly glass which fall in the airiest, sweetest fashion from the tangle of leaves above. Mr. Wright as architect, Miss Ostertag as artist, and Mr. Giannini as craftsman and burner of remarkable enamels, have co-operated to show what may be conceived and executed here above and beyond precedent. They have more than succeeded. No monochrome can even suggest the exquisite beauty of this facing in its splendent play of iridescent color, of which the public has fortunately had a view at the recent exhibition of the Architectural Club. This bit of mosaic is for the Husser home, whose interior walls are of a dull yellow brick engaged with deep toned and unvarnished wood with inlaid lines of tawny gold mosaic that mark the beginning of a new epoch in the use of permanent and beautiful materials for domestic interiors in the west." A photograph of the mosaic is added to the illustration. The checkerboard pattern, in evidence here in the Living Room Fireplace mantel, was repeated throughout the home. Of interest is the Copper Urn and Candlestick. Wright included them in a number of drawings and projects he worked on. Text top right: "Fire Place In Husser House. Golden Mosaic Fire Front, Set In Caen Stone and Let In Flush With Brick Work." See our study of the Husser and Martin fireplaces...
Size: 10 x 6.25 Color photograph.
S#: 0041.22.1018Date: 1900
Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence Fireplace Drawing 1900 (1899 - S.046).
Description: Copy photograph of drawing published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1902-1906, Volume 2, Pfeiffer, 1987, p.109, plate 188. Published as part of the Martin residence, not identified as the Husser fireplace, but misidentified as the Martin fireplace. Plate 186 is correctly identified as the plan for the Martin fireplace. Hand written on plan: "Gold Mosaic Wisteria," "Wisteria Fireplace" and "Mosaic Fire Place, D. D. Martin, Buffalo." The only difference between this illustration and the Husser 1900 Architectural Review is that this illustration is missing the square and text in the upper right hand block, and also the text in the fireplace screen which is too faded out to read. See our study of the Husser and Martin fireplaces...
Size: 10 x 6 B&W photograph.
S#: 0041.27.1118Date: Circa 1900
Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence Fireplace Circa 1899-1900 (1899 - S.046).
Description: Copy photograph of image published in Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910, Manson, 1958, p.148. Appears to be completed, but not installed around the fireplace. See our study of the Husser and Martin fireplaces...
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0041.23.1018Date: 1900
Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence Fireplace Circa 1900 (1899 - S.046).
Description: Husser Fireplace Discovered. Copy photograph of image published in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ausgefuhrte Bauten, Wright, 1911, p.110, and in Frank Lloyd Wright Chicago, Wright, 1911, p.44. Both are identified as the Martin fireplace. AB: "Wohnhaus Martin, Buffalo, N. Y. Kaminwand in Gold-Glasmosaik" translates "Martin House, Buffalo, N. Y. Fireplace Wall in Gold and Glass Mosaic." Chicago: "Wohnhaus Martin, Buffalo, N. Y. Mantelverkleidung in Glasmosaik" translates "Martin House, Buffalo, N. Y. Mantel Paneling in Glass Mosaic." Thanks for the heads-up from Tim Ellison. Although identified as the fireplace mosaic from the Martin Residence (1904), it is actually the fireplace mosaic from the Husser Residence, demolished in 1924. In 1968, The Early Work By Frank Lloyd Wright, Wright, p.110, it was miss identified again as the Martin Fireplace. See our study of the Husser and Martin fireplaces...
Size: 10 x 6.75 B&W photograph.
