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EAST COAST CONNECTICUT DELAWARE MARYLAND MASSECHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW YORK VIRGINIA OTHER HOMES CONNECTICUT RAYWARD SANDER JOHN L. RAYWARD RESIDENCE (1955 - S.383) Date: 1955
Title: John L Rayward Residence, Tirranna, New Canaan, Connecticut, Three Chairs 1955 (1955 - S.383).
Description: Two arm chairs and one side chair from the Rayward Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, the Rayward Residence was the ninth "hemicycle" designed by Wright: Jacobs II (1944), Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956).
At times, these chairs have been miss-identified as Heritage Henredon chairs. The design of these chairs is similar to the design Frank Lloyd Wright created for the Heritage Henredon line of furniture, also designed in 1955. But there are significant differences. Rayward Residence is FLLW #5523, Heritage Henredon is FLLW #5529, indicating Rayward was designed first. In reality, furniture was not the first part of the design process, so it may be difficult to determine which was designed first. But like later designs for dining room tables and chairs, there are many similarities, but each table and chair was unique to the specific house.
There are similarities between early slant back chairs: the Martin and Coonley low back chairs; the dining room arm chairs for the Jacobs 1, Palmer, Mossback and Boulter; the Martin and Johnson barrel chairs; the David Wright and Papas; and we could continue.
Although there are similarities, there are also differences when comparing the Rayward and Henredon side chairs, arm chairs and tall back dining room chairs. One of the biggest differences when comparing the two is the lack of Wright’s Henredon motif design detail on the Rayward chairs. On the Henredon side and arm chairs it borders all four sides, front and back of the chair’s back rests. On the Henredon tall back, the motif borders all four edges of the fabric on the back. It is missing on the Rayward chairs. The measurements of the Rayward side and arm chair are also different. On the Rayward tall back chairs, the stretchers (leg braces), create a half-circle. The Henredon is straight.
A photograph of the Rayward dining room table and tall back chairs, taken shortly after completion, is published in Frank Lloyd Wright Interiors and Furniture, Heinz, 1994, p.220.
Providence: John L. Rayward, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1955. Herman R. Shepherd, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1964. Ted Stanley, New Canaan, Connecticut, circa 1999. These three chairs were acquired in 2018 by the present owner and offered at Christie’s, March 12, 2024. Acquired from Christies, 2024.
Constructed of mahogany and fabric upholstery. Photographs courtesy of Christie’s New York.
Size: Gray side chair: 32 High x 22 Wide x 18 Deep. Gray arm chair: 31.5 High x 23 Wide x 19 Deep. Stripped arm chair: 31.5 High x 23 Wide x 17 Deep
S#: 1092.267.0324 (1-3), 2024.03.0324 (1-13)
Left and Right: Arm Chair
Left and Right: Arm Chair
Left and Right: Arm Chair
Left and Right: Arm Chair
Left and Right: Side Chair
Left and Right: Side ChairDate: 1978 Title: John L. Rayward Residence "Tirranna", New Canaan, Conn (1955 - S.383), 1978.
Description: Viewed from the Northeast, along the river bank. Text on face: "Wright-designed Tirranna in New Canaan, Conn - all for $1.5 million." Clipping taped to verso: "For $1.5 million, you could buy this house. Have you ever pictured yourself living in a woodsy Connecticut house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? One with its own swimming pool, soda fountain, sauna and telescope-equipped observatory? If you have $1.5 million to spare, you can do more than picture yourself there. Indeed, Sotheby Parke Bernet International Reality, a two-year-old offshoot of the art, jewelry, and antiques auction gallery, has the house for you." Stamped on clipping: "Oct 1 1978." Photographed on September 25, 1978. Acquired from the achievers of the Christian Science Monitor.
Size: Original 6.5 x 10 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1978.49.0715
Date: 1978
Title: John L. Rayward Residence "Tirranna", New Canaan, Conn 1978 (1955 - S.383).
Description: Aerial view from the Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. Text on face: "Tirranna as seen from the air. With Mouat, Sotheby. The Christian Science Monitor." Hand written on verso: "9/25." Clipping pasted to verso: "A view from the top of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed house." Stamped on clipping: "Oct 1 1978." Photographed on September 25, 1978. Acquired from the achievers of the Christian Science Monitor.
Size: Original 6 x 10 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1978.60.0421Date: 1981 Title: Dining Room Chair designed for the John L. Rayward Residence "Tirranna", New Canaan, Conn (1955 - S.383), 1981.
