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1825 |
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1825
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Original Vintage Japanese Woodblock Scroll Print by
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Circa 1825 (1798 - 1861). "Woman Holding a Vase," Original Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(1798 - 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese Ukiyo-e
style of woodblock prints and painting, and a member of the Utagawa school.
Ukiyo-e was a style of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through
the 19th centuries. Artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of
subjects that included female beauties, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers,
scenes from history, folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes. Publisher:
Masuda-ya Ginjir. Acquired from the estate of Thomas & Suzanne Miller,
owners of the K. C. DeRhodes Residence from 1978 - 2021, South Bend, Indiana
(1906 - S.125). The K. C. DeRhodes Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1906. Upon the DeRhodes death in 1952, the house was given to the
First Methodist Church of South Bend to be used as a parsonage. In 1954 the
Methodist Church sold the house to the Masonic lodge and was used as the
Avalon Grotto Clubhouse until 1978. In 1978, Thomas and Suzanne Miller
bought the home, and restored it over the next few decades. Tom Miller died
in 2018 and Suzanne Miller died on May 10, 2021. Printed on beige paper.
Printed colors are solid...
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0000.46.1022 |
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1858 |
1858 Print
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"Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge" from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of
Edo". Original Japanese woodblock print, first printed 1858.
This was part of the last series of landscapes produced by the Japanese
woodblock-print artist Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (1797-1858). These designs
of Edo, or modern Tokyo, are among the most familiar images of Japanese art
in the world, which ultimately numbered 118. Many copies were printed
until the wooden blocks wore out. Image area 8.5 x 13.25.
Unknown printing date of this print. 8.5 x 13.25. Wright owned
one of these prints. See "The
Japanese Print" , Wright 1967, Plate 2, Page 35. "Hiroshige: 100
Famous Views of Edo" Page 45, Plate 98. |
2006.07.0706 |
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1895 |
C 1895
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching, Bookplate for
Nancy Lincoln Binner, Circa 1895. Proof for an etched bookplate for Nancy
Lincoln Binner. "One gift the Fairies gave me, the love of books; the Golden
Key that opens the Enchanted Door." Nancy Lincoln Binner - Her Book - Taken
from the poem by Andrew Lance, "Ballade of the Bookworm." 1888. "Far in the
Past I peer, and see; A Child upon the Nursery floor, A Child with books
upon his knee, Who asks, like Oliver, for more! The number of his years is
IV, And yet in Letters hath he skill, How deep he dives in Fairy-lore! The
Books I loved, I love them still! One gift the Fairies gave me: (Three; They
commonly bestowed of yore); The Love of Books, the Golden Key; That opens
the Enchanted Door; Behind it Bluebeard lurks, and o'er; And o'er doth Jack
his Giants kill, And there is all Aladdin's store," The Books I loved, I
love them still! Take all, but leave my Books to me! These heavy creels of
old we bore; We fill not now, nor wander free, Nor wear the heart that once
we wore; Not now each River seems to pour; His waters from the Muses' hill;
Though something's gone from stream and shore, The Books I loved, I love
them still! Pulled from an etched copper plate, red ink. Etched in plate,
lower right corner: "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Etching: 3.75 x 5.5. Paper: 7
x 9.
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0018.40.0517 |
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1902 |
1902
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour Bookplate for Theodore H. Lamprecht, 1902. Text on
face: "Ex Libris. Theodore H. Lamprecht.." Bottom center: "Ralph Seymour."
Published in Bookplates from the
designs of Ralph Fletcher Seymour, Seymour, 1903, Plate 8. This
bookplate was laid inside front cover of
Book-Plates of Today, Stone,
1902. Signed "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." This bookplate listed in Year Book 1929
and dated 1902. Printed in one color on beige paper. 3 x 4.25 |
0041.43.0521 |
1902
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour Bookplate for Frank E. Lord, 1902. Text on face:
"Nature and Books belong to the Eyes that See them. Frank E. Lord. Ex Libris."
Bottom left corner: "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Published in
Bookplates from the designs of Ralph
Fletcher Seymour, Seymour, 1903, Plate 2. "In the Frank E. Lord and
Laurence B. Dixon plates the choice of symbolic units with refer-ence to the
quotations used is decidedly apt and they have been combined in the designs
with great skill." This bookplate was laid inside front cover of
Book-Plates of Today, Stone,
1902. Signed "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." This bookplate listed in Year Book 1929
and dated 1902. Printed in two colors, red and black
on beige paper. 2.9 x 3.875 |
0041.42.0521 |
1902
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour Bookplate for Adele Louise Seaverns, 1902. Text on
face: "Adele Louise Seaverns. Her Book. Anno Dom.." Left center: "Seymour."
This bookplate was laid inside front cover of
Book-Plates of Today, Stone,
1902. Signed "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." This bookplate listed in Year Book 1929
and dated 1902. Printed in one color on beige paper.
3.875 x 2 |
0041.45.0521 |
C 1902
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour Bookplate for Pauline D. Taylor, Circa 1902. Text on
face: "Ex Libris. Pauline D. Taylor." Bottom center of illustration: "RFS."
Published in Bookplates from the
designs of Ralph Fletcher Seymour, Seymour, 1903, Plate 12. This
bookplate was laid inside front cover of
Book-Plates of Today, Stone,
1902. Signed "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Note: This bookplate was
dated 1918 in Year Book 1929, but
1918 would be incorrect. Printed in one color, brown on beige
paper. 2.5 x 4.5 |
0041.44.0521 |
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1906 |
1906
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour Illustration for Chief Chicago Shoes 1906. Illustration of Fort
Dearborn on the left, Michigan Avenue and the Fine Arts Building on the
right. Ralph Fletcher Seymour was a book publisher, engraver, illustrator
and graphic designer. While working for the J. Manz Engraving Company, Ralph
Fletcher Seymour began designing and publishing his own books in his spare
time. The first book Seymour produced on his own was completed in 1897,
featuring John Keats' "Ode to Melancholy". He hand-lettered the text and
designed the small book to imitate old wood block books. His second was "Three
Merry Old Tales" 1898, based on "Shakespeare Jest Book". For his third,
he chose Browning's "Sonnets from the
Portuguese." 1899. In 1900 he took over space in the Fine Arts Building
from Charles Francis Browne. In October 1900 he published his fourth book,
"The Eve of St. Agnes", by John Keats. This ad was published in the "Boot
and Shoe Recorder," March 7, 1906, p.59. 9.5 x 12.4. |
0064.26.1119 |
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1913 |
C 1913
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching, La Poterne #2, possibly 1913. About 55 miles Southeast of
the heart of Paris, there is a small bridge, the Rue du Pont that crosses
the Loing. On the west end of the bridge you pass through an arched portal
at the base of a tower. It looks very similar to this print, but not exact.
On the North side of this arch is a restaurant called the La Poterne, at
Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne, (France). On the North side of the restaurant is
another smaller arch that matches this print. The sign today marks it as the
"Le Pre Margaron." The Library of Congress houses a print attributed to
Ralph Fletcher Seymour, but signed Hubbard Fund (possibly owner of print?),
1920s. It is a view from the opposite side of the arch. Ralph Fletcher
Seymour was on the staff of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1907 and
1918. While there, he was given a year's paid sabbatical to study art in
France. His twelve-month leave began in the summer or early fall of 1912 and
ended around September or early October 20, 1913. The Caxtonian, May 2011,
page 9. Pulled from an etched copper plate. Under left corner of etching,
signed in pencil: "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Under right corner of etching,
signed in pencil: "La Poterne #2." Hand written in the bottom left corner by
Seymour: "La Poterne #2." Just up from...
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0120.18.0817 |
1913
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching "Mamet's Court, Paris" 1913. Ralph Fletcher Seymour (March
18, 1876 - January 1, 1966). While working for the J. Manz Engraving
Company, Ralph Fletcher Seymour began designing and publishing his own books
in his spare time. He was a prolific illustrator, designer and publisher of
fine books. He continued publishing books until his death at the age of 89.
He was on the staff of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1907 and 1918.
While there, he was given a year's paid sabbatical to study art in France.
His twelve-month leave began in the summer or early fall of 1912 and ended
around September or early October 20, 1913. (The
Caxtonian, May 2011, page 9.) In
Some Went This Way, Seymour
wrote about his time in Paris. "There was an interesting little court in our
neighborhood, of which I wanted to make an etching. Levy went around to have
a look at it and pronounced it a hopeless subject. Nevertheless I more or
less secretly did a drawing and etching of it. A long while later, when time
had come for my return to the States, I set up all my newly made etching
proofs for inspection by my teachers. Levy regarded this proof for some time
and, having forgotten his earlier comment, said, "That is almost an
etching." It was the nearest to any praise that he gave...
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0120.24.0221 |
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1916 |
1916
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago," 1916. Etching
pulled from a copper plate. View of the church from the Southeast. The
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago was organized on February 12, 1871.
Later that same year, the great Chicago fire destroyed the existing
building. In 1874 the church dedicated a new stone church on the northwest
corner of Rush and Superior Streets. By 1911 they had outgrown their
building and relocated to Michigan Avenue and Delaware Place. They began
building in 1912, and dedicated the new building in 1914. Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etched this drawing in 1916, two years after the dedication. This
etching was one of six exhibited at "An
Exhibition of Etchings" held at the Art Institute of Chicago, February 1 to
March 4, 1917. Six of Seymour's etchings were exhibited: Winter; Doorway;
Tamarack; Two Trees, Ravinia; Spring
in Trepiez; Fourth Presbyterian
Church. Signed in plate lower right
"Ralph Fletcher Seymour MCMXVI." Signed in pencil, lower left: "To Dorothy
Phelps with the regards of Ralph Seymour." Etching 10.5 x 14. Framed: 19.5 x
23.5. |
0136.05.0119 |
1916
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching, "Spring in Trepiez" 1916. Etching pulled from a
copper plate. Village scene with a house snuggled in the trees. Clouds
billow over head in the background. This etching was one of six exhibited at
"An
Exhibition of Etchings" held at the Art Institute of Chicago, February 1 to
March 4, 1917. Six of Seymour's etchings were exhibited: Winter; Doorway;
Tamarack; Two Trees, Ravinia; Spring
in Trepiez; Fourth Presbyterian
Church. This etching was also exhibited at the Third Annual Exhibition
of "The Brooklyn Society of Etchers" held at the Brooklyn Museum, December 9
to January 5, 1918-1919. Signed in pencil: "Spring in Trepiez. Seymour."
Etching 4 x 5.75. Sheet: 5 x 8.25. |
0136.15.0222 |
1916
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching, Trees (Possibly Two Trees) 1916. Etching pulled
from a copper plate. Landscape with two trees, one in the foreground and one
to the right behind it. This etching was poissibly exhibited at An
Exhibition of Etchings held at the Art Institute of Chicago, February 1
to March 4, 1917. Six of Seymours etchings were exhibited: Winter; Doorway;
Tamarack; Two Trees, Ravinia; Spring
in Trepiez; and Fourth Presbyterian
Church. Signed in the plate upper left, overlapping "RFS and MCMXVI."
Signed in pencil lower left: Seymour. Label on verso: P.292 pos. Ralph
Seymour. Trees. 5 5/8 x 2 5/8" etching. 1.1.: Seymour Etching 2.625 x
5.625. (Note: Etching, which was mounted on a very old and brittle poster
board was bent in shipping and cracked the board and etching.) |
0136.17.1123 |
1916
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching A Lake In The Laurentians Circa 1916 (Not Dated). The
Laurentian Mountains are located in eastern Canada in the province of
Quebec. We could not identify a time period where Ralph Fletcher Seymour
visited the Quebec area, or for that matter, Canada. An illustration of
trees and vegetation along the short of A Lake In The Laurentians. Hand
written in pencil lower left: A Lake In The Laurentians. 2/50. This
etching is the seconds of a run of fifty etchings. Signed in pencil lower
right: Ralph Fletcher Seymour. An etching pulled from a copper plate.
Etching: 7 x 9.5. Sheet: 10.25 x 13.5. Frame: 11.5 x 14.75 |
0136.23.0924 |
1916
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching, Bookplate for Irene Dwen Pace Andrews, 1916. Text on face: "Irene Dwen Andrews." Irene Dwen Pace
Andrews (1892-1962) was a major collector of ex-libris (book-plates). Her
collection is now at Yale University. Acquired from The Bookplate Society,
London. Signed "RFS" lower left, in the plate. This bookplate
listed in Year Book 1929 and
dated 1916. Printed on beige laid paper.
3 x 4.125 |
0142.30.0521 |
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1917 |
1917
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Acme Packing Company
Original Watercolor by Charles L. Morgan, 1917. 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. In 1925, an illustration or
a home Morgan designed was exhibited at the Chicago Architectural Exhibition
League. In 1926, the League awarded Morgan second place in the "Dickey"
Architectural Competition. His illustrations were published in a number of
Chicago Architectural Exhibitions. C. E. Martin Formed the Acme Packing
Company in 1909. It was announced on November 16, 1910 in the Chicago
Tribune that the company was breaking ground on a new $50,000 packing plant
which "is to be the most modern and complete for the manufacture of canned
meats in the country." It was announced that the "Acme Packing Company has
acquired 3 acres at Western Avenue and Forty fifth Street and will improve
at once with a modern packing house for special lines," The Way-Bill,
August. 1916. Ice and Refrigeration, February 1917 reported the same,
adding: "...they will build a new packing house to cost about $250,000.
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0138.23.0218 |
1917
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Chicago Theological
Seminary By Charles L. Morgan, 1917. Charles L. Morgan (1890-1947) was an
architect, and had a reputation as an excellent artist. 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. In 1925, an illustration or a home Morgan designed was
exhibited at the Chicago Architectural Exhibition League. In 1926, the
League awarded Morgan second place in the "Dickey" Architectural
Competition. Text lower left: "Riddle and Riddle Architects." Signed lower
right: "Chas Morgan, 1917." Courtesy of the University of Chicago Library.
10 x 6 Color photograph |
0138.19.1017 |
C 1917
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching, First Snow, Circa 1917 (Not Dated). According to Jim
Rosenthal, this etching was produced after a visit to Lincoln Park in
Chicago. Lincoln Park is about 3.5 miles north of the Fine Arts Building.
Snow blankets the ground, branches, bridge and ledge.
Growing up in Chicago, I have memories of snow blanketing the landscape. I
would stand outside, and listen to the absence of sound. Snow had a way of
absorbing noise. You could sense the stillness snow created.
Hand written in pencil lower left: First Snow. Signed in pencil lower
right: Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Signed in the plate upper left, overlapping
"RFS within a triangle." Label on back of framed etching: Kodaks Picture
Frames, Novelties. Hobbs & Sutphen. 31-E. Adams St. Chicago. An etching
pulled from a copper plate. Etching: 3.5 x 6. Sheet: 8.25 x 11. Frame: 9 x
12.5 |
0138.45.1024 |
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1920 |
C
1920
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching, "Mexican Market," Circa 1920. Etching pulled from a copper
plate. Ralph Fletcher Seymour also titled this etching "Market Day at
Tamazunchale." Tamazunchale is approximately 330 kilometers north of Mexico
City. Just Northwest of the bridge that crosses the Rio Amajac River in
Tamazunchale, where Hidalgo Street merges into Morelos Street, the church
shown in this etching still exists and is now the Parroquia San Juan
Bautista in Tamazunchale, on the corner of Francisco L. Morelos Street and
Morelos Street. Nearly one hundred years later, the church has been
enlarges, but if you look closely, elements of the old building exist.
Signed in plate lower right "R F Seymour." Signed in pencil, lower left:
"Mexican Market." Signed in pencil lower right: "Ralph Fletcher Seymour".
Etching 10 x 8. Sheet 12.3 x 10. |
0142.17.0119 |
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1921 |
C
1921
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Charles L. Morgan Etching "Love and Peace"
Circa 1921. Illustration of a young girl, slight smile on her face, standing
on her tip toes, arms raised, dove settling on her right hand. Signed in
plate: "Chas Morgan." Hand written: "Love and Peace." Bet_ _ Chas Morgan.
Not dated. It has been suggested that this was Morgan's daughter. Etching
pulled from a copper plate and hand colored, watercolor. Plate size: 2.75 x
7.7, Paper size: 3.5 x 8.5. |
0144.15.0720 |
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1922 |
1922
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"The Dunes."
Illustrated by Charles L. Morgan, 1922.
Original etching from a copper plate. View of an unnamed dunes. A few sparse
wind weathered trees grow in the foreground. A small forest encroaches on
the dunes in the distance. Charles L. Morgan (1890-1947) was an architect,
and had a reputation as an excellent artist. 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.
Signed in the plate lower right: "Chase Morgan, 1922." Hand written in
pencil, lower left: "The Dunes." Singed in pencil lower right: "Chase L.
