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Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, Perspective Circa 1920 (1916 -
S.205). View of the Allen Residence from the West. The plant to the right of
the garage doors has reached soffit. The ivy on the west wall, to the left,
has reached the second story window sill. An awning covers the side
entrance. The main entrance is from the porte cochere in the background to
the right. A cutting garden is on the fasr right. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1916. Courtesy of The Allen House Foundation. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0142.38.0724 |
C 1920
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Hiram Baldwin Residence, Kenilworth, Illinois, Circa 1920 (1905 -
S.107). Not dated. View of the back of the house. The three windows lower
left are the kitchen. The bath above has a single window. The center section
is the stairwell. Designed in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The living room is
semi-circular with a square roof. Like the first George Millard House
(1906) in Highland Park, the second level is cantilevered on both ends.
Another feature is the grille on the first level. Wright uses this design
element on either side of the living room, one of which conceals the entry
to the house, the entry to the porch, and also at the back of the house. The
balustrades are massive, much more so than when Wright used the concept for
the Stephen A. Foster Cottage
(1900). Frank Lloyd Wright did not include this home in Ausgeführte Bauten
und Entwürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright (1910), but interestingly included this
photograph in
Wendingen,
1926, part 3. Published in Wendingen, 1926, part 3. Not dated, and possibly
photographed between 1910-1925. Copy 8 x 8.5 B&W photograph. |
0142.33.0722 |
1920
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Aline Barnsdall Residence A, Four Elevations, 1920 (1920 - S.210).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Aline
Barnsdall Residence A, which is also known as the Director’s House, was
designed in 1920. Four Elevations: 1) Front Elevation; 2) North Elevation;
3) South Elevation; 4) East Elevation. Text: "Elevations. Architect: Frank
Lloyd Wright. Drawn Jan. 15th, 1920. Sheet 1." And "2002.02." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.61. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0142.20.1219 |
1920
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Aline Barnsdall Residence A, Floor Plan, 1920 (1920 - S.210). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Aline Barnsdall
Residence A, which is also known as the Director’s House, was designed in
1920. Floor Plan: Top) First Floor; Lower) Second Floor. Text: "Floor Plan.
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright. Drawn. Sheet 2." And "2002.03." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.61. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0142.21.1219 |
1920
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Aline Barnsdall Residence B, Ground Plan, 1920 (1920 - S.210). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Aline Barnsdall
Residence B, was designed in 1920, demolished in 1950. Text: "Residence B.
Los Angeles, Sept. 1st, 1920. Approved Sept. 2, 1920." And "2005.09."
Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.100. Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0142.22.1219 |
1920
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Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses, Plan and Elevation, 1920 (1920 -
FLLW #2005). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses were designed in 1920.
The lower level was designed as shops at street level, with Housing on the
second level. Residence A is included top left. Text: "2005.39." Published
in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.106-7, and also
published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.67. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0142.23.1219 |
1920
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Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses, Plan and Elevation Detail, 1920
(1920 - FLLW #2005). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives. Detail of the Aline Barnsdall Terrace Stores and Houses
were designed in 1920. The lower level was designed as shops at street
level, with Housing on the second level. Residence A is included top left.
Text: "2005.39." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.106-7, and also
published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.67. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0142.24.1219 |
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1920
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Robert G. Emmond Residence, LaGrange, Illinois Circa 1920 (not dated) (1892
- S.015). Viewed from the Southeast. Designed and built in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. It is similar in design to the
Thomas Gale Residence
(1892 - S.016) and the Robert Parker Residence (1892 - S.017). It is also
one of Wright’s earliest designs. According to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust,
"1935 - the terraces were enlarged and enclosed." According to Storrer,
"...the Emmond has been resurfaced with brick on the lower story; the
terraces have been enlarged and enclosed (about 1935)." The Prairie Stained
Glass Workshop dates this image circa 1917. The side terrace has been
enlarged and covered, and a pitched roof added. Courtesy of the Prairie
Stained Glass Workshop. 10 x 6.75 B&W photograph. |
0142.18.0619 |
1920s
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Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
(Circa 1920) 2.75 x 4.5. The American flags have
been removed and there is a small sign just above the "Hotel Geneva" that
says "Dancing". |
1920.00.0105 |
C 1920
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Hotel Geneva Circa 1920 (1911 - S.171). Viewed from the South, the Hotel
Geneva can be seen in the background to the right of the water slide. Frank
Lloyd Wright designed the Hotel Geneva in 1911. Original 4.25 x 2.5 B&W
photograph. |
0142.28.1220 |
C 1920
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P. D. Hoyt Residence, Geneva, Illinois, Circa 1920s
(1906 - S.120). Not dated. View of the Hoyt Residence from the Southeast.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1906. Photographed during the winter when
the foliage is bare. The Hoyt House is similar in design to the Hunt and
Stockman houses. In some respects a simplification of the design used in
Wright’s "Fireproof"
House. Square in its footprint, it is constructed of stucco with wood trim.
The entrance is in the center of the front elevation and opens into the
living room. Unusual for Wright because he preferred concealing the
entrance. It appears very symmetrical in design. Another design element
unique to the Hoyt House is the letter "H" monogram repeated at the top
portion of every window. Wright emphasizes the vertical appearance with wood
strips that extend from the first to the second floors, and wrap around the
four corners. The trellis-arbor originally above the front door that
surrounds the entrance was removed in 1917. It was replace by a small roof
which is visible. Copy of a photograph published in
Frank Lloyd Wright
to 1910, Manson, 1958, p.174. 9.5 x 5.75
B&W photograph. |
0142.29.0121 |
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1920
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Larkin Company Executives Circa 1920 (1903 - S.093).
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, the building was completed in 1906.
Left to right: William R. Heath, John D. Larkin, Jr., John D. Larkin, Darwin
D. Martin, Harold Esty, Walter Robb. Photograph published in
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building,
Quinan, 1989, p.13. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Larkin Building. 9-1.
Larkin Building. Photo, smiling fathers of the Larkin Company. Buffalo, NY,
USA, 1904-06. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the
archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between
glass, plastic mount. |
0142.27.0420 |
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1920
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Midway Gardens Winter Garden Fountain,
Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1920 (1913 - S.180). Enlarged and enhanced study
photograph of the Winter Garden Fountain. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1913, the sculptures were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens was
built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. Two fountains were located in the
Winter Garden, one at either end of the promenade. As you enter Midway
Gardens through the Belvedere, stairs lead down to the Promenade. This
fountain was originally located in the center of the stairs. The promenade
lead to the Winter Garden Restaurant. At some point in time, one of the two
fountains was moved to the center of the dance floor and set on a pedestal.
In 1953, Iannelli wrote an essay for his unpublished book. "My last problems
were two fountains at the entry of the dining room which was worked out by
John (Lloyd Wright) and me on the Cube theme – children sprites playing over
and around the Cube – a playful garland of planes winding over and around,
protruding and receding into the mass. Mr. Wright made some suggestions as
it was being carried out."
Alfanso Iannelli, Jameson,
2013, p.80-81. This is one of only two photographs of the fountain that has
survived. In 1939, ten years...
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0142.31.0122 A&B
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C 1920
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Nathan G. Moore Residence (1895/1923 - S.034)
Circa 1920. Original 1895 structure. Originally designed in 1895, the home
was destroyed by fire in 1922. It was redesigned by Wright in 1923. 333
Forest Avenue, Oak Park. Viewed from the East on Forest Avenue. Photographed
by Henry Fuermann. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. Original 7.75 x
9.25 B&W photograph. |
0142.08.0112 |
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1920
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1) Municipal Boathouse, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, Circa 1920 (1893 -
S.022). The Municipal Boathouse was built at the foot of North Carroll
Street on Lake Mendota. View of the Theta Chi fraternity members standing on
the pier in front of the Lake Mendota Boathouse located at the foot of North
Carroll Street. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1893. He was 26 year old
at the time and a draftsman for the architectural firm of Adler and
Sullivan. The boat house for Lake Mendota was completed by the Spring of
1894. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. 10 x 6.5 B&W Photograph. |
0142.37.0823 |
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1920
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2) Municipal Boathouse, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, Circa 1920 (1893 -
S.022). The Municipal Boathouse was built at the foot of North Carroll
Street on Lake Mendota. View of the Municipal Boathouse from the Southeast.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1893. He was 26 year old at the time and a
draftsman for the architectural firm of Adler and Sullivan. The boat house
for Lake Mendota was completed by the Spring of 1894. From the street side
the boathouse looks like a one-story building. The boathouse was cut into
the hillside. From the street a "T" footbridge led to a covered semicircular
loggia. At both ends of the loggia were covered pavilions that were the top
floors of identical towers. A bridge connected the two towers. The roof and
sides of the boathouse were covered in shingles, with the top five feet of
both towers covered in cream plaster. On three sides of each tower, were
three arched windows and doors. The roofs of the towers were low-pitched
with broad overhangs. Photographed by Charles Stanley Hanks. Courtesy of the
Wisconsin Historical Society. 10 x 7 B&W Photograph. |
0142.35.0823 |
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1920
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3) Municipal Boathouse, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, Circa 1920
(1893 - S.022). The Municipal Boathouse was built at the foot of North
Carroll Street on Lake Mendota. View of the Municipal Boathouse from a boat
in the lake. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1893. He was 26 year old at
the time and a draftsman for the architectural firm of Adler and Sullivan.
The boat house for Lake Mendota was completed by the Spring of 1894. From
the street side the boathouse looks like a one-story building. From the lake
side, the two towers dominated the front elevation with a large arched
opening that led to the interior storage for boats. At the base of each
towers, a single centered arched doorway lead to the interior of the towers.
Access was also gained by walkways on either side of the arched opening in
the center. The boathouse was cut into the hillside. The roof and sides of
the boathouse were covered in shingles, with the top five feet of both
towers covered in cream plaster. On three sides of each tower, were three
arched windows and doors. The roofs of the towers were low-pitched with
broad overhangs. Photographed by Frank Custer. Courtesy of the Wisconsin
Historical Society. 10 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
0142.36.0823 |
1920s
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Mrs. John Lloyd Wright. Photograph of a
portrait by Chicago artist Frank A. Werner, Born April 15, 1877 Akron, OH,
Died July 6, 1953 Chicago, IL. This photograph of the portrait was
taken by Frederick O. Bemm, Art Institute Chicago Staff Photographer.
Verso: Mrs. John Lloyd Wright. Not dated. I have not been able
to verify if this truly is “Mrs. Wright” or which of his wives it was.
I would estimate it had to be Jeanette or Hazel. John Lloyd Wright:
Born 12/12/1892, Oak Park, Illinois, died 12/20/1972, Del Mar, San Diego,
California. On returning to Chicago in late 1913, John was placed in
charge of his father's office, now located in Orchestra Hall on Michigan
Avenue, where he handled business matters when Frank Lloyd Wright was at
Taliesin, the home he had built for himself and Mamah Cheney at Spring
Green, Wisconsin. In 1914 John Lloyd Wright married Jeanette
Winters, a young woman he had met in Los Angeles, they were divorced in
1920. The young couple moved into a tiny wooden building at 938
Lincoln Parkway. They dubbed their home "Bird Center," decorating it with
jig sawed and painted birds. In 1920, John moved back to Oak Park, to
the apartment which his father had outfitted over the old studio in order to
provide some income for John's mother, who still lived in the old family
home... Continue... |
0142.03.0307 |
1920
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Wright at 53. Portrait of Wright in 1920. Courtesy of the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin, William J Meuer Photoart House.
Published in "Truth Against The World", Meehan, 1987, page 48. Dated
circa 1920-1930. 4.75 x 6 Print, High res digital image. |
0142.06.0509 |
1921 |
1921
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Apollo Theatre Architectural Illustration by
Charles L. Morgan, 1921. Perspective
view of the exterior, 31-45 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois. Designed by
Holabird & Roche, Architects. Charles L. Morgan (1890-1947) had a reputation
as an excellent artist as well as being an architect. Frank Lloyd Wright was
working on the National Life Insurance Company project in 1924-1925. Wright
sought Morgan’s help in preparing a series of perspective drawings for the
project. The Apollo Theatre was constructed in 1921 as a live theater venue,
later used as a cinema and renamed the United Artists Theatre. It was
demolished in 1989. Text on the face of the theatre: "The McCormick
Theatre." Signed lower right: "Chas Morgan." Text bottom right: "Holabird &
Roche, Archts." Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0144.14.0219 |
1921
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Mrs. Avery Coonley (1907 - S.135
), October 14, 1921. Mrs. Avery Coonley and Miss Mary O. Wallace. This
photograph taken one year after her husband, Avery Coonley past away. Queene
Ferry Coonley, born Addie Elizabeth Ferry, (1874-1958), was born in Detroit
to garden seed magnate Dexter Ferry and his wife Addie. Queene graduated
from Vassar College in 1896, married Avery Coonley in 1901. They had one
child, Elizabeth Ferry Coonley, born in 1902. Mrs. Avery (Queene Ferry)
Coonley, a believer in the early childhood education, attempted to enroll
her daughter in Kindergarten. She was denied entrance because her daughter
was not yet five. In 1906, Mrs. Coonley formed the Cottage School in
Riverside, Illinois, a private independent school. In 1912, Wright designed
the Coonley Playhouse to accommodate the growth of the Cottage School. The
school continued to grow, and In 1916, moved to a new facility. In addition
to her duties at school she was treasurer of the National Women’s Party; a
trustee of Vassar College and vice president of the Progressive Education
Association. Original 7.25 x 10 B&W photograph. Courtesy of the Library of
Congress. |
0144.03.0112 |
C 1921
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Hotel Geneva Circa 1921 (1911 -
S.171). "Hotel Geneva" lettered across the front of the Lobby above the
windows. Light poles visible above base. "Entrance Hotel Geneva" sign and
five globe street light visible in the foreground on the corner. A sign has
been added to the exterior wall of the dining room. Brooks Photographs. 5 x
3 B&W photograph. |
0144.06.0114 |
C 1921
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Hotel
Geneva Circa 1921 (1911 - S.171). "Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wis." One flag
is visible on the top left corner of the Lobby. Large globe light has been
added to the patio pedestals. Landscaping is flourishing. "Hotel Geneva"
lettered across the front of the Lobby above the windows. Light poles
visible above base. "Entrance Hotel Geneva" sign and five globe street light
visible in the foreground on the corner. It is a photograph, but possible of
postcard #0141.04. It is
picking up a slight dot pattern. Photo in leather photo album and includes
16 small photographs of Lake Geneva. Album 4.8 x 2.6, Original B&W
photographs 2.75 x 1.75. |
0144.07.1115 |
1921
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Frank L. Smith, 1921 (second
from left). Frank L. Smith with hat and overcoat looking directly at the
camera. Text on verso: "Left to right: Thomas F. Smith of New York, Frank L.
Smith of Ill., Addison T. Smith of Idaho, John M. Smith of Mich." Caption
pasted to verso: "January 30th 1921. For the first time in many sessions the
sixty-seventh Congress number in its membership only one Smith. In the
present Congress there are four of whom Addison T. Smith of Idaho is the
only one re-elected. Left to right: Thomas F. Smith of New York, Frank L.
Smith of Ill., Addison T. Smith of Idaho, John M. Smith of Mich." Stamped on
verso: "Feb 2 1921. N. E. A." Original 8.25 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0144.04.0914 |
1921
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Frank L. Smith, 1921 (second
from left). Frank L. Smith with hat in hand and wearing overcoat, looking
directly at the camera. Caption pasted to verso: "For the first time in many
sessions the sixty-seventh Congress number in its membership only one Smith.
In the present Congress there are four of whom Addison T. Smith of Idaho is
the only one re-elected. Left to right: Thomas F. Smith of New York, Frank
L. Smith of Ill., Addison T. Smith of Idaho, John M. Smith of Mich." Stamped
on verso: "Feb 2 1921. N. E. A." Original 8.25 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0144.05.0914 |
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1921
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Frank Lloyd Wright visits the Great Budda in
Kamakura, Japan, Circa 1921. Construction began on the Imperial Hotel in
1917 and on July 4, 1922 the first section of Imperial Hotel opened. In
August 1923 the hotel was complete. Wright made several trips to Japan,
including this one when he visited Kamakura, approximately 60 miles South of
Tokyo and the Imperial Hotel. In the foreground, Frank Lloyd Wright (far
left), Paul Mueller, (center, Wright's construction engineer) and the
architect Antonin Raymond (far right). An unidentified man, possibly Endo
Arata is in the background. Hand written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright in
the Orient (left). Mag May 29 / 32." Published in the
Frank Lloyd Wright
Quarterly, Spring 1995, p.3;
Frank Lloyd Wright And the Art
of Japan, Meech, 2001, p.158. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0144.13.0218 |
1922 |
1922
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Frank J. Baker Residence, Wilmette, Illinois
(1909/1920 - S.151). Obituary published in the Chicago Tribune, December 19,
1922. Frank J. Baker was born in 1864 and passed away December 18, 1922.
"Heart Attack Fatal to Frank J. Baker. Seized with an attack of heart
failure while playing with his two children after dinner last evening, Frank
J. Baker, 58 years old, vice president of the Public Service Corporation of
Northern Illinois, the North Shore Electric Company, and the Chicago
Suburban Water and Light Company, died at his home, 507 Lake avenue,
Wilmette. Mr. Baker was born in Cleveland in 1864. He studied mechanical
engineering at the University of Michigan and later study law at
Northwestern University. He was a member of the Exmoor Country club, the
University club, and the Chicago Athletic club." He passed away at 58, in
his home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, while playing with his two
children, after dinner. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0147.25.0120 |
C 1922
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Jorgine Slettede Boomer, circa
1922 (possible 35 years old). She was born on August 18, 1887 in Norway. In
1903, at the age of 16, she and her older sister immigrated to the United
States, finally arriving at their Uncles farm in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
She eventually became a student nurse and then was admitted to Columbia
University of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. In 1915, she married
Richard Sloane, one of the faculty members at Columbia. Six months later she
was widowed. She married Lucius Boomer in September, 1920. She hired Frank
Lloyd Wright to design a home in 1953, the Boomer Residence, and gave it to
the Phoenix Art Museum in 1958. She passed away on May 7, 1971. 5 x 6.75 B&W
photograph.