Description: Oak chair, three-quarter view, facing forward and to the left. Light oak, upholstered seat, copper trim along the base, 49.5 (H) x 20 (W) x 21 (D). According to David Hanks, "Decorative Designs", 1979, pp. 164-5, the Raywards gave one chair (pictured page 165) to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1963. This was the same year the home was sold to H. R. Shepherd who completed the home. We have not located any photographs showing these chairs in the Rayward home. This design was also used in the Harold Price Sr. Residence (1954 - S.378), with a cushion added to the back (see Frank Lloyd Wright Select House 8, pp 145-7). They are also seen in the Donald Lovness Residence (1955 - S.391) (see Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1951-1959, pp.174-5). A slight variation has been seen at the Robert Walton Residence (1957 - S.421). Photographed by Quiriconi-Tropea Photographers. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries. Wright Chairs.
Size: Three 8 x 10 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1981.97.0413
Date: 1981 Title: Dining Room Chair designed for the John L. Rayward Residence "Tirranna", New Canaan, Conn (1955 - S.383), 1981.
Description: Oak chair, three-quarter view, facing forward and to the left. Light oak, upholstered seat, copper trim along the base, 49.5 (H) x 20 (W) x 21 (D). According to David Hanks, "Decorative Designs", 1979, pp. 164-5, the Raywards gave one chair (pictured page 165) to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1963. This was the same year the home was sold to H. R. Shepherd who completed the home. We have not located any photographs showing these chairs in the Rayward home. This design was also used in the Harold Price Sr. Residence (1954 - S.378), with a cushion added to the back (see Frank Lloyd Wright Select House 8, pp 145-7). They are also seen in the Donald Lovness Residence (1955 - S.391) (see Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1951-1959, pp.174-5). A slight variation has been seen at the Robert Walton Residence (1957 - S.421). Photographed by Thomas A. Heinz. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries. This photograph was published in "Frank Lloyd Wright", Kelmscott Galleries, 1981, page 45. Wright Chairs.
Size: Two 8 x 10 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1981.98.0413
Date: 1981 Title: Dining Room Chair designed for the John L. Rayward Residence "Tirranna", New Canaan, Conn (1955 - S.383), 1981.
Description: Oak chair, side view, facing to the left. Light oak, upholstered seat, copper trim along the base, 49.5 (H) x 20 (W) x 21 (D). According to David Hanks, "Decorative Designs", 1979, pp. 164-5, the Raywards gave one chair (pictured page 165) to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1963. This was the same year the home was sold to H. R. Shepherd who completed the home. We have not located any photographs showing these chairs in the Rayward home. This design was also used in the Harold Price Sr. Residence (1954 - S.378), with a cushion added to the back (see Frank Lloyd Wright Select House 8, pp 145-7). They are also seen in the Donald Lovness Residence (1955 - S.391) (see Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1951-1959, pp.174-5). A slight variation has been seen at the Robert Walton Residence (1957 - S.421). Photographed by Thomas A. Heinz. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries. Wright Chairs.
Size: Two 8 x 10 and two 4 x 5 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1981.99.0413
Date: 1981 Title: Dining Room Chair designed for the John L. Rayward Residence "Tirranna", New Canaan, Conn (1955 - S.383), 1981.
Description: Oak chair, three-quarter view, facing backward and to the left. Light oak, upholstered seat, copper trim along the base, 49.5 (H) x 20 (W) x 21 (D). According to David Hanks, "Decorative Designs", 1979, pp. 164-5, the Raywards gave one chair (pictured page 165) to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1963. This was the same year the home was sold to H. R. Shepherd who completed the home. We have not located any photographs showing these chairs in the Rayward home. This design was also used in the Harold Price Sr. Residence (1954 - S.378), with a cushion added to the back (see Frank Lloyd Wright Select House 8, pp 145-7). They are also seen in the Donald Lovness Residence (1955 - S.391) (see Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1951-1959, pp.174-5). A slight variation has been seen at the Robert Walton Residence (1957 - S.421). Photographed by Thomas A. Heinz. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries. This photograph was published in "Frank Lloyd Wright", Kelmscott Galleries, 1981, page 45. Wright Chairs.
Size: Two 8 x 10 and two 4 x 5 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1981.100.0413
DELAWARE SPENCER SPENCER MILLWORK DETAILS 1956 1960 ORIGINAL SPENCER BENCH ORIGINAL SPENCER FRAME Date: 1956
Title: Dudley Spencer Residence, Wilmington, Delaware, Sheet No. 7, Millwork Details, 1956 (1956 - S.402).
Description: Millwork details for the Dudley Spencer Residence, Sheet No. 7. FLLW Foundation #5635.12. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. The first design, Scheme #1, an L-shaped Usonian house with a living room roof that slopes upward, was rejected by the Spencers. Scheme #2 was accepted. Scheme #2 is what Frank Lloyd Wright called a solar Hemicycle. Very similar to the Laurent (1949) and Pearce (1950) Residences. The Spencers moved into their home in 1959.
On Sheet 6 of the plans, Frank Lloyd Wright specified mahogany be used in all the cabinetry. Honduras mahogany was used throughout. On Sheet #7, Wright details the design for the fascia, indents every 4". The visible height calculates to 3". This design was used throughout the house in the trim, lighting, picture frames and trimming out all the built-in and stand alone furniture. "To make the furniture, Spencer hired Robert Baker, who built models at DuPont's craft shop. Baker built the streamlined dining table and six low, open-backed chairs in his basement workshop... The furniture is trim, with clean lines reminiscent of a yacht. The only embellishments are dentil molding accents." Delaware Today, Eileen Smith Dallabrida, July 11, 2013. Lower text: "Millwork Details. House for Mr. And Mrs. Dudley W. Spencer. Brandywine Head, Delaware. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Sheet No. 7, Details - Millwork." Within square: "FLLLW, Oct 10, 56." See additional details...
Size: 10 x 8 Color photograph.
S#: 1147.128.0423Date: Circa 1960
Title: Dudley Spencer Residence, Wilmington, Delaware, Circa 1960 (1956 - S.402).
Description: View of the Dudley Spencer Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. The first design, Scheme #1, an L-shaped Usonian house with a living room roof that slopes upward, was rejected by the Spencers. Scheme #2 was accepted. Scheme #2 is what Frank Lloyd Wright called a solar Hemicycle. Very similar to the Laurent (1949) and Pearce (1950) Residences. The Spencers moved into their home in 1959.
"Inside is Wright's trademark central hearth and built-in furniture designed by the architect himself. The stone came from Avondale, Pennsylvania, and Cumberland Ridge, Tennessee (where Wright had built a Usonian house of this type of stone in 1950). The woodwork is Honduras mahogany, and steel supports the cantilevered roof. The carport was added later." W. Barksdale Maynard, Society of Architectural Historians, University of Virginia Press. Photo courtesy of the Society of Architectural Historians. See additional details...
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1458.134.0523Date: 1969
Title: Dudley Spencer Residence, Wilmington, Delaware, Bench 1969 (1956 - S.402).
Description: Original bench from the Dudley Spencer Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956, it is actually the second design for the Spencers, and the only Wright home in Delaware. The first design, Scheme #1, an L-shaped Usonian house with a living room roof that slopes upward, was rejected by the Spencers. Scheme #2 was accepted. Scheme #2 is what Frank Lloyd Wright called a solar Hemicycle. Very similar to the Laurent (1949) and Pearce (1950) Residences. The Spencers moved into their home in 1959.
"To make the furniture, Spencer hired Robert Baker, who built models at DuPont's craft shop. Baker built the streamlined dining table and six low, open-backed chairs in his basement workshop... The furniture is trim, with clean lines reminiscent of a yacht. The only embellishments are dentil molding accents." Delaware Today, Eileen Smith Dallabrida, July 11, 2013.
On Sheet 6 of the plans, Frank Lloyd Wright specified mahogany be used in all the cabinetry. Honduras mahogany was used throughout. On Sheet #7, Wright details the design for the fascia, indents every 4". The visible height calculates to 3". This design was used throughout the house in the trim, lighting, picture frames and trimming out all the built-in and stand alone furniture.
This bench was built in December, 1969. Stamped into the base: "Built by Robert E. Baker. 12 1969." This bench was found in the bedrooms as well as the living rooms.
Constructed of Honduras mahogany. The base is made of solid pieces of wood. There are 11 dentils along the length and 3 along the depth. Acquired from an auction house in New York. See additional details...
Size: Top: 49" length x 17" deep. 12.5" high. Top is 2" deep. Base: 44.25" length x 12" deep x 3" high. Top section is .75" thick, base is 1.5" thick.
S#: 1803.30.0223Date: 1991
Title: Dudley Spencer Residence, Wilmington, Delaware, Frame, 1991 (1956 - S.402).
Description: Original custom frame from the Dudley Spencer Residence. The Spencer Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. The Spencers moved into their home in 1959.
"To make the furniture, Spencer hired Robert Baker, who built models at DuPont's craft shop. Baker built the streamlined dining table and six low, open-backed chairs in his basement workshop... The furniture is trim, with clean lines reminiscent of a yacht. The only embellishments are dentil molding accents." Delaware Today, Eileen Smith Dallabrida, July 11, 2013.
On Sheet 6 of the plans, Frank Lloyd Wright specified mahogany be used in all the cabinetry. Honduras mahogany was used throughout. On Sheet #7, Wright details the design for the fascia, indents every 4". The visible height calculates to 3". This design was used throughout the house in the trim, lighting, picture frames and trimming out all the built-in and stand alone furniture.
Although this frame was not designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it matches other furniture in the home built in the 60s, and was manufactured by the original craftsman, and commissioned by the original owner, Dudley Spencer. There are numerous frames and pieces of furniture with matching dentils in the house. This frame was built in June, 1991. Stamped into the back: "Built by Robert E. Baker. June 1991."
The framed art is an embroidered Japanese silk panel. The image is painted on silk, then embroidered with silk thread. Embroidery has a long history in Japan, going back 1,500 years. Hand written on verso, in English: "Summer."
Constructed of Honduras mahogany. Acquired from an auction house in New York. See additional details...
Size: 23.3" wide x 50.5" tall x .6" deep.
ST#: 1991.111.0223SPENCER MILLWORK DETAILS SHEET 7 Detail of Sheet 7. On Sheet #7, Wright details the design for the fascia, indents every 4".
The visible height calculates to 3". This design was used throughout the house in the trim, lighting,
picture frames and trimming out all the built-in and stand alone furniture.SPENCER RESIDENCE CIRCA 1960 SPENCER BENCH 1969
Dudley Spencer Residence Interior, 2013, Wilmington, Delaware, Courtesy of Philadelphia Magazine. Dudley Spencer Residence Interior, 2013, Wilmington, Delaware, Courtesy of Philadelphia Magazine. Dudley Spencer Residence Interior, 2013, Wilmington, Delaware, Courtesy of Philadelphia Magazine. Dudley Spencer Residence Interior, 2013, Wilmington, Delaware, Courtesy of PBS. Dudley Spencer Residence Interior, 2013, Wilmington, Delaware, Courtesy of PBS. SPENCER FRAME 1991
Dudley Spencer Residence Interior, 2013, Wilmington, Delaware, Courtesy of Philadelphia Magazine. MARYLAND EUCHTMAN LLEWELLYN WRIGHT JOSEPH EUCHTMAN RESIDENCE (1939 - S.270) Date: 1960/1939
Title: 4) Joseph Euchtman Residence, Baltimore, Maryland, Ground Plan 1939 (1939 - S.270).
Description: Ground Plan for the Joseph Euchtman Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. It is an in-line Usonian design. Terrace on the left, two bedrooms on the right. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1937-1941, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.178. FLLW #4005.012.
Size: 18 x 13.5 Diazo Print.
S#: 1458.130.0922 -4MASSECHUSETTS BAIRD THEODORE BAIRD RESIDENCE (1940 - S.277) Date: Circa 1960
Title: Theodore Baird Residence, Amherst, Mass., Circa 1960 (1940 - S.277).
Description: View of the Baird Residence from the Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940. It was constructed of brick, cypress and glass. William Wesley Peters acted as the general contractor. This was the only Usonian design where the walls and glazing were prefabricated at a factory, transported and assembled on site. The Baird Residence is the only house in Massachusetts designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright. Amherst, Massachusetts. T. Baird House, 1940. Ext. Andrews Photo 2836." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1458.90.0420NEW HAMPSHIRE KALIL ZIMMERMAN NEW JERSEY BACHMAN-WILSON CHRISTIE RICHARDSON SWEETON BACHMAN-WILSON RESIDENCE (1954 - S.366) Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, Exterior 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View of the Bachman-Wilson Residence exterior entrance. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The carport is to (Fix on 2020.55) the left. Above the entrance is the bedroom and balcony. There are two bedrooms on the second level. The living room is to the right. Three rows of perforated light screens run the full length of the front elevation just below the roof line. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and fully restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015. Hand written on verso: “Housing: Frank Lloyd Wright.” “Griggstown - Bachman Wilson House New Jersey. Frank Lloyd Wright Designed. House facing driveway road, intended as back of house.” Stamped on verso: “Oct 6, 1976.” And: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.57.0824Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, Exterior 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View of the Bachman-Wilson Residence exterior entrance. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The carport is top the left. Above the entrance is the bedroom and balcony. There are two bedrooms on the second level. The living room is to the right. Three rows of perforated light screens run the full length of the front elevation just below the roof line. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and fully restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015. Hand written on verso: “Housing: Frank Lloyd Wright.” “Griggstown - Bachman Wilson House New Jersey.” Stamped on verso: “Oct 6, 1976.” And: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.55.0224Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View of the rear of the Bachman-Wilson Residence, from the East. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The living room is on the left, the dining room beneath the balcony. An addition was added on the right in 1970. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and full restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015.Stamped on verso: "Aug 29 1976." Hand written on verso: "Wilson House. View from backyard, Wright intended this as front of house." Stamped on verso: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.47.0123Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View of the rear of the Bachman-Wilson Residence, from the Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The living room is on the left, the dining room beneath the balcony. An addition was added on the right in 1970. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and full restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015. Stamped on verso: "Aug 29 1976." Hand written on verso: "Wilson House. Frank Lloyd Wright." Stamped on verso: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.49.0323Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View of the rear of the Bachman-Wilson Residence, from the Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The living room is on the left, the dining room beneath the balcony. An addition was added on the right in 1970. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and fully restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015. Very similar to S#2020.49, and most likely taken at the same time, August 19, 1976,but from a different angle, judging by the shadows on the balcony. Stamped on verso: "Oct 6 1976." Hand written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright. Griggstown. Bachman Wilson." Stamped on verso: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.52.0823Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View from the balcony of the perforated light screens in the living room of the Bachman-Wilson Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. Rows of perforated light screens nearly surrounds the second story of the house. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and full restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015. Stamped on verso: "Oct 6 1976." Hand written on verso: "Housing, Frank Lloyd Wright." Stamped on verso: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.51.0623Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View of the Bachman-Wilson Residence living room from the second level. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. Three rows of perforated light screens run above the living room windows and doors. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and full restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015.Stamped on verso: "Aug 29 1976." Hand written on verso: "Wilson House. View from 2nd level interior balcony." Stamped on verso: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.48.0223Date: 1976
Title: Bachman-Wilson Residence, Millstone, NJ, 1976 (1954 - S.366).
Description: View of the Bachman-Wilson Residence living room from the Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The balcony overlooks the living room. Built-in seating and shelves cover the wall on the left side. Stairs leading to the second level are on the left. The kitchen is to the right. The dining area is to the right of the fireplace mass. There are two bedrooms on the second level. The house was located along the Millstone River. Due to repeated flooding, and to preserve it, it was acquired by Crystal Bridges, Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2013. It was dismantled, moved and fully restored. It opened to the public for tours in 2015. Hand written on verso: "Architect - Frank Lloyd Wright." "Living room area & furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright." "Griggstown - Bachman Wilson." "Oct 6, 1976." Stamped on verso: "Warren Kruse. Trenton Times. Trenton, N.J. 08605." Photographed by Warren Kruse. Acquired from the archives of the Trenton Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 2020.53.1023Date: 2001
Title: House & Garden Book of Style (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Clarkson P{otter / Publishers, New York)
Author: Browning, Dominique; Slesin, Suzanne; Irving, Carolina; Frank, Cynthia; Pochoda, Elizabeth; Moonan, Wendy; Cunningham, Caroline
Description: Dust jacket: For the past century, one name has defined American taste: House & Garden magazine. No matter what period, or what style, House & Garden has been there to chronicle the way we live-and the way we want to live. Now, as the magazine celebrates its one hundredth anniversary, the House & Garden Book of Style looks at the bright present instead of the dimming past: here is the very best of contemporary dec-orating, covering everything from Shingle-style beach cottages to ornate town houses and cutting-edge lofts.
The domestic arts are flourishing today, bringing an unprecedented range of choices to an enthusiastic audi-ence. The result is that for the first time no one style dominates American decorating in the way that Art Deco did in the twenties, Modernism did in the fifties, or Pop Art did in the sixties. As editor-in-chief Dominique Browning points out in her foreword, "We live in a time that celebrates variety, and our job at House & Garden has been to chronicle all the different kinds of stylishness that enthrall and delight our modern sensibilities."
Seven sections, the last being Mid-Century Modern. One of the five homes featured in this section is Frank Lloyd Wright's Bachman-Wilson House. Includes five photographs of the home.