S#: 0041.26.1018Date: 1900
Title: The Art-Interchange - June 1900 (Published monthly by The Art Interchange Co., New York)
Author: Pattison, James William
Description: Husser Residence. "Two fireplaces in mosaic have attractive much attention in Chicago. One is in true mosaic such as the centuries have known: the other is different, and called "mosaic" simply for convenience. It is a new invention, or a new application -- which amounts to the same thing... Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, is responsible for the creation of the innovation, and Orlando Giannnini invented the new glass work... The motive use by Miss Ostertag is based on the study of the wisteria vine in blossom. The thick trunks of the vine climb up either jamb and, branching, lose themselves in a mass of well-drawn foliage above a conventionalized wall. The bunches of flowers are not formally arranged, but seem to grow as the accidents of nature allowed..." Although the article does not mention the Husser Residence by name, the Martin Residence was not designed until 1904. Includes one photograph of the Husser fireplace. (Digital copy.) See our study of the Husser and Martin fireplaces...
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 130-131
S#: 0041.25.1018Date: 1900
Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence Fireplace 1900 (1899 - S.046).
Description: Copy photograph of image published in the June 1900, The Art-Interchange, P.130. "Two fireplaces in mosaic have attractive much attention in Chicago. One is in true mosaic such as the centuries have known: the other is different, and called "mosaic" simply for convenience. It is a new invention, or a new application -- which amounts to the same thing... Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, is responsible for the creation of the innovation, and Orlando Giannnini invented the new glass work... The motive use by Miss Ostertag is based on the study of the wisteria vine in blossom. The thick trunks of the vine climb up either jamb and, branching, lose themselves in a mass of well-drawn foliage above a conventionalized wall. The bunches of flowers are not formally arranged, but seem to grow as the accidents of nature allowed..." James William Pattison. Although the article does not mention the Husser Residence by name, the Martin Residence was not designed until 1904. See our study of the Husser and Martin fireplaces...
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0041.24.1018Date: 1903
Title: The Brickbuilder - September 1903 (Published monthly by Rogers & Manson Boston)
Author: Spencer, Robert C. Jr.
Description: "Brick Architecture in and about Chicago." An article that includes the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. It includes extensive descriptions, and images of the The Winslow Stable (1894 - S.025); Francis Apartments (1895 - S.032); Heller (2) (1896 - S.038); Husser (1899 - S.046); Charnley (1891 - S.009); Francisco Terrace (1895 - S.030); Winslow (1894 - S.024); Moore I (1895 - S.034). Very helpful in dating photographs of Wright’s early. Excerpts: The house in Buena Park (Husser) is more striking than any of the preceding ones, but is hardly so successful. The projection of the eaves overpowers the staircase bay and the general effect of the building is not quiet enough. A charming feature of the exterior, however, is the little roofed colonnade or ambulatory, which forms an extended entrance porch, the reception hall, offices, etc., being on the ground floor. The principal rooms on this and the main floor are wainscoted with buff brick to the tops of the openings, the brick wainscot being enriched with inlaid bands of tile mosaic of gold and color.(Digital edition.) (Sweeney 54)
Size: 10 x 13
Pages: Pp 178-187
S#: 0054.00.0119Date: 1904
Title: Darwin D. Martin Residence Fireplace Study 1904 (S.100 - 1904).
Description: Copy photograph of illustration published in The Prairie School Tradition, Spencer, 1979, p.58-59. Caption: "Darwin D. Martin Residence, Buffalo, New York. 1904. Fireplace study, pencil and watercolor on tracing paper. Delineated by George M. Niedecken." See our study of the Husser and Martin fireplaces...
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0055.15.1018Date: 1908 Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence (1899 - S.046).
Description: Purcell Exterior Image #1, 1908. Viewed from the Southwest. Photographed from the driveway of the Southern end of the Entrance Pergola, circa 1908. The Pergola leads into the lower level of the Stair Bay. The entrance to the home is through the lower level of the Stair Bay. The Bedrooms are located on the Second (top) level. The Sullivanesque frieze wraps horizontally under the eves. The top half of the frieze extends out approximately six to twelve inches. The arches were also of a Sullivanesque design. The Husser residence was a blend of Wright's Prairie style and the last usage of Sullivanesque details by Wright. The openings of the Covered Porch were enclosed. Wright placed large vases on either side of the entrance to the covered Pergola. William Gray Purcell (1880 - 1965) was born and raised in Oak Park. He attended Cornell University and in 1903 apprenticed with Louis Sullivan. According to the Archives, Purcell visited and photographed the Husser Residence in 1908. Courtesy of the William Gray Purcell Papers, Correspondence file: Frank Lloyd Wright, Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN. See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 4x5 B&W Photograph from original digital scan.