For more information on the Boomer
Residence see our Wright Study. |
0147.06.1014 |
1922
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Chicago Architectural Exhibition. Adams
Street and Art Institute. Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan, 1921. View
of the Art Institute and Adams St. between Wabash Ave. and Michigan Ave.
Published on the title page of The 35th Annual Chicago Architectural
Exhibition Catalog. Text: "Catalog. The 35th Annual Chicago Architectural
Exhibition. American Institute of Architects, Illinois Chapter. The Chicago
Architectural Club. The Illinois Society of Architects. With the Cooperation
of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Galleries of the Art Institute of
Chicago, March 11th to April 9, 1922." Text hand written in the illustration
bottom center and right: "Adams Street and Art Institute. Chas Morgan 1921."
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0147.15.0219 |
1922
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Chicago Architectural Exhibition. Sketch of
Public Library, Crerar Library Building and Wrigley Building. Illustrated by
Charles L. Morgan, 1921. View
of the Public Library, Crerar Library Building and Wrigley Building,
Chicago. Published on page 5 of The 35th Annual Chicago Architectural
Exhibition Catalog. Page Title: "Medal of Honor." Text hand written in the
illustration at the bottom: "Sketch of Public Library, Crerar Library
Building and Wrigley Building." Signed in the illustration lower right: "
Chas Morgan." Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0147.21.0219 |
1922
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Chicago Architectural Exhibition. The New
Field Museum - Grant Park - Chicago. Illustrated by
Charles L. Morgan, 1921. View
of The New Field Museum - Grant Park - Chicago. Published on page 99 of The
35th Annual Chicago Architectural Exhibition Catalog. Text hand written in
the illustration bottom right: "The New Field Museum - Grant Park - Chicago.
Chas Morgan." Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0147.17.0219 |
1922
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Chicago Architectural Exhibition. Jackson
Blvd. & La Salle St. Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan, 1921. View
of Jackson Blvd. & La Salle St., Chicago. Published on page 121 of The 35th
Annual Chicago Architectural Exhibition Catalog. Text: "Jackson Blvd. & La
Salle St., Chicago. Sketch by Chas L. Morgan." Text hand written in the
illustration bottom right: "Chas Morgan." Courtesy of the Art Institute of
Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0147.16.0219 |
1922
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Chicago Architectural Exhibition. Fourth Presbyterian Church. Illustrated by
Charles L. Morgan, 1921. View
of The Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago. Conte study for an etching (Conté,
a drawing medium composed of powdered graphite or charcoal mixed with a wax
or clay base). Published on page 167 of The 35th Annual Chicago
Architectural Exhibition Catalog. Title of the chapter: "Ecclesiastical and
Educational." Text hand written in the illustration bottom center: "Fourth
Presbyterian Church." Bottom Right: " Chas Morgan." Courtesy of the Art
Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0147.18.0218 |
1922
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Chicago Architectural
Exhibition. Lincoln Park Way Drive. Illustrated by
Charles L. Morgan, 1921.
View of The Lincoln Park Way Drive, Chicago. Published on page 189 of The
35th Annual Chicago Architectural Exhibition Catalog. Title of the chapter:
"Sculpture and Carving." Text hand written in the illustration at the
bottom: "Lincoln Park Way Drive, 1921." Signed in the illustration lower
right: " Chas Morgan." Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0147.19.0219 |
1922
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Chicago Architectural
Exhibition. Wrigley Building. Illustrated by
Charles L. Morgan, 1921.
View of The Wrigley Building from The Tribune Building, Chicago. Published
on page 220 of The 35th Annual Chicago Architectural Exhibition Catalog.
Page Title: "Index To Advertisements - Continued." Text hand written in the
illustration at the bottom: "Wrigley Building from The Tribune Building."
Signed in the illustration lower right: " Chas Morgan." Courtesy of the Art
Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0147.20.0219 |
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1922
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A. D. German Warehouse, Richland
Center, Wisconsin, Circa 1922 (1915 - S.183). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1915 as a Brick and concrete building, it was capped by a pattered block
on the fourth floor. Construction on the warehouse began in 1917, but was
halted in 1921 when costs surpassed $125,000, on an estimated building cost
of $30,000. The entrance and windows are boarded up. Although the building
was never completed as Wright had fully designed it, and it is shown boarded
up, he still chose to include it in the
Wendingen Series,
published in 1925. To the far right is German’s original, two-story
warehouse. Text on face of building reads "Wholesale Floor and Sugar." Copy
photograph of the image published in "The Life-Work of the American
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright," Wendingen, 1925. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0147.10.0117 |
1922
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Lake Tahoe Summer Colony, Lake Tahoe,
California, 1922 Project (FLLW #2205.26). Perspective view of the Lake Tahoe
Summer Colony Wigwam design. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1922, it
included three types of cottages. Shore-Types, built on the lake’s shore,
Cabin Types and Wigwam Types, built in the forest. He also designed cottages
that floated out on Lake Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe Summer Colony would remain a
project, but the concept would be resurrected in the future.
In 1949, Wright designed the Thomas C. Lea House (FLLW #4910), a variation
of the original Lake Tahoe Summer Colony project (1922). Where the Lake
Tahoe consisted mostly of cottages and cabins, a bedroom wing was added to
the Lea House. When Thomas Lea did not proceed with the project, slight
modifications were made to the plans, and presented to Dr. Richard & Madelyn
Davis. Although the Davis was the second “Wigwam” design to be built, the
Davis is the closest to the original Lake Tahoe design. After 28 years,
Wright’s Wigwam concept finally became a reality. Text lower left: “Tahoe
Cabin. Big Tree Type... June 28, 1922.” Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives, Avery Library, Columbia University. 8 x 8 B&W Photograph. |
0147.31.1024 |
1922
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Charles P. Lowes Residence, Los Angeles,
Perspective 1922 (Project 1922 - FLLW#2202). Photograph of original drawing
in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Aerial perspective of the Lowes
Residence, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1922. Although it remained a
project, a year later it was revived as a textile block house and built as
the Storer House (1923 - S.215). In 1925 Wright
published four renderings of the Lowes Residence in
The Life-Work of the American
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, p.56-59. Also published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.79. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0147.23.1219 |
1922
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Charles P. Lowes Residence, Los Angeles,
Ground Plan 1922 (Project 1922 - FLLW#2202). Photograph of original drawing
in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Early ground plan for the Lowes
Residence, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1922. Although it remained a
project, a year later it was revived as a textile block house and built as
the Storer House (1923 - S.215). In 1925 Wright
published four renderings of the Lowes Residence in
The Life-Work of the American
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, p.56-59. Text bottom left: "2202.01"
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0147.24.1219 |
1922
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Milwaukee Public Buildings. Illustrated by
Charles L. Morgan, 1922.
"View of the Proposed Grouping of Public Buildings in Milwaukee Prepared for
the Board of Public Land Commissioners, 1922." Landscape Architect:
Frederick Law Olmsted. Signed lower right: "Chas Morgan 1922." Courtesy of
the Art Institute of Chicago. 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0147.22.0219 |
1922
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Peter C. Stohr Arcade Building,
Chicago 1922 (1909 - S.162). Designed in 1909, it was demolished in 1922,
just 13 years after it was built. During the late teens or very early 1920s,
an addition was added to the Southeast corner. It enclosed the mitered glass
corner, the glass light fixtures and incorporated a new clock. Courtesy of
the CTA Collection. 10 x 5 B&W photograph. For more
information on the Stohr Arcade see our right study. |
0147.08.0115 |
1923 |
1923
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Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Cabin Elevation and Plan 1923
(1923 - FLLW#2205). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Elevation and plan for the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Cabins were
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. An extensive chapter concerning the
Lake Tahoe Summer Colony was published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, De
Fries, 1926, p.45-53, including 17 illustrations and plans. Text lower
right: "Tahoe Cabin ‘Wigwam’." Bottom left: "2205.19." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.81. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0156.75.1219 |
1923
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Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Houseboat Elevation and Plan 1923
(1923 - FLLW#2205). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Elevation and plan for the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Houseboats
were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. An extensive chapter concerning
the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony was published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, De
Fries, 1926, p.45-53, including 17 illustrations and plans. Text lower
right: "Tahoe Barge - Family Type." Bottom left: "2205.15." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.84. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0156.76.1219 |
1923
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Jessie Armstrong, Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Floating Cabin Elevation and Plan
1923 (1923 - FLLW#2205). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives. Elevation and plan for the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony Cabin
Floats were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. An extensive chapter
concerning the Lake Tahoe Summer Colony was published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, De
Fries, 1926, p.45-53, including 17 illustrations and plans. This
illustration published on page 50. Text lower right: "Cabin Float." Bottom
left: "2205.08." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.85. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0156.77.1219 |
1923
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Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House Detail of Front Elevation 1923 (1923 -
FLLW #2009). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Detail of front elevation for Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House,
designed in 1923. Project was designed, but never built. Full view published
in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.167. Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0156.73.1219 |
1923
|
Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House Ground Plan 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2009).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ground
plan for the Aline Barnsdall Beverly Hills House, designed in 1923. Project
was designed, but never built. Similar view published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.168 and
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.89. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0156.74.1219 |
1923
|
Aline Barnsdall Community Theater, "The Little Dipper," Los Angeles,
California, Elevation 1923 (Project 1923 - FLLW #2301). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1923. Elevation for Aline Barnsdall Community Theater, "The Little
Dipper." Construction began, was halted, then cancelled. The design was to
use the concrete block construction. The Little Dipper was a progressive
school for younger children that Barnsdall founded. The main room facing
Northeast. FLLW #2301.21. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.184. Additional
illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2011, p.86-87. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0156.84.1219 |
1923
|
Aline Barnsdall Community Theater, "The Little Dipper," Los Angeles,
California, Elevation 1923 (Project 1923 - FLLW #2301). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1923. Elevation for Aline Barnsdall Community Theater, "The Little
Dipper." Construction began, was halted, then cancelled. The design was to
use the concrete block construction. The Little Dipper was a progressive
school for younger children that Barnsdall founded. Hand written text:
"Study 1922. Barnsdall Kindergarten. Block House. FLW. L.A. 1920-21." FLLW
#2301.02. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.183. Additional
illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2011, p.86-87. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0156.85.1219 |
1923
|
Aline Barnsdall Community Theater, "The Little Dipper," Los Angeles,
California, Plan 1923 (Project 1923 - FLLW #2301). Photograph of original
drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1923. Preliminary plan for Aline Barnsdall Community Theater, "The Little
Dipper." Construction began, was halted, then cancelled. The design was to
use the concrete block construction. The Little Dipper was a progressive
school for younger children that Barnsdall founded. Hand written text:
"Barnsdall Kindergarten. Block House. FLW. L.A. 1920-21." FLLW #2301.01.
Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock
House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.183. Similar
illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2011, p.87. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0156.86.1219 |
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1) Aline Barnsdall Residence A Circa 1923 (1920
- S.210). View of the west elevation from the Northwest. The Living Room
(first floor) and Dining Room (second floor) are on the far left. The
Entrance and Kitchen (second floor) are in the center, the Bedrooms are to
the right. The Master Plan included Hollyhock House, the main residence; The
Theater; Residence A, (the Theater Director’s House); and Residence
B. Aline Barnsdall’s Residence A was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1920. These four photographs were published in the
April, 1926 issue of
Wendingen. This photograph was also published in "Frank Lloyd
Wright’, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, Smith, 1992, p.158. Courtesy of the
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. 10 x 7 B&W Photograph. |
0156.52.1115 -1 |
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1923
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2) Aline Barnsdall Residence A Circa 1923 (1920
- S.210). View of the West elevation from the Southwest. The Living Room
(first floor) and Dining Room (second floor) are on the far left. The
Entrance and Kitchen (second floor) are on the right. Stairs, bottom right,
lead past the wall topped with an urn, and leads to the Entrance Courtyard.
The Master Plan included Hollyhock House, the main residence; The Theater;
Residence A, (the Theater Director’s House); and Residence B. Aline
Barnsdall’s Residence A was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1920. These
four photographs were published in the April, 1926 issue of
Wendingen. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. 8 x 10
B&W photograph. |
0156.52.1115 -2 |
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3) Aline Barnsdall Residence A Circa 1923 (1920
- S.210). View of the North (left) and West elevation (right) from the
Northwest. The two-story Living Room covers the whole North end of the
house. Five doors open outward onto a balcony. Patterned borders frame each
two-story set of the windows and doors. The Dining Room, on the west end of
the second floor, overlooks the two story Living Room. The Master Plan
included Hollyhock House, the main residence; The Theater; Residence A, (the Theater Director’s House); and Residence
B. Aline Barnsdall’s Residence A was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1920. These four photographs were published in the
April, 1926 issue of
Wendingen. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph.
|
0156.52.1115 -3 |
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4) Aline Barnsdall Residence A Circa 1923 (1920
- S.210). View of the Northwest corner of the two-story Living Room. Five
doors open outward onto a balcony on the left. Patterned borders frame each
two-story set of the windows and doors. The Dining Room, top right of the
second floor, overlooks the two story Living Room. The Master Plan included
Hollyhock House, the main residence; The Theater; Residence A, (the Theater Director’s House); and Residence
B. Aline Barnsdall’s Residence A was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1920. These four photographs were published in the
April, 1926 issue of
Wendingen. Also
published in "In The Nature of Materials," 1942, Hitchcock, plate 242.
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. 7.5 x 10 B&W photograph.
|
0156.52.1115 -4 |
1923
|
Study For Block House, Los Angeles, Elevation and Ground Plan, 1923 (FLLW
#2103). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.
According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright dated this project
1921.
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942.
But after studying the progression of Wright’s California work, he dates it
closer to 1923. Upper illustration appears to be the floor and ground plan.
The lower illustration appears to be a side elevation on the left, and the
front elevation on the right. Published in Wright, 1917-1942, Pfeiffer,
2010, p.91. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0156.78.1219 |
1923
|
Chicago Architectural
Exhibition. Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority House. Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan,
1923. Etching of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority House, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Published on page 33 of The 36th Annual
Chicago Architectural Exhibition Catalog. Signed lower right: "Chas Morgan."
Hand written text: "Kappa Kappa Gamma, University of Illinois." Text: "Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sorority House, University of Illinois. Etching by Chas. L.
Morgan, Chicago. Ralph Milman, Architect, Chicago." Courtesy of the Art
Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0156.72.0319 |
1923
|
Chicago Architectural
Exhibition. Chicago Temple. Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan, 1923.
Etching of the Chicago Temple (First Methodist Episcopal Church), Chicago.
Published on page 121 of The 36th Annual Chicago Architectural Exhibition
Catalog. Text: Etching of Etching of the Chicago Temple, By Chas L. Morgan,
Chicago. Holabird and Roche, Architects, Chicago. By Courtesy Pratt and
Lambert, Inc." Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0156.71.0219 |
1923
|
Avery Coonley Residence (1907 - S.135 ) circa
1923. View of Pool and Terrace. Living room is in the center on the second
level, the Children’s Playroom is on the ground floor. The two planters on
either of the three sets of doors leading to the Playroom, originally
connected as a single planter, with three sets of windows. Published in "The
Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright" 1925, Page 22.
Original 5 x 7 B&W photograph. |
0156.25.0613 |
1923
|
Avery Coonley Residence Circa 1923 (1907 - S.135 ). View of Pool and
Terrace. Living room is in the center on the second level, the Children’s
Playroom is on the ground floor. The two planters on either of the three
sets of doors leading to the Playroom, originally connected as a single
planter, with three sets of windows. Similar view published in "The
Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright" 1925,
Page 22. This print was used by The University Prints. Cambridge, Mass., for
publishing "A Special
Study Set of Fine Art Reproductions" 1961, plate 81. Acquired from the
archives of The University Prints. Cambridge, Mass. Original 10 x 3.25 B&W
photograph. |
0156.62.0118 |
1923
|
Doheny Ranch Development, Beverley Hills, CA, Main Floor Plan, 1923 (1923 -
FLLW #2104). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Frank Lloyd Wright dated the project 1921, but Bruce Brooks
Pfeiffer updated it to 1923,
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.94. Designed as block houses, much like the four textile
block houses in the Los Angeles area. Main floor includes dining room,
studio bed room and bath, library, terraces, garage and garden. Text bottom
left: "2104.24. Three original 8 x 10 B&W photographs. |
0156.79.1219 |
1923
|
Doheny Ranch Development, Beverley Hills, CA, First Floor Plan, 1923 (1923 -
FLLW #2104). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Frank Lloyd Wright dated the project 1921, but Bruce Brooks
Pfeiffer updated it to 1923,
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.94. Designed as block houses, much like the four textile
block houses in the Los Angeles area. First floor includes living room, bed
room, studio bed room, bath and terrace. Text bottom left: "2104.23. Three
original 8 x 10 B&W photographs. |
0156.80.1219 (1-3) |
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Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194) Circa 1922-23.