Morgan." Etching pulled from a copper plate and hand colored, watercolor.
Sheet size: 10.75 x 14. Plate size: 7.5 x 9.75. Frame: 13.25 x 16.25 |
0147.29.1123 |
1922
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching "Afternoon on the Desplaines" 1922. View from the shore. A
fisherman sits on the end of a boat floating close to shore. In the
background is an arched bridge. Hand written in pencil bottom left:
"Afternoon on the Desplaines." Hand written in pencil bottom left: "To Mary
Arnold, with the appreciation of Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Etched in plate
lower left: "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Etched in plate lower right: "MCMXXII
Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Etching from a copper plate, 8.6 x 6.6. Sheet size:
12 x 9.75. Framed: 15.75 x 14.5. |
0147.14.1117 |
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1925 |
C 1925
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Spring in the South" Circa 1925. An etching
pulled from a copper plate. A lone figure stands next to a fence, under a
tree. In the background is a two-story house. The washed clothes are drying
in the breeze. Seymour also titled this etching "Spring in Natchez."
Natchez, Mississippi is about halfway between Jackson and Baton Rouge, and
sits on the banks of the Mississippi River. Not dated. Etched in plate lower
left: "R F S." Etching pulled from a copper plate 5.4 x 7.4, sheet size 8 x
10. Hand written in pencil lower left: "Spring in the South." Signed bottom
right: "Ralph Fletcher Seymour." |
0171.29.1018 |
C 1925
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching "Country Barn with Horses." n.d. Circa 1925. Untitled and
undated. A farmer is attending to a pair of horses in front of the barn.
Tranquil scene of a farm. Drive curves toward the barn. A tree stands behind
the fence on the left. Seymour focuses on the barn and its immediate
surrounds, and ignores the attached structure on the right. A weather vane
tops the front of the barn. Signed in the plate lower right: "Ralph Fletcher
Seymour." Hand signed in pencil lower right: "Ralph Fletcher Seymour."
Seymour signed his plates in this manor during the early to mid 1920s.
Imprint from the metal plate is visible. Etching from a copper plate on
thick beige stock: 6.25 x 8.75. Sheet size: 9.25 x 11.5. |
0171.38.1021 |
C 1925
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Ralph Fletcher
Seymour etching "West Shore - Florida" Circa 1925 Not Dated). An etching
pulled from a copper plate. A few blades of hardy grass, blown by the wind,
sprout up here and there on the beach along the "western shores" of Florida.
A storm squall can be seen on the horizon to the far left. A single fishing
vessel is out a sea. Etching is not dated, but possibly created on the same
trip to the south when Seymour etched "Spring in Natchez." Natchez,
Mississippi is about halfway between Jackson and Baton Rouge, and sits on
the banks of the Mississippi River. Etched in plate lower left: "Seymour."
Etching pulled from a copper plate 9.75 x 7.25, sheet size 11.25 x 9. Hand
written in pencil lower left: "West Shore - Florida." Signed bottom right:
"Ralph Fletcher Seymour." |
0171.30.0619 |
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1926 |
1926
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Garrett Biblical
Institute Etching by Charles L. Morgan, 1926. Morgan was an associate of
Frank Lloyd Wright. View of the Tower from the Northwest. Large etching.
Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, Illinois, established in 1853 through
a gift by Mrs. Eliza Garrett, was the first Methodist Seminary in the
Midwest. It was formed largely by the same church people who founded
Northwestern University. Text in plate, lower left below etching: "The Tower
- Garrett Biblical Institute." Sighed in the plate, within the etching,
lower right: "Chas Morgan 1926." Signed in pencil: "Chas L. Morgan."
Original 12.125 x 17.75 Etching from a copper plate. Framed, 20.25 x 27.3. |
0172.44.0618 |
C 1926
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Garrett Biblical
Institute Etching by Charles L. Morgan, Undated, Circa 1926. Garrett
Biblical Institute, Evanston, Illinois, established in 1853 through a gift
by Mrs. Eliza Garrett, was the first Methodist Seminary in the Midwest. It
was formed largely by the same church people who founded Northwestern
University. Text lower right in the etching: "View from the lake side -
Garrett Biblical Institute. C. M." Signed in pencil: "Garrett Biblical
Institute, Evanston. Ch. Morgan." Note: Morgan presented a copy of the
etching to Dr. James Henry Breasted, and hand-signed it: "Garrett Biblical
Institute, Evanston - To Dr. Breasted. Chas. Morgan." Etching is in the
archives of the University of Chicago. Original 10.75 x 7.75 Etching from a
copper plate, on paper, 14 x 11.2. |
0142.15.0917 |
1926
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Charles L. Morgan
Etching from a copper plate. Sailors on deck folding their nets. Charles L.
Morgan (1890-1947) was an architect, and had a reputation as an excellent
artist. 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. In 1925, an illustration for
a home Morgan designed was exhibited at the Chicago Architectural Exhibition
League. In 1926, the League awarded Morgan second place in the "Dickey"
Architectural Competition. "During 1926, Mr. Morgan made a flying trip to
Europe, and during this short time in Spain, in France, and in England, he
produced for The Western Architect an amazing series of sketches in pastel."
From the foreword by Rexford Newcomb, A. I. A., "Color
Sketches: Spain, France, England. A Series of Thirty Sketches Made by
Mr. Morgan in a Trip to Europe." One of the thirty included with the
Sketches, is an etching titled, "Barcelona Wharf." This etching is in the
same style, but more complex. It is assume he drew many more drawings than
just the thirty alone. This one may be been one of the many additional
illustrations he created during his trip. An article in the October 10, 1926
Chicago Tribune announces an exhibit of Morgan's sketches...
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0172.31.1016 |
1926
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"Barcelona Wharf." Charles L. Morgan. Original Etching from a copper plate.
Charles L. Morgan (1890-1947) was an architect, and had a reputation as an
excellent artist. 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. In 1925, an
illustration for a home Morgan designed was exhibited at the Chicago
Architectural Exhibition League. In 1926, the League awarded Morgan second
place in the "Dickey" Architectural Competition. "During 1926, Mr. Morgan
made a flying trip to Europe, and during this short time in Spain, in
France, and in England, he produced for The Western Architect an amazing
series of sketches in pastel." From the foreword by Rexford Newcomb, A. I.
A., "Color Sketches: Spain, France, England. A Series of Thirty Sketches
Made by Mr. Morgan in a Trip to Europe." This etching was reproduced as one
of the thirty prints in Color
Sketches. An article in the October 10, 1926 Chicago Tribune announces
an exhibit of Morgan's sketches of his trip in his studio in the Munroe
Building in Chicago. "Barcelona Wharf" was chosen as one of the fifty best
prints of 1926 by the Graphic Arts Society of New York. His sketches and
portraits have been widely... Continue... |
0172.39.0917 |
1926
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Charles L. Morgan Original Pastel and Pencil. "Toledo, Spain." View of the
Bridge San Martin over Tajo River in Toledo, Spain. Charles L. Morgan
(1890-1947) was an architect, and had a reputation as an excellent artist.
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. In 1925, an illustration or a home
Morgan designed was exhibited at the Chicago Architectural Exhibition
League. In 1926, the League awarded Morgan second place in the "Dickey"
Architectural Competition. "During 1926, Mr. Morgan made a flying trip to
Europe, and during this short time in Spain, in France, and in England, he
produced for The Western Architect an amazing series of sketches in pastel."
From the foreword by Rexford Newcomb, A. I. A., "Color
Sketches: Spain, France, England. A Series of Thirty Sketches Made by
Mr. Morgan in a Trip to Europe." This is one of the original thirty
illustrations used in the series, and is titled "Toledo, Spain." An article
in the October 10, 1926 Chicago Tribune announces an exhibit of Morgan's
sketches of his trip in his studio in the Munroe Building in Chicago. One of
Morgan's greatest achievement was his work on the Powhatan Building in
Chicago, competed... Continue... |
0172.32.1016 |
1926
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour Original Artwork
for John Suetterle Taylor Bookplate 1926. Original pen and ink illustration
for John Suetterle Taylors Bookplate. Young male and female symbolically
water a tree representing the knowledge gained from reading books on Legend,
Romance, Poetry, Science, Philosophy and History. The key above the tree
represents unlocking knowledge through reading books. The sun rises when
attaining knowledge. Lower text: Ex Libris. John Suetterle Taylor. Signed
Ralph Fletcher Seymour lower left, below banner. Hand written on matte
board: The original drawing of Johns bookplate by John (sic) Fletcher
Seymour of Chicago. Hand written on matte board lower right: 1923. This
bookplate listed in Year Book 1929 and dated 1926. Illustrated on beige
paper. Illustration size: 8" x 12.125". Sheet: 10". x 14". Matte size: 14" x
19". |
0172.58.0424 |
1926
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour Original
Metal Printing Plates (2) for John Suetterle Taylor Bookplate 1926. Two
original metal printing plates for John Suetterle Taylors bookplate,
designed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Young male and female symbolically water
a tree representing the knowledge gained from reading books on Legend,
Romance, Poetry, Science, Philosophy and History. The key above the tree
represents unlocking knowledge through reading books. The sun rises when
attaining knowledge. Lower text: Ex Libris. John Suetterle Taylor.