S#: 0085.22.0312
Date: 1908 Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence (1899 - S.046).
Description: Purcell Exterior Image #2, 1908. Viewed from the South. Circa 1908. Lower level: On the left is the Driveway. From the street, the Drive leads to the Porte Cochere which Wright designed into the lower level of the Stair Bay. The Driveway leads through the lower level of the Stair Bay to the Stable. Just to the right of the Drive is the covered Entrance Pergola. Both the Drive and the Entrance Pergola lead to the Entrance and the Lower Hall. First and Second Level: The Stair Bay can be seen above the Porte Cochere. Bedrooms are located on the Second (top) level above the main part of the house. William Gray Purcell (1880 - 1965) was born and raised in Oak Park. He attended Cornell University and in 1903 apprenticed with Louis Sullivan. According to the Archives, Purcell visited and photographed the Husser Residence in 1908. Courtesy of the William Gray Purcell Papers, Correspondence file: Frank Lloyd Wright, Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN. See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 4x5 B&W Photograph from original digital scan.
S#: 0085.23.0312
Date: 1908 Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence (1899 - S.046).
Description: Purcell Exterior Image #3, 1908. Viewed from the Southeast. Circa 1908. Lower level: Wright designed the Lower level as a basement, although it was at ground level. This allowed the First floor (second level) a better view of Lake Michigan. The Lower Level housed the utilities, heating, laundry, servant's and butler's rooms, children's playroom and entry hall. The Children's Playroom was mostly located below the Living Room. To the left of the Dining Room Bay is the entry to the back of the Entrance Hall. Double stairways gave access to the main level and lead to an Entrance Hall or "foyer" situated between the Dining and Living Rooms on the First level. First and Second Level: The Covered Porch on the far left. The Living Room is just to the right. The Dining Room Bay is on the right. Between the Living and Dining Rooms is the Entrance Hall or "foyer". Bedrooms are located on the Second (top) level. William Gray Purcell (1880 - 1965) was born and raised in Oak Park. He attended Cornell University and in 1903 apprenticed with Louis Sullivan. According to the Archives, Purcell visited and photographed the Husser Residence in 1908. Courtesy of the William Gray Purcell Papers, Correspondence file: Frank Lloyd Wright, Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN. See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 5x4 B&W Photograph from original digital scan.
S#: 0085.24.0312
Date: 1908 Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence (1899 - S.046).
Description: Purcell Interior Image #1 (#4), 1908. Robert C. Spencer, Jr. describes the home in the June 1900 issue of The Architectural Review. He wrote, "...the Husser home, whose interior walls are of a dull yellow brick engaged with deep toned and unvarnished wood with inlaid lines of tawny gold mosaic..." As you pass through the archway on the left, there are double sets of leaded glass cabinet doors on either side. A stairway leads down to the Lower Hall and Entrance. In the center, wood spindles create a partition, blocking the view of the stairs that lead down to the Lower Hall and Entrance. The built-in Sideboard is just to the right of the spindles. Six upper leaded glass doors are bordered on either side by a leaded glass light fixture atop a pedestal and larger wooden column with a carved capital. The triple-row checkerboard pattern is carved into the horizontal shelf set between the upper and lower Sideboard doors. The Kitchen is accessed to the left of the Fireplace. The Dining Room Fireplace is on the right. William Gray Purcell (1880 - 1965) was born and raised in Oak Park. He attended Cornell University and in 1903 apprenticed with Louis Sullivan. According to the Archives, Purcell visited and photographed the Husser Residence in 1908. Courtesy of the William Gray Purcell Papers, Correspondence file: Frank Lloyd Wright, Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN. See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 5x4 B&W Photograph from original digital scan.
S#: 0085.25.0312
Date: 1908 Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence (1899 - S.046).
Description: Purcell Interior Image #2 (#5), 1908. Robert C. Spencer, Jr. describes the home in the June 1900 issue of The Architectural Review. He wrote, "...the Husser home, whose interior walls are of a dull yellow brick engaged with deep toned and unvarnished wood with inlaid lines of tawny gold mosaic..." Standing in the Dining Room Bay, the Living Room is to the far left. The entry to the Kitchen is through the doorway just to the left of the Fireplace. Two matching vertical panels adorn either side of the fireplace. A Built-in cabinet sets off the Dining Room Bay and encompasses a single hanging leaded glass light fixture. Wright would have envisioned a planter or sculpture atop the cabinet. The checkerboard pattern is carved into the cabinet's top. A Dining Room Bay window and Built-in seating is to the right. William Gray Purcell (1880 - 1965) was born and raised in Oak Park. He attended Cornell University and in 1903 apprenticed with Louis Sullivan. According to the Archives, Purcell visited and photographed the Husser Residence in 1908. Courtesy of the William Gray Purcell Papers, Correspondence file: Frank Lloyd Wright, Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN. See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 4x5 B&W Photograph from original digital scan.
S#: 0085.26.0312
Date: Circa 1910
Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence Circa 1910 (1899 - S.046).
Description: Photographic postcard of Buena Avenue East from Clarendon Street. Although the Husser Residence is barely visible, hidden behind vegetation, it does give an additional view of the house in proximity to the lake. In Wright’s drawings, he showed the lake in close proximity to the house. Text written along the bottom "15067. Buena Ave. E. from Clarendon, Chicago." Thank you Anthony Thompson for bringing this image to our attention.
Size: 8 x 5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0094.60.0419Date: 1979 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Newsletter - V2 #1 - First Quarter 1979 (Published Quarterly by The Frank Lloyd Wright Association, Oak Park, IL)
Author: Editor: Heinz, Thomas A.; 1) Riddle, Harriet 2) Strauss, Irma 3) Teske, Edmund 9) Brooks, Allen
Description: Masthead designed by John H. Howe. 1) "F.C. Bogk House, Milwaukee, Wisc." 2) "Furniture - Decorative Arts. Husser House Dining Room Set." 3) "Photography with Frank Lloyd Wright." 4) "Support Given Prairie School Book." 5) "Tours, Rockford-Belvidere, Illinois." 6) "Wright Plus ‘79. Oak Park, Illinois." 7) "Hollyhock House Curator Named." 8) Prairie Archives Recipient of Ford Foundation Grant." 9) "Observations Concerning the Color of Wright’s Plaster Surfaced Prairie House." Includes 22 photographs and one illustration. Distributed quarterly to members, $15 yearly membership fee. Gift from Thomas A. Heinz. See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 20
ST#: 1979.30.0911
Date: 1988 Title: Domino’s Pizza Collection, 1988.
Description: Dining Table and eight Side Chairs designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1899 for the Joseph W. Husser House, Chicago, Illinois. (Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving an Architectural Heritage, Hanks, 1989, p 31.) Clipping on verso: "A Public Display of Passion. Monaghan’s museum shows off his Wright collection. By Marsha Miro. Free Press Art Critic. It is truly amazing what Tom Monaghan’s obsession with the work of the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright has brought forth. In three short years, Monoghan has bought two Wright houses, dozens of stained glass windows..." Photo Caption: "Tom Monaghan’s recent acquisition is a $1.6 million Frank Lloyd Wright dining set." Stamped on verso: "Mar 20 1988", "Photo by George Waldman". See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1988.54.0911
Date: 1993 Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence Dining Room Table (1899 - S.046) 1993.