Main entrance and reflecting pool. Vintage hand-colored magic lantern slide
from the YWCA World Tour of 1922-1923. T. J. Preston and his wife Frances
participated in the world tour. She was on the Board of Directors of the
YWCA. This slide was acquired from the T. J. Preston collection, President
Pro Temp of Wells College and Professor at Princeton University. Frances
(age 21) married Grover Cleveland (age 49) on June 2, 1886 and remains one
of the youngest First Lady in U.S. history. He died in 1908. She married T.
J. Preston on February 10, 1913, at the age of 49. Title reads "Imperial
Hotel, Tokyo. Under construction." Image is of two women from the YWCA along
with their courier. Original hand-colored magic lantern slide, 4 x 3.15,
image measures 3 x 2. |
0147.05.0813 |
1923
|
Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194) 1923. Photograph
of the 1923 real photo
postcard. View of entrance looking across the pool. This is one of
just a few photographs that include the two taller "Sphere Sculptures" that
are set higher and further back above the entry way (see Sphere Sculpture
note). They are not visible in the 1922 postcard (not installed yet), and
are not seen in later postcards or images. They were toppled during the
September 1, 1923 earthquake. (See "The Imperial, The First 100 Years",
1990, p.135.) Caption pasted to verso: "Tokyo a Ruin After Flames and
Earthquake Visatation (sp). The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan. One of the
most modern buildings in the capital city which has been reported a victim
of the flames and earthquake which caused a less of at least 125,000 lives
in this and other Japanese cities. 9/3/23." Stamped on verso: "Sep 5 1923."
Note: The value of this photograph is that it helps date the existing sets
of color and
B&W postcards. Acquired
from the archives of the Baltimore Sun. Original 8 x 6 B&W photograph. |
0156.45.0414 |
1923
|
Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194)
1923. Photograph of the 1923 real photo
postcard. View of entrance looking across the pool. This is one of
just a few photographs that include the two taller "Sphere Sculptures" that
are set higher and further back above the entry way (see Sphere Sculpture
note). They are not visible in the 1922 postcard (not installed yet), and
are not seen in later postcards or images. They were toppled during the
September 1, 1923 earthquake. (See "The Imperial, The First 100 Years",
1990, p.135.) Caption pasted to verso: "Tokyo a Ruin After Flames and
Earthquake Visatation (sp). The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan. One of the
most modern buildings in the capital city which has been reported a victim
of the flames and earthquake which caused a less of at least 125,000 lives
in this and other Japanese cities. 9/3/23." Stamped on verso: "Sep 6 1923."
Note: The value of this photograph is that it helps date the existing sets
of color and
B&W postcards.
Acquired from the archives of the Baltimore Sun. Original 8 x 6 B&W
photograph. |
0156.47.0814 |
1923
|
Imperial Hotel Circa 1923 (1915 - S.194). Emperor’s Entrance. The pool is in
the foreground, the main entrance is to the right. Very similar photograph,
taken at the same time was published in
The Life-Work of the American
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 1925, p.119. This image published in
An Autobiography, 1945,
Faber & Faber, pl.17. Caption: "Emperors’ entrance. Brick wall sheets
reinforced with steel, formed with concrete and cut lava members. Blue
copper roof. Perforated cornices." Label pasted to verso: "The Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum, New York. 1913-19 Emperor’s Entrance, Imperial Hotel,
Tokyo, Japan." Stamped on verso: "Oct 30 1953." Hand Written on verso: "Frank
Lloyd Wright - Buildings Designed By." Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0156.65.0218 |
1923
|
Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194) 1923. Photograph
of the 1923 real photo
postcard. View of the Main Lobby, from the North. The opening in the
center leads into the Dining Room. Looking South. Frank Lloyd Wright designed most of the
furniture and carpets for the Imperial Hotel. The chair and table in the
foreground on the far left was designed by Wright, as was the armchair on
the far right. The two matching armchairs in the center, match details of
other Wright designed furniture for the Imperial hotel. Woven cane was added
between some of the legs of the table, and the chair on the left. Cane was
also added to the back of the chair, and possibly the seat, then fabric to
the front side of the chair back. The pair of armchairs in the center are
similar to armchairs seen in the bedrooms, but these do not appear to be
upholstered with the "Imperial Triangle" fabric. The arm rests and legs are
consistent with this style of bedroom furniture and match "stair step"
design of floor lamps in the Imperial Hotel. The armchair on the far right
is designed by Wright, and appears to be upholstered in leather. Additional
"Peacock" side chairs are visible in the balcony above the dining room. 10 x
6 B&W photograph. |
0156.49.0115 |
1923
|
Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194) 1923. Photograph
of the 1923 real photo
postcard. View of bedroom. Besides the single bed with the prairie
styled headboard, there are three chair variations, a hassock and two
tables. There is a writing desk and chair on the left. The edge of the desk
and top have decoratively carved edges. Six drawers per side. The Chair,
also seen on the far right, is similar in design to one of the chairs
designed for Midway Gardens. The seat is square, the back is shaped as a
hexagon. Two pads are held in place by ties that are fed through the frame
to the back side and match the "Imperial Triangle" fabric used throughout
the room. The two armchairs and hassock are upholstered with matching
fabric, as is the bedspread and pillow cover. The long desk/table is
intricate and complex. The light stand is attached to one side of the table,
has a large bulb that lights the desk, and an upper light that illuminated
the ceiling. The carpet was designed by Wright. 10 x 6 B&W photograph. |
0156.50.0115 |
1923
|
Imperial Hotel (1915 - S.194) 1923. View of
possibly a bedroom suite sitting room. There are three side tables, two
variations of arm chairs, one floor lamp and the carpet designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright. The armchairs are upholstered with "Imperial Triangle" fabric.
The carpet matches the pattern in other bedrooms. 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. |
0156.51.0115 |
1923
|
Merchandising Building, Hollywood, CA, Perspective View
1923 (1923 - FLLW #2203). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd
Wright Archives. Perspective view of the Merchandising Building designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. Concrete slab construction. Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text on a similar
drawing: "Design Of Building For Merchandising [Concrete Slab Construction].
Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Hollywood, Cal."
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.97. Similar to FLLW #2203.06. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
updated the designed date to 1923. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0156.81.1219 |
1923
|
Merchandising Building, Hollywood, CA, Detail of
Perspective View 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2203). Photograph of original drawing in
the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Detail of the perspective view of the
Merchandising Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923. Concrete slab
construction. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Text on a similar drawing: "Design Of Building For Merchandising
[Concrete Slab Construction]. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Hollywood, Cal."
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.97. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to
1923. Two original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0156.82.1219 (1-2) |
1923
|
Merchandising Building, Hollywood, CA, Floor Plan,
Section and Elevation, 1923 (1923 - FLLW #2203). Photograph of original
drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Floor Plan, section and
elevation of the Merchandising Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1923. Concrete slab construction. Photograph of original drawing in the
Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text: "Floor Plan. Section. Elevation ." Top
illustration: Floor Plan. Bottom left illustration: Section. Bottom right
illustration: Elevation. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.97. FLLW #2203.01. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the
designed date to 1923. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0156.83.1219 |
1923
|
Wright at 56. Frank Lloyd Wright Portrait. November 27, 1923. Photographer Arnold Genthe, AMICO Public
Collection, Washington DC. High-res 3 x 4 digital image. |
0156.02.0706 |
1923
|
Wright
at 56. Circa 1923.Very similar to the portrait
by Arnold Genthe. Wright
is seated on the ground, facing left, his legs are crossed. His arms are
resting on his knees. There is a slight smile on his face. 1923 was the
period in Wright’s life he designed the four textile block homes in
California. Original 4x 5 B&W photograph. Gift from
Randolph C. Henning. |
0156.43.0913 |
1923
|
Wright at 56. November 1923.
Portrait of Wright, looking at the camera, but turned to the right.
Published in "The Life Work of the American Architect:,
Frank Lloyd Wright".
The "Foto" (German) is dated November 1923. Also published in "An
Autobiography,
Frank Lloyd Wright"
Wright,
1977, and indicates that this photograph was taken about the time he met Olgivanna (page 192e). 6.5 x 9.25 print, High res digital image. |
0156.04.0609 |
1923
|
Wright at 56. November 1923.
Heavily airbrushed portrait of Wright, looking at the camera, but turned to
the right. See original above (0156.04). Dated
November 1923. Partial printed news clipping pasted to verso shows this
photograph to the left of a photograph of Miriam Noel Wright. Partial
caption on verso reads "Miriam... Yesterday Miriam... suit for $100,000...
beautiful Russian..." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune.
Original 3 x 5.5 B&W Print. |
0156.07.0910 |
1924 |
1924
|
Chicago Architectural
Exhibition. Chicago Union Station. Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan,
1924. Etching of the New Chicago Union Station. Published on page 93 of The
37th Annual Chicago Architectural Exhibition Catalog. Text: "Photographic
Enlargement of Etching, New Chicago Union Station. By Charles L. Morgan,
Chicago. Graham, Anderson, Probst, White, Architects, Chicago. Courtesy
Pratt and Lambert, Inc." Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10
B&W photograph. |
0164.02.0219 |
1924
|
Charles Ennis Residence, Los Angeles, CA, Section 1924 - FLLW #2401 (1923 -
S.217). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.
Two sections of the Ennis Residence. Text below upper drawing: "Main
Longitudinal Section." The Entrance is to the right of center. Text below
lower drawing: "Longitudinal Section." Text along the bottom. "8." And:
"Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Ennis. Los Feliz Heights. Los Angeles,
California. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." Hand written bottom right:
"Approved Feb. 25, 1924. Charles W. Ennis. Mabel Ennis." For additional
drawings,
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.117. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0164.04.1219 |
1924
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman Residence 1924 - FLLW #2402 (1923 - S.216).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. North and
South Elevations. Text: "South Elevation. North Elevation. Frank Lloyd
Wright Architect." Hand written bottom left: "2402.05." For additional
drawings,
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.117, 122-123. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0164.05.1219 |
1924
|
Imperial Hotel, view of the entrance from across
the reflecting pool, circa 1924-25 (1915 - S.194). The two taller "Sphere
Sculptures" that were set atop the second level above the entry way are
missing (see Sphere Sculpture note). They were toppled during the September
1, 1923 earthquake. (See "The Imperial, The First 100 Years", 1990, p.135.)
The geometric sculptures that adorn either side of the reflecting pool have
been installed (left sculpture is out of view). Landscaping is consistent
with images from this time period. A few lilies are growing in the pond.
Hand tinted B&W photograph. 10 x 7 color photograph. |
0157.13.1014 |
1924
|
Albert M. Johnson Desert Dwelling, Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley,
California, Elevation 1924 (FLLW #2306) (Project 1924). Photograph of
original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1924. Elevation of the Albert M. Johnson Desert Dwelling designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924. Additional drawings in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.128-129. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0164.06.1219 |
1924
|
Martin Sachse House, Deep Springs, California, Elevation 1924 (Project 1924
- FLLW #2204). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924. Elevation for a sand block
house for Martin Sachse. Hand written notes read: "Sand block - color of
desert floor," "Awnings blue or white," "Plaster on wood studs-poly-colored
tiles set in white mastic in finish." Wright would develop this system for
the Chandler Block House in 1929.
Text: "Sand Block House in Mohave Desert." FLLW #2204.03. Additional
illustrations published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.130. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0164.09.1219 |
1924
|
Martin Sachse House, Deep Springs, California, Floor Plan 1924 (Project 1924
- FLLW #2204). Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924. Floor Plan for a sand
block house for Martin Sachse. Wright would develop this system for the
Chandler Block House in 1929 (See
p.181.) Text: "Desert Cottage. Mr. Sachse. ‘Deep Springs.’ " FLLW #2204.02.
Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.130. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0164.10.1219 |
1924
|
John Storer Residence, Circa 1924 (1923 - S.215). Viewed from the Southeast.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, the home was completed in 1924. Most
likely photographs shortly after the completion of construction. Wright's
son Lloyd Wright supervise the construction of the home as well as designing
the landscape. The entrance of the home is reached by the stairs in the
foreground. Possibly photographed by Kameki Tsuchiura. Published in Wright
in Hollywood, Sweeney, p.63. 7 x 5 B&W Photograph. |
0164.01.1016 |
1924
|
Louis H Sullivan. Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan,
1924. Portrait sketch of Louis H Sullivan. Charles L. Morgan (1890-1947) had
a reputation as an excellent artist as well as being an architect. Frank
Lloyd Wright was working on the National Life Insurance Company project in
1924-1925 and sought Morgan’s help in preparing a series of perspective
drawings for the project. Signed lower right: "CM.". Text: "Louis H
Sullivan. 1924." Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0164.03.0319 |
1924
|
Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling, Possibly Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley,
California, Elevation 1924 (Project 1924 - FLLW #2107). Elevation of the
Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for
himself in 1924. Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives. Text hand written: "Study for Desert Dwelling for FLLW. 1921 Los
Angeles." Lower left: "2107.02." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright,
1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.134. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to
1924. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0164.07.1219 |
1924
|
Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling, Possibly Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley,
California, Ground Plan 1924 (Project 1924 - FLLW #2107). Ground Plan for
the Frank Lloyd Wright Desert Dwelling designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for
himself in 1924. To the rear of the house is an octagon labeled "cool patio"
with a circular pool in the center. Photograph of original drawing in the
Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Text hand written: "Desert Compound" and
"Desert Dwelling FLLW. 1921 L.A.." FLLW #2107.01. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.134. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to
1924. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0164.08.1219 |
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Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Set of eight images
found to date, photographed at the same time at Taliesin. Some publications
indicate that these are possible self-portraits. The Library of Congress
notes that one of the images was a photograph by Rudd. |
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1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Wright in his living
room at Taliesin. Drafting pencil in his right hand. Possibly a
self-portrait, photographed at the same time as 157.03.
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Dated circa 1924. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright A
Biography" Secrest, 1992, page 261;
"Frank Lloyd Wright, An
Interpretive Biography", Twombly, 1973, page 149; "Truth Against The World",
Meehan, 1987, page 2. "Taliesin
1911-1914", Menocal, 1992, page ii.
Part of a set of eight images to date photographed at the same time. 6 x 5.25 print, High res digital
image. |
0157.02.0509 |
1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Wright in his living
room at Taliesin. Seated at a table, a floral Japanese screen in the
background. Pencil in his right hand, possibly a cigarette in his left. Part
of a set of eight images to date photographed at the same time. 4 x 4.6
print, High res digital image. |
0157.08.0509 |
1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright
working at his drafting table at Taliesin. Part of a set of eight images to
date photographed at the same time. 5 x 4.9 Print, High res digital image. |
0157.04.0609 |
1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Close-up portrait of
Frank Lloyd Wright working at his drafting table at Taliesin. Part of a set of eight images to date photographed at the same time. 3.5 x 4.1 Print, High res
digital image. |
0157.05.0609 |
1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright facing slightly to the right, photographed at Taliesin. Part of
a set of eight images to date photographed at the same time. Courtesy
Library of Congress. Library of Congress notes that photograph by Rudd. 6 x
7.5 B&W photograph. |
0157.06.0609 |
1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright
seated on a drafting table, holding a cane at Taliesin in front of a model
of the Press Building Project (1912, San Francisco). Possibly a
self-portrait, photographed at the same time as 157.02.
Wright is holding the same cane as in 171.02.
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Dated 1924. Published in
"Truth Against The World", Meehan, 1987, page 86. Part of a set of
eight images to date photographed at the same time. 4.2 x 6 print, High res
digital image. |
0157.03.0509 |
1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright
seated next to a drafting table, holding a cane at Taliesin in front of a
model of the Press Building Project (1912, San Francisco). Part of a set of
eight images to date photographed at the same time. 4 x 3 print, High
res digital image. |
0157.07.0609 |
1924
|
Wright at 57. Circa 1924. Portrait of Frank
Lloyd Wright in
the Living Room leaning against the fireplace at Taliesin. Cane is leaning
against the fireplace on the right side, partly hidden behind the Japanese
sculpture. This was photographed before the fire that struck Taliesin the
second time in April 1925. 6.5 x 4.5 print. Part of a set of eight images to
date photographed at the same time. High res digital image. |
0157.09.0110 |
1924
|
Olga Milanoff, Circa 1924. Olga's first marriage
was to a Russian architect, Vladimar Hinzenberg, in 1917. They divorced in
1925. Wright and Olga met at the Petrograd Ballet in Chicago in 1924 while
she was separated from her husband. They were married on August 25, 1928 at
midnight in Rancho Santa Fe near La Jolla. They honeymooned in Phoenix,
Arizona at the Arizona Biltmore. Originally retouched by Walter A. Jones
(embossed bottom right). Restored by Douglas M. Steiner. Original B&W
photograph. 8 x 10. |
0157.10.0210 |
1924
|
Olga (Olgivanna) Ivanovna Milanoff, Circa 1924.
Turned to the her right, facing forward looking to her left. Partial news
clipping pasted to the verso: "Accused Home Wrecker. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT,
noted American architect has fled (to Can)ada to the arms of his "most
wonderful woman" (Olga) Milanoff, Russian danseuse (female ballerina)
and the architect’s former (lover), and their infant son, according to
Miriam Noel (the) architect’s wife. Mrs. Wright, who is a sculptress,
(ends in h, m or n) this statement in answer to the charges of her hus-(band’s
att)orney that his client was forced to leave the United (States to) recoup
his fortune after she had financially ruined (- - -) bitter pen. According
to Mrs. Wright, Mme. Milanoff’s (baby was) born in Chicago after she had
spent three years in (- - his) household and her hasty departure was caused
(by the) immigration authorities being on her trail. Mrs. Wright (said s)he
is certain her husband has joined the young Russian (- - n) a new love nest
in Canada." Hand written on verso: "Olga Milanoff, 1/16 or 7/16". Note: two
corrections from account. 1) There is no record of Wright or Olgivanna
fleeing to Canada, but in the beginning of September 1926, to throw Miriam
off track in her heated pursuit to find Wright, he runs ad in Newspaper that
he is going abroad. Attorneys publicly suggestion they go to Canada...