Two plates. One is 1/16" thick mounted to a wooden block, 7/8" thick. The
second is solid metal that is 3/8" thick. Both are 2 3/8" wide by 3 9/16"
high. Both plates are in reverse. A small hand written note reads: Johns
III bookplate. John (sic) Fletcher Seymour, who made it, is one of the
greatest etchers of today - and the fact that he and Johns mother planned it
todether makes it very precious.
This bookplate listed in Year Book 1929
and dated 1926. Illustrated on beige paper. Two plates. A) Metal plate:
0.0625 (1/16") thick mounted to a wooden block: 0.875 (7/8") thick. B) Solid
metal: 0.375 (3/8") thick. Both are 2.375 (2 3/8") wide x 3.5625 (3 9/16")
high. Hand written note: 3.5" x 2 3/8" |
0172.59.0524 (1-2) |
1926
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Tree Study" n.d. Circa 1926. Hand signed in
pencil lower left: "Tree Study." Hand signed in pencil lower right: "Ralph
Fletcher Seymour." Etching from a copper plate: 10.125 x 7.875. Framed:
16.25 x 14.75. Ralph Fletcher Seymour (March 18, 1876 - January 1, 1966).
While working for the J. Manz Engraving Company, Ralph Fletcher Seymour
began designing and publishing his own books in his spare time. He was a
prolific illustrator, designer and publisher of fine books. He continued
publishing books until his death at the age of 89. Signed in pencil by Ralph
Fletcher Seymour. A copy of this etching is in the collection of the
Smithsonian American Art Museum, a gift of Chicago Society of Etchers,
1935.13.667. |
0172.54.0221 |
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1928 |
1928
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "From the Rock of
Gibraltar"
Spain, 1928. In 1928,
Ralph Fletcher Seymour traveled to Mexico, then on to Spain and Germany. In
Spain, he visited Madrid and Gibraltar and created this drawing. In the
volume "Fine Prints of the Year, Etchings and Engravings," Malcolm Charles
Salaman, Halton & T. Smith, 1928, p.111 lists the following etchings: "Ralph
Fletcher Seymour, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois. C.S.E. Etchings:
Rag Pickers Court; Church in Burgos;
From the Rock of Gibraltar; News of the
Day; Old Frankfort, 12 1/2 X 6
1/2, $20; By the Wall of Nery Osmania, 8 3/4 X 11 1/2, $25; The Blue Mask,
12 1/2 X 10, $25; Old Court..." Printed on a very this tan tissue paper,
unlike many of his other etchings on thicker paper. Etching from a copper
plate, 6.5 x 13. Signed in pencil From the Rock of Gibraltar, Ralph Fletcher
Seymour." Not dated. Matt: 14.5 x 18.75. |
0215.27.0519 |
1928
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Bridge to Toledo" Madrid, Spain, 1928. In
1928, Ralph Fletcher Seymour traveled to Mexico, then on to Spain and
Germany. In Spain, he visited
Gibraltar and Madrid and created this drawing. The Bridge of Toledo is
on the Southwest side of Madrid and crosses the Manzanares River. It was
built during the 1720s in the Baroque style. Toledo is approximately 70 km
Southwest of Madrid. Signed in the plate lower left: "RFS" (overlapping).
Text in the plate lower left: "The Bridge to Toledo - Madrid." Printed on
beige paper. Etching pulled from a copper plate, 7.3 x 10. Signed in pencil:
"Bridge to Toledo. Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Not dated. Frame: 13.25 x 16.5. |
0215.37.0222 |
1928
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "In
Naples" Italy Circa 1928 (Not Dated). In 1928, Ralph Fletcher Seymour
traveled to Mexico, then on to Spain and Germany. It is not clear if he
visited Italy at that time. Text in the plate lower left: "Santa Elige,
Naples." The Arch with the clock face is the "Arco di Sant'Eligio" (Arch of
Sant'Eligio). It is suspended between two building. The apartment building
on the left and the church on the right. The arch, built to support the bell
tower, dates back to 1400. The tower is part of the Sant-Eligio Maggiore
Church, built in 1270, which Seymour took creative liberty and did not
picture on the right. He did include the apartment building on the left. The
Gothic arched entrance to the church is to the right, just before the Arch
of Sant'Eligio. (Via S. Eligio, 164, 80133 Napoli NA, Italy.) Printed on
beige paper. Etching pulled from a copper plate, 7.3 x 10. Signed in pencil:
"In Naples. Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Not dated. Frame: 13.3 x 17 |
0215.36.0222 |
1928
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Rag Pickers Court" 1928. In 1928, Ralph
Fletcher Seymour traveled to Mexico, then on to Spain and Germany. In the
volume "Fine Prints of the Year, Etchings and Engravings," Malcolm Charles
Salaman, Halton & T. Smith, 1928, p.111 lists the following etchings: "Ralph
Fletcher Seymour, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois. C.S.E. Etchings:
Rag Pickers Court; Church in Burgos;
From the Rock of Gibraltar;
News of the Day; Old Frankfort,
12 1/2 X 6 1/2, $20; By the Wall of Nery Osmania, 8 3/4 X 11 1/2, $25; The
Blue Mask, 12 1/2 X 10, $25; Old Court..." Printed on a tan paper. Etching
pulled from a copper plate, 7.3 x 10. Signed in pencil: "Rag pickers court.
Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Not dated. Sheet: 9 x 12. |
0215.32.0920 |
1928
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Old Frankfort"
Germany, 1928. On February 5, 1928,
The Chicago Daily Tribune announced: "The Chicago Society of Etchers opened
their annual exhibition last week in the print rooms of the Art institute.
It is a keen shame that more space Is not allotted to this exhibit. There
are 323 etchings hung this year, and another 300 equally good had to be
refused. Possibly it may be arranged that the society shall have all the
galleries of the print department for this yearly affair. Upstairs, It is
true, the Chicago artists have the entire cast wing for their work.... The
current show is exceptionally good. The average is so high it is difficult
to find peaks. The most satisfactory way, perhaps, is to select the ten
which please you the most and dub them your peaks. I tried that, a little,
and had for one result this list of etchings which should not be missed;
"Eagle," by H. Emerson Tuttle; " Grand Mosque, Kalronan," by Louis C.
Rosenberg; " Log Team," by George Soper; " Corn Stubble," by Lee Sturges; "
Comrades All," by George Rosier; " Dancing on Hampstead Heath," by Laura
Knight; "Sand Dunes," by Sears Gallagher; "La Mangla, Siena," by John Taylor
Arms; "Angker Bayou at Sunset," by Lucille Douglass; " Pig Market," by Pop
Hart; "Black Brig," by W. A. Sherwood; " Old Frankfort," by Ralph...
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0215.19.0217 |
1928
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Rothenberg Turm"
Germany, Circa 1928. In 1928 Seymour
produced the etching "Old Frankfort." 174 kilometers to the Southeast is
Rothenburg, Germany. Old Rothenburg is filled with many "Turms" ("Towers").
This etching in particular is the "WeisserTurm," on Georgengasse Street,
viewed from just across Pfarrgasse Street. When Seymour etched this scene,
it was etched on the plate as seen, which when printed, is viewed backwards.
It is listed as one of Seymour's etchings in "Fine Prints of the Year" 1928.
"Seymour, Ralph Fletcher, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois.
Etchings..." Signed in the plate, bottom left hand corner "RFS." Signed in
pencil "Rothenberg Turm, Ralph Fletcher Seymour." Etching pulled from a
copper plate, 7.9 x 10.75. Sheet size: 11.5 x 15. Framed: 14 x 17.5. |
0215.22.1017 |
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1933 |
1933
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Charles L. Morgan Etching, Hall of Science,
Chicago Fair, 1933. Photographic copy of a drypoint print Hall of Science,
Chicago Fair. Signed lower left in pencil on original print: "Hall of
Science." Signed lower right in pencil on original print: Charles Morgan
1933. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Original dimension:
10.75 x 14. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
0370.21.1123 |
1933
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Charles L. Morgan Etching, Chicago Fair,
1933. Photographic copy of a drypoint print Chicago Fair. Signed lower
left in pencil on original print: "1833-1933." Signed lower right in pencil
on original print: Charles Morgan 1933. Courtesy of the Smithsonian
American Art Museum. Original dimension: 10.8 x 11. 8 x 8.5 Color
photograph. |
0370.22.1123 |
1933
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Charles L. Morgan Etching, Peace - In a
Storm - Flanders, 1933. Photographic copy of an etching on paper Peace -
In a Storm - Flanders. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Original dimension: 17.75 x 12.25. 10 x 7.5 Color photograph. |
0370.23.1123 |
1933
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Charles L. Morgan Etching, A Glimpse of
Belgium, 1933. Photographic copy of a drypoint print A Glimpse of
Belgium. Signed lower left in pencil on original print: "A Glimpse of
Belgium." Signed lower right in pencil on original print: Charles Morgan
1933. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Original dimension:
10.8 x 14. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
0370.24.1123 |
1933
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Charles L. Morgan Etching, Arcturus Lights
The Fair, 1933. Photographic copy of a mezzotint print Arcturus Lights The
Fair. Signed lower left in pencil on original print: "Arcturus Lights The
Fair." Signed lower right in pencil on original print: Charles Morgan
1933. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Original dimension:
14 x 10.5. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
0370.25.1123 |
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1935 |
1935
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching A Paris
Wine Shop 1935. A Paris Wine Shop was selected as the 1935 Presentation
Print by the Chicago Society of Etchers with a prize of $500. It was
produced in an edition of 300-350 prints. Title signed in pencil lower left:
A Paris Wine Shop. Signed in pencil lower right: Ralph Fletcher Seymour.
Blind stamp of the Chicago Society of Etchers imprint below the title. Sheet
size: 11.25 x 13.25. Etching size: 7.9 x 10 |
0397.83.0224 |
1935
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "A Paris Wine Shop" 1935. "A Paris Wine Shop"
was selected as the 1935 Presentation Print by the Chicago Society of
Etchers with a prize of $500. It was produced in an edition of 300-350
prints. Titled and signed in pencil. It was originally titled in pencil,
lower left, and signed in pencil, lower right. This etching was butchered by
trimming it, pasting the title and signature at the top, and framing it in a
9 x 11.25 frame. Etching size: 7.9 x 10. |
0397.75.1121 |
C 1935
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Cinema in
Tasco" Circa 1935. "Cinema in Tasco" was selected for the
Fifth International Exhibition of
Etchings and Engravings at the Art Institute of Chicago, November 4,
1938 to January, 1939. The "Cinema in Tasco" appears to be large enough to
have a balcony. Stairs can be seen in the background leading to the balcony.
The light from the movie projector can be seen coming from the back of the
balcony. The viewers in the foreground appear to be more of a Hispanic
decent than European or French. Seymour visited Paris in 1935. There is a
small village in Columbia with the name Tasco, but it does not appear large
enough to support a cinema. In 1928, Ralph Fletcher Seymour traveled to
Mexico, then on to Spain and Germany. It does not appear that he traveled to
Columbia on this trip. There is a larger city in Mexico named "Taxco" which
has been translated to "Tasco." It is interesting to note that in the
Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago Report for the Year Nineteen
Hundred Thirty-Five. Volume XXX, No. 3, March, 1936, Part III, listed as a
Life Member, page 111, is Cordon C. Abbott, Tasco, Guerrero, Mexico. Note:
This etching was buried in a trunk from the estate of a family that moved
from Chicago to the Pacific northwest...
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0397.82.1122 |
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1937 |
1937
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "Old
Main" 1937. Ralph Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College,
Galesburg, Illinois. In 1937, Seymour painted Abraham Lincoln, on stage,
giving a speech at the Lincoln-Douglas debate at Knox College, Galesburg,
Illinois, October 7th 1858. The painting hangs in the college's Old Main.
For the 100th
anniversary of Knox College, Seymour also etched this illustration. Text
etched in lower left corner: "Old Main" Knox College, A Commemorative
Etching, 1837-1937. Hand signed in pencil lower left: "Old Main" Knox
College. Hand signed in pencil lower right: Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Etching
from a copper plate: 12 x 9.4. Sheet size: 14.1 x 10. Framed: 16.5 x 12.5.
Signed in pencil by Ralph Fletcher Seymour.
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0429.29.0417 |
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Set of 5 etched prints by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. |
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1937
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "590 North Prairie Street" 1937. Ralph
Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College, Galesburg,
Illinois, in 1937. 590 North Prairie St, Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square
foot home built by George A. Lawrence (1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of
$80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with marble columns, the Lawrence house
was the most expensive house built in Galesburg during the 19th century.
Lawrence graduated from Knox College in 1875 and became a successful local
attorney and banker, and was a longtime trustee of Knox College. His wife
Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox graduate, and was one of the founders of
the local Daughters of the American Revolution. They had five children, but
two passed away in infancy, a son who died at the age of 12, and a daughter
that died at the age of 9. Their fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca
Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was on the faculty of Knox College from
1913-16. After she married John Marshall Lowrie in December, 1916, they
moved to New York City. In 1928, she wrote Cambric Tea, a book about growing
up in Galesburg. Following her husband's death in 1954, she moved to
Chicago. The home remained in her name until after her husbands death when
it was reported that she donated it to the...
Continue... |
0429.30.0517 |
1937
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "590 North Prairie Street" Back Yard 1937.
Ralph Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College, Galesburg,
Illinois, in 1937. 590 North Prairie St, Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square
foot home built by George A. Lawrence (1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of
$80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with marble columns, the Lawrence house
was the most expensive house built in Galesburg during the 19th century.
Lawrence graduated from Knox College in 1875 and became a successful local
attorney and banker, and was a longtime trustee of Knox College. His wife
Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox graduate, and was one of the founders of
the local Daughters of the American Revolution. They had five children, but
two passed away in infancy, a son who died at the age of 12, and a daughter
that died at the age of 9. Their fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca
Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was on the faculty of Knox College from
1913-16. After she married John Marshall Lowrie in December, 1916, they
moved to New York City. In 1928, she wrote Cambric Tea, a book about growing
up in Galesburg. Following her husband's death in 1954, she moved to
Chicago. The home remained in her name until after her husbands death when
it was reported that she donated...
Continue... |
0429.31.0517 |
1937
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching View From the Back Porch of the Laurence
House 1937. Ralph Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College,
Galesburg, Illinois, in 1937. The Laurence House, 590 North Prairie St,
Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square foot home built by George A. Lawrence
(1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of $80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with
marble columns, the Lawrence house was the most expensive house built in
Galesburg during the 19th century. Lawrence graduated from Knox College in
1875 and became a successful local attorney and banker, and was a longtime
trustee of Knox College. His wife Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox
graduate, and was one of the founders of the local Daughters of the American
Revolution. They had five children, but two passed away in infancy, a son
who died at the age of 12, and a daughter that died at the age of 9. Their
fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was
on the faculty of Knox College from 1913-16. After she married John Marshall
Lowrie in December, 1916, they moved to New York City. In 1928, she wrote
Cambric Tea, a book about growing up in Galesburg. Following her husband's
death in 1954, she moved to Chicago. The home remained in her name until
after her husbands death when it...
Continue... |
0429.32.0517 |
1937
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching View From the Back Porch of the Laurence
House 1937. Ralph Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College,
Galesburg, Illinois, in 1937. The Laurence House, 590 North Prairie St,
Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square foot home built by George A. Lawrence
(1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of $80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with
marble columns, the Lawrence house was the most expensive house built in
Galesburg during the 19th century. Lawrence graduated from Knox College in
1875 and became a successful local attorney and banker, and was a longtime
trustee of Knox College. His wife Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox
graduate, and was one of the founders of the local Daughters of the American
Revolution. They had five children, but two passed away in infancy, a son
who died at the age of 12, and a daughter that died at the age of 9. Their
fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was
on the faculty of Knox College from 1913-16. After she married John Marshall
Lowrie in December, 1916, they moved to New York City. In 1928, she wrote
Cambric Tea, a book about growing up in Galesburg. Following her husband's
death in 1954, she moved to Chicago. The home remained in her name until
after her husbands death when... Continue... |
0429.33.0517 |
1937
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Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching View of the Southeast corner of the Laurence
House 1937. Ralph Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College,
Galesburg, Illinois, in 1937. The Laurence House, 590 North Prairie St,
Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square foot home built by George A. Lawrence
(1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of $80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with
marble columns, the Lawrence house was the most expensive house built in
Galesburg during the 19th century. Lawrence graduated from Knox College in
1875 and became a successful local attorney and banker, and was a longtime
trustee of Knox College. His wife Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox
graduate, and was one of the founders of the local Daughters of the American
Revolution. They had five children, but two passed away in infancy, a son
who died at the age of 12, and a daughter that died at the age of 9. Their
fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was
on the faculty of Knox College from 1913-16. After she married John Marshall
Lowrie in December, 1916, they moved to New York City. In 1928, she wrote
Cambric Tea, a book about growing up in Galesburg. Following her husband's
death in 1954, she moved to Chicago. The home remained in her name until
after her husbands death when... Continue... |
0429.34.0517 |
1937
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1) Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "590 North Prairie Street" Entrance 1937.
Set of five "Holiday Greetings" cards. Front: View of entrance to the
property. Inside: Vase with floral decoration. Each of the five cards is 18"
x 6.5, folded to 9 x 6.5. Each card has an etching on the front, and a
smaller etching inside with the greeting: "John and Rebecca Lourie Send
Holiday Greetings." Early images of the Lawrence house show the estate as a
much larger piece of property. The Carriage House still exists today and
this may have been the driveway entrance to the Carriage House from Cherry
Street. Ralph Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College,
Galesburg, Illinois, in 1937. 590 North Prairie St, Galesburg, IL is a 5,390
square foot home built by George A. Lawrence (1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost
of $80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with marble columns, the Lawrence
house was the most expensive house built in Galesburg during the 19th
century. Lawrence graduated from Knox College in 1875 and became a
successful local attorney and banker, and was a longtime trustee of Knox
College. His wife Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox graduate, and was one
of the founders of the local Daughters of the American Revolution. They had
five children, but two passed away in infancy...
Continue... |
0429.56.1022 |
1937
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2) Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "590 North Prairie Street" Back Yard 1937.
Set of five "Holiday Greetings" cards. Front: View of the back yard. Inside:
View of the veranda. Each of the five cards is 18" x 6.5, folded to 9 x 6.5.
Each card has an etching on the front, and a smaller etching inside with the
greeting: "John and Rebecca Lourie Send Holiday Greetings." Ralph Fletcher
Seymour was artist in residence at Know College, Galesburg, Illinois, in
1937. 590 North Prairie St, Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square foot home built
by George A. Lawrence (1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of $80,000. Built of
Colona Sandstone with marble columns, the Lawrence house was the most
expensive house built in Galesburg during the 19th century. Lawrence
graduated from Knox College in 1875 and became a successful local attorney
and banker, and was a longtime trustee of Knox College. His wife Ella (1857
- 1924), was also a Knox graduate, and was one of the founders of the local
Daughters of the American Revolution. They had five children, but two passed
away in infancy, a son who died at the age of 12, and a daughter that died
at the age of 9. Their fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca Lawrence
(1891-1975). Rebecca was on the faculty of Knox College from 1913-16. After
she married John Marshall Lowrie... Continue... |
0429.57.1022 |
1937
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3) Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching of the George A. Lawrence House Back Porch
1937. Set of five "Holiday Greetings" cards. Front: View of the back porch.
Inside: Etching of a holly branch. Each of the five cards is 18" x 6.5,
folded to 9 x 6.5. Each card has an etching on the front, and a smaller
etching inside with the greeting: "John and Rebecca Lourie Send Holiday
Greetings." Ralph Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College,
Galesburg, Illinois, in 1937. 590 North Prairie St, Galesburg, IL is a 5,390
square foot home built by George A. Lawrence (1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost
of $80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with marble columns, the Lawrence
house was the most expensive house built in Galesburg during the 19th
century. Lawrence graduated from Knox College in 1875 and became a
successful local attorney and banker, and was a longtime trustee of Knox
College. His wife Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox graduate, and was one
of the founders of the local Daughters of the American Revolution. They had
five children, but two passed away in infancy, a son who died at the age of
12, and a daughter that died at the age of 9. Their fifth child, was a
daughter, Ella Rebecca Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was on the faculty of
Knox College from 1913-16. After she married John...
Continue... |
0429.58.1022 |
1937
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4) Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "590 North Prairie Street" Living Room
1937. Set of five "Holiday Greetings" cards. Front: View of the living room.
Inside: View of the interior. Each of the five cards is 18" x 6.5, folded to
9 x 6.5. Each card has an etching on the front, and a smaller etching inside
with the greeting: "John and Rebecca Lourie Send Holiday Greetings." Ralph
Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College, Galesburg,
Illinois, in 1937. 590 North Prairie St, Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square
foot home built by George A. Lawrence (1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of
$80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with marble columns, the Lawrence house
was the most expensive house built in Galesburg during the 19th century.
Lawrence graduated from Knox College in 1875 and became a successful local
attorney and banker, and was a longtime trustee of Knox College. His wife
Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox graduate, and was one of the founders of
the local Daughters of the American Revolution. They had five children, but
two passed away in infancy, a son who died at the age of 12, and a daughter
that died at the age of 9. Their fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca
Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was on the faculty of Knox College from
1913-16. After she married John Marshall...
Continue... |
0429.59.1022 |
1937
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5) Ralph Fletcher Seymour etching "590 North Prairie Street" Sitting Room
1937. Set of five "Holiday Greetings" cards. Front: View of the sitting
room. Inside: Bird cage. Each of the five cards is 18" x 6.5, folded to 9 x
6.5. Each card has an etching on the front, and a smaller etching inside
with the greeting: "John and Rebecca Lourie Send Holiday Greetings." Ralph
Fletcher Seymour was artist in residence at Know College, Galesburg,
Illinois, in 1937. 590 North Prairie St, Galesburg, IL is a 5,390 square
foot home built by George A. Lawrence (1859-1934) in 1898 at a cost of
$80,000. Built of Colona Sandstone with marble columns, the Lawrence house
was the most expensive house built in Galesburg during the 19th century.
Lawrence graduated from Knox College in 1875 and became a successful local
attorney and banker, and was a longtime trustee of Knox College. His wife
Ella (1857 - 1924), was also a Knox graduate, and was one of the founders of
the local Daughters of the American Revolution. They had five children, but
two passed away in infancy, a son who died at the age of 12, and a daughter
that died at the age of 9. Their fifth child, was a daughter, Ella Rebecca
Lawrence (1891-1975). Rebecca was on the faculty of Knox College from
1913-16. After she married John Marshall...
Continue... |
0429.60.1022 |
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1955 |
1955
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Dallas
Theatre Center (1955 - S.395). "Dallas Theater Center. Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect. Perspective of the Dallas Theater. Print of an Illustration by
Frank Lloyd Wright. Hand written note of back. "A drawing by Frank Lloyd Wright of the
Dallas Theater Center - 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. This is the only Theater
ever executed by Frank Lloyd Wright." The design for this theater was first
conceived for the New Theatre for Woodstock, New York (1931 Project). In
1938 Wright designed the Pfeiffer Chapel (S.251) at the Florida Southern
College and utilized the original Woodstock floor plan. In 1949 the "New
Theatre" was revived again in Hartford, Connecticut, but was never executed.
The concept for the "New Theatre for Woodstock" was finally executed in
Dallas as the Dallas Theater Center. From the estate of Jean Warner Epperson
(Jul. 7, 1919 - Oct. 15, 1998), who was involved with the theater. Print
measures 8.5. x 3.75. Matted and framed in red, 12 x 7.25. Printed in two
color, black and red square. See "Wright" 1943-1959, page 392. |
1092.51.0813 |
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1956 |
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1956 |
The
Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, February 9, 1956. A two-color
folder which includes Seven 8 x 10 prints (Sweeney 1093) |
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1956
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The Price
Tower. Set of seven prints. (Published by the H. C. Price Co.,
Bartlesville, Oklahoma) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd;
H. C. Price Co. |
1) Four-color of
exterior. The only four-color print from the set of seven prints
included in The Price Tower Promotional Folder. This is a
lithograph print, not a photographic print. Printed on glossy
paper.
(First Edition) |
7.8 x 10.3 |
1093.15.0507 |
1956
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The Price Tower.
Set of seven prints. (Published by the H. C. Price Co., Bartlesville,
Oklahoma) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd;
H. C. Price Co. |
2) Arial View.
B&W print from the set of seven prints included in The Price Tower
Promotional Folder. This is a lithograph print, not a photographic
print. One color printed on glossy paper.
(First Edition) |
9.9 x 8 |
1093.01.0303
1093.16.0507 |
1956
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The Price Tower.
Set of seven prints. (Published by the H. C. Price Co., Bartlesville,
Oklahoma) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd;
H. C. Price Co. |
3) Duotone of
Exterior at Night. The only duotone print from the set of seven prints
included in The Price Tower Promotional Folder. This is a
lithograph print, not a photographic print. Two color printed on
matt paper.
(First Edition) |
8 x 10 |
1093.02.0303
1093.17.0507 |
1956
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The Price Tower.
Set of seven prints. (Published by the H. C. Price Co., Bartlesville,
Oklahoma) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd;
H. C. Price Co. |
4) Exterior at
Night. B&W print from the set of seven prints included in The Price
Tower Promotional Folder. This is a lithograph print, not a
photographic print. One color printed on glossy paper.
(First Edition) |
8.1 x 9.8 |
1093.03.0303
1093.18.0507 |
1956
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The Price Tower.
Set of seven prints. (Published by the H. C. Price Co., Bartlesville,
Oklahoma) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd;
H. C. Price Co. |
5) Exterior Day
Time. B&W print from the set of seven prints included in The Price Tower
Promotional Folder. This is a lithograph print, not a photographic
print. One color printed on glossy paper.
(First Edition) |
8.1 x 9.8 |
1093.04.0303
1093.19.0507 |
1956
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The Price Tower.
Set of seven prints. (Published by the H. C. Price Co., Bartlesville,
Oklahoma) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd;
H. C. Price Co. |
6) Detail
Exterior. B&W print from the set of seven prints included in The Price
Tower Promotional Folder. This is a lithograph print, not a
photographic print. One color printed on glossy paper.
(First Edition) |
8.1 x 9.9 |
1093.05.0303
1093.20.0507 |
1956
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The Price Tower.
Set of seven prints. (Published by the H. C. Price Co., Bartlesville,
Oklahoma) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd;
H. C. Price Co. |
7) Detail Tower.
B&W print from the set of seven prints included in The Price Tower
Promotional Folder. This is a lithograph print, not a photographic
print. One color printed on glossy paper.
(First Edition) |
8.1 x 9.9 |
1093.06.0303
1093.21.0507 |
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1966 |
Circa 1966
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Isabel Roberts
Residence (1908 - S.150). |
Hennessy, Joseph
F. |
Illustration of
residence by Joseph F. Hennessy, circa 1966. Printed on beige stock.
"Isabel Roberts House, 1908. 603 Edgewood Place, River Forest, Ill." Joseph F. Hennessy was born in 1917 in Pittsfield,
Mass., and attended the University of Notre Dame. He was on the design
team for the Prudential Building, utilizing his rendering ability. By the
late 1950s, he started his own firm. His focus changed as demand for
his renderings grew. His renderings of Frank Lloyd Wright structures
were sold at... Continue... |
15 x 10 |
1679.07.0713 |
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1968 |
Circa 1968
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Nathan G. Moore
Residence (1895/1923 - S.34). |
Hennessy, Joseph
F. |
Illustration of
residence by Joseph F. Hennessy, circa 1968. Printed on beige stock.
"Nathan G. Moore House, 1995 & 1923. Forest Ave, Oak Park, Ill." |
15 x 10 |
1757.10.0713 |
Circa 1968
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Frederick C.
Robie Residence (1906- S.127). |
Hennessy, Joseph
F. |
Illustration
of residence by Joseph F. Hennessy, circa 1968. Printed on beige stock.
"Frederick C. Robie House, 1909. 5757 Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Ill." |
15 x 10 |
1757.11.0713 |
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1978 |
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Unitarian Meeting House. Set of five
8 x 10 lithograph prints. |
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Circa 1978
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) Circa
1978. Set of five 8 x 10 lithograph prints. (#1) Exterior view of the
sanctuary from the Northwest, at night. Text of face: "Frank Lloyd
Wright Unitarian Meeting House, Madison, Wis. Photographs by Mary
Allen." 8 x 10 B&W lithograph print. |
1978.43.0514 |
Circa 1978
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) Circa
1978. Set of five 8 x 10 lithograph prints. (#2) Exterior view of the
sanctuary from the Northwest, at night. Text of face: "Frank Lloyd
Wright Unitarian Meeting House, Madison, Wis. Photographs by Mary
Allen." 8 x 10 B&W lithograph print. |
1978.44.0514 |
Circa 1978
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) Circa
1978. Set of five 8 x 10 lithograph prints. (#3) Exterior view of the
sanctuary from the West. Text of face: "Frank Lloyd Wright Unitarian
Meeting House, Madison, Wis. Photographs by Mary Allen." 10 x 8 B&W
lithograph print. |
1978.45.0514 |
Circa 1978
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) Circa
1978. Set of five 8 x 10 lithograph prints. (#4) Interior view of the
sanctuary. Text of face: "Frank Lloyd Wright Unitarian Meeting House,
Madison, Wis. Photographs by Mary Allen." Published in
"Frank
Lloyd Wright, His Work and His Architecture," Twombly, 1979,
p.353. 10 x 8 B&W lithograph print. |
1978.46.0514 |
Circa 1978
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Unitarian Meeting House (1947 - S.291) Circa
1978. Set of five 8 x 10 lithograph prints. (#5) Interior view of the
sanctuary. Text of face: "Frank Lloyd Wright Unitarian Meeting House,
Madison, Wis. Photographs by Mary Allen." 8 x 10 B&W lithograph print.
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1978.47.0514 |
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1987 |
1987
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S.C.
Johnson & Son Prints by Steelcase, 1987. Set of four prints and envelope
of 1939 photographs. Each card has a thick embossed border symbolizing
the glass tubing used throughout the Administration building. The
Envelope is printed with Frank Lloyd Wright's signature red square,
"Frank Lloyd Wright/Apr 15 39." 1) The Great Workroom. Text on Verso:
"The Johnson Wax Building, Racine, Wisconsin. In the Great Workroom, the
rounded edges of worksurfaces and the backs and seats of chairs repeat
the distinctive lines of Frank Lloyd Wright's dendriform columns.
Steelcase. 1987 Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501. Form
number S-455. Litho in U.S.A." 2) Desk designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Text on Verso: "The Johnson Wax Building, Racine...
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1987.88.0316 |
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1988 |
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S.C.
Johnson & Son Administration Building. Set of 12 lithograph prints
(printed on a printing press, not photographically). Tours were
available at the S.C. Johnson & Son in 1988 at cost $8.00 per person. S.C.
Johnson & Son handed out a tour booklet
and these prints during the tour. Tour booklet included five sites:
Wingspread, the Golden Rondelle, the Johnson Wax building, the Prairie
School, and St. Patrick's Church. |
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1988
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Print 1) SC Johnson Administration Building Great Room, 1939 (1936 - S.237).
Set of prints circa 1988. West side of Administration Building 1939, viewed
from the Northeast. Exterior of the great workroom. Designed in 1936, the
official opening of the SC Johnson Administration Building spanned three
days, April 22-24, 1939. It has been called the greatest contribution to
business housing since the design of the skyscraper. Similar image in "Frank
Lloyd Wright and
the Johnson Wax Building", Lipman,
1986, p.98. 8 x 10 lithograph print. |
1988.77.0523 |
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1988
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Print 2) SC Johnson Administration Building
Lobby (1936 - S.237) 1939, viewed from the East, second level. Designed in
1936, the official opening of the SC Johnson Administration Building spanned
three days, April 22-24, 1939. It has been called the greatest contribution
to business housing since the design of the skyscraper. Monolithic dendriform columns had a metal base embedded in the
floor. Golf tee in shape, the base has a diameter of 9 inches, gradually
widen to 2 feet 10 inches at the top, then spread out to a diameter of 18
feet 6 inches. The tallest columns are in the lobby at 31 feet tall, and the
great room which are 21 feet 7.5 inches high. Published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright and
the Johnson Wax Building", Lipman,
1986, p.50. 8 x 10 lithograph print. |
1988.56.0911 |
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1988
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Print 3) SC Johnson Administration Building detail of the Lobby, 1939 (1936
- S.237), viewed from the ground level. Designed in 1936, the official
opening of the SC Johnson Administration Building spanned three days, April
22-24, 1939. It has been called the greatest contribution to business
housing since the design of the skyscraper. Monolithic dendriform columns
had a metal base embedded in the floor. Golf tee in shape, the base has a
diameter of 9 inches, gradually widen to 2 feet 10 inches at the top, then
spread out to a diameter of 18 feet 6 inches. The tallest columns are in the
lobby at 31 feet tall, and the great room which are 21 feet 7.5 inches high.
Similar image in "Frank
Lloyd Wright and
the Johnson Wax Building", Lipman,
1986, p.113. 8 x 10 lithograph print. |
1988.78.0523 |
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1988
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Print 4) SC Johnson Administration Building detail of the Lobby, 1950 (1936
- S.237), viewed from the ground level. Designed in 1936, the official
opening of the SC Johnson Administration Building spanned three days, April
22-24, 1939. It has been called the greatest contribution to business
housing since the design of the skyscraper. Monolithic dendriform columns
had a metal base embedded in the floor. Golf tee in shape, the base has a
diameter of 9 inches, gradually widen to 2 feet 10 inches at the top, then
spread out to a diameter of 18 feet 6 inches. The tallest columns are in the
lobby at 31 feet tall, and the great room which are 21 feet 7.5 inches high.
Image published in "Frank
Lloyd Wright and
the Johnson Wax Building", Lipman,
1986, p.102. 8 x 10 lithograph print. |
1988.83.0415 |
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1988
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Print 5) SC Johnson Research Tower (1944 - S.238) 1950, viewed from the
Northwest, inside the courtyard. Designed in 1944, the tower opened in
November 1950. The tower was designed with a center core the was 54 feet
deep. Fifteen floors cantilevered out from the core, floors alternated
square and round, reaching a height of 153 feet. Similar image in "Frank
Lloyd Wright and
the Johnson Wax Building", Lipman,
1986, p.155, dated 1950. 8 x 10 lithograph print. |
1988.34.0307 |
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1988
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Print 6) SC Johnson Research Tower complex (1944
- S.238) 1950, viewed from the Southwest, across the rooftop of the new
Research Tower complex. The Research Tower is to the left out of the
picture. The flora pond is in the foreground. The walkway bridge extends
from the original Administration Building to the new complex that also
included the advertising department. The glass done covers the lobby of the
reception area of the advertising department. 8 x 10 lithograph print. Two copies. |
1988.57.0911 1988.58.0911 |
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1988
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Print 7)
Frank
Lloyd Wright
visits SC Johnson Administration Building (1936 - S.237), overlooks Lobby
from third floor balcony 1950. When the research tower complex was
dedication on November 17, 1950, Mr. Wright was in attendance. Published in
"Frank
Lloyd Wright and
the Johnson Wax Building", Lipman,
1986, p.ii. 8 x 10
lithograph print. |
1988.32.0307 |
C
1988
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Print 8) SC Johnson Administration Building Great Room (1936 - S.237) Circa
1950. Designed in 1936, the official opening of the SC Johnson
Administration Building spanned three days, April 22-24, 1939. It has been
called the greatest contribution to business housing since the design of the
skyscraper. Monolithic dendriform columns had a metal base embedded in the
floor. Golf tee in shape, the base has a diameter of 9 inches, gradually
widen to 2 feet 10 inches at the top, then spread out to a diameter of 18
feet 6 inches. The tallest columns are in the lobby at 31 feet tall, and the
great room which are 21 feet 7.5 inches high. 8 x 10 lithograph print. |
1988.33.0307 |
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1988
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Print 9) SC Johnson Administration Building Great Room, 1939 (1936 - S.237).
Set of prints circa 1988. Viewed from the Northern end, looking East.
Designed in 1936, the official opening of the SC Johnson Administration
Building spanned three days, April 22-24, 1939. It has been called the
greatest contribution to business housing since the design of the
skyscraper. Monolithic dendriform columns had a metal base embedded in the
floor. Golf tee in shape, the base has a diameter of 9 inches, gradually
widen to 2 feet 10 inches at the top, then spread out to a diameter of 18
feet 6 inches. The tallest columns are in the lobby at 31 feet tall, and the
great room which are 21 feet 7.5 inches high. Photographed after handrails
were added to the short walls around the second level. 8 x 10 lithograph
print. |
1988.84.0415 |
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1988
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Print 10) SC Johnson Advertising Department Reception Room (1944 - S.238)
1950. The Advertising Department is in the Southeast corner of the Research
Tower complex. Designed in 1944, the tower complex opened in November 1950.
The dome above the reception room is similar to one of the designed first
proposed for the Guggenheim Museum (0987.35). Also see "The
Solomon Guggenheim Museum", Pfeiffer, 1994, cover. 8 x 10 lithograph
print. |
1988.79.0523 |
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1988
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Print 11) SC Johnson Advertising Department Reception Room (1944 - S.238)
1950. The Advertising Department is in the Southeast corner of the Research
Tower complex. Designed in 1944, the tower complex opened in November 1950.
The dome above the reception room is similar to one of the designed first
proposed for the Guggenheim Museum (0987.35). Also see "The
Solomon Guggenheim Museum", Pfeiffer, 1994, cover. 8 x 10 lithograph
print. |
1988.80.0523 |
C
1988
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Print
12) SC Johnson Administration Building (1944 - S.238) aerial view circa
1970. Aerial view in "Frank
Lloyd Wright and
the Johnson Wax Building", Lipman,
1986, p.162-3, is dated 1961. Parking lot in foreground was filled with
homes in 1961. Building just to the right of the tower in 1961 has also been
torn down and paved. 8 x 10
lithograph print. Two copies. |
1988.35.0307 1988.55.0911 |
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Loren B. Pope Residence, Circa
1988 (1939 - S.268). Designed in 1939, construction was completed during the
early part of 1941. The Popes lived in the home until 1947 when they sold
the home to Mr. & Mrs. Leighey. The house was slated for destruction by the
highway department, and Mrs. Leyhey saved the house by having it moved to
the grounds of Woodlawn Plantation, a National Trust property. Printed on a
toothed paper stock from an original pen and ink stippling drawing by
Rachael A Peden. The original 20 x 24 inch pen and ink stippling drawing was
created at the request of the National Trust. Original 11 x 14 offset
lithography print. Gift of Kathryn Smith.
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1988.117.0321 |
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1990 |
1990
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Exhibition Prints:
Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas.
1990. Three prints used at the Bellevue, WA exhibition of the Usonian
Exhibition House at the Bellevue Art Museum, October 9 - January 7, 1990. 1)
"Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm of Ideas. October 9 - January 7, 1990.
(Logo.) Bellevue Art Museum, 301 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, Washington.
Printing: Puget Sound Power & Light Company. Type: Typehouse. Design:
Nichols & Zwiebel." 2) "National Sponsors. Frank Lloyd Wright: In The Realm
of Ideas is organized by the Scottsdale Cultural Council and the Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation. This exhibit has been made...
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1990.120.0416 (1-3) |
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2004 |
2004
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Fallingwater 2004
(1935 - S.230). "Frozen Fallingwater" by Dee Lee Stevens, 2004, 3/50. Dee
Lee Stevens attended John Herron Art School, now part of the Indiana
University, and later transferred to Ball State University, and earned a
Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts. She is a member and past chairman of the
Sanford Seminole Art Association (SSAA), one of the oldest cultural
organizations in Seminole County, Florida. Signed and numbered. 8.5 x 6.25 |
2004.66.0214 |
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2007 |
2007
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Oak Park illustration by Patrick
E. Hilton. Circa 2007. Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District, Oak Park,
Illinois. Compilation of nine illustrations of Frank Lloyd Wright designed
homes in Oak Park. Illustrations include: Home & Studio (3), Hills, Beachy,
Thomas, Gale, Moore and Heurtley. Signed in pencil by Patrick E. Hilton.
Original list price $26.00. 8 x 10 B&W illustration. |
2007.90.1018 |
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2010 |
2010
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The New Yorker
Cover. Oct. 21, 2010. Illustration of the Guggenheim Museum. Possible
alternative cover for the
October 25, 2010 issue to accompany the article "Turning Away. The
classical revival between the World Wars," concerning an exhibit on early
twentieth-century classicism at the Guggenheim Museum. Bottom right hand
corner has an emblem, "SP". See "The
New Yorker Visits The Guggenheim." Print measures 5 x 7. |
2010.15.0813 |
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