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1899 for the Husser Residence in Chicago. Label pasted to verso: "Important Works by Frank Lloyd Wright and his Contemporaries from the Domino’s Center for Architecture and Design. Saturday, June 12, 1993. Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Dining Table and Eight Chairs from the Joseph W. Husser House, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1899. Estimate: $500,000 - 800,000." Clipping pasted to verso: "Monaghan was selling a Wright oak dining table and eight chairs from the Joseph W. Husser House, Chicago, at a significant loss." Stamped on clipping: "Jun 13 93". Acquired from the archives of The Chicago Tribune.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W print.
ST#: 1993.70.0512
Date: 1993 Title: Important Works by Frank Lloyd Wright From Domino’s Center
Author: Christie’s
Description: Auction Catalog featuring (cover) the Husser Dining Room Table and Side Chairs. (First Edition) See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size:
Pages: Pp 101
ST#: 1993.05.0899
Date: 2012 Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence 1899, East Elevation (Produced by Douglas M. Steiner Publishing, Edmonds, WA)
Author: Illustrated by Steiner, Douglas M. adapted from Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence (1899 - S.046), destroyed in 1924. In Wight's An Autobiography, he described the Husser home as "characterized to a certain extent by the Sullivanian idiom, at least in detail" (p.127). It was his last commission utilizing Louis Sullivan's exterior ornamentations as he moved toward and perfected his prairie styled homes. Utilizing one of the William Gray Purcell exterior images, viewed from the Southeast, illustrations were created of the East elevation adapted from existing illustration Wright created in 1899 of the Husser Residence. Information of the east side is very limited. The Floor Plan for the Lower Level is incomplete. Records are available for the First Level, but not the second. The North end of the East side is also incomplete. Image three is out of focus and lacks clarity, but offers an invaluable record of the East side of the Husser residence. #1/50. (First Edition) See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 26 X 12.75
ST#: 2012.02.0312
Title: 2012
Title: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence 1899, East Elevation (Produced by Douglas M. Steiner Publishing, Edmonds, WA)
Author: Illustrated by Steiner, Douglas M. adapted from Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: Joseph & Helen Husser Residence (1899 - S.046), destroyed in 1924. In Wight's An Autobiography, he described the Husser home as "characterized to a certain extent by the Sullivanian idiom, at least in detail" (p.127). It was his last commission utilizing Louis Sullivan's exterior ornamentations as he moved toward and perfected his prairie styled homes. Utilizing one of the William Gray Purcell exterior images, viewed from the Southeast, illustrations were created of the three-quarter view from the Southeast adapted from existing illustration Wright created in 1899 of the Husser Residence. Information of the east side is very limited. The Floor Plan for the Lower Level is incomplete. Records are available for the First Level, but not the second. The North end of the East side is also incomplete. Image three is out of focus and lacks clarity, but offers an invaluable record of the East side of the Husser residence. #1/50. (First Edition) See our Wright Study on the Husser Residence.
Size: 15.5 X 7.5
ST#: 2012.03.0312
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FORBES PERSONAL AFFAIRS Date: 1989 Title: Forbes Personal Affairs - October 23, 1989 (A Supplement to Forbes Magazine, Published by Forbes Magazine, New York)
Author: Matthews, Anne
Description: "The Leaning Power of Pizza. It’s no big thing for a demibillionaire to collect antique cars or baseball teams. But Tom Monaghan has now focused on Frank Lloyd Wright, and hopes to alter the course of American architecture." Discusses Monaghan’s collection of Wright’s items and reaction to it. Cover and pages 28-29 include photographs of the Husser Dining Room table and chairs. Also includes eight additional photographs.
Size: 8.1 x 10.75
Pages: Pp Cover, 4-5, 28-33
ST#: 1989.78.0212
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Date: 2000 Title: Woodworker’s Journal - June 2000
Author: McGlynn, Mike
Description: "Wright Inspired Stools". Inspired by the Master of the Prairie School, These Chairs are Stylish, Strong and Designed to Last. Adapted from the Husser house (1899) chairs. Includes eight page blue prints.
Size:
Pages: Pp 4, 32-46
ST#: 2000.27.0804