Size: 9.25 x 11.25
Pages: Pp 240
ST#: 2001.90.0523Date: 2017
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Bachman-Wilson House (Soft Cover) (Published by Scala Arts Publishers, Inc. New York)
Author: DeBerry, Linda; Turk, Dylan
Description: Originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954, the Bachman-Wilson House now resides, fully restored, in the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is an example of what Wright called "ËœUsonian" architecture, a distinctly American and democratic style of residential architecture he developed during the Great Depression to be within the reach of the average middle-class family, without sacrificing quality. The house was originally situated in New Jersey but, after being threatened by repeated flooding, the entire structure was dismantled and transported to Crystal Bridges. Meticulously reconstructed from the original plans, the house opened to the public in the fall of 2015. This fully illustrated publication highlights this classic structure, and further cements the architectural legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright. (Publisher's description.) Original cover price $14.95.
Size: 10 x 9
Pages: Pp 64
ST#: 2017.10.1117JAMES CHRISTIE RESIDENCE (1940 - S.278) Date: 1960/1940
Title: 7) James B. Christie Residence, Bernardsville, New Jersey, Ground Plan 1940 (1940 - S.278).
Description: Ground Plan for the James B. Christie Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940. It is an L-shaped Usonian design with the addition of a Shop. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1937-1941, Pfeiffer, 1990, p.246. FLLW #4003.023.
Size: 18 x 13.5 Diazo Print.
S#: 1458.130.0922 -7NEW YORK
BARTON BLUE SKY BOYNTON BUFFALO EXPOSITION PAVILLION CASS CHAHROUDI DAVIDSON FRIEDMAN GUGGENHEIM
HEATH HOFFMAN AUTO SHOWROOM HOFFMAN RESIDENCE HOTEL PLAZA APARTMENT REMODEL LARKIN BUILDING MARTIN
MARTIN GRAYCLIFF NEW YORK CITY EXHIBITION (1910) NEW YORK USONIAN EXHIBITION AND PAVILION
REBHULN REISLEY SERLIN ZAFERIOUDate: 1905
Title: Buffalo of Today, Domestic and Industrial (Soft Cover) (Published by the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo, New York. Printed on a dark blue-gray cover stock. The cover is printed in four color: black, light blue, red, light yellow and gilt lettering and decorations.)
Author: Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
Description: Includes an illustration of the Larkin Factories (Frontispiece) and a photograph of the Darwin Martin Residence (Page 50). Introduction: Why is this book published? Merely to illustrate a portion of the industrial progress of Buffalo towards her inevitable destiny in the manufacturing world. Three immense, irresistible agencies are constantly operating to make this city the center of the greatest producing zone of the United States. Daniel Webster saw this in 1844 when, in a speech at Rochester, he said : "If the Thames had a fall of 250 feet within the limits of London, London would not be a town, it would be the whole world..." Contains 136 illustrations. (First Editiom)
Size: 7 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 63
S#: 0058.38.0522
Left: Larkin Factories (Frontispiece)
Right: Darwin Martin Residence (Page 50)Date: 1976
Title: Buffalo and Western New York, Architecture and Human Values (Soft Cover) (Published privately by John Randall, Williamsville, New York. 500 copies published, No. 183 of 500.)
Author: Randall, John D.
Description: Introduction: If you have but a few minutes for this book, understand that our city is unmatched in its ideals and love and in the dedication and dreams of its found-ers. These quite naturally brought to us the astounding creativity of geniuses Like Richard Upjohn, Frederick Law Olmsted, Henry Hobson Richardson, George B.
Post, Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Stanford White, Albert Kahn, Wright, Guastavino, Ralph Adams Cram, and Eliel Saarinen, among a host of other great architects and planners. Our community also gave its creativity in return...
Page 9: Notes About Frank Lloyd Wright at Buffalo – and John D. Larkin. It is beyond the purposes of this book to discuss the gigantic contributions and the revolutionary achievements of Frank Lloyd Wright. A separate "monograph" will be prepared based on current research necessary to attain eligibility for his several Buffalo structures for the National Register of Historic Places. This, in the meantime, may serve to emphasize that Wright's work here is of some special importance. There already is an abundance of material about Wright to aid understanding of his quest... (First Edition)
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 200
S#: 2020.56.0424Date: 1983
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: Six Buffalo Houses (Soft Cover) (Published by The Louis Sullivan Museum, Buffalo, New York)
Author: Randall, John D.
Description: The Creativity of Frank Lloyd Wright. Something like the spectacle of the sunrise, intellectual analysis of Frank Lloyd Wright's houses is paled by matters of the heart. In visiting, your feelings - the sensations from an orchestrated living environment — are far more important than simply seeing the sensitive design of detail or spatial qualities. The message is "spiritual" content. Architectural buffs learn the meaning of form-fitness and of the expansive intrigue of architectural space. For all, there is ample pleasure simply in experiencing the houses natural beauty. Honesty, integrity for the idealist.
The Six Buffalo Houses include: 1) The Heath House, 1905-1906. 2) The Martin House, 1904-1906. 3) The Barton House, 1903-1904. 4) Gardener’s Cottage, c.1906 (Plan 1905). 5) The Davidson House, 1908-1909. 6) The Martin Summer House, 1926-1927. Larkin Administration Building, 1904-1906, razed 1950.
Includes nine photographs and illustrations. (First Edition)
Size: 8.4 x 8.4
Pages: Pp 16
ST#: 1983.62.0524Date: 2010
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo and Western New York (Soft Cover) (Published by Western New York Wares, Inc., Buffalo)
Author: Sheridan, Jan Booth
Description: Western New York is home to one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, America's most famous architect. Now that awe-inspiring collection of great architecture is catalogued in the new book, Frank Lloyd Wright In Western New York. Sheridan takes a closer look at these prominent sites: The Darwin D. Martin House Complex, considered to be Wright's most important house design, and an early example of Prairie School design. Graycliff Estate and the Isabelle R. Martin House. The Larkin Administration Building, regarded as the first modern office building. Three private homes. Fontana Boat House. The Blue Sky Mausoleum. Original list price 12.95. (First Edition)
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 96
ST#: 2010.29.0917Date: 2019
Title: Wright and New York, The Making of America's Architect (Soft Cover) (Published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London)
Author: Alofsin, Anthony
Description: Back cover: Frank Lloyd Wright took his first major trip to New York in 1909, fleeing a failed marriage and artistic stagnation. He returned a decade later, his personal life and architectural career again in crisis. Booming 1920s New York served as a refuge, but it also challenged him and resurrected his career. The city connected Wright with important clients and commissions that would harness his creative energy and define his role in modern architecture, even as the stock market crash took its toll on his benefactors. Wright denounced New York as an "unlivable prison" even as he reveled in its culture. The city became an urban foil for Wright's work in the desert and in the "organic architecture" he promoted as an alternative to American Art Deco and the International Style. New York became a major protagonist at the end of Wright's life, as he spent his final years at the Plaza Hotel working on the Guggenheim Museum, the building that would cement his legacy... Original hard cover list price $35.00. (Proof First Edition)
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: Pp 343
ST#: 2019.07.0819EDWARD E. BOYNTON (1908 - S.147) Date: 2001
Title: 1) Edward E. Boynton Residence, Rochester, New York, Circa 2001 (1908 - S.147).
Description: Not dated. Set of five 35mm Color Slides. View of the Boynston Residence from the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. In 1886 Charles T. and George W. Ham established the C. T. Ham Lantern Co. in Rochester New York. Leonard K. Eaton wrote, "Born in 1857, Edward Boynton was an excellent example of the successful American businessman - salesman. At first a salesman and later a partner in the Ham Lantern Company of Rochester, New York, he remained with the firm after its absorption in 1908 by the giant trust of the lantern industry, the R. E. Dietz Company of Chicago." Two Chicago Architects and Their Clients, 1969, p.112. McArthur was influential in Boynton's decision to hire Wright as his architect in 1908. An extensive Prairie styled house, Wright was given a free hand and the result was exquisite. Text on sleeve: "Mod: Arch: Am: Wright, FL: Rochester, NY: Res: Boynton House: Ext, View From Street: 1908. A. Fleming. Orig/01. 084012." Stamped on sleeve: "Holy Cross." Set of five 35mm Color Slides.
Size: Original 35mm Color Slides and 7 x 10 High Res Digital Image.
ST#: 2001.84.0121 -1Date: 2001
Title: 2) Edward E. Boynton Residence, Rochester, New York, Circa 2001 (1908 - S.147).
Description: Not dated. Set of five 35mm Color Slides. View of the Boynston Residence from the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. In 1886 Charles T. and George W. Ham established the C. T. Ham Lantern Co. in Rochester New York. Leonard K. Eaton wrote, "Born in 1857, Edward Boynton was an excellent example of the successful American businessman - salesman. At first a salesman and later a partner in the Ham Lantern Company of Rochester, New York, he remained with the firm after its absorption in 1908 by the giant trust of the lantern industry, the R. E. Dietz Company of Chicago." Two Chicago Architects and Their Clients, 1969, p.112. McArthur was influential in Boynton's decision to hire Wright as his architect in 1908. An extensive Prairie styled house, Wright was given a free hand and the result was exquisite. Text on sleeve: "Mod: Arch: Am: Wright, FL: Rochester, NY: Res: Boynton House: Ext, Side View: 1908. A. Fleming. Orig/01. 084015." Stamped on sleeve: "Holy Cross." Set of five 35mm Color Slides.
Size: Original 35mm Color Slides and 7 x 10 High Res Digital Image.
ST#: 2001.84.0121 -2Date: 2001
Title: 3) Edward E. Boynton Residence, Rochester, New York, Circa 2001 (1908 - S.147).
Description: Not dated. Set of five 35mm Color Slides. View of the Boynston Residence from the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. In 1886 Charles T. and George W. Ham established the C. T. Ham Lantern Co. in Rochester New York. Leonard K. Eaton wrote, "Born in 1857, Edward Boynton was an excellent example of the successful American businessman - salesman. At first a salesman and later a partner in the Ham Lantern Company of Rochester, New York, he remained with the firm after its absorption in 1908 by the giant trust of the lantern industry, the R. E. Dietz Company of Chicago." Two Chicago Architects and Their Clients, 1969, p.112. McArthur was influential in Boynton's decision to hire Wright as his architect in 1908. An extensive Prairie styled house, Wright was given a free hand and the result was exquisite. Text on sleeve: "Mod: Arch: Am: Wright, FL: Rochester, NY: Res: Boynton House: Ext, View From Street: 1908. A. Fleming. Orig/01. 084014." Stamped on sleeve: "Holy Cross." Set of five 35mm Color Slides.
Size: Original 35mm Color Slides and 7 x 10 High Res Digital Image.
ST#: 2001.84.0121 -3Date: 2001
Title: 4) Edward E. Boynton Residence, Rochester, New York, Circa 2001 (1908 - S.147).
Description: Not dated. Set of five 35mm Color Slides. View of the Boynston Residence from the West. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. In 1886 Charles T. and George W. Ham established the C. T. Ham Lantern Co. in Rochester New York. Leonard K. Eaton wrote, "Born in 1857, Edward Boynton was an excellent example of the successful American businessman - salesman. At first a salesman and later a partner in the Ham Lantern Company of Rochester, New York, he remained with the firm after its absorption in 1908 by the giant trust of the lantern industry, the R. E. Dietz Company of Chicago." Two Chicago Architects and Their Clients, 1969, p.112. McArthur was influential in Boynton's decision to hire Wright as his architect in 1908. An extensive Prairie styled house, Wright was given a free hand and the result was exquisite. Text on sleeve: "Mod: Arch: Am: Wright, FL: Rochester, NY: Res: Boynton House: Ext, View From Street: 1908. A. Fleming. Orig/01. 084013." Stamped on sleeve: "Holy Cross." Set of five 35mm Color Slides.
Size: Original 35mm Color Slides and 7 x 10 High Res Digital Image.
ST#: 2001.84.0121 -4Date: 2001
Title: 5) Edward E. Boynton Residence, Rochester, New York, Circa 2001 (1908 - S.147).
Description: Not dated. Set of five 35mm Color Slides. View of the Boynston Residence from the West. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. In 1886 Charles T. and George W. Ham established the C. T. Ham Lantern Co. in Rochester New York. Leonard K. Eaton wrote, "Born in 1857, Edward Boynton was an excellent example of the successful American businessman - salesman. At first a salesman and later a partner in the Ham Lantern Company of Rochester, New York, he remained with the firm after its absorption in 1908 by the giant trust of the lantern industry, the R. E. Dietz Company of Chicago." Two Chicago Architects and Their Clients, 1969, p.112. McArthur was influential in Boynton's decision to hire Wright as his architect in 1908. An extensive Prairie styled house, Wright was given a free hand and the result was exquisite. Text on sleeve: "Mod: Arch: Am: Wright, FL: Rochester, NY: Res: Boynton House: Ext, Side View: 1908. A. Fleming. Orig/01. 084011." Stamped on sleeve: "Holy Cross." Set of five 35mm Color Slides.
Size: Original 35mm Color Slides and 7 x 10 High Res Digital Image.
ST#: 2001.84.0121 -5Date: 2012
Title: Growing Up In A Frank Lloyd Wright House (Hard Cover, Library Binding) (Published by Kim Bixler, Manhattan Beach, CA)
Author: Bixler, Kim
Description: "What was it like to grow up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House? Kim Bixler's family owned Frank Lloyd Wright's 1908 Edward E. Boynton House in Rochester, New York from 1977-1994. Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House recounts the joys and pitfalls of owning a Wright-designed home. The tumultuous history of the house is recounted through interviews with former and current owners. Living with the public's curiosity, