|
|
|
|
|
2020 |
2020
 |
Sidney and Louise Bazett House, Hillsborough, CA,
Exterior 2020 (1939 - S.259). Set of 84 photographs of the Bazett House.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Wright's first scheme for the
Bazetts was a design similar to the
Armstrong Tahoe Summer Colony
(1923), and the E. A. Smith
(1939). This design was rejected. The second scheme was based on a hexagonal
"honeycomb" plan. Wright's first house, based on the hexagon was the
Hanna
House (1936 - S.235). In 1940, Wright also used
the hexagon when designing the
Auldbrass
and Richardson houses. Scheme two was built and is beautifully blended into
a hillside, about 20 miles South of downtown San Francisco. The main section
of the home is "V" shaped, with a Guest Room separated...
Continue...
|
2020.10.0521 (1-84) |
2020
 |
Conrad and Evelyn Gordon Residence Exterior 2020 (1956 - S.419). Set of 131
high res 20 X 13.5 digital images. Designed in 1956 by Frank Lloyd Wright,
construction did not begin until 1963. Located in Wilsonville from 1963
until 2001 until it was rescued from destruction and moved to the Oregon
Gardens in Silverton, Oregon. The original budget of $25,000, doubled to
$56,000 because of construction delays. The 2,100-square-foot Gordon House
was completed in 1964 and was based on Wright's "House for a Family of
$5-6,000 Income" plan, which was published in a 1938 issue of Life magazine.
There are many classic Wright details. The basic materials are concrete
blocks, local cedar and a red concrete floor with radiant heat, designed on
a seven foot grid...
Continue...
|
2020.02.1020 (1-131) |
2020
 |
Conrad and Evelyn Gordon Residence Interior 2020 (1956 - S.419). Set of 139
high res 20 X 13.5 digital images. Designed in 1956 by Frank Lloyd Wright,
construction did not begin until 1963. Located in Wilsonville from 1963
until 2001 until it was rescued from destruction and moved to the Oregon
Gardens in Silverton, Oregon. The 2,100-square-foot Gordon House was
completed in 1964 and was based on Wright's "House for a Family of $5-6,000
Income" plan, which was published in a 1938 issue of Life magazine. There
are many classic Wright details. The basic materials are concrete blocks,
local cedar and a red concrete floor with radiant heat, designed on a seven
foot grid. There are three sets of double wood framed glass doors on the
East and West side of the...
Continue...
|
2020.03.1020 (1-139) |
2020
 |
Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, Window 2020 (1915 - S.194). Leaded glass and
gold-foiled glass window from the Imperial Hotel. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1915, construction began in 1917 and on July 4, 1922 the first
section of Wright's Imperial Hotel opened. In August 1923 the hotel was
complete. On September 1, 1923 a major earthquake destroyed Tokyo. The
Imperial Hotel stood. A Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright. Constructed of brick,
concrete and Oya, a gray lava stone.
Thin horizontal bands of these leaded glass and gold-foiled glass windows
were used as a design element. Wright weaves clear glass with gold-foiled
glass. “...the building itself was a tapestry - a consistent fabric woven of
interdependent, related units, however various.”
Frank Lloyd Wright, A
Testament, Wright,
1957.
Thomas
Heinz’ writes, “The use of gold mirror glass set in diagonals within these
squares creates the impression of zig-zag lines. A mixture of art glass and
patterned muntins is combined to create a more interesting and less
expensive pattern than if either had been used alone.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
Glass Art, 1994, p.162...
Continue... |
2020.25.0724 |
2020
 |
George & Clifton Lewis Residence, "Spring House,"
Tallahassee, Florida, 2020 (1952 - S.359). Set of 23 photographs of the
exterior of the Lewis Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for 1952.
The home is a two-story, three bedroom, 1,500 square foot concrete block
structure. George Lewis was the president of the Lewis State Bank, founded
by his grandfather in 1856. After meeting Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948 at
Florida Southern College, Mrs. Clinton Lewis asked him to design a house for
their family. It was designed as a "hemicycle" in 1952 by Frank Lloyd
Wright. The first "hemicycle" home Frank Lloyd Wright designed was the
Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce
(1950), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright...
Continue...
|
2020.08.1220 (1-23) |
2020/1903
 |
8) Joseph J. Walser Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Windows 2020/1903 (1903 -
S.091). Possibly horizontal Reception Room window from the Joseph J. Walser
House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, the house sat on an uncrowded
lot, in the newly annexed Austin neighborhood. The building permit was
issued in May, 1903 and completed and occupied by the end of the year.
Frank Lloyd Wright specified the Reception Room window at 3' 5" (41") wide x
1' 11" (23") high. The interior and exterior Walser House art glass was
removed in the 1960s.
The design of
the Walser House is very similar to the
Barton,
DeRhodes and
Horner houses.
Julie Sloan wrote, “The J. J. Walser Jr. and the George Barton houses, both
of 1903, are virtually identical in floor plan and elevation. In their
windows, Wright returned to the chevron patterns he had developed earlier in
the Dana house. Unlike the Dana chevrons, however, many of which were based
on the sumac flower, the Walser design provides no concrete indication of a
source in nature. Here the chevron device seems to be developed for its own
decorative qualities...
Continue... |
2020.26.1224 |
2020
 |
Robert Llewellyn Wright Residence
Bethesda, Maryland, Exterior 2020 (1953 - S.358). Set of 71 photographs of
the exterior of the Robert Llewellyn Wright Residence. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright for his son in 1953. The home is a two-story, three bedroom,
1,800 square foot concrete block structure. The house is composed of
intersection and concentric segments of a circle, or "hemicycles" as Wright
called it. The first "hemicycle" home Frank Lloyd Wright designed was
the Jacobs II (1944). He also designed the Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949),
Pearce (1950), Marden (1952), (Llewellyn Wright - 1953), Lewis (1952), Cooke
(1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956). Circular homes included the
Friedman (1948), David Wright (1950) and the Lykes (1959)...
Continue...
|
2020.04.1220 (1-71) |
2020
 |
Robert Llewellyn Wright Residence Bethesda, Maryland,
Interior 2020 (1953 - S.358). Set of 80?? photographs of the interior of the
Robert Llewellyn Wright Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his
son in 1953. Robert Llewellyn was Wright's sixth child. The home is a
two-story, three bedroom, 1,800 square foot concrete block structure. The
house is composed of intersection and concentric segments of a circle, or
"hemicycles" as Wright called it. The lower level included the Living,
Dining, Workspace (Kitchen), Powder Room and the Terrace with Pool. The
upper level includes three Bedrooms, full Bath, Gallery (Hall) and a Balcony
off the Master Bedroom. A "hemicycles" shaped coffee table and six foot
stools, designed by Wright, mimicking the shape...
Continue...
|
2020.05.1220 (1-80) |
|
2021 |
2021
 |
Gregor S. Affleck Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan,
Exterior 2021 (1940 - S.274). Set of 47 exterior photographs
of the Gregor S. Affleck Residence. Designed in 1940 by
Frank Lloyd Wright, completed in 1941. Greger Affleck was
born in Chicago in 1898, Elizabeth Affleck was born 1903.
George spent many of his younger years near Spring Green,
Wisconsin and knew of Wright’s home and work. He graduated
from the University of Wisconsin in 1919 with a degree in
Chemical Engineering. He was about 43 years when they moved
into the house. Wright had instructed the Afflecks to “find
a site that no one else can build anything on.” They found
acreage in Bloomfield Hills was sloped, and traversed by a
small stream that lead to a pond. Wright designed...
Continue...
|
2021.35.0723 (1-47) |
2021
 |
Amy
Alpaugh Residence, Northport, Michigan, 2021 (1947 - S.293).
The Amy Alpaugh Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1947. The plan consisted of two separate building
connected by a covered walkway. The larger of the two
building was called "East House," which was never completed.
The largest section was the living room which include the
dining area, workspace (kitchen) and utility room, a large
fireplace and built-in seating. Off the living room, a wing,
rotated 45 degrees, are three stairs which lead to the
gallery that runs the length of the wing. Off the gallery
was the bath, a room for two looms, and at the end a
studio/bedroom. Rotated 45 degrees off the East House, a
covered walkway leads to the smaller building...
Continue...
|
2021.11.2021 (1-5) |
2021
 |
George Barton Residence, Buffalo, New York, Dining Room
Sideboard 2021 (FLLW #0301) (1903 - S.103). View of the
Barton Residence dining room sideboard. On a visit to New
York, we had the opportunity to visit the Darwin D. Martin Complex,
which includes the Darwin D. Martin Residence, the
Conservatory and Pergola, the two-story Garage and Stable,
the Gardener’s Cottage, a greenhouse and the
Barton Residence. Mrs. Barton was
Darwin Martin's sister. The Barton Residence was designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, and was the first to be built.
It was built on an adjacent lot on the Northeast corner of
the complex. It was designed to blend with the other
buildings that Wright designed. When the complex was
completed, not only did the Barton house blend with the
complex, but was also connected by a low wall that ran from
the Southwest corner of the house to the Conservatory.
The Martin House is considered among the most important
designs of Wright’s career. Breathtaking does not begin to
describe the Martin House. In some respects it dwarfs the
Barton House. Nevertheless, the Barton House is a jewel.
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer wrote, “The plan of the Barton House
is a basic...
Continue... |
2021.50.1224 |
2021
 |
Elizabeth and Don C. Duncan, Lisle,
Illinois/Polymath Park, Penn, 2021 (Marshall Erdman Prefab
Homes) (1957 - S.407.2). Set of 36 exterior and interior
photographs of the Duncan Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1956. Frank Lloyd Wright designed three prefab
homes for Marshal Erdman and Associates. Nine Prefab #1
homes were completed:
Van Tamelen (1956 - S.406);
Jackson (1957 - S.407.1);
Duncan (1957 - S.407.2);
Iber (1957 - S.408);
Post (1957 - S.409.1);
Cass (1959 - S.409.2);
Zaferiou (1961 - S.410); Mollica
(1958 - S.411.1); LaFond (1960 - S.411.2).
Prefab #2: two homes were constructed. Prefab #3 was never
built. Marshall Erdman and Frank Lloyd Wright first
discussed the idea of working together on a prefabricated...
Continue...
|
2021.33.0223 (1-36) |
2021
 |
James &
Dolores Edwards Residence, Okemos, Michigan Exterior 2021
(1949 - S.313). Set of 42 exterior photographs of the
Edwards Residence. Designed in 1949 by Frank Lloyd Wright.
James Edwards was an engineer for the Oldsmobile. He read an
article by Loren Pope and contacted Frank Lloyd Wright in
1948. They proceeded and the house was completed in 1952.
Constructed of brick, cypress and a floor of concrete. The
carport, workspace and bedroom wing are L-shaped, with the
living room turned 60 degrees starting at the carport,
forming a triangle. The entrance is reached at the end of
the carport, down a few stairs to covered porch. Doors open
into the entrance hall and living room. On the far end,
windows cover three sides of the living room...
Continue...
|
2021.37.0723 (1-42) |
2021
 |
Warren Hickox Residence, Kankakee, Illinois, Table 2021
(1900 - S.056). Table from the Warren Hickox Residence,
Kankakee, Illinois. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900.
Both the Hickox and Bradley houses are considered Wright’s
first prairie styled houses. Although the Hickox is smaller
than the Bradley, it has many of the same characteristics.
Broad overhanging eaves, gabled roof, upturned flanges,
stucco and wood trim, dominate horizontal lines, and
horizontal bands of leaded glass windows. The angles in the
windows mimic the angles of the roof line. Provenance: The
Collection of Wilbert & Marilyn Hasbrouck, Chicago,
Illinois. This table was the centerpiece at the Prairie
Avenue Bookstore in Chicago for many years. Constructed of
oak. 64" Square x 28" High. Toomey & Co. Auctions, Chicago,
Illinois, December 02, 2021, Lot 184. Courtesy of Toomey &
Co., Chicago, Illinois. 10 x 8 Color photograph. |
2021.45.1223 |
2021
 |
Warren Hickox Residence, Kankakee, Illinois, Tall Back
Chair 2021 (1900 - S.056). Three views of a tall back chair
from the Warren Hickox Residence, Kankakee, Illinois.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900. Both the Hickox and
Bradley houses are considered Wright’s first prairie styled
houses. Although the Hickox is smaller than the Bradley, it
has many of the same characteristics. Broad overhanging
eaves, gabled roof, upturned flanges, stucco and wood trim,
dominate horizontal lines, and horizontal bands of leaded
glass windows. The angles in the windows mimic the angles of
the roof line. The hickox tall back chair is very similar in
design to the Susan Lawrence Dana tall back chair (1902 -
S.072). The major difference being that the Hickox...
Continue...
|
2021.46.1223 (1-3) |
2021
 |
E-Z Polish Factory
Interior 2021 (1905 - S.114). Set of 49 photographs of the
interior of the E-Z Polish Factory. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1905. The E-Z Polish Factory is located a quarter
mile from the Wright designed Francisco Terrace and Waller
Apartments. Significant changes have been made to Frank
Lloyd Wright's original design for the E-Z Polish Factory.
Designed for William E. Martin, to date there are no
plans or photographic records of the original two-story
building as Wright designed it. The only plans that survived
are for Scheme I, an unrealized design,
Frank Lloyd
Wright Monograph 1902-1906,
Pfeiffer, p.187. Wright's initial unrealized designed, Scheme I,
was a two story building with a daylight basement facing...
Continue...
|
2021.09.1021
(1-49) |
2021
 |
Thomas H. Gale Cottage, Whitehall, Michigan 2021 (1897 -
S.088). Set of 13 exterior photographs of the Thomas Gale
Summer Cottage. Designed in 1897 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The
Gale family were early clients of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Brothers Thomas Gale Residence, Oak Park (1892 S.016),
Walter Gale Residence, Oak Park (1893 - S.020), Thomas Gale
Summer Cottage, Whitehall, Michigan (1897 - S.088), Mrs.
Thomas Gale Three Summer Cottages (1909 - S.088 : 1-3), and
the Mrs. Thomas Gale Residence, Oak Park (1909 - S.098).
Plans for the Thomas Gale Cottage have not survived in the
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives. But the floor plan
is similar to the plans of the three Mrs. Thomas Gale
cottages, with modifications and slightly...
Continue...
|
2021.42.0823 (1-13) |
2021
 |
Mrs. Thomas Gale Summer Cottage #1, Whitehall, Michigan,
2021 (1909 - S.088-1). Set of 31 exterior photographs of the
Mrs. Thomas Gale Summer Cottage 1. Designed in 1909 by Frank
Lloyd Wright. The Gale family were early clients of Frank
Lloyd Wright. Brothers Thomas Gale Residence, Oak Park (1892
S.016), Walter Gale Residence, Oak Park (1893 - S.020),
Thomas Gale Summer Cottage, Whitehall, Michigan (1897 -
S.088), Mrs. Thomas Gale Three Summer Cottages (1909 - S.088
: 1-3), and the Mrs. Thomas Gale Residence, Oak Park (1909 -
S.098). The three rental cottages used the same floor plans.
These cottages were designed as summer cottages, and were
not originally occupied year round. Originally dated 1905...
Continue...
|
2021.41.0823
(1-31) |
2021
 |
Mrs. Thomas Gale Summer Cottage #2, Whitehall, Michigan, 2021
(1909 - S.088-2). Set of 24 exterior
and interior photographs of the Mrs. Thomas Gale Summer Cottage
2. Designed in 1909 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Gale family were
early clients of Frank Lloyd Wright. Brothers Thomas Gale
Residence, Oak Park (1892 S.016), Walter Gale Residence, Oak
Park (1893 - S.020), Thomas Gale Summer Cottage, Whitehall,
Michigan (1897 - S.088), Mrs. Thomas Gale Three Summer Cottages
(1909 - S.088 : 1-3), and the Mrs. Thomas Gale Residence, Oak
Park (1909 - S.098). The
three rental cottages used the same floor plans. These cottages
were designed as summer cottages, and were not originally
occupied year round... Continue...
|
2021.38.0723 (1-24) |
2021
 |
Mrs. Thomas Gale Summer Cottage #3,
Whitehall, Michigan, 2021 (1909 - S.088-3). Set of 8
exterior photographs of the Mrs. Thomas Gale Summer Cottage
3. Designed in 1909 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Gale family
were early clients of Frank Lloyd Wright. Brothers Thomas
Gale Residence, Oak Park (1892 S.016), Walter Gale
Residence, Oak Park (1893 - S.020), Thomas Gale Summer
Cottage, Whitehall, Michigan (1897 - S.088), Mrs. Thomas
Gale Three Summer Cottages (1909 - S.088 : 1-3), and the
Mrs. Thomas Gale Residence, Oak Park (1909 - S.098). The
three rental cottages used the same floor plans. These
cottages were designed as summer cottages, and were not
originally occupied year round.
Originally dated 1905...
Continue...
|
2021.39.0823 (1-8) |
2021
 |
Mrs. George E. Gerts Summer Cottage, Whitehall, Michigan,
2021 (1902 - S.077). Set of 50 exterior and five interior
photographs of the Mrs. George E. Gerts Summer Cottage.
Photographed on September 20, 2021 during a visit to
Michigan. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. Little has
been written about the Gerts Cottage. Henry-Russell
Hitchcock in In The
Nature of Materials, 1942, merely notes the date, 1902.
Grant Manson, Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910, 1958, makes
reference to it. Frank Lloyd Wright did not include it in
Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright,
1910, but interestingly includes a photograph and floor plan
in Frank Lloyd
Wright, Ausgefuhrte Bauten, 1911, p.92, and
Frank
Lloyd Wright, Chicago, 1911, p.78...
Continue...
|
2021.31.0822 (1-55) |
2021
 |
Frank Iber
Residence, Plover, Wisconsin, Exterior 2021 (1957 - S.408).
Set of 4 exterior photographs of the Frank Iber Residence.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright
designed three prefab homes for Marshal Erdman and
Associates. Nine Prefab #1 homes were completed: Van Tamelen
(1956 - S.406);
Jackson
(1957 - S.407.1);
Duncan (1957 - S.407.2); Iber (1957 - S.408);
Post (1957 - S.409.1);
Cass (1959 - S.409.2);
Zaferiou (1961 - S.410); Mollica (1958 -
S.411.1); LaFond (1960 - S.411.2). Prefab #2: two
homes were constructed. Prefab #3 was never built. Marshall
Erdman and Frank Lloyd Wright first discussed the idea of
working together on a prefabricated design in 1954. It
wouldn't be until the end of 1955 that Wright would...
Continued...
|
2021.32.0223 (1-4) |
2021
 |
Ray W. And Emmy Lindholm Residence Exterior, Polymath Park, Acme,
Pennsylvania 2021 (1952 - S.353). Set of 23 exterior photographs of the R. W. Lindholm Residence,
Mantyla. Photographed on October 17, 2021 during a trip to
Pennsylvania. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952 after
their daughter suggested they speak to Wright about
designing their home. She was a student at the University of
Minnesota, and one of her professors lived in the Wiley
Residence (1933 - S.229) at the time. Four years later they
would build the Wright designed gas station that was based
on the design for an overhead gas station, designed in 1932
for Broadacre City. The residence is a large "L" shaped
Usonian home with the carport forming...
Continue...
|
|
2021
 |
Ray W. And Emmy Lindholm ResidenceInterior, Polymath Park, Acme,
Pennsylvania 2021 (1952 - S.353). Set of 43
interior photographs of the R. W. Lindholm Residence,
Mantyla. Photographed on October 17, 2021 during a trip to
Pennsylvania. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952 after
their daughter suggested they speak to Wright about
designing their home. She was a student at the University of
Minnesota, and one of her professors lived in the Wiley
Residence (1933 - S.229) at the time. Four years later they
would build the Wright designed gas station that was based
on the design for an overhead gas station, designed in 1932
for Broadacre City. The residence is a large "L" shaped
Usonian home with the carport forming...
Continue...
|
|
2021
 |
Charles L. Manson House, Wausau, Wisconsin,
2021 (1938 - S.249). Set of 80 exterior photographs of the
Charles L. Manson Residence. Photographed on September 21,
2021 during a trip through Wisconsin. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1938. This is considered by many to be
Wright's fourth Usonian House. The first being
Jacobs I
(1936 - S#234). The second, the
Hanna House
(1936 - S#235). The third, the Ben Rebhuhn House (1937 -
S#240), a design reworked to conform to Usonian principles.
Rebhuhn was Wright's publisher at Horizon Press. Fourth, the
Charles L. Manson House (1938). Where as the Jacobs I and
somewhat the Hanna are L-shaped Usonians, and the Rebhuhn a
cruciform, the Manson is generally in-line. Wright...
Continue...
|
2021.27.0422 (1-59)
|
2021
 |
William E. Martin Residence, Oak Park, Low-Back Slipper
Chair 2021 (1902 - S.061). Three views of a William Martin
low-back slipper chair, Wright Auction, October 28, 2021.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. (Note: We believe
that this chair may have been miss identified as an Avery
Coonley Chair. When comparing photographs of this chair to
photographs of a William Martin chair sold at Heritage
Auctions, on October 1, 2019, the wood grain and blemishes
match exactly, (ST#2019.67).
Wood grain, like fingerprints can not be duplicated.) Lot
description: “Frank Lloyd Wright. Chair from the Avery
Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois. 1907 oak,
upholstery. 27 H x 15.75 W x 17.5 D. Provenance: Avery
Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, IL. Private Collection...
Continue...
|
2021.43.1223 (1-3) |
2021
 |
1) Recast Head from Interior Fountain at Midway Gardens,
Chicago, Illinois 2021 (1913 - S.180). View of the recast
head from the Midway Gardens fountain. Face is turned
slightly to the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1913, the sculptures were executed by Alfonso Iannelli.
Midway Gardens was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. In
1939, ten years after its destruction, Edgar Tafel, one of
Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentices, was supervising the
construction of the Lloyd Lewis Residence in Libertyville,
Illinois (1939 - S.265). During that time frame, he made the
trip to Chicago to visit the site of the demolished Midway
Gardens. The elements had exposed fragments, and one was the
head from the fountain in the enclosed Winter Garden. Tafel
took it back to the Lewis site and designed and fabricated
the base in the shape of interlocked cubes, reminiscent of
the designs in the Midway Garden Sprites. The Lewises loved
what he had done and convinced Tafel to leave it with them,
which he later greatly regretted. Recast from the original
by Bill Hasbrouck. Photographed by Toomey and Co., Oak Park,
Illinois. 8 x 10 Color photograph.
|
2021.16.1221 |
2021
 |
2) Recast Head from Interior Fountain at Midway Gardens,
Chicago, Illinois 2021 (1913 - S.180). View of the recast
head from the Midway Gardens fountain. Face is turned to the
right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, the
sculptures were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens
was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. In 1939, ten years
after its destruction, Edgar Tafel, one of Frank Lloyd
Wright's apprentices, was supervising the construction of
the Lloyd Lewis Residence in Libertyville, Illinois (1939 -
S.265). During that time frame, he made the trip to Chicago
to visit the site of the demolished Midway Gardens. The
elements had exposed fragments, and one was the head from
the fountain in the enclosed Winter Garden. Tafel took it
back to the Lewis site and designed and fabricated the base
in the shape of interlocked cubes, reminiscent of the
designs in the Midway Garden Sprites. The Lewises loved what
he had done and convinced Tafel to leave it with them, which
he later greatly regretted. Recast from the original by Bill
Hasbrouck. Photographed by Toomey and Co., Oak Park,
Illinois. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
2021.17.1221 |
2021
 |
3) Recast Head from Interior Fountain at Midway Gardens,
Chicago, Illinois 2021 (1913 - S.180). View of the recast
head from the Midway Gardens fountain. Face is turned away
from the camera. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, the
sculptures were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens
was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. In 1939, ten years
after its destruction, Edgar Tafel, one of Frank Lloyd
Wright's apprentices, was supervising the construction of
the Lloyd Lewis Residence in Libertyville, Illinois (1939 -
S.265). During that time frame, he made the trip to Chicago
to visit the site of the demolished Midway Gardens. The
elements had exposed fragments, and one was the head from
the fountain in the enclosed Winter Garden. Tafel took it
back to the Lewis site and designed and fabricated the base
in the shape of interlocked cubes, reminiscent of the
designs in the Midway Garden Sprites. The Lewises loved what
he had done and convinced Tafel to leave it with them, which
he later greatly regretted. Recast from the original by Bill
Hasbrouck. Photographed by Toomey and Co., Oak Park,
Illinois. 8 x 10 Color photograph.
|
2021.18.1221 |
2021
 |
4) Recast Head from Interior Fountain at Midway Gardens,
Chicago, Illinois 2021 (1913 - S.180). View of the recast
head from the Midway Gardens fountain. Face is turned to the
left. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, the sculptures
were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens was built
in 1914 and demolished in 1929. In 1939, ten years after its
destruction, Edgar Tafel, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's
apprentices, was supervising the construction of the Lloyd
Lewis Residence in Libertyville, Illinois (1939 - S.265).
During that time frame, he made the trip to Chicago to visit
the site of the demolished Midway Gardens. The elements had
exposed fragments, and one was the head from the fountain in
the enclosed Winter Garden. Tafel took it back to the Lewis
site and designed and fabricated the base in the shape of
interlocked cubes, reminiscent of the designs in the Midway
Garden Sprites. The Lewises loved what he had done and
convinced Tafel to leave it with them, which he later
greatly regretted. Recast from the original by Bill
Hasbrouck. Photographed by Toomey and Co., Oak Park,
Illinois. 8 x 10 Color photograph.
|
2021.19.1221 |
2021
 |
5) Recast Head from Interior Fountain at Midway Gardens,
Chicago, Illinois 2021 (1913 - S.180). View of the recast
head from the Midway Gardens fountain. Face is turned to
face the camera. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, the
sculptures were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens
was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929. In 1939, ten years
after its destruction, Edgar Tafel, one of Frank Lloyd
Wright's apprentices, was supervising the construction of
the Lloyd Lewis Residence in Libertyville, Illinois (1939 -
S.265). During that time frame, he made the trip to Chicago
to visit the site of the demolished Midway Gardens. The
elements had exposed fragments, and one was the head from
the fountain in the enclosed Winter Garden. Tafel took it
back to the Lewis site and designed and fabricated the base
in the shape of interlocked cubes, reminiscent of the
designs in the Midway Garden Sprites. The Lewises loved what
he had done and convinced Tafel to leave it with them, which
he later greatly regretted. Recast from the original by Bill
Hasbrouck. Photographed by Toomey and Co., Oak Park,
Illinois. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
2021.20.1221 |
2021
 |
William & Mary Palmer Residence, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
Exterior 2021 (1950 - S.332). Set of 19 exterior photographs
of the William Palmer Residence. Designed in 1950 by Frank
Lloyd Wright utilizing equilateral triangles are a design
element. William Palmer was an economics professor at the
University of Michigan. Mary studied music at the Universit.
William and Mary were married in 1937. In 1949, they
purchased property in 1949 chose Frank Lloyd Wright to
design their house. Completed in 1952, they lived in th
house until 2009. Historian Grant Hildebrand, author of
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Palmer House, 2007, wrote that the
Palmer House ranks among the best residential designs of
Wright’s career. Constructed of tidewater cypress and...
Continue...
|
2021.36.0723 (1-19) |
2021
 |
Carl Schultz Residence, Saint Joseph, Michigan 2021
(1957 - S.426). Set of 66 exterior photographs of the Carl
Schultz Residence. Photographed on September 16, 2021 during
a trip through the state of Michigan. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1957. Constructed of dark red paving brick
with mahogany trim. The floors are tinted concrete, scored
in four foot modules. The house overlooks the Saint Joseph
River. An expansive drive leads to the front of the house,
with the carport to the right. The exterior drive is also
tinted, and is also scored in four foot modules. The roof is
red, fascia is brown, and the brick a dark red, blending
beautifully. The house is low on long, giving the feel that
it is hugging the ground. A walled terrace to the left also
adds to the...
Continue...
|
2021.30.0622 |
2021
 |
Mrs. Clinton
Walker Residence, Carmel, CA, Exterior 2021 (1948 - S.306). Set of 84
photographs of the Walker Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948.
The Walker Residence sets on a rocky outcrop jetting out into the Pacific
Ocean. Della Brooks married Minneapolis lumber executive Clinton Walker, a
successful Minneapolis businessman. In 1904 they moved to Piedmont,
California and lived there until Mr. Walker's death in 1944. After his
death, she moved to Carmel. Her sister Alma gifted her the oceanfront o
tract with its rocky outcropping, The perfect site for a Frank Lloyd Wright
building. She wrote, "I own a rocky point of land in Carmel, Calif.
extending into the Pacific Ocean. The surface is flat, it is located at the
end of a white sand beach...
Continue...
|
2021.05.0621 (1-84) |
2021
 |
Duey & Julia Wright Residence Exterior, Wausau,
Wisconsin 2021 (1956 - S.420). Set of 56
exterior photographs of the Duey Wright
Residence. Photographed on September 22, 2021 during a road trip
through Michigan and Wisconsin. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1956. The first design, Scheme 1, utilized some of the same
design elements as the Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." Large
circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport,
and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house,
continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a
pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living
room was a large circular terrace, also similar to the Loeb
house. The house was perched atop the high bank of the...
Continue...
|
2021.14.1221 (1-56) |
2021
 |
Duey & Julia Wright Residence Interior, Wausau,
Wisconsin 2021 (1956 - S.420). Set of 55
interior photographs of the Duey Wright
Residence. Photographed on September 22, 2021 during a road trip
through Michigan and Wisconsin. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1956. The first design, Scheme 1, utilized some of the same
design elements as the Gerald Loeb "Hilltop House." Large
circular columns supporting the roof, beginning at the carport,
and in a long continuous line, to the entrance of the house,
continuing around the perimeter of the living room, creating a
pergola between the two. Off the corner of the of the living
room was a large circular terrace, also similar to the Loeb
house. The house was perched atop the high bank of the...
Continue...
|
2021.15.1221 (1-55) |
|
2022 |
2022
 |
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2022 (1956 - S.399). Set of 50 exterior
and 49 interior photographs of the Annunciation Greek
Orthodox Church. Photographed on September 10, 2022 during a
visit to Wisconsin. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956.
Circular in design, it incorporates the Greek Orthodox
symbol of the cross, directly and indirectly. Historically,
the Greek Orthodox cross is depicted as a stand alone cross
and also within a circle. Frank Lloyd Wright chose the
later. The cross and the dome, two dominate symbols of the
faith, and Wright incorporated both. The church is
constructed of concrete. The dome sets atop an inverted dome
and is supported by four concrete piers. The four piers ...
Continue...
|
2022.02.1022 (1-99) |
2022
 |
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs II Residence, Middleton, Wisconsin,
2022 (1944 - S.283).
Set of 46 exterior photographs of
the Jacobs II Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1944.
It is the second home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the
Jacobs. The first, Jacobs I (S#234), was the first Usonian home
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and was designed in 1936.
The Jacobs II is a two-story house. The house is approached
from the back which is set into an earthen bank. A tunnel
passed through the bank to the front of the house. In the
tunnel you pass a side door that leads into the the
workspace. The front of the house has floor to ceiling
windows, and overlooks a circular sunken terrace. The first
set of double glass ...
Continue...
|
2022.16 0323 (1-46) |
2022
 |
A. P. Johnson Residence, Delavan Lake, Wisconsin, 2022 (1906
- S.087). Set of 63 exterior photographs of the A. P.
Johnson Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1906.
It is the last of five housed designed for the shores of
Lake Delavan, the first four being: Wallis (1900 - S.079),
Jones (1900 - S.083), Spencer (1902 - S.081) and Ross (1902
- S.082). The house is a two-story house with covered
porches (now enclosed) on either side forming a cruciform.
As of the early 1980s the two covered porches were not
enclosed. An open porch runs the full length of the back of
the house, connecting both porches, with stairs in the
center leading to the lawn facing the lake. As you approach
the house, it is symmetrical in appearance...
Continue...
|
2022.17.0323 (1-63) |
2022
 |
A. W. Hebert Residence Remodel, Evanston, Illinois,
Exterior 2022 (1902 - S.089). Set of 10 exterior photographs
of the Hebert Residence during a trip through Illinois. The
remodeling was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902.
Although the house is beautifully maintained, almost all of
the changes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright were lost when
the house was restored after a fire in 1959. A few of
Wright's early designs were
remodels.
Kenwood Dining Room (1903), Bassett (1894),
Young (1895),
Roberts (1896),
Waller (1899),
Hills (1900),
Heurtley Cottage
(1902), Hebert (1902) and the Rookery
(1905), just to name a few. We were not able
to find photographic records of what the Hebert Residence
looked like after Wright remodeled the house...
Continue...
|
2022.15.0223 (1-10) |
2022
 |
Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence, Rockford, Illinois, 2022
(1949 - S.319).
Set of 63
exterior and 65 interior photographs
of the Kenneth & Phyllis Laurent Residence. Photographed on
September 14, 2022 during a visit to Wisconsin and Illinois.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949, it was the third
"hemicycle" designed by Wright. The first was the Jacobs II
(1944). He also designed the
Meyer (1948),
Laurent (1949),
Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952),
Marden (1952),
Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke
(1953), Rayward (1955)
and the Spencer (1956). Kenneth Laurent was bound by a
wheelchair, so one unique aspect of this house is that Wright
designed it for ease of mobility. Wright also used two radius,
one for the house and a second for the for the terrace...
Continue...
|
2022.05.1222 (1-63);
2022.06.1222 (1-65) |
2022
 |
Isabel & Darwin Martin Summer Residence Graycliff, Derby,
New York, Settle (Bench) 1929/2022 (1927 - S.225). Entry
hall Settle (bench) originally produced in 1929 for the
Isabel & Darwin Martin Summer Residence Graycliff. Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1929. According to Graycliff, “In a
letter to Frank Lloyd Wright dated August 1, 1929, Isabelle
Martin wrote: "Will you please send me at once a sketch for
a hall seat about 6 ft. long and 23 in. deep over all. This
I wish of the simplest possible design to be made of cypress
with loose cushions back and seat. Comfort is not first
requisite as it is simply to fill space between lavatory
door and south window... One stroke of your pencil will do
the job..." During a visit to Graycliff in 2024, this
original bench was featured in the living room. A
reproduction sets in the entryway just to the right of the
front door (ST#2024.21-2).
After Isabel Martin’s death in 1945, Graycliff remained
unsold until 1951 when the Piarist Fathers acquired the
property. In 1996 this Settle was acquired and held in a
private collection. On June 16, 2010 this Settle was sold at
Christie's, New York. On December 13, 2022, this bench was
sold at Toomey & Co. The result was $20,000. Constructed of
cypress...
Continue... |
2022.30.1025 |
2022
 |
William H. Pettit Memorial Chapel, Belvidere, Illinois, 2022
(1906 - S.116). Set of 51 exterior and 31 interior
photographs of the William H. Pettit Mortuary Chapel.
Photographed on September 14, 2022 during a visit to
Chicago. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1906. Little has
been written about the Gerts Cottage. Henry-Russell
Hitchcock in In The Nature of Materials, 1942, merely notes
the date, 1906. Grant Manson, Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910,
1958, merely makes reference to it. But Frank Lloyd Wright
thought enough of it that he included it in Ausgefuhrte
Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright, 1910, Tafel XLI
(41), including two perspectives and a floor plan. He goes
on to describe it as: "A small inexpensive burial chapel at
Belvidere...
Continue...
|
2022.01.1022 (1-82) |
2022
 |
Andrew Porter Residence, Tanyderi, Spring Green, Wisconsin 2022
(1907 - S.134). Set of 15
exterior
and 29 interior photographs of the
Andrew Porter Residence, Tanyderi, meaning "Under the Oaks" in
Welch. Photographed on September 12, 2022 during a visit to
Wisconsin. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907 for his sister
and brother-in-law Jane and Andrew T. Porter. He designed the
house when Andrew Porter became headmaster of Hillside Home
School. Mrs. Jane Porter taught voice and gave piano lessons. It
preceded Taliesin by six years and was built on one of the
higher hills at Taliesin, just beneath Romeo and Juliet. The
home's floor plan is based on Wright's "Fireproof House for $5,000"
published in Ladies Home...
Continued...
|
2022.13.0123 (1-15)
- 2022.14.0123
(1-29) |
2022/1898
 |
George W. Smith Residence, Oak Park, Illinois, 2022/1898
(1896 - S.045). Beautiful recreation of the George W. Smith
Residence as it originally appeared in 1898. “When news
broke on Thursday, December 15, 2022, that the 1898 George
Smith House in Oak Park, Illinois, had been listed for sale,
Conservancy executive director Barbara Gordon immediately
reached out to listing agent, Catherine Cannon, and the
house was then included on our Wright on the Market. Within
days of it being listed, Barbara, Conservancy preservation
programs manager John Waters and Architectural Advisory
Committee member Patrick Mahoney, AIA, met with the realtor
and family to tour the house and discuss its future. While
familiar with the simple, bold exterior forms of the house,
the Conservancy team found inside spaces and details that
equaled the expectations raised by the exterior... John
Waters created a digital model to give some idea of what the
house may have looked like when first built...” A five
minute video can be found on YouTube. Courtesy of John
Waters and the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy. 10 x 8 Color
Photograph. |
2022.19.0623 |
|
2023 |
2023
 |
Cedric G. and Patricia Boulter Residence, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Exterior and Interior 2023 (1954 - S.379).
Set of 96 exterior photographs of
the Boulter Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The house is set into the hillside
in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati. We were able to visit
the house on an overcast day near the end of October. In 1952,
Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Horace Sturtevant in
Oakland Californica. Like the Boulter Residence, it too was
designed for a hillside. Working drawings were completed, but
the house remained a project. Frank Lloyd Wright resurrected the
design for the Boulter Residence, lengthening the living room by
one - four foot section. It is constructed of concrete block,
Philippine mahogany and glass. Construction...
Continue...
|
2023.09.0124 (1-96) |
2023
 |
Cedric G. and Patricia Boulter Residence, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Exterior and Interior 2023 (1954 - S.379).
Set of 45 interior photographs of
the Boulter Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954.
When the house was completed in 1956 it included the open
carport. The front door in 1956 was where it is today. To the
right of the front door, a vertical window is sandwiched between
the door jam and the concrete block wall. The window to the left
today is four feet wide. In 1956, the carport was not enclosed,
and on the left at that time were two windows, two feet wide,
placed at 90 degrees, forming a metered glass corner, like the
two outer corners of the living room. Then, the entrance hall
was enclosed by a second four foot wide window, forming a six
foot by six foot enclosed area...
Continue...
|
2023.10.0124 (1-45) |
2023
 |
James Charnley Bungalow, Ocean Springs,
Mississippi, 2023 (1890 - S.007).
Set of 36 exterior photographs of
the James Charnley Bungalow. James Charnley was
a wealthy lumber baron who was a personal friend of Louis
Sullivan. Frank Lloyd Wright was the chief draftsman at the time
for the architectural firm of Adler and Sullivan. Designed in
1890 by Frank Lloyd Wright.
After arriving in Chicago, Frank Lloyd Wright was hired as a
draftsman with Joseph Lyman Silsbee who he had collaborated with
on Unity Chapel (1886 - S.000) in Spring Green. His employment
with Silsbee was short lived after accepting employment in 1887
as a draftsman for Adler and Sullivan, working closely with
Sullivan for six years.
In his
autobiography...
Continued...
|
2023.02.0623 (1-36) |
2023
 |
James Charnley Guesthouse, Ocean Springs,
Mississippi, 2023 (1890 - S.008).
Set of 40 exterior and interior
photographs of the James Charnley Guesthouse. James Charnley was
a wealthy lumber baron who was a personal friend of Louis
Sullivan. Frank Lloyd Wright was the chief draftsman at the time
for the architectural firm of Adler and Sullivan. Designed in
1890 by Frank Lloyd Wright.
After arriving in Chicago, Frank Lloyd Wright was hired as a
draftsman with Joseph Lyman Silsbee who he had collaborated with
on Unity Chapel (1886 - S.000) in Spring Green. His employment
with Silsbee was short lived after accepting employment in 1887
as a draftsman for Adler and Sullivan, working closely with
Sullivan for six years.
In his autobiography...
Continued...
|
2023.02.0623 (37-76) |
2023
 |
John E. & Catherine Christian Residence, Samara, West
Lafayette, Indiana, 2023 (1954 - S.375). Set of 91 exterior
and 106 interior photographs of the Christian Residence. On
a trip through the Midwest, we had the opportunity to visit
and photograph the Christian Residence. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1954.
“The Christian House (I954) is a rare example of a complete
and intact Frank Lloyd Wright designed Usonian home. As a
private residence open for public viewing, it “affords
unparalleled opportunities for education in architecture,
art, interior design, site planning, construction,
environmental sensitivity and philosophic issues...
Continue...
|
2023.35.0225 (1-91)
2023.36.0225 (1-105) |
2023
 |
Avery
Coonley Coach House, Riverside, Illinois, 2023 (1911 -
S.137) (FLLW #1103). Set of 29 exterior photographs of the
Coonley Stable and Carriage House. On a trip through the
Midwest, we had the opportunity to visit and photograph the
Avery Coonley
Estate which included the Coach House, Stable and
Carriage House and the Gardener’s Cottage. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1911. The Coach House, originally called the
Stable, and the Gardener’s Cottage were independent
buildings, but designed as a unit and connected by the roof.
Ausgefuhrte Bauten, Plate 57 illustrates the ground
plan and includes the main residence, stable and gardener's
cottage. There were three ways to approach the Coach House.
1) From the main entrance...
Continue...
|
2023.38.0625 (1-29) |
2023
 |
Dr. Richard & Madelyn Davis Residence and Wing, Woodside,
Marion, Indiana, Exterior 2023 (FLLW #5037) (1950/1954 -
S.324). On a trip through the Midwest, we had the
opportunity to visit the Davis Residence. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1950. The “Teepee-Like” or Wigwam” concept
for the Davis House was derived from the Lake Tahoe Summer
Colony project designed in 1922. Wright utilized this
concept in a number of designs. The first was the Lake Tahoe
Summer Colony project (1922) (FLLW #2205). It remained a
project. In 1923, Frank Lloyd Wright utilized the Wigwam
concept and designed the Nakoma Country Club in Madison
Wisconsin (FLLW #2403). It too remained a project until
2001.
|
2023.32.2024 (1-90) |
2023
 |
Arthur Heurtley Cottage
Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, 2023
(1902 - S.075). Did Frank Lloyd Wright design the Heurtley
Cottage in 1898? Set of 53 exterior photographs of the
Arthur Heurtley Cottage. In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed
a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he
remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in
Michigan. Arthur Heurtley was born in 1860 and past away in
1934 at the age of 73. He was a successful businessman with
a passion for music and art, and was an early client of
Frank Lloyd Wright, and a friend. Besides his involvement
with a number of clubs and organizations, Cliff Dwellers,
Chicago and Union League clubs, Apollo Musical club, Chicago
Golf club of Wheaton...
Continue...
|
2023.01.0523 (1-53) |
2023
 |
Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Guest Room Window, 2023 (1911 -
S.171). Photograph of a guest rooms leaded-glass window from
the Hotel Geneva. It featured a simple diagonal geometric
pattern. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1911 as "The
Geneva Inn", "The Geneva" opened in August 1912. Within two
years, it changed hands due to financial difficulties. By
the end of 1914 and the beginning of 1915 the name was
changed to the "Hotel Geneva", and it stayed the Hotel
Geneva most of its life. During its final years it was known
as "The Geneva Inn". It was demolished in 1970.
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer writes, “...windows on the ground
floor were done in stained glass, a "tulip" pattern, with
both iridescent and opalescent panes. The windows of the
guest rooms on the floor above were simple diagonal
geometric patterns in leaded clear glass.”
Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1907-1913, 1987, p.189. Courtesy of Toomey
& Co. Auctions, Chicago. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
2023.26.0624 |
2023
 |
Francis W. and Mary Little Residence I & Stable, Peoria,
Illinois, 2023 (1902 - S.070 & .071).
Set of 43 exterior photographs of the Little Residence I &
Stable. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. On a trip
through the Midwest, we had the opportunity to visit the Little
Residence. The house has a compact cruciform floor plan. The
living room is on left side, reception and kitchen in the center
and the dining room on the right side. The covered porch forms
the bottom of the “T”. There are five bedrooms upstairs. The
stable has a carriage room, stalls for horses and a cow, and a
bathroom. The upstairs has a “man’s room” and the hay loft.
Francis Little was an attorney and owner of a utility
company in Peoria, Illinois. He hired his friend, Frank
Lloyd Wright...
Continue...
|
2023.30.0824 (1-43) |
2023
 |
Francis W. and Mary Little Residence I, Ceiling Light,
Peoria, Illinois 2023 (1902 - S.070). Ceiling Light from the
Francis W. and Mary Little Residence I, designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1902. Francis Little was an attorney and
owner of a utility company in Peoria, Illinois. He hired his
friend, Frank Lloyd Wright to design his home in Peoria. He
retained Wright again that year to add a Stable to the home.
In 1908 they sold the home and moved to Minnesota where they
hired Wright to build a second home, "Northome".
As in many of Wright’s other houses, he created different
designs for the interior art-glass. Wright designed
art-glass windows, a different design for the bookcase doors
in the living room, a different design for the four living
room skylights, and again, a different design for the dining
room skylights. Wright also designed the art-glass in the
front door, and the arched transom above.
On April 19, 2023, an exquisite ceiling light, designed by
Frank Llopyd Wright in 1902 for the Little residence,
Peoria. It was executed by the Linden Glass Company,
Chicago, Illinois. Manufactured of Iridized and opalescent
glass, colonial brass-plated came, and patinated bronze. It
sold at Sotheby’s for $2,903,500. On December 11, 1993...
Continue...
|
2023.29.0824 |
2023
 |
Francis W. Little Residence II, Northome, Deephaven,
Minnesota, Animation 2023 (1912 - S.173). Set of nine screen
captures from the recreation of the Little Residence II,
created by John H. Waters, Frank Lloyd Wright Building
Conservancy.
Excerpts from Water’s description: “Destroyed in 1972, the
second Little House was the last major Wright-designed
structure to be demolished. Before its destruction, many
elements of the house were salvaged. Windows and other
decorative items can be found in many public and private
collections. Three spaces have been recreated in museums.
The best-known of these recreations is the living room,
installed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City...
Continue...
|
2023.31.0924 (1-9) |
2023
 |
Ingwald Moe Residence, Gary, Indiana, Exterior 2023 (1908-9 -
FLLW #0531). Set of 29 exterior
photographs of the Moe Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1905/1908-9, and most likely the plans were part of the
Evanston Model Housing Project. The exterior walls of the house
are covered in plaster and extends up to the roof line. The
sills match the light color of the stucco. The windows are
trimmed in wood, and trim is also used as a
design element between windows. Like the
Charles Brown
Residence, the front porch roof may have originally been
cantilevered. Mahony's original presentation drawing shows a
cantilevered roof. The 1911 Sanborn Fire Insurance map shows
the porch extending past the covered roof. The walls of the
porch were...
Continue...
|
2023.07.1123 (1-29) |
2023/1903
 |
9) Joseph J. Walser Residence, Chicago, Illinois,
Living/Dining Room Window 2023/1903 (1903 - S.091). Two
views of a living or dining room window sold at the Toomey &
Co., Chicago, on June 14, 2023. One of four living or dining
room windows from the Joseph J. Walser House. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, the house sat on an uncrowded
lot, in the newly annexed Austin neighborhood. The building
permit was issued in May, 1903 and completed and occupied by
the end of the year.
Frank Lloyd Wright specified the Living and Dining Room
windows at 1' 1" (13") x 3' 5" (41") (glass only). The
interior and exterior Walser House art glass was removed in
the 1960s.
The design of the Walser House is very
similar to the
Barton,
DeRhodes and
Horner houses.
Julie Sloan wrote, “The J. J. Walser Jr. and the George
Barton houses, both of 1903, are virtually identical in
floor plan and elevation. In their windows, Wright returned
to the chevron patterns he had developed earlier in the Dana
house. Unlike the Dana chevrons, however, many of which were
based on the sumac flower, the Walser design provides no
concrete indication of a source...
Continue...
|
2023.33.1224 (A-B) |
2023
 |
Burton J. Westcott Residence,
Springfield, Ohio, Exterior 2023 (1907 -
S.099). Set of 74 exterior and
59 interior photographs of the
Westcott Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907,
completed in 1909-11. We were able to visit the house on an
overcast day near the end of October.
When Frank Lloyd Wright published
Ausgefuhrte Bauten und
Entwurfe in 1910, he included two perspectives of the
Westcott House. The first, a perspective study for the
Westcott House. Plate XVI (16). This version is variation of
the completed house, but remained a study. Plate LIII (53)
is the version that was completed, a perspective of Westcott
House, and a tissue overlay of the grand and first floor
plan, and a floor plan for the second floor. Wright
described the Westcott...
Continue...
|
2023.21.0324 (1-74)
2023.22.0324 (1-59) |
|
2024 |
2024
 |
Henry J. Allen Residence,
Wichita, Kansas 2024 (1916 - S.205). Set of 65 exterior and
82 interior photographs of the Allen Residence. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1916. On a trip from Nashville to
Seattle, we had the opportunity to visit and tour the Allen
Residence. The house floor plan is “L” shaped, but when
including the tea house and wall on the two opposite sides,
the ground plan forms a square. The living room wing is one
story, the bedroom wing is two. The entrance hall, and a
portion of the living room are tiled. The living room opens
to a terrace, pool and walled garden. The living room tile
continues out to the terrace. Henry Allen was the 21st
Governor of Kansas (1919–1923) and a U.S. Senator from
Kansas (1929–1931). He was editor...
Continue...
|
2024.05.0724 (1-65)2024.06.0724 (1-82) |
2024
 |
George Barton Residence, Buffalo, New York, Exterior 2024
(FLLW #0301) (1903 - S.103). On a visit to New York, we had
the opportunity to visit the Darwin D. Martin Complex, which
includes the Darwin D Martin Residence, the Conservatory and
Pergola, the two-story Garage and Stable, the Gardener’s
Cottage, a greenhouse and the Barton Residence. The Barton
Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, and
was the first to be built. It was built on an adjacent lot
on the Northeast corner of the complex. It was designed to
blend with the other buildings that Wright designed.
Consider 1903. The prairie style was in its infancy. There
was no other house like it in Buffalo, New York. The “stir”
it must ha ve created. When the complex was completed...
Continue...
|
2024.10.1124 (1-46) |
2024
 |
Darwin D. Martin Residence, Buffalo,
New York, 2024 (1904 - S.100). Description:
Set of 110 images of the Darwin D.
Martin Residence, photographed on October 10, 2024. On a trip to
Buffalo, we had the opportunity to visit and photograph the
Martin Complex in Buffalo and Graycliff, the summer home of
Isabel & Darwin Martin in Derby, New York, approximately 30
minutes away. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, the Martin
Complex consisted of the Residence, Pergola, Conservatory and
Carriage House (1904), the Gardener’s Cottage (1905) and the
George Barton Residence (1903). In 1927, twenty-three years
after, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a smaller complex, the Isabel
& Darwin Martin Summer Residence, Graycliff (S.225-226). According to
Leonard...
Continue...
|
2024.23.0925 (1-110) |
2024
 |
Isabel &
Darwin Martin Residence Graycliff and Garage, Derby, New
York, 2024 (1927 - S.225-226).
Set of 41 exterior and 45 interior
images of the Martin Residence Graycliff, photographed on
October 9, 2024. On a trip to Buffalo, we had the
opportunity to visit and photograph the Martin Complex, and
Graycliff, the summer home of Isabel & Darwin Martin in
Derby, approximately 30 minutes away. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1927. Graycliff was the second completed
complex designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Martin’s. The
first being the Martin House Complex in Buffalo which
included the Darwin Martin Residence (1904), the Barton
Residence (1903), and the Gardener’s Cottage (1905). Darwin
Martin wanted to communicate to Frank...
Continue...
|
2024.20.0925 (1-41) |
2024
 |
Isabel &
Darwin Martin Residence Graycliff and Garage, Derby, New
York, 2024 (1927 - S.225-226).
Set of 45 exterior and 45 interior
images of the Martin Residence Graycliff, photographed on
October 9, 2024. On a trip to Buffalo, we had the
opportunity to visit and photograph the Martin Complex, and
Graycliff, the summer home of Isabel & Darwin Martin in
Derby, approximately 30 minutes away. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1927. Graycliff was the second completed
complex designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Martin’s. The
first being the Martin House Complex in Buffalo which
included the Darwin Martin Residence (1904), the Barton
Residence (1903), and the Gardener’s Cottage (1905). Darwin
Martin wanted to communicate to Frank...
Continue...
|
2024.21.0925 (1-45) |
2024
 |
Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, Beer Stein, 1914/2024
(1913 - S.180). Photograph of a beer stein from the Midway
Gardens, offered at Luther Auctions in 2024. Midway Gardens
covered a city block and included the exterior summer garden
with performance stage and an interior Winter Garden for
year round entertainment. Designed by Franjk Lloyd Wright in
1913. He designed the complete structure: furnishings,
furniture, sculptures, murals, windows, dinnerware,
monogram, a complete work of art.
The Midway Gardens beer steins were produced in two sizes.
This shorter 5.75" beer stein and a taller 7" beer stein.
This shorter was sold at auction in St. Paul, Minnesota in
2024. Courtesy of Luther Auctions. 8 x 10 Color Photograph.
|
2024.22.1025 |
2024
 |
Minic Prototype Tall Square Weed Vase, View: 2024. Prototype of
the Tall Minic Square Weed Vase designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1953-1954 for the Taliesin Ensemble, which
consisted of Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper,
Carpet and Paint. Constructed of mahogany, the stem and base
are square in shape. Wright designed, and Minic produced a
number of variations of vases for the Taliesin Ensemble,
from single to duo vases. This version of the Minic
prototype vases appears to have been produced in two sizes.
The shorter version, S#0987.135, and this taller version. On
June 4, 2024, Toomey & Co. auctioned this taller version. It
is 7" x 7" x 29.75" tall. The realized result was $4,032.
“Wright wanted to create objects that were inspired
by the slender weed vase design from the 1890s, but made of
wood; he asked for something “light in design and light in
luminous energy and natural as in pure and as in
uncultivated.” Valentine Minnich and his two sons were able
to quickly draft dozens of sketches within two weeks of the
meeting. With Wright's input, several prototypes were
created in various woods including rosewood, white oak,
American walnut, teak, birch...
Continue...
|
2024.09.1124 |
2024
 |
Minic Prototype Short and Tall Square Weed
Vases, View: 2024. Prototype of the tall and short Minic
Square Weed Vases designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
1953-1954 for the Taliesin Ensemble, which consisted of
Furniture, Accessories, Fabric, Wallpaper, Carpet and Paint.
Constructed of mahogany, the stem and base are square in
shape. Wright designed, and Minic produced a number of
variations of vases for the Taliesin Ensemble, from single
to duo vases. To date, the Square Weed Vases appear to have
been produced in two sizes. The taller version is 7" x 7" x
29.75" tall. The shorter, S#987.S#0987.135, is 5.5" x 5.5" deep by
19.75" tall. On June 4, 2024, Toomey & Co. auctioned the
taller version. The realized result was $4,032.
Both Weed
Vases were from the William Minnich estate. Courtesy of
Toomey & Co., Chicago. Two separate photographs combined by
Douglas M. Steiner to visually show size relationship
between the two vases. 8 x 10 Color photograph.
|
2024.11.1124 |
2024
 |
Unity Temple, Oak Park,
Illinois 2024 (1904 - S.096). On a visit to the Midwest in
May, we had the opportunity to visit Unity Temple. Although
we have had the opportunity to visit many times, it is the
first time to experience the interior of Unity Temple and
Unity House. We were not disappointed. Designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1904.
Consider 1904. The average mode of transportation in Oak
Park was either walking or the horse and buggy. Churches
were dominated with steeples that reached to the sky. Unity
Temple was a radical design on Lake Street in Oak Park in
1904. Much has been written concerning Unity Temple... “The
auditorium is a frank revival of the old temple...
Continue...
|
Exterior:
2024.16.1224 (1-18), Interior: 2024.17.1224
(1-100) |
2024/1903
 |
10) Joseph J. Walser Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Dining
Room Sideboard Art Glass 2024/1903 (1903 - S.091). Two views
of a dining room sideboard art glass sold at the Toomey &
Co., Chicago, on March 26, 2024. One of two dining room
sideboard art glass door from the Joseph J. Walser House.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, the house sat on an
uncrowded lot, in the newly annexed Austin neighborhood. The
building permit was issued in May, 1903 and completed and
occupied by the end of the year. The interior and exterior
Walser House art glass was removed in the 1960s.
The design of the Walser House is very similar to the
Barton,
DeRhodes and
Horner houses.
Julie Sloan wrote, “The J. J. Walser Jr. and the George
Barton houses, both of 1903, are virtually identical in
floor plan and elevation. In their windows, Wright returned
to the chevron patterns he had developed earlier in the Dana
house. Unlike the Dana chevrons, however, many of which were
based on the sumac flower, the Walser design provides no
concrete indication of a source in nature. Here the chevron
device seems to be developed for its own decorative
qualities.
“The
Walser design as executed is a pendant form terminating in a
small square. As drawn, the square was to be embraced by the
elongated arms of the chevrons, which created an ascendant
device. In the Barton windows, the pendant ends in an
elongated device, while in the William R. Heath windows it
is a large square. Wright clearly wanted...
Continue...
|
2024.13.1224
(A&B) |
|
| |
|
2010-2019
BACK TO TOP
|
|
|
|
|