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0157.11.1110 |
1924
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Olga
Milanoff and daughter Svetlana Hinzenberg, 1924. Olga's
first marriage in 1917 was to a Russian architect, Vladimar
Hinzenberg. Svetlana was born on September 27, 1917. In January
1924, Olgivanna arrived in New York from Paris where she was
reunited with her six and a half year old daughter. She was a dancer
with Gurdjieff’s Russian Ballet. In March, 1924 she performed at
Carnegie Hall. From there she preformed with the Ballet in Chicago.
After returning to New York, funds were short, and when Gurdjieff
headed back to Paris, Olgivanna was left behind. She found passage
and returned to Paris with her daughter. When Gurdjieff closed his
Ballet group, she sailed back to New York in October 1924 with her
seven year old daughter.
Svetlana and her son Daniel were killed in an automobile accident on
September 30, 1946. (Note: Svetlana at twelve
published in "Frank Lloyd
Wright’s Monona Terrace"
page 78.) 7 x 6 Print, High res digital image. |
0198.02.0310 |
1925 |
C
1925
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Aline Barnsdall Hollyhock House Circa 1925
(1917 - S.208). View of the South elevation and South patio from above the
Nursery. Two Guest bedrooms are toward the right, the Conservatory is on the
left. The semi-circular Terrace is to the far left out of view. In 1927,
Aline Barnsdall gave Hollyhock House and eleven surrounding acres to the
city of Los Angeles for use as a public art park in memory of her father,
Theodore Barnsdall. For the next fifteen years the house was home to the
California Art Club, which made full use of its dramatic design to stage
plays and display artwork. The house was leased again in the 1940s and 1950s
by Dorothy Clune Murray’s Olive Hill Foundation. First published in "Wendingen"
Series, p.134, 1925, and "The
Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright," p.134, 1925.
Also published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House," Hoffmann, 1992, p.45. Clipping pasted
to verso: "A side view shows "Hollyhock house" standing against the Sierra
Madre mountains to the north. The design with (sic) virtually complete in
1918, but was finished in 1920, not entirely in accordance with the Wright’s
hopes. The house has not been maintained properly." Stamped on clipping:
"Dec 12 1965." Stamped on verso: "1965 Nov 3." Original 10 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0171.31.0619 |
C 1925-35
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Francis Apartments (Circa
1925-35). Francis Apartments, Chicago (1895 - S.032). Designed by Wright in
1895, for the Terre Haute Trust Company, Chicago. Demolished in 1971.
Photographed from the Northeast, attributed to Gilman Lane. Large sign in
first floor corner window, "Hydrox Ice Cream, Candy, Cigars." 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0171.09.0711 |
C
1925-35
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Francis Apartments Circa 1925-35 (1895 -
S.032). Viewed from the Northeast. The Francis Apartments were on the
Southwest corner of 43rd and Forestville Avenue, with the enhance
on Forestville. Designed by Wright in 1895, for the Terre Haute Trust
Company, Chicago, it was demolished in 1971. Attributed to Gilman Lane.
Large sign in first floor corner window, "Hydrox Ice Cream, Candy, Cigars."
Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - Francis Apts.4-1. Francis Apartments, Ext.
east facade. Chicago, IL., USA. 1895. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia
FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. 35mm slide,
sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. |
0171.33.0420 |
C 1925-35
|
Francis Apartments (Circa
1925-35). Francis Apartments, Chicago (1895 - S.032). Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in
1895, for the Terre Haute Trust Company, Chicago. Demolished in 1971.
Photograph of the entrance courtyard, attributed to Gilman Lane. 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0171.10.0711 |
C 1925
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman Residence Circa 1925.
(1923 - S.216). Viewed from the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1923, construction was supervised by Wright’s son, Lloyd Wright. A two-story
home, the Entrance, Living Room, Balcony and Kitchen are on the main floor.
The lower level includes two Bedrooms, Lounge, Bath and Storage. Both the
West and East corners of the South elevation are formed by mitered glass
corners that run the full length of two floors. This was Wright’s first use
of mitered glass corners. Wright utilized this concept again in 1935 when he
designed Fallingwater. Each textile block was 16" x 16". Wright continued
the 16" measurement in the details of the design. Some blocks were
perforated, glass was added, allowing additional light in, creating patters
of light on the interior. The garage is on the left, the entrance is behind
the garage, the Living Room is to the right. A planter box sits to the left
of the garage, a pool is to the right. Photographed by Edward Van Altena. 10
x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0171.26.0216 |
C 1925
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman Residence Circa 1925.
(1923 - S.216). Viewed from the South, of the Southwest corner. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, construction was supervised by Wright’s son,
Lloyd Wright. A two-story home, the Entrance, Living Room, Balcony and
Kitchen are on the main floor. The lower level includes two Bedrooms,
Lounge, Bath and Storage. Both the West and East corners of the South
elevation are formed by mitered glass corners that run the full length of
two floors. This was Wright’s first use of mitered glass corners. Wright
utilized this concept again in 1935 when he designed Fallingwater. Each
textile block was 16" x 16". Wright continued the 16" measurement in the
details of the design. Some blocks were perforated, glass was added,
allowing additional light in, creating patters of light on the interior. A
built-in planter is in the foreground. The door to the right leads to the
Bedroom, the Balcony is on the right. Photographed by Edward Van Altena. 10
x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0171.27.0216 |
C 1925
|
Hotel Geneva Circa 1925 (1911 - S.171).
Photographed from a boat on the lake just to the left of the Wrigley Drive
Bridge. Boat rental shack can be seen in the foreground. The Hotel Geneva
can be seen in the background. "Hotel Geneva" lettered across the front of
the Lobby above the windows. "Entrance Hotel Geneva" sign and five globe
street light visible in the foreground on the left. Photographed by P. L.
Huckins, Chicago. Image used in a postcard. Original 8 x 5 B&W photograph. |
0171.12.0912 |
C
1925
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Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1925 (1913 -
S.180). Set of three photographs of Midway Gardens, held in the collection
of the Oak Park Public Library. Midway Gardens looking Southwest across
Cottage Grove Avenue. Spheres have been added atop the four towers. Large
sign added atop the North East entrance. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1913. These photographs were produced in the late 1970s. Hand written on
verso: "Midway 41A." Photographed by
Gilman Lane. Original 5 x 3.5 B&W
photograph.
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0171.35.0920 (1-3) |
C
1925
|
Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, Original Negative
Circa 1925 (1913 - S.180). Original negative of the Midway Garden circa
1925. View of the Midway Gardens from the Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1913. On June 27th, 1914, the Midway Gardens officially opened
with the National Symphony Orchestra. It had two excellent years as an
entertainment center providing exceptional dining, orchestra music, opera,
exotic dancers and in 1915, Anna Pavlova, the famous Russian Dancer.
Although success at first, Midway Gardens struggled financially. After only
two years, on May 31, 1916, Midway Gardens was sold to the Edelweiss
Brewery, turned into a beer garden and renamed "Edelweiss Gardens."
Ownership continued to change hands and on August 31, 1921 the property was
sold to owners of the E. C. Dietrich Midway Automobile Tire and Supply
Company and became the "Midway Dancing Gardens". The building was demolished
in October of 1929. Spheres have been added to the tops of the towers. A
large "Midway Gardens" sign with lights was added above the Belvedere (the
large two story portion of the building in the center of the photograph).
Below the large sign, above the center of the Belvedere is a second sign:
"Dancing." There is a third sign above the entrance...
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0171.37.1021 (1-2) |
C 1925
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Nathan G. Moore Residence (1895/1923 - S.034)
Circa 1925. View after reconstruction. Originally designed in 1895, the home
was destroyed by fire in 1922. It was redesigned by Wright in 1923. 333
Forest Avenue, Oak Park. Viewed from the Southeast on Forest Avenue.
Possibly photographed by
Gilman Lane. Courtesy of the Art Institute of
Chicago. Original 9 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0171.11.0112 |
1925
|
Wright Files for Dissolution of
Marriage. Photograph of court document dated July 10, 1925. "State of
Wisconsin, Sauk County. In Circuit Court. Frank Lloyd Wright, Plaintiff, -vs-
Miriam Wright, Defendant. (Stamped on face: Clerk of Circuit Court. Filed
Jul 10 1925. Sauk County.) –Complaint– Now comes Frank Lloyd Wright, by his
attorney, James H. Hill... That the parties hereto were married in Wisconsin
on the 12th day of November, 1923... That the plaintiff during all said time
has faithfully kept and performed his marriage contract and at all times
supported the defendant in a manner befitting his station in life. That
notwithstanding this and without any cause or provocation on the part of
this plaintiff, the defendant deserted this plaintiff and for more than one
year since said deserted has continuously remained away. Wherefore,
plaintiff prays judgment that the bonds of matrimony now subsisting between
the parties be wholly dissolved and set aside and that he be freed
therefore, and for such other and further relief as to the court seems just
and equitable. James H. Hill (signature), Plaintiff’s attorney." Stamped on
verso: "Dec 1 1925". Hand written on verso "26239". Original 8 x 10 B&W
photograph. |
0171.15.0713 |
1925
|
Wright Responds to Press. Circa
1925. Photograph of hand written note. "I feel that this is no matter for
the public. I have no wish to add more than this word to the mass of idle
speculation already fabricated and published to gratify idle curiosity.
Further than this I have absolutely no word to say. Frank Lloyd Wright."
Hand written on verso "26239". (Not dated, but same number on verso as
photograph dated Dec 1 1925.) Original 10 x 6 B&W photograph. |
0171.16.0713 |
1925
|
Miriam Noel Wright.
Photographed on November 28, 1925. International Newsreel photograph.
Caption on verso reads "(Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright).
28 Nov 1925 - With the filing of a suit for divorce by Mrs. Miriam Noel
Wright, famous sculptress against Frank Wright, world renowned architect,
comes to the light the first knowledge of their legal marriage four years
ago. Eleven years ago, Mrs. Noel threw conventions to the wind by taking up
her abode with the eccentric architect in his $80,000 "love bungalow" at
Spring Green, Wis., taking the place of Wright's murdered affinity, Mamah
Borthwick Cheney, whose life was snuffed out by a demented colored
caretaker. Mrs. Wright
scoffs at the great herald chivalry of her architect husband, and charges
cruelty against him, specially mentioning one occasion when he broke two of
her ribs. She also speaks of a Mrs. Olga Milanoff, young dark haired
Russian, who claims entered the famous "love nest" as a servant, but
remained as a sweetheart. Wright is recognized as one of the foremost
architects in the world." 3.5 x 4.75
B&W photograph. |
0171.03.0609 |
Circa 1925
|
Miriam Noel Wright, Circa 1925
(Approximately 56 years old). On November 27, Miriam filed for a divorce,
alleging desertion and cruelty. 7 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0171.05.0310 |
1926
|
Miriam Noel Wright, 1926
(Approximately 57 years old). Miriam sitting on a trunk with the initials
F.LL.W. Facing slightly to the right. Caption on Verso: "Mrs. Frank Lloyd
Wright, whose husband deserted her for the love of Olga Milanoff, is shown
when she was evicted from her hotel for failure to pay bill." Published in "Uncensored" October
1955, page 42. Maude Miriam Noel: May 9, 1869 - January 3, 1930. Immediately
after the tragic death of Mamah Cheney on August 15, 1914, Miriam
Noel sent condolences to Wright. Within weeks Wright became involved with
Miriam and she moved into Taliesin. Although Wright
had not yet received a divorce from Kitty, they live together and
travel to Tokyo, Japan in 1916. In 1922, Wright's first wife, Kitty,
granted him a divorce. He was required to wait one year and on
November 19, 1923, Miriam and Frank were married in Spring Green,
Wisconsin. Their relationship was quite tumultuous. Wright explains
in his Autobiography that he married her to rescue their
relationship. "Marriage resulted in ruin for both. Instead of
improving with marriage, as I had hoped, our relationship became
worse." (An Autobiography, p 260). They quarreled a great deal,
she was addicted to morphine, and in less than a year they were
separated. In 1924, after the separation, but while still married,
Wright...
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0171.04.1009 |
1925
|
Taliesin, Spring Green, December
1, 1925. Label pasted to verso: "Turmoil Now Reigns in ‘Love Nest’ of Frank Lloyd Wright.
A view of the costly ‘love nest’ of Frank Lloyd Wright,
famous architect, at Spring Green, Wisc., the scene of his many free love
settings in alleged defiance to the code laid down by society, and wherein
discord now reigns as a result of the proceedings of Mrs. Mariam (Miriam)
Noel Wright, the sculptress, who he married four years ago after they had
lived together seven years without the legal knot being tied. Mrs. Wright
has withdrawn her divorce bill and instead seeks separate maintenance,
thereby denying him his liberty to wed Olga Milanoff, his Russian servant,
whom she declares is now the target for his affections. Mrs. Wright is also
making every effort to have the middle-aged Russian deported, in which
attempt she is being balked by her architect-husband. Wright came into great
prominence as the builder of the Imperial Hotel in Tokio (sp) the only
building to withstand the earthquake unimpaired. 12-1-25." View to the east
from the Driveway. The Living Room is to the far left out of the picture.
The bedrooms are through the passage in the center and to the left and
right. The sitting room is on the other side of the large fireplace. The
Porte Cochere is in the foreground on the right. Note the new construction...
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0171.14.0413 |
C 1925
|
Wright’s Oak Park Home (1889
S.002) C1925. Photographed by
Gilman Lane. Viewed from the west. Circular
Garden wall is on the far left. Directly beyond that is the Library. The
Veranda and porch have been enclosed incorporating the porch wall, also
creating an open balcony upstairs. The original Entry on the right has been
sealed off. The Veranda and porch have been enclosed incorporating the porch
wall, also creating an open balcony upstairs. The original Entry on the
right has been sealed off. There is a "Shield" on upper balcony. Very
similar to the Grant Manson image that was taken during the winter after the
Lane photograph (judging by the landscaping and trees). The "Shield" is
missing in the Manson image. Dated Circa 1925 in "Building a Legacy" page 49.
Published in "Building a Legacy", Preservation Trust, 2001, page 49. 8 x 6
Print, high res image. |
0171.06.0410 |
C
1925
|
Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois,
Circa 1925 (1889 S.002-04). Set of three photographs of the Wright Home and
Studio, held in the collection of the Oak Park Public Library. View of the
Home and Studio from the North. The two entrances to the studio from the
sidewalk have been bricked off. Two of the concrete urns have been removed.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1889. These photographs were produced in
the late 1970s. Hand written on verso: "FLW Studio 6 A." Photographed by
Gilman Lane.
Original 5 x 3.5 B&W photograph.
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0171.36.0920 (1-3) |
C1925
|
Wright’s Oak Park Home (1889
S.002) C1925. Photographed by Grant Manson. Viewed from the west. Circular
Garden wall is on the far left. Directly beyond that is the Library. The
Veranda and porch have been enclosed incorporating the porch wall, also
creating an open balcony upstairs. The original Entry on the right has been
sealed off. The Veranda and porch have been enclosed incorporating the porch
wall, also creating an open balcony upstairs. The original Entry on the
right has been sealed off. Very similar to the Gilman Lane image that was
taken during the spring or fall before the Lane photograph (judging by the
landscaping and trees, only four of the five thin small trees remain just in
front of the porch). The "Shield" is missing in this image. The Gilman Lane
image is dated Circa1925 in "Building a Legacy" page 49. 8 x 6 Print, high
res image. |
0171.07.0410 |
1926 |
1926
|
Aline Barnsdall Hollyhock House Circa
1926 (1917 - S.208). View of the exterior of the Living Room from the South.
A terrace is on the far right. A stylized hollyhock is designed into the
roof of the Living Room. Designed in 1917 by Frank Lloyd Wright as an
appropriate style for Southern California, the house was built in 1920-1921.
This photograph was published in publication
Wendingen, Volume VII, No. 8 1926, page 135. The sixth issue of seven part
series. Then bound into "The
Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright" which combined
all seven issue. January 1928 issue of
Architectural Record,
and "Frank Lloyd Wright."
Hitchcock, 1928. Mounted in a small folder with label hand written: "12467
Applied Str. Holly..." Purchased from Toulouse, France. Original 5 x 4 B&W
photograph. |
0172.43.0318 |
1926
|
Charles Ennis Residence, Los Angeles, CA,
Illustration 1926 (1923 - S.217). Diagram of the cement block construction
for the Ennis House. Illustration published in
Frank Lloyd Wright: Aus dem
Lebenswerke eines Architekten, De Fries, 1926, p.63. Caption: "Darstellung
der Zementblockbauweise des Architekten Frank Lloyd Wright. Masse in
zentimetern." (Representation of the cement block construction by the
architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Dimensions in centimeters.) In 1921 Frank
Lloyd Wright prepared a "Study for Block House in Textile Block
Construction," Frank
Lloyd Wright Monograph 1914 - 1923, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.204-205.
According to Sweeney, Wright attempted to obtain a patent for the system in
1921, Wright in Hollywood,
1994, p.43-44. A blueprint was prepared of this drawing in German for De
Fries, and is published in
Frank Lloyd Wright
Monograph 1914 - 1923, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.242. The blueprint is also
published in
Wright 1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.90. Copy 9.25 x 8 B&W
photograph. |
0172.55.0721 |
1926
|
Liberty Magazine Covers (1926-28). Jewelry
Shop Window (FLLW 2709.001). Between 1926 to 1928, Frank Lloyd Wright
designed twelve covers proposed for Liberty Magazine. Courtesy of The Museum
of Modern Art MOMA. 8 x 9 Color Photograph. |
0172.50.0620 |
1926
|
Liberty Magazine Covers (1926-28). July
Fourth (Flags) (FLLW 2604.004). Between 1926 to 1928, Frank Lloyd Wright
designed twelve covers proposed for Liberty Magazine. Courtesy of The
Library of Congress. 8 x 9 Color Photograph. |
0172.49.0620 |
1926
|
Liberty Magazine Covers (1926-28).
September Abstraction, The Desert. Between 1926 to 1928, Frank Lloyd Wright
designed twelve covers proposed for Liberty Magazine. Courtesy of the Museum
of Modern Art (MOMA). Text top left: "September Abstraction, The Desert.
FLW." 10 x 6 Color Photograph. |
0172.51.0620 |
1926
|
Nakoma and Nakomis models for
the Memorial Gateway project, 1924. In 1923 Wright was commissioned to
design a clubhouse for the Nakoma Golf Club, Madison, Wisc. In 1924 he was
commissioned to design the Memorial Gateway to the Nakoma subdivision, which
at the time was on the outskirts of Madison. Wright’s plans were well
received by the Madison Realty Company. These models created by Wright were
photographed on August 3, 1926 at Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin for
Franz A. Aust, by Melvin E. Diemer. But the project was rejected due to the
cost. Wright refused to scale down the plans, and the Gateway project was
abandoned. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-101791. 5.75 x
10 B&W photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0172.17.0613 |
1926
|
Nakoma model for the Memorial
Gateway project, 1924. Enlargement of Nakoma model from original 1926 image.
In 1923 Wright was commissioned to design a clubhouse for the Nakoma Golf
Club, Madison, Wisc. In 1924 he was commissioned to design the Memorial
Gateway to the Nakoma subdivision, which at the time was on the outskirts of
Madison. Wright’s plans were well received by the Madison Realty Company.
These models created by Wright were photographed on August 3, 1926 at
Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin for Franz A. Aust, by Melvin E. Diemer.
But the project was rejected due to the cost. Wright refused to scale down
the plans, and the Gateway project was abandoned. Courtesy of the Wisconsin
Historical Society, WHS-101791. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0172.18.0314 |
1926
|
Nakomis model for the Memorial
Gateway project, 1924. Enlargement of Nakomis model from original 1926
image. In 1923 Wright was commissioned to design a clubhouse for the Nakoma
Golf Club, Madison, Wisc. In 1924 he was commissioned to design the Memorial
Gateway to the Nakoma subdivision, which at the time was on the outskirts of
Madison. Wright’s plans were well received by the Madison Realty Company.
These models created by Wright were photographed on August 3, 1926 at
Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin for Franz A. Aust, by Melvin E. Diemer.
But the project was rejected due to the cost. Wright refused to scale down
the plans, and the Gateway project was abandoned. Courtesy of the Wisconsin
Historical Society, WHS-101791. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0172.19.0314 |
1926
|
Oak Park Play House No 0, Perspective, 1926 -
Project 2601. In 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright designed six Children's play houses
for the Oak Park Playground association. All six, variations on the same
design. The basic design was square, with a fireplace in the center, and two
terraces off of either side. He named the series "Kindersymphonies" (1926 -
project 2601). Fanciful in design, Wright added balloons, light poles,
pendants with colored globes, perforated light globes, circular lights,
large circular urns. The windows appear to be elaborate stained glass
geometric designs dominated by circles. Although square in design, circles
decorate the design. Like the Coonley Playhouse and Midway Gardens, circles
became decorative elements in both designs. In 1959 during Wright's last
interview he said, "A creative teacher is one of the finest examples of
humanity." Then he said that a child should begin to learn what is called
art at the earliest possible age. "Put blocks in the child's hands," he
said. "Let the child hold a sphere, a ball—and get a sense of the universe,
a sense of God." FLW A Biography, Farr, 1961, p.278. Of the blocks, he was
referring to Froebel blocks, but of the spheres, could he be reminiscing
about the Oak Park Play House buildings? Although they remained unrealized
for 30 years, Wright resurrected...
Continue... |
0172.33.0317 |
1926
|
Oak Park Play House No
1, Elevation, 1926 - Project 2601. In 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright designed six
Children's play houses for the Oak Park Playground association. All six,
variations on the same design. The basic design was square, with a fireplace
in the center, and two terraces off of either side. He named the series "Kindersymphonies"
(1926 - project 2601). Fanciful in design, Wright added balloons, light
poles, pendants with colored globes, perforated light globes, circular
lights, large circular urns. The windows appear to be elaborate stained
glass geometric designs dominated by circles. Although square in design,
circles decorate the design. Like the Coonley Playhouse and Midway Gardens,
circles became decorative elements in both designs. In 1959 during Wright's
last interview he said, "A creative teacher is one of the finest examples of
humanity." Then he said that a child should begin to learn what is called
art at the earliest possible age. "Put blocks in the child's hands," he
said. "Let the child hold a sphere, a ball—and get a sense of the universe,
a sense of God." Frank Lloyd Wright A
Biography, Farr, 1961, p.278. Of the blocks, he was referring to Froebel
blocks, but of the spheres, could he be reminiscing about the Oak Park Play
House buildings? Although they remained unrealized for 30 years, Wright...
Continue... |
0172.34.0317 |
1926
|
Oak Park Play House No
3, Perspective, 1926 - Project 2601. In 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright designed six
Children's play houses for the Oak Park Playground association. All six,
variations on the same design. The basic design was square, with a fireplace
in the center, and two terraces off of either side. He named the series "Kindersymphonies"
(1926 - project 2601). Fanciful in design, Wright added balloons, light
poles, pendants with colored globes, perforated light globes, circular
lights, large circular urns. The windows appear to be elaborate stained
glass geometric designs dominated by circles. Although square in design,
circles decorate the design. Like the Coonley Playhouse and Midway Gardens,
circles became decorative elements in both designs. In 1959 during Wright's
last interview he said, "A creative teacher is one of the finest examples of
humanity." Then he said that a child should begin to learn what is called
art at the earliest possible age. "Put blocks in the child's hands," he
said. "Let the child hold a sphere, a ball—and get a sense of the universe,
a sense of God." Frank Lloyd Wright A
Biography, Farr, 1961, p.278. Of the blocks, he was referring to Froebel
blocks, but of the spheres, could he be reminiscing about the Oak Park Play
House buildings? Although they remained unrealized for 30 years, Wright...
Continue... |
0172.35.0317 |
1926
|
Oak Park Play House No 3, Elevation and Floor
Plan, 1926 - Project 2601. In 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright designed six
Children's play houses for the Oak Park Playground association. All six,
variations on the same design. The basic design was square, with a fireplace
in the center, and two terraces off of either side. He named the series
"Kindersymphonies" (1926 - project 2601). Fanciful in design, Wright added
balloons, light poles, pendants with colored globes, perforated light
globes, circular lights, large circular urns. The windows appear to be
elaborate stained glass geometric designs dominated by circles. Although
square in design, circles decorate the design. Like the Coonley Playhouse
and Midway Gardens, circles became decorative elements in both designs. In
1959 during Wright's last interview he said, "A creative teacher is one of
the finest examples of humanity." Then he said that a child should begin to
learn what is called art at the earliest possible age. "Put blocks in the
child's hands," he said. "Let the child hold a sphere, a ball—and get a
sense of the universe, a sense of God." Frank Lloyd Wright
A Biography, Farr, 1961, p.278. Of the blocks, he was referring to Froebel
blocks, but of the spheres, could he be reminiscing about the Oak Park Play
House buildings? Although they remained unrealized...
Continue... |
0172.36.0317 |
1926
|
Oak Park Play House No 4, Elevation (left)
and No O, Elevation, 1926 - Project 2601. In 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright
designed six Children's play houses for the Oak Park Playground association.
All six, variations on the same design. The basic design was square, with a
fireplace in the center, and two terraces off of either side. He named the
series "Kindersymphonies" (1926 - project 2601). Fanciful in design, Wright
added balloons, light poles, pendants with colored globes, perforated light
globes, circular lights, large circular urns. The windows appear to be
elaborate stained glass geometric designs dominated by circles. Although
square in design, circles decorate the design. Like the Coonley Playhouse
and Midway Gardens, circles became decorative elements in both designs. In
1959 during Wright's last interview he said, "A creative teacher is one of
the finest examples of humanity." Then he said that a child should begin to
learn what is called art at the earliest possible age. "Put blocks in the
child's hands," he said. "Let the child hold a sphere, a ball—and get a
sense of the universe, a sense of God." Frank Lloyd Wright
A Biography, Farr, 1961, p.278. Of the blocks, he was referring to Froebel
blocks, but of the spheres, could he be reminiscing about the Oak Park Play
House buildings? Although they remained...
Continue... |
0172.37.0317 |
1926
|
Oak Park Play House Floor Plan, 1926 -
Project 2601. In 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright designed six Children's play houses
for the Oak Park Playground association. All six, variations on the same
design. The basic design was square, with a fireplace in the center, and two
terraces off of either side. He named the series "Kindersymphonies" (1926 -
project 2601). Fanciful in design, Wright added balloons, light poles,
pendants with colored globes, perforated light globes, circular lights,
large circular urns. The windows appear to be elaborate stained glass
geometric designs dominated by circles. Although square in design, circles
decorate the design. Like the Coonley Playhouse and Midway Gardens, circles
became decorative elements in both designs. In 1959 during Wright's last
interview he said, "A creative teacher is one of the finest examples of
humanity." Then he said that a child should begin to learn what is called
art at the earliest possible age. "Put blocks in the child's hands," he
said. "Let the child hold a sphere, a ball—and get a sense of the universe,
a sense of God." Frank Lloyd Wright A Biography,
Farr, 1961, p.278. Of the blocks, he was referring to Froebel blocks, but of
the spheres, could he be reminiscing about the Oak Park Play House
buildings? Although they remained unrealized for 30 years, Wright
resurrected...
Continue... |
0172.38.0317 |
1926
|
Robie House (1906
S.127) 1926. Stamped on Verso: "June 11 1926". Typed on verso: "The Chicago
Theological Seminary Purchases Beautiful Home of Marshall D. Wilber, 5757
Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, as administrative offices. Erected by H B Bernard,
Chicago. Lot 60 x 180. One of the most remarkable designs of Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright. Long beams of steel built in like a bridge make possible
the over-hanging roofs, ledges and unusual flower beds. There are more than
2000 pieces of glass in its windows. Purchased June 1, 1926 by The Chicago
Theological Seminary as an Administration Building to be used during the
completion of its building program including an assembly hall, library and a
Gothic tower 160 feet in height and of exquisite beauty at a cost of
approximately $500,000." 10.5 x 8 Print, High Res image. (Note: Mail box on
left, street lamp on far right.) |
0172.07.0410 |
1926
|
Frank L. Smith, 1926 (1905 -
S.111). Smith (left) and Wright before investigation committee. Caption
pasted to verso: "Illinois Inquiry Shows $534,388 Primary Outlay. The Senate
investigation of the Illinois primary election of April 13 got underway at
Chicago in order to probe the charges that an enormous slush fund was used
by both men in their efforts to win the senatorial nomination of the
Republican party. The photo shows Col. Frank L. Smith, the winner of the
primary contest (left) and Edward H. Wright, Negro politician who were
summoned as witnesses before the investigation committee." Stamped on verso:
"Acme Newspictures, New York City." "Aug 4 1926. N. E. A." Original 8.5 x
6.5 B&W photograph. See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0172.22.1114 |
1926
|
Frank L. Smith, 1926 (1905 -
S.111). Smith is seated, looking to the let, straw hat in his lap. In
August, 1926, the Senate investigated the Illinois primary election of April
13, to probe the charges that an enormous slush fund was used by Smith and
Wright in their efforts to win the senatorial nomination of the Republican
party. Col. Frank L. Smith won the primary contest. Stamped on verso: "Aug
14 1926. N. E. A." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0172.23.1114 |
Circa
1926
|
Frank L. Smith
Portrait. Circa 1926. Looking straight into the camera, lighting from the
right, wearing a suit and stripped tie. Published by the Bain News Service.
Reproduced from glass negative. Possibly photographed after his senatorial
election in 1926. 7.75 x 9.5 B&W photograph. See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0172.15.0213 |
1926
|
Wright
at 58. Portrait of Wright holding his baby
daughter Iovanna at Taliesin. Iovanna Lazovich Lloyd Wright was born on
December 2, 1925. No other copy of this print is known to
exist. This photograph was loaned to Ken Burns for his 2004 Wright
documentary. Inscribed on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright and baby daughter Iovanna at Taliesin". Kelmscott Gallery, Chicago, acquired this
photograph from Wright's granddaughter Nora Natof in 1980. Wright is
holding the same cane as in 157.03. Original
vintage 2.5 x 4.25 silver gelatin photograph. |
0171.02.1206 |
1926
|
Wright at 59. 1926 Portrait of
Frank Lloyd Wright, Photographed by DeLonge Studio on March 1, 1926. Wright
is facing to the right of the camera, but looking to the left. He is holding
a hat that can be seen in the bottom right hand corner. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright A Biography", Secrest, 1992, page 157, but dated 1905.
Photographed by DeLonge Studio. Courtesy of the State Historical Society of
Wisconsin. Label pasted to verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright. Photo by DeLonge
Studio, Madison. Whi (X28) 2958." Clipping pasted to verso: "Frank Lloyd
Wright was born in Wisconsin, Although the year is in question." Stamped on
clipping: "Feb 6 1993." Stamped on verso: "State Historical Society of
Wisconsin." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0172.47.0619 |
1926
|
Wright
at 59. Portrait of
Frank Lloyd Wright, Photographed by DeLonge Studio on March 1, 1926. Wright
is facing to the right of the camera, but looking to the left. Published in
"Frank Lloyd Wright A Biography", Secrest, 1992, page 157, but dated 1905.
(Note: Cropped out of the bottom right hand corner of the photograph is the
hat he is holding in photograph #0249.17 below.) Courtesy of the Wisconsin
Historical Society. 5 x 6 Print. High-res digital image. |
0249.09.0706 |
1926
|
Wright at 59. Portrait of Frank Lloyd
Wright, Photographed by DeLonge Studio on March 1, 1926. Wright is facing to
the right of the camera, but looking to the left. Published in "Frank Lloyd
Wright A Biography", Secrest, 1992, page 157, but dated 1905. (Note: Cropped
out of the bottom right hand corner of the photograph is the hat he is
holding in photograph #0249.17 below.) Printed on sleeve: "The American
History Slide Collection. 1977 Instructional Resources Corporation."
Original 35mm Slide and 5 x 8 high res digital image. |
0172.45.1218 |
1926
|
Wright at 59. Portrait of Wright
by DeLonge Studio, March 1, 1926. Photographed at the same time as
249.09.
He is wearing a long black coat, with a second draped over his left arm
which is holding a hat. A pair of glassed are in his right hand. Published
in "Truth Against The World", Meehan, 1987, page 32. Courtesy of the
Wisconsin Historical Society. 4.75 x 6 Print. High res digital image. |
0249.17.0509 |
1926
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 59. Portrait of Wright in
1926 by DeLonge Studio. Photographed at the same time as
249.09
and 249.17. He
is wearing a long black coat, with a second draped over his left
arm. The hat that was in the other portraits is now on his head.
Hand written on verso: "Frank
Lloyd Wright. Noted architect
& many of
many romances. 2/26/26." Also: "This photograph is copy righted
therefore credit lines must appear in every publication. Copyrighted
photograph by O. F. DeLonge Studio, Madison Wis." (Note: decorations
added by hand.) Original 7.5 x 7.75 B&W photograph. |
0172.41.0219 |
1926
|
Miriam Noel Wright, May 20, 1926
(Approximately 56 years old). Miriam Noel Wright walking on sidewalk
on her way to the court room in Madison Wisconsin, holding flowers,
looking down at the sidewalk. Caption on verso: "Efforts to settle
outside of court the differences between Frank Lloyd Wright,
internationally known high art architect and adventurer in love, and
is wife, Maude Miriam Noel Wright, failed today and their divorce
suit before Judge A. C. Hoppman was started shortly after noon at
Madison, Wisconsin. Wright, in his bill, charges desertion and in a
counter-charge, Mrs. Wright charges him with an affair with Mme.
Olda Milanoff, pretty Montonigren dancer, in his "love citadel" at
Green Spring, Wisc. The couple, through their attorneys were
prepared to settle, but when the differences in opinion as to the
amount of alimony Wright should pay was brought up, a hitch
developed and the fight is just as spirited as ever. 5-20-26. ‘P and
A Photo’ Chicago Bureau. ...on her way to..." 2.5 x 5.6 B&W
photograph. |
0172.09.1210 |
1926
|
Miriam Noel Wright, (Circa) May 20, 1926
(Approximately 56 years old). Miriam Noel Wright smiling, looking to
the left of the camera. This appears to be taken May 20, 1926, the
day she appeared in Madison court room in an efforts to settle
divorce, effort failed (See 172.09).
She is wearing the same hat, mink, dress, necklace and purse. "The
couple, through their attorneys were prepared to settle, but when
the differences in opinion as to the amount of alimony Wright should
pay was brought up, a hitch developed and the fight is just as
spirited as ever." Hand written on verso: "Miriam Noel Wright,
divorced at Madison, Wis." Stamped on verso: "Reference Dept. May 24
1926, N. E. A." Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0172.26.0116 |
1926
|
Portrait of Miriam Noel Wright,
second wife of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Circa 1926. Standing behind a car. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright A
Biography" Secrest, 1992, page 279;
"Frank Lloyd Wright, An
Interpretive Biography", Twombly, 1973, page 144. Courtesy Wisconsin Historical Society.
3.5 x 6 B&W photograph.
|
0156.03.0509 |
1926
|
Miriam Noel Wright sitting in a chair,
tuned to the right, facing forward. (Circa June 1926)
Caption reads "Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright at the Southmoor hotel after
her unsuccessful invasion of husband’s estate at Spring Green, Wis.
She says she is confident her husband and Olga Milanoff are living
there, but are dodging officers."
(See time line.)
8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0172.04.0110 |
1926
|
Miriam Noel Wright leaning against stack
of pillows, handkerchief in her right hand, looking down. Same
dress, head bands and handkerchief as image #172.04. Possibly June
1926 at the Southmoor Hotel after her unsuccessful invasion of
husband’s estate at Spring Green, Wis. Stamped on verso: "From Chicago Bureau, 7 South Dearborn St..
Photo By Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. New York City." 4
x 6 B&W photograph. |
0172.10.1210 |
C 1926
|
Miriam Noel Wright, Circa 1926
(Approximately 56 years old). Miriam Noel Wright posing for camera,
facing left, looking to the right. She is wearing a coat with a fur
collar and a hat. Plain background, dark on left, lightens to the
right. Hand written on verso: "Tony Berardi, Chicago-American." Tony
Berardi was a photographer in Chicago. By 1923, at the age of 17, he
became one of the youngest newspaper photographers in the country.
He took the first portrait Al Capone agreed to pose for. He began
his carrier as a photographer for the Chicago American newspaper. He
continued as it changed to the Chicago Today and finally the Chicago
Tribune. This portrait was taken during the time she refused to
grant Wright a divorce, harassing and following he and Olgivanna.
Hand written on verso: "Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright. (Miriam Noel
Wright)." Stamped on verso: "May 25, 1961" (date of print). Acquired
from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 8 x 10 B&W print.
|
0172.13.0512 |
C 1926
|
Miriam Noel Wright, Circa 1926
(Approximately 56 years old). Miriam Noel Wright posing for camera,
facing forward, looking to the right. She is wearing a coat with a
fur collar. Plain background, dark on left, lightens to the right.
Hand written on verso: "Tony Berardi, Chicago-American." Tony
Berardi was a photographer in Chicago. By 1923, at the age of 17, he
became one of the youngest newspaper photographers in the country.
He took the first portrait Al Capone agreed to pose for. He began
his carrier as a photographer for the Chicago American newspaper. He
continued as it changed to the Chicago Today and finally the Chicago
Tribune. This portrait was taken during the time she refused to
grant Wright a divorce, harassing and following he and Olgivanna.
Hand written on verso: "Mrs. Frank Lloyd . (Miriam Noel Wright)."
Stamped on verso: "Jul 15, 1961" (date of print). Acquired from the
archives of the Chicago Tribune. Original 8 x 10 B&W print. |
0172.14.0719 |
1926
|
Olgivanna Lloyd Wright
1924, but used with an
article dated February 22, 1926. Portrait of Olgivanna, facing to the right,
looking to the left of the camera. Clipping pasted to verso: "Russian
Danseuse said to be in Hiding With Famous Architect. Frank Lloyd Wright,
noted American architect, has fled to Canada to the arms of his ‘most
wonderful woman,’ Olga Milanoff, Russian danseuse and the architect’s former
housekeeper, and their infant son (sic), according to Miriam Noel Wright.
The architect’s wife. Mrs. Wright, who is a sculptress, gave forth this
statement in answer to the charges of her husband’s attorney that his client
was forced to leave the United States to recoup his fortune after she has
financially ruined him with her bitter pen. According to Mrs. Wright, Mme.
Milanoff;s son was born in Chicago after she had spent three years in
Wright’s household, and that her hasty departure was caused by the
immigrations authorities being on her trail. Mrs. Wright asserts she is
certain her husband has joined the young Russian woman in a new love nest in
Canada. (BFM) 2-22-26." 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0172.24.0115 |
1926
|
Olgivanna and daughter Iovanna, 1926.
Olga (Olgivanna) Ivanovna Milanoff met Frank Lloyd Wright at the
Petrograd Ballet in Chicago in 1924 while she was separated from her
husband. Iovanna Lazovich Lloyd Wright was born on December 2, 1925
in Chicago, Illinois. During the Spring and summer they were living
at Taliesin in Spring Green Wisconsin. In September, after the bank
foreclosed on Taliesn, they move to Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota,
where on the evening of October 20, 1926, Wright is arrested for
violation of the Mann act and spends an evening in jail. Wright and
Olgivanna were married on August 25, 1928 at midnight in Rancho
Santa Fe near La Jolla. Stamped on verso: "From Chicago Bureau. 7
South Dearborn St." Published in “Many
Masks” Gill, 1987, page 293. Caption reads "Olgivanna and Iovanna at
Lake Minnetonka. Milwaukee Journal". Also published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright A
Biography" Secrest, 1992,
page 321. Original B&W photograph, 6.3 x 4.8, Digitally
restored high res image. |
0172.08.1110 |
1926
|
Wright at 58. 1926. Frank Lloyd Wright holding his daughter Iovanna
Lloyd Wright. She was born on December 2, 1925. This photograph was
published in An Autobiography,
Wright, 1932. Caption: "Father and daughter at Minneapolis." Text
hand written on face: "Frank Lloyd Wright and his and Olga’s baby."
Hand written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright and his last baby - his
seventh child." Stamped on verso: "Filed June 21 1932." Original 9 x
10 B&W photograph. |
0172.46.0619 |
C1926
|
Dining Room (left) and Living Room,
Taliesin III, Circa 1926. In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for
the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt
again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. (Notice
the ball and baby rattle under the chair in the foreground, for
their daughter Iovanna.) Taken at the same time as S#172.03.
Photographed by Henry Fuermann, W-49. 10 x 8 Print, High res digital
image. (For further
information see our Wright study.) |
0172.02.1209 |
C1926
|
Dining Room (left) and Living Room,
Taliesin III, Circa 1926. In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for
the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt
again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. Taken at
the same time as S#172.02. Photographed by Henry Fuermann, W-42. 10
x 8 Print, High res digital image. (For
further information see our Wright study.) |
0172.03.1209 |
C1926
|
Studio, Private Office, Taliesin III,
Circa 1926. In August 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time
and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding
and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. Three armchairs, two
variations. The back in the center chair varies from the back on the
two outside chairs. A variation of the arm chair is visible in the
1915 Dining Room
photograph, but the horizontal back is longer. The example on the
left and right is also seen in the
1926 Dining Room.
Possibly taken at the same time as S#172.02 and 172.03. Photographed
by Henry Fuermann, W-21. 6.5 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0172.16.1213 |
1926
|
Wright at 59. 1926. Wright arrested in
Minnesota. On Wednesday evening, October 20, 1926, Hennepin county
deputy sheriffs arrested Wright at a Wildhurst, Lake Minnetonka
cottage. When the deputies came to the kitchen door of the cottage
Wednesday night they were met by the cook and maid, Miss Viola
Meyerhaus. He was brought to the Hennepin county jail, where he was
held without charge for Baraboo, Wis., authorities. After arresting
Wright, deputies returned to Minnetonka and brought Olga Milanoff
and two children to the county jail. (L to R) Miss Viola Meyerhaus,
Frank Lloyd Wright and Hennepin county deputy. Possibly seen on the
far left behind screen door is Olga Milanoff. 5.5 x 3.75
Print, High res digital image.
(See 1926 article.) |
0172.05.0310 |
1926
|
Wright at 59. 1926. Wright and Olga
leave court , October 21, 1926. Published caption on verso: "F.
Lloyd Wright and Olga Released on $12,000 bond. Frank Lloyd Wright,
world famed architect, and his companion, Mrs. Olga Milanoff, former
Russian dancer, pleaded ‘not guilty’ in Minneapolis court today to
Mann act charge lodged against them. After spending a night in jail,
the two were released on bonds totalling (miss spelled)
$12,500, and the case set for hearing Oct. 30th. The
charges against the couple were filed with their discovery in a love
nest at Lake Minnetonka, Minn., where they had been living since
Sept. 7th while a country wide search was being made for
them. CC 65743 Chicago Bureau. (Photo shows L. to R. - A Deputy U.S.
Marshal; Olga Milanoff; a police matron; and Frank Lloyd Wright)"
Stamped on verso: "From Chicago Bureau. 7 South Dearborn St. Oct 23,
1926." 5.75 x 4.5 and 8.25 x 6 B&W photographs.
(See 1926 article.) |
0172.06.0310 0172.20.0314 |
1926
|
Frank Lloyd Wright
at 59. 1926. Vladimir Hinzenberg, Olga Milanov
and
Frank Lloyd Wright waiting
in Court. A Picture Tells a Thousand Words. Vladimir Hinzenberg
(left) glaring at Milanov, is leaning slightly away from her,
looking slightly intimidated as she looks right through him. His
legs are crossed, and he nervously moved his foot back and forth.
Olga Milanov (Olgavanna) leans away from him, up against Wright. She
is tense, her lips are pursed, is glowering at him, a slight pained
look on her face.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s
legs are crossed, an overcoat sets over his lap, cane hooked on his
left arm, his hands are crossed, very relaxed. He is facing away
from both, staring off in space, deep in thought. Hand written on
verso: "3 of principals in
Frank Lloyd Wright
love triangle. Left to right -
Vladimir Hinzenberg (divorced
husband of Mme Milanov). Mme Olga
Milanov (Companion of F L Wright).
Frank Lloyd Wright. 10/23/26." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph
(background airbrushed). |
0172.42.0218 |
Circa 1926
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 59. Circa 1926. Frank Lloyd Wright
and unidentified male. Possibly Wright’s
attorney. Possibly courthouse in background. Hand written on verso:
"Wright being taken to jail." Wright’s second wife, Miriam Noel,
harassed him publicly for years. On November 19, 1923, Miriam and
Mr. Wright were married in Spring Green, Wisconsin. In May 1924
Miriam walked out of Taliesin. On November 30, 1924 Mr. Wright and
Olga met at the Petrograd Ballet in Chicago. She was separated from
her husband. In February, 1925. Mr. Wright moved Olgivanna into
Taliesin. On November 27, 1925, Miriam filed for a divorce, alleging
desertion and cruelty. On December 2, 1925,Olgivanna gives birth to
Iovanna Lazovich Lloyd Wright in Chicago. On May 20, 1926, Miriam
appears in Madison court room in an efforts to settle divorce,
effort failed. On June 3 Miriam attempted to take Taliesin, by storm
but failed to get beyond the front gate. In August, Miriam refused
to grant divorce and demanded the right to live at Taliesin. She
sues Olgivanna. In September the bank foreclosed on Taliesin
Mortgage. Wright was arrested at the kitchen door of a Lake
Minnetonka cottage on October 21, where he had lived since September
7. Miriam and Frank were finally divorced on August 26, 1927. Wright
travels with Olgivanna to...
Continue... |
0172.21.0714 |
1927 |
1927
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Hillside Home School II, 1927 (1902- - S.069). View of the Hillside
Home School from the Southwest. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones,
Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887.
Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As
the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed
Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The
building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak
beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two
floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story
assembly hall on the right. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and
the building fell into disrepair. Hand written on verso: "11/13/27 -
Mag Sect. School near Spring Green Wis. which was created by Frank
Lloyd Wright now stands idle - Hillside Home School." Original 9 x
6.75 B&W photograph. |
0198.29.0619 |
1927
|
Isabel & Darwin Martin Residence Graycliff and Garage Construction
Scrapbook June 5, 1927 - May 1930 (1927 - S.225-226).
The Graycliff estate was the summer residence of Isabelle and Darwin
Martin, Derby, New York. Graycliff was the second completed complex
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Martin’s. The first being the
Martin House Complex in Buffalo. This collection of photographs of
the construction, begins with construction in 1927, to the
completion in 1928, and a page of follow-up photos in 1930. These
copies of the scrapbook were made in the 1980s by Kelmscott Gallery.
Provenance: Kelmscott Gallery, Chicago; D. D. Martin estate. The
greatest value of this set is documenting the dates and progress of
the construction of Graycliff. This set consist of twenty 11 x 17"
pages and seven 8-1/2 x 11" pages creating twenty-one 13.75 x 11"
pages of the scrapbook. Plus two pages of the Buffalo Complex.
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0198.26.0518 (1-23) |
1927
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Frank L. Smith, Dwight, Illinois, 1927
(1905 - S.111). Charles S. Deneen and Frank L. Smith, January 20,
1927. Stamped on verso: "Jan 20, 1927." Hand written on verso:
"Frank L Smith (right) and Chas S. Deneen." After the death of
incumbent Illinois Senator William McKinley, Smith was appointed to
the seat in December 1926 by Illinois Governor Len Small. On Jan.
19, 1927, Smith's credentials were submitted to the senate by
Senator Charles S. Deneen of Illinois. Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4,
1863 – February 5, 1940) served as Governor of Illinois from 1905 to
1913. He served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1925–1931. On
January 20 the senate refused to allow Smith to take his senate
seat. Original 8.5 x 6.5 B&W photograph. See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0198.16.0414 |
1927
|
Frank L. Smith, 1927 (1905 -
S.111). Frank L. Smith standing on train stairs, holds his hat up in his
right hand, January 20, 1927. Hand written on verso: "Col. Frank L. Smith."
Stamped on verso: "Jan 20, 1927. N. E. A." "Photo From Jun Fujita, 12 S.
Market St., % The Post, Chicago." After the death of incumbent Illinois
Senator William McKinley, Smith was appointed to the seat in December 1926
by Illinois Governor Len Small. On Jan. 19, 1927, Smith's credentials were
submitted to the senate by Senator Charles S. Deneen of Illinois. Charles
Samuel Deneen served as Governor of Illinois from 1905 to 1913. He served as
a U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1925–1931. On January 20 the senate refused to
allow Smith to take his senate seat. Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0198.17.1114 |
1927
|
Frank L. Smith, 1927 (1905 - S.111). (Second copy of Photograph.)
Frank L. Smith standing on train stairs, holds his hat up in his
right hand, January 20, 1927. Stamped on verso: "Jan 20, 1927. N. E.
A." "This photo is supplied by Acme Newspapers. 461 Eighth Ave., New
York City." Label pasted to verso: "Leaves to Appear Before Senate
Investigation. Col. Frank L. Smith, senator-elect from Illinois,
shown leaving Chicago, Ill., for Washington, D.C., to appear before
the Senate committee who have been investigating his credentials and
have refused to allow him to be seated in the Senate." Original 6.5
x 8.5 B&W photograph.
See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0198.22.1216 |
1927
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Frank L. Smith, Dwight, Illinois, 1927
(1905 - S.111). "Frank L. Smith returns to his hometown of Dwight,
Ill. on Jan. 24, 1927, after being refused a seat in the U.S.
Senate. Smith, a former congressman and chairman of the Illinois
Commerce Commission, was appointed to the seat in December 1926 by
then - Illinois Gov. Len Small, after the death of incumbent Sen.
William McKinley. But Smith had been accused by Senate officials of
accepting $125,000 in campaign money from Samuel Insull, the
powerful owner several public utilities, while Smith was the chair
of the ICC. Accepting such a contribution while acting as the ICC
chair was a violation of Illinois law. Although he was never
officially charged with a crime, the U.S. Senate voted 61-23 that
Smith was not entitled to his Senate seat." Courtesy of the Chicago
Tribune. 5 x 7 B&W photograph. See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0198.13.1213 |
1927
|
Frank L. Smith, Dwight, Illinois, 1927 (1905 - S.111). Frank L.
Smith (left) and Senator Charles S. Deneen (Right). Caption pasted
to verso: "Defends Smith Trying For Senate Seat – Photo Shows
Senator-Elect Frank L. Smith of Illinois, (Left) with Senator
Charles S. Deneen of Illinois, who is defending Smith in his fight
to obtain a seat in the U.S. Senate." Frank Lloyd Wright designed
the Frank L. Smith Bank in 1905. Stamped on Verso: "Dec 9 1927."
Original 8.5 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0198.19.0816 |
1927
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Frank L. Smith, Dwight, Illinois, 1927 (1905 - S.111). Frank L.
Smith (left) and Senator Charles S. Deneen (Right). Caption pasted
to verso: "Defends Illinois Senator Elect Who is Fighting for Seat.
Washington D.C. Photo Shows - Senator-elect Frank L. Smith of
Illinois, left, with senator Charles S. Deneen of Illinois, who is
defending Smith in his fight to obtain a seat in the U.S. Senate."
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Frank L. Smith Bank in 1905. Stamped
on Verso: "Reference Dept. Oct 17 1930." "This photo is supplied by
Acme Newspictures, 461 Eighth Ave. New York." Original 8.5 x 6.5 B&W
photograph. |
0198.20.0816 |
1927
|
Frank L. Smith, Dwight, Illinois, 1927
(1905 - S.111). Frank L. Smith (left) and Senator Charles S. Deneen
(Right). Caption pasted to verso: "Defends Illinois Senator Elect
Who is Fighting for Seat. Washington D.C. Photo Shows -
Senator-elect Frank L. Smith of Illinois, left, with senator Charles
S. Deneen of Illinois, who is defending Smith in his fight to obtain
a seat in the U.S. Senate." Stamped on Verso: "Reference Dept. Dec
10 1927." "This photo is supplied by Acme Newspictures, 461 Eighth
Ave. New York." Original 8.5 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0198.18.1215 |
1927
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Frank L. Smith, Dwight, Illinois, 1927 (1905 - S.111). Frank L.
Smith standing in front of steps, facing the camera, holding his hat
in his right hand. Caption pasted to verso: "Senator-elect Frank L.
Smith, Illinois, photographed at the Senate office building,
Washington, where he is fighting to obtain a seat in the Senate."
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Frank L. Smith Bank in 1905. Stamped
on Verso: "Reference Dept. Dec 9 1927 N. E. A." Original 8.5 x 6.5
B&W photograph. |
0198.21.0816 |
1927
|
Frank L. Smith, Dwight, Illinois, 1927
(1905 - S.111). "Some of the most powerful men in Illinois during
the Roaring 20's meet at the Hotel Sherman on Dec. 31, 1927. Left to
right: Eugene Pike, the new president of the Lincoln Park board;
Sen. Elect Frank L. Smith; Chicago Mayor William "Big Bill"
Thompson; and Illinois Gov. Len Small. Both Small and Smith had
legal issues during their careers as public servants in Illinois.
Small was indicted in 1921 on charges of embezzling up to $700,000
in public funds and conspiracy to defraud the state during Small's
second term as Illinois state treasurer. But he was never convicted.
Smith, a former congressman and chairman of the Illinois Commerce
Commission, was appointed to the seat in December 1926 by
then-Illinois Gov. Len Small, after the death of incumbent Sen.
William McKinley. But Smith had been accused by Senate officials of
accepting $125,000 in campaign money from Samuel Insull, the
powerful owner several public utilities, while Smith was the chair
of the ICC. Accepting such a contribution while acting as the ICC
chair was a violation of Illinois law. Although he was never
officially charged with a crime, the U.S. Senate voted 61-23 that
Smith was not entitled to his Senate seat." Courtesy of the Chicago
Tribune. 7 x 5 B&W photograph. See
Wright Study on the Frank L. Smith Bank. |
0198.14.1213 |
1927
|
Miriam Noel Wright (February 1, 1927 -
San Francisco).
International Newsreel photograph. Caption on verso reads
"Slug (Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright). Love's Eternal
Triangle-Missing Mate Found in San Francisco. Present wife but
not the mate of Frank Lloyd Wright, noted architect, Miriam Noel
Wright has been found here, the first trace of her since her
disappearance from Chicago last December. She is firm in her
determination not to permit Wright to obtain a divorce. See
San Francisco Examiner Feb. 1st for Story. All Bureaus (list A)
Ex.....2/2/27." Courtesy International Newsreel. (San
Francisco Examiner, Feb. 1, 1927: Maud Miriam Noel Wright, the
wife of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, has been living in the
Claremont Apartments on Sutter Street in San Francisco since
December 1926. She is recuperating in California while her suit for
separate maintenance is pending and while her husband's lawyers
vainly urge her to divorce him.) 4.5 x 6 B&W Photograph. |
0198.01.0609 |
1927
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Miriam Noel Wright. (March 7, 1927)
Caption on verso: "Fighting Mad. Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright, wife of
noted architect, whose marital affairs have been in the public eye
for some years, says she’s going to battle for her rights, which she
claims have been usurped by a pretty Russian dancer friend of
Wright." Stamped on verso: "Mar 7 1927. San Francisco Bureau. Photo
By Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. New York City." 4 x 6
B&W Photograph. |
0198.03.1210 |
1927
|
Miriam Noel Wright. (September 21, 1927)
Clipping pasted to verso: "Good-bye trouble; Hello Art. Admitting
cinema ambitions and hinting at movie offers, Mrs. Frank Lloyd
Wright quietly left San Francisco for Hollywood, Chicago, Paris and
points East. The divorced wife of the famous Chicago architect who
has filled columns of newspaper space in her legal tilt with her
noted husband, has been in San Francisco more than six months. For a
time she was penniless, hungry sometimes, and unable to pay her
rent, she said. But a few weeks ago she was given more than $30,000
and a substantial allowance in granting her husband a divorce.
9/21/27. International Newsreel photo, San Francisco Bureau." Note:
Her divorce to Wright was finalized on August 26, 1927. 4 x 6 B&W
Photograph. |
0198.04.1210 |
1927
|
Miriam Noel Wright (Circa 1927). Seated
in a chair, facing slightly to the right, looking to the right. Her
face is slightly filling out, but still looks strained. She is
wearing the same bracelet on her right wrist as she wore in the
September 1, 1927 photograph. She is wearing the same ring and watch
on her wrist and hand as she wore in the Circa 1928 photograph.
Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. Acquired from the archives of the
Chicago Tribune. |
0198.06.0512 |
1928 |
1928
|
"Architect’s Home. LaJolla,
Calif. — Photo shows the home of Architect Wright, smashed by his irate
wife. It is on the seashore of an exclusive district of La Jolla, Calif. HA
7/17/28." On November 30, 1924 Frank Lloyd Wright met Olga in Chicago. On
November 27, 1925, Miriam, Wright’s third wife files for a divorce, but
subsequently reverses her decision and begins hounding him. Meryle Secrest
writes "... she took a taxi there and discovered that the back door was
unlocked. ‘I went in... and found my own belongings all over the place. I
decided to get on the front page of the newspaper and see what effect
publicity would have upon the situation. I thought the happy home belong to
Frank, so I wrecked the place inside, and as a wreck it was a perfect
success.’" Frank Lloyd Wright
A Biography, p 340. International Newsreel Photo, Los Angeles
Bureau. Original 7.4 x 4.6 B&W photograph. |
0215.06.0510 |
1928
|
Chicago Architectural Exhibition. Alcantara Bridge, Toledo, Spain.
Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan, 1928. One of the illustrations from "Color
Sketches: Spain, France, England. A Series of Thirty Sketches Made by Mr.
Morgan in a Trip to Europe. 1926." Published on the title page of the "Year
Book of The Chicago Architectural Exhibition League and Catalogue of The
Forty-First Annual Exhibition 1928. East Galleries, The Art Institute of
Chicago. May Nineteenth to June Seventh. Text: "Alcantara Bridge, Toledo,
Spain. By Charles L. Morgan, Chicago." Courtesy of the Art Institute of
Chicago. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0215.23.0219 |
C 1928
|
Samuel and Harriet Freeman Residence Circa 1928.
(1923 - S.216). Viewed from the South, of the Southeast corner. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, construction was supervised by Wright’s son,
Lloyd Wright. A two-story home, the Entrance, Living Room, Balcony and
Kitchen are on the main floor. The lower level includes two Bedrooms,
Lounge, Bath and Storage. Both the West and East corners of the South
elevation are formed by mitered glass corners that run the full length of
two floors. This was Wright’s first use of mitered glass corners. Wright
utilized this concept again in 1935 when he designed Fallingwater. Each
textile block was 16" x 16". Wright continued the 16" measurement in the
details of the design. Some blocks were perforated, glass was added,
allowing additional light in, creating patters of light on the interior. The
Living Room balcony is on the left, bedroom closets below it. Stairs on the
right lead to the bedroom. The kitchen and stairway are on the far right.
Published in the August 1928 issue of
Architectural Record,
p.100. 8 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0215.15.0216 |
1928
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The
Powhatan Building. Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan,
1928. The Powhatan or Powhatan Apartments is a 22-story apartment building
overlooking Lake Michigan. The building was designed by architects Robert De
Golyer and Charles L. Morgan. Morgan was responsible for the colorful
mosaics in the lobbies and ballroom, as well as the colorful exterior
terra-cotta panels featuring scenes with Native American references. Other
American Indian motifs can be found throughout the building. Signed bottom
right: "C. Morgan." Text: "The Powhatan." Courtesy of the Art Institute of
Chicago. 6.5 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0215.24.0319 |
C 1928
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Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park,
Illinois, Circa 1928 (1902 - S.074). View of the Heurtley Residence from the
Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. The Entry arch is reached
by short stairs on either side of the front Terrace. The house is
constructed with two colors of brick. The lighter protrudes from the surface
creating strong horizontal shadows. Sandwiched between the lighter rows of
bricks are single and triple courses of darker bricks. On the center of the
front elevation is a rectangle of stucco, originally painted red.
Stamped into face with raised letters, lower right hand corner: “Dr. F.
Stoedtner, Berlin 7.” Dr Franz Stoedtner (1870–1945), was an art historian
and publisher and is considered one of the pioneers of documentary
photography. Mounted on a gray
board. Label affixed to verso: “American Architecture. Residence of A.
Heurtley, Exterior, 1901. Frank Lloyd Wright (1869- ), architect. Oak Park,
Illinols.” Note that Frank Lloyd Wright was still alive when this photograph
was produced. Small label affixed to verso: “A Am Oa4 m2a.” Original 8.6 x
6.5 B&W photograph. |
0215.43.1024 |
1928
|
The Rosenwald School, Hampton,
Virginia, Ground Plan and Elevation 1928 (Project 1928 - FLLW #2904).
Photograph of original drawing in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Ground
Plan and Elevation for The Rosenwald School, Hampton, Virginia, was designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1928. The Julius Rosenwald foundation was
responsible the construction of school houses throughout the south. Darwin
Martin who was connected with the organization commissioned Wright to design
the Whittier School for Negro Children at the Hampton Institute. On one of
the other drawings in the archives, Frank Lloyd Wright wrote, "Study for
school house for Negro children - Rosenwald (La Jolla, 1928)." For years it
was thought that this design was for La Jolla, California. That happened to
be
Wright’s temporary
home in 1928. Upper portion of drawing,
ground plan, lower portion, elevation. Text: "School - Rosenwald - Fund /
...iesee. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." FLLW #2904.02. Additional
information in
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1917-1942,
Pfeiffer, 2010, p.180. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer updated the designed date to
1928. Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0215.28.1219 |
1928
|
Miriam Noel Wright. (Circa
1928). Her divorce to Wright was finalized on August 26, 1927. After
announcing cinema ambitions in September 1927, Miriam continues to dog
Olgivanna and Wright. In July 1928, she tracks them down in
La Jolla,
California and is arrested after trashes their home. 4 x 6 B&W Photograph. |
0215.09.1210 |
1928
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Wright’s Oak Park Home (1889
S.002) C1928-30. Viewed from the west. Circular Garden wall is on the far
left. Directly beyond that is the Library. The Veranda and porch have been
enclosed incorporating the porch wall, also creating an open balcony
upstairs. The original Entry on the right has been sealed off. Very similar
to the Gilman Lane photograph dated 1925 in "Building a Legacy" page 49. The
Grant Manson image was taken during the winter after the Lane photograph
(judging by the landscaping and trees). The "Shield" is missing in the
Manson image. This image was taken within 2-4 years after the Manson and
Lane images, judging the growth of the landscaping and trees. Hand written
on verso: "Old Illinois Houses, Frank Lloyd Wright House, Oak Park, Ill."
Similar to photograph published in "Building a Legacy", Preservation Trust,
2001, page 49. Original 10 x 8 B&W Print. Acquired from the archives of the
Chicago Sun Times. |
0215.04.0410 |
1928
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 61. 1928. Frank Lloyd
Wright wearing a calf skin coat. He is leaning on his left arm, looking
slightly to the right of the camera. Wright is in his studio at Taliesin,
Spring Green. Caption taped to verso: “Associated Press Photo. Chicago
Bureau. Frank Lloyd Wright at "Taliesen" (sic - Taliesin). Frank Lloyd
Wright's First Picture In Four Years, Showing the Famous Architect, Whose
Love Tangles for a Long Time Occupied The Newspapers, At Work in The
Mammouth Studio of His Summer Home "Taliesen" at Spring Green, Wis.”
Original 8.5 x 6.5 B&W photograph. |
0215.38.0922 |
1928
|
Frank Lloyd Wright at 61. 1928.
Frank Lloyd Wright wearing a calf skin coat. While separated from Miriam
Noel, Wright met Olgivanna at the Petrograd Ballet in Chicago on Nov 30,
1924. In February 1925 Wright and Olgivanna moved into Taliesin. Miriam
filed for divorce on November 27. On December 2, 1925 Iovanna Wright was
born. For the next few year Miriam would torment Wright. Divorce was finally
finalized on August 26, 1927. In January, 1928, the bank orders Wright out
of Taliesin. Wright heads to Arizona and consults on Arizona Biltmore. In
March, Frank and Olgivanna move to La Jolla, CA. In July, Miriam trashes
Wrights cottage in La Jolla. Taliesin is sold at a sheriff's sale in July.
Wrights are finally married on August 25, 1928 at midnight in Rancho Santa
Fe near La Jolla. In October, Wright, Olgivanna and children moved back into
Taliesin. 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. |
0215.13.0714 |
C 1928
|
Unity Temple, Oak
Park, Illinois, Circa 1928 (1904 - S.096). Viewed from the Southwest, Unity
Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in
the center behind the large urn. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904.
Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Note
the vines covering the entrance wall and the face of Unity House. Vines are
also covering the left corner of Unity Temple. Also note the stains near the
base below the large urn. A similar photograph taken around the same time
period is published in “In The Nature of Materials,” Hitchcock, 1942,
pl.118. Stamped into face with raised letters, lower right hand corner: “Dr.
F. Stoedtner, Berlin 7.” Dr Franz Stoedtner (1870–1945), was an art
historian and publisher and is considered one of the pioneers of documentary
photography.
Mounted on a gray board. Label affixed to verso: “American Architecture.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. Unity Temple, Exterior. Oak Park, Illinois.” Small
label affixed to verso: “A Am Oa4 Dlal.” Original 8.75 x 6.25 B&W
photograph. |
0215.42.1024 |
1929 |
1929
|
Richard Lloyd Jones
Residence "Westhope,", Tulsa, OK. Original vintage photograph taken by
Frank Lloyd Wright associate, John Lloyd Wright, Wright’s son, of the
Richard Lloyd Jones residence under construction in 1929. Title on
verso reads "Billiard room conservatory, owner's room above" and initialed "JLW".
Purchased from the Estate of Alfonso Iannelli. Original vintage silver
gelatin photograph. 3.5 x 5. |
0228.08.0507 |
1929
|
Frank Lloyd Wright Designs for N. V.
Glassfabrik Leerdam Glassware 1929 (Leerdam Glassfabrik), Leerdam, Holland.
(Project, FLLW #3003.23) “Glassfabrik “ translates to “Glass Factory” in
English. Designs include Dinner Plate, Bread and Butter Plate, Saucer,
Coffee Pot, Dish, Glass, Vase. The Dutch glass manufacturing company was
founded in 1878, and becoming the NV Glasfabriek Leerdam in 1891. According
to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, “In 1928 Wright began a correspondence with P. M.
Cochius, director of the N. V. Glasfabriek "Leerdam" that produced fine
designer glassware. Wright was hoping to have glass blocks made for the
lighting in the living room of San Marcos-in-the-Desert. He also wanted
tabletop glass sculptures of the Nakoma and Nakomis figures. None of these
were ever produced, but in 1929 he created a series of designs for tableware
and flower holders. Records indicate that only an emerald green tall
hexagonal flower vase was produced. The other designs proved too difficult
to manufacture.”
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works 1917-1942,
2010, p.188. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library,
Columbia University. 10.5 x 7.5 B&W photograph. |
0228.37.0224 |
1929
|
Frank Lloyd Wright Designs for N. V.
Glassfabrik Leerdam Tall Vase 1929 (Leerdam Glassfabrik), Leerdam, Holland.
(Project, FLLW #3003.11) “Glassfabrik “ translates to “Glass Factory” in
English. Designs include Dinner Plate, Bread and Butter Plate, Saucer,
Coffee Pot, Dish, Glass, Vase. The Dutch glass manufacturing company was
founded in 1878, and becoming the NV Glasfabriek Leerdam in 1891. According
to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, “In 1928 Wright began a correspondence with P. M.
Cochius, director of the N. V. Glasfabriek "Leerdam" that produced fine
designer glassware. Wright was hoping to have glass blocks made for the
lighting in the living room of San Marcos-in-the-Desert. He also wanted
tabletop glass sculptures of the Nakoma and Nakomis figures. None of these
were ever produced, but in 1929 he created a series of designs for tableware
and flower holders. Records indicate that only an emerald green tall
hexagonal flower vase was produced. The other designs proved too difficult
to manufacture.”
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works 1917-1942,
2010, p.188. This was used in producing the tall ceramic
Pinnacle Flower Vase 2006 (ST#2006.45),
and the Crystal Bud Vase 1986
(ST#1986.149) and
1987 (ST#1987.142), minus the design on the bud base. Courtesy of the
Frank... Continued... |
0228.38.0224 |
1929
|
Liberty Magazine Covers Morgan Mosaic
(1929). Triangles in Color / September. In 1929, Charles Morgan created a
number of Mosaics based on the Liberty Cover design "September Desert" by
Frank Lloyd Wright. Original mosaic is painted ceramic tiles, 26.75" x 25" x
.5." Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright, Graphic Artist,
Fowler, 2002, p.96. Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art MOMA. 8 x 9 Color
Photograph. |
0228.35.0620 |
1929
|
Nakoma Model at Taliesin West,
circa 1929. View 1, facing toward the left. In 1923 Wright was commissioned
to design a clubhouse for the Nakoma Golf Club, Madison, Wisc. In 1924 he
was commissioned to design the Memorial Gateway to the Nakoma subdivision,
which at the time was on the outskirts of Madison. Wright’s plans were well
received by the Madison Realty Company. Models were created by Wright and
photographed on August 3, 1926 at Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin for
Franz A. Aust, by Melvin E. Diemer. Terra-cotta Nakoma and Nakomis sets were
created in 1929-1930 by Charles L. Morgan. Frank Lloyd Wright’s project
number for the Nakoma Sculptures was 2906, dating it as 1929. According to
Oskar Munuz and Doug Volker, Taliesin West, this white plaster figure was
most likely created for used in creating the 1929 terra cotta sets, not the
original figure photographed in 1926. Note the left arm of father (right
side) where it intersects with the son’s head. The arm in this model closer
to the base of the neck then the back of the head, as in the 1926
photograph. Photographed in June, 2013 by Oskar Munuz, Taliesin West. 8 x 10
Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0228.12.0314 |
1929
|
Nakoma Model at Taliesin West,
circa 1929. View 2, facing slightly toward the left. In 1923 Wright was
commissioned to design a clubhouse for the Nakoma Golf Club, Madison, Wisc.
In 1924 he was commissioned to design the Memorial Gateway to the Nakoma
subdivision, which at the time was on the outskirts of Madison. Wright’s
plans were well received by the Madison Realty Company. Models were created
by Wright and photographed on August 3, 1926 at Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin for Franz A. Aust, by Melvin E. Diemer. Terra-cotta Nakoma and
Nakomis sets were created in 1929-1930 by Charles L. Morgan. Frank Lloyd
Wright’s project number for the Nakoma Sculptures was 2906, dating it as
1929. According to Oskar Munuz and Doug Volker, Taliesin West, this white
plaster figure was most likely created for used in creating the 1929 terra
cotta sets, not the original figure photographed in 1926. Note the left arm
of father (right side) where it intersects with the son’s head. The arm in
this model closer to the base of the neck then the back of the head, as in
the 1926 photograph. Photographed in June, 2013 by Oskar Munuz, Taliesin
West. 8 x 10 Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0228.13.0314 |
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Nakoma Model at Taliesin West,
circa 1929. View 3, facing forward. In 1923 Wright was commissioned to
design a clubhouse for the Nakoma Golf Club, Madison, Wisc. In 1924 he was
commissioned to design the Memorial Gateway to the Nakoma subdivision, which
at the time was on the outskirts of Madison. Wright’s plans were well
received by the Madison Realty Company. Models were created by Wright and
photographed on August 3, 1926 at Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin for
Franz A. Aust, by Melvin E. Diemer. Terra-cotta Nakoma and Nakomis sets were
created in 1929-1930 by Charles L. Morgan. Frank Lloyd Wright’s project
number for the Nakoma Sculptures was 2906, dating it as 1929. According to
Oskar Munuz and Doug Volker, Taliesin West, this white plaster figure was
most likely created for used in creating the 1929 terra cotta sets, not the
original figure photographed in 1926. Note the left arm of father (right
side) where it intersects with the son’s head. The arm in this model closer
to the base of the neck then the back of the head, as in the 1926
photograph. Photographed in June, 2013 by Oskar Munuz, Taliesin West. 8 x 10
Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0228.14.0314 |
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Nakoma Model at Taliesin West,
circa 1929. View 4, facing right. In 1923 Wright was commissioned to design
a clubhouse for the Nakoma Golf Club, Madison, Wisc. In 1924 he was
commissioned to design the Memorial Gateway to the Nakoma subdivision, which
at the time was on the outskirts of Madison. Wright’s plans were well
received by the Madison Realty Company. Models were created by Wright and
photographed on August 3, 1926 at Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin for
Franz A. Aust, by Melvin E. Diemer. Terra-cotta Nakoma and Nakomis sets were
created in 1929-1930 by Charles L. Morgan. Frank Lloyd Wright’s project
number for the Nakoma Sculptures was 2906, dating it as 1929. According to
Oskar Munuz and Doug Volker, Taliesin West, this white plaster figure was
most likely created for used in creating the 1929 terra cotta sets, not the
original figure photographed in 1926. Note the left arm of father (right
side) where it intersects with the son’s head. The arm in this model closer
to the base of the neck then the back of the head, as in the 1926
photograph. Photographed in June, 2013 by Oskar Munuz, Taliesin West. 8 x 10
Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0228.15.0314 |
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Nakoma gilded Terra-cotta
Sculpture 1929. Terra-cotta Nakoma and Nakomis sets were created in
1929-1930. Frank Lloyd Wright’s project number for the Nakoma Sculptures was
2906, dating it as 1929. Of interest is Charles L. Morgan’s involvement to
create "a few black sets" of the Nakoma and Nakomis in 1930. (Frank Lloyd
Wright and Madison, 1990, page 88). On March 3, 2008, this Nakoma Sculpture
was sold at Treadway Gallery, Chicago. Unglazed terra-cotta, painted gold,
impressed "Frank Lloyd Wright" inscription to base. It was given as a gift
to the seller in August 1942. Height is 12.25". Price realized $2,800 plus
22% buyers premium. Acquired from and courtesy of Treadway Gallery. 8 x 10
Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0228.16.0314 |
1929
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Nakoma and Nakomis
Terra-cotta Figures 1929. Terra-cotta Nakoma and Nakomis sets were created
in 1929-1930. Frank Lloyd Wright’s project number for the Nakoma Sculptures
was 2906, dating it as 1929. Of interest is Charles L. Morgan’s involvement
to create "a few black sets" of the Nakoma and Nakomis in 1930. (Frank Lloyd
Wright and Madison, 1990, page 88). On June 13, 2002, these sculpture were
sold at Christie's Auction, "Important 20th Century Decorative arts
Including Tiffany". Nakoma (left) 12.25 in. high, Nakomis (right) 18in.
high, each impressed with Frank Lloyd Wright monogram. Price realized $5,975
plus buyers premium. Acquired from and courtesy of Christie's, New York. 8 x
10 Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0228.17.0314 |
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Nakoma and Nakomis plaster
sculptures circa 1929. "Nakoma and Nakomis, depicting the curvilinear Nakoma
with children, holding a vessel, and Nakomis standing, wearing a headdress
and teaching his son to take the bow to the Sun God. Impressed box
signature. Nakoma (left) 12" high, Nakomis (right) 16" high. Break bow and
arrow." On December 7, 2013, this set sold at the Treadway Toomey auction.
Price realized $2,750 plus 22% buyers premium. Acquired from and courtesy of
Treadway Toomey Gallery. 8 x 10 Color photograph. See our Wright study on the
Nakoma Clubhouse & Sculptures. |
0228.18.0314 |
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Ocatilla, Chandler Arizona (1928
- S.224). Exterior view of Ocatilla from a distance, 1929. As a result of
his work on the Arizona Biltmore, in April, 1928, Alexander J. Chandler
(1859-1950), one of the Phoenix area's successful developers, commissioned
Wright to design ‘San Marcos in the Desert". By May he had a design for the
resort in mind. The site for the resort consisted of 1,400 acres, located
south of Phoenix at the base of the Salt River Mountains. Chandler approved
of Wright's proposal, and in January 1929, Wright built a temporary camp on
a low mound south of the site for San Marcos. Built near Chandler, Arizona,
he called the camp "Ocatilla" after the giant desert shrub that grew in the
area. He designed his temporary encampment with low board walls and angled
enclosures. He went as far as constructing a full-scale sample of the
textile blocks he envisioned for the resort. He completed the working
drawings for the resort by late May, and left for Taliesin. In June, much of
the camp was destroyed by fire. The stock market crash in October, and
whatever hope of completion vanished. What remained of the camp gradually
fell into ruin, slowly consumed by the desert and vanished with the project.
Photograph taken between March and May, 1929. 8 x 3.25 B&W photograph.
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0228.28.0215 |
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Ocatilla, Chandler Arizona (1928
- S.224). Exterior view of Ocatilla 1929. As a result of his work on the
Arizona Biltmore, in April, 1928, Alexander J. Chandler (1859-1950), one of
the Phoenix area's successful developers, commissioned Wright to design ‘San
Marcos in the Desert". By May he had a design for the resort in mind. The
site for the resort consisted of 1,400 acres, located south of Phoenix at
the base of the Salt River Mountains. Chandler approved of Wright's
proposal, and in January 1929, Wright built a temporary camp on a low mound
south of the site for San Marcos. Built near Chandler, Arizona, he called
the camp "Ocatilla" after the giant desert shrub that grew in the area. He
designed his temporary encampment with low board walls and angled
enclosures. He went as far as constructing a full-scale sample of the
textile blocks he envisioned for the resort. He completed the working
drawings for the resort by late May, and left for Taliesin. In June, much of
the camp was destroyed by fire. The stock market crash in October, and
whatever hope of completion vanished. What remained of the camp gradually
fell into ruin, slowly consumed by the desert and vanished with the project.
Photograph taken between March and May, 1929. 9.5 x 8 B&W photograph. |
0228.29.0215 |
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Ocatilla, Chandler Arizona (1928
- S.224). Exterior view of Ocatilla, 1929. As a result of his work on the
Arizona Biltmore, in April, 1928, Alexander J. Chandler (1859-1950), one of
the Phoenix area's successful developers, commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to
design ‘San Marcos in the Desert". By May he had a design for the resort in
mind. The site for the resort consisted of 1,400 acres, located south of
Phoenix at the base of the Salt River Mountains. Chandler approved of
Wright's proposal, and in January 1929, Wright built a temporary camp on a
low mound south of the site for San Marcos. Built near Chandler, Arizona, he
called the camp "Ocatilla" after the giant desert shrub that grew in the
area. He designed his temporary encampment with low board walls and angled
enclosures. He went as far as constructing a full-scale sample of the
textile blocks he envisioned for the resort. He completed the working
drawings for the resort by late May, and left for Taliesin. In June, much of
the camp was destroyed by fire. The stock market crash in October, and
whatever hope of completion vanished. What remained of the camp gradually
fell into ruin, slowly consumed by the desert and vanished with the project.
Photograph taken between March and May, 1929. Original 12 x 8 B&W
photograph.. Courtesy of the Donald D. Walker Collection, Library of
Congress. |
0228.11.0512 |
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Ocatilla, Chandler Arizona (1928
- S.224). Draftsmen working at Ocatilla,
1929. As a result of his work on the Arizona Biltmore, in April, 1928,
Alexander J. Chandler (1859-1950), one of the Phoenix area's successful
developers, commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design ‘San Marcos in the Desert". By May
he had a design for the resort in mind. The site for the resort consisted of
1,400 acres, located south of Phoenix at the base of the Salt River
Mountains. Chandler approved of Wright's proposal, and in January 1929,
Wright built a temporary camp on a low mound south of the site for San
Marcos. Built near Chandler, Arizona, he called the camp "Ocatilla" after
the giant desert shrub that grew in the area. He designed his temporary
encampment with low board walls and angled enclosures. He went as far as
constructing a full-scale sample of the textile blocks he envisioned for the
resort. In the background on the left is the drawing of the National Life
Insurance Company project. He completed the working drawings for the resort
by late May, and left for Taliesin. In June, much of the camp was destroyed
by fire. Note the "No Smoking" sign. The stock market crash in October, and
whatever hope of completion vanished. What remained of the camp gradually
fell into ruin, slowly consumed by the desert and vanished with the project...
Continue... |
0228.10.1211 |
1929
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Ocatilla, Chandler Arizona 1929 (1928 -
S.224). Frank Lloyd Wright Ocatilla
Desert Camp, 1929. View of cabins, center and right, and a full scale model
on the left, of the concrete block system being proposed for the San Marcos
in the Desert hotel. As a result of his work on the Arizona Biltmore, in
April, 1928, Alexander J. Chandler (1859-1950), one of the Phoenix area's
successful developers, commissioned Wright to design ‘San Marcos in the
Desert". By May he had a design for the resort in mind. The site for the
resort consisted of 1,400 acres, located south of Phoenix at the base of the
Salt River Mountains. Chandler approved of Wright's proposal, and in January
1929, Wright built a temporary camp on a low mound south of the site for San
Marcos. Built near Chandler, Arizona, he called the camp "Ocatilla" after
the giant desert shrub that grew in the area. He designed his temporary
encampment with low board walls and angled enclosures. He went as far as
constructing a full-scale sample of the textile blocks he envisioned for the
resort. In the background on the left is the drawing of the National Life
Insurance Company project. He completed the working drawings for the resort
by late May, and left for Taliesin. In June, much of the camp was destroyed
by fire. The stock market crash in October, and whatever hope of completion...
Continue... |
0228.31.0117 |
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Ocatilla, Chandler Arizona,
Wright’s in their Packard, 1929 (1928 - S.224). Frank Lloyd Wright,
Olgivanna and their two daughters, Svetlana and Iovanna, in their newly
purchased Packard. In the background is Wright’s desert camp Ocatilla, in
Chandler Arizona. 10 x 7 B&W photograph. |
0228.27.0215 |
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Ravine Bluffs : Chicago & Milwaukee Electric
Railway Station Circa 1929 (1911 - FLLW.1123). Viewed from the East. One of
two designs Frank Lloyd Wright created for Sherman Booth. This one had a
flat roof, the second had a pitched roof. Located at the corner of Old Green
Bay Road and Maple Hill in Glencoe, Illinois. Of interest is the barren
landscaping. It featured a flat roof, a heated room in the winter, and a
covered area when it rained. From 1911 - 1915, Frank Lloyd Wright was
commissioned by Sherman Booth to design homes and a suburban development in
Glencoe, Illinois, the Ravine Bluffs Development. The project included both
public and private buildings. Sherman Booth House, Municipal Art Gallery,
Sherman Booth Summer Cottage, Architectural Features for Parker Way, Glencoe
Town Hall, Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway Stations, Sherman Booth
Stable and Garage, Ravine Bluffs Bridge and Concrete Street Lamp, Sherman
Booth House Scheme, Ravine Bluffs Development and Five Rental House. The
electric trains ran until July 1955, and the stations that served the line
were eventually demolished. Text etched in negative "Green Bay Rd, Glencoe.
No 19." Courtesy of the Village of Glencoe, Illinois. 6 x 4.5 B&W
photograph. (S#228.32) |
0228.32.1217 |
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Ravine Bluffs : Chicago & Milwaukee Electric
Railway Station Circa 1929 (1911 - FLLW.1123). Viewed from the South. One of
two designs Frank Lloyd Wright created for Sherman Booth. This one had a
flat roof, the second had a pitched roof. Located at the corner of Old Green
Bay Road and Maple Hill in Glencoe, Illinois. It featured a flat roof, a
heated room in the winter, and a covered area when it rained. From 1911 -
1915, Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned by Sherman Booth to design homes
and a suburban development in Glencoe, Illinois, the Ravine Bluffs
Development. The project included both public and private buildings. Sherman
Booth House, Municipal Art Gallery, Sherman Booth Summer Cottage,
Architectural Features for Parker Way, Glencoe Town Hall, Chicago &
Milwaukee Electric Railway Stations, Sherman Booth Stable and Garage, Ravine
Bluffs Bridge and Concrete Street Lamp, Sherman Booth House Scheme, Ravine
Bluffs Development and Five Rental House. The electric trains ran until July
1955, and the stations that served the line were eventually demolished. The
sign to the right of the sidewalk reads "Do Not Cross In Front of Trains."
Text etched in negative "Green Bay Rd, Glencoe. No 20." Courtesy of the
Village of Glencoe, Illinois. 6 x 4.5 B&W photograph. |
0228.33.1217 |
1929
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St. Mark’s Tower in the Bouwerie,
circa 1929 (Project 1929). Perspective for apartment complex, designed in
1929 by Frank Lloyd Wright for his long time friend William Norman Guthrie,
pastor of St. Mark’s in the Bouwerie, New York. This was Wright’s first use
of his Taproot foundation design. A second tower in the complex can be seen
to the right. It became the Broadacre model
and later resurrected for the Price
Tower. Illustration published in The
New York Times Magazine,
March 20, 1932, p.9. 5.75 x 10 B&W photograph. |
0228.26.0115 |
1929
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St. Mark’s Tower in the Bouwerie
(Project 1929). Side view and floor plan. Frank Lloyd Wright was
commissioned in 1929 to design an apartment complex by his long term friend
William Norman Guthrie, pastor of St. Mark’s in the Bouwerie. This was
Wright’s first use of his Taproot foundation design. It became the
Broadacre model and later resurrected for
the Price Tower. Original 8 x
10 B&W photograph. |
0228.22.0514 |
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Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak
Park circa 1929. Viewed from the Southwest, Unity Temple is on the left,
Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center behind the
large urn. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the
foreground. Photographed by
Gilman Lane before it was published in "The
New World Architecture," Cheney, 1930, page 341. 10 x 8 B&W photograph
and original 4.5 x 3.5 B&W photograph. |
0228.23.0514 |
1929
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Unity Temple Oak Park Circa 1929 (1904 -
S.096). Viewed from the Southwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House
is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center behind the large urn.
Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground.
Photographed by
Gilman Lane before it was published in "The
New World Architecture," Cheney, 1930, page 341. Photographed at the
same time as the photograph in "In The
Nature of Materials," Hitchcock, 1942, pl.118. Mounted in a small folder
with label hand written: "12937 Unity Temple, Chicago." Purchased from
Toulouse, France. Original 5 x 4 B&W photograph. |
0228.34.0318 |
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Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak
Park circa 1929. Viewed from the West, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity
House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center behind the large
urn. Lake Street is in the foreground. Photographed by
Gilman Lane before it
was published in "The New World Architecture," Cheney, 1930, page 33. Also
published in "In The Nature of
Materials", Hitchcock, 1942, plate 118, and published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright to 1910", Manson, 1958, page 160. Original 4.5 x 3.5
B&W photograph. |
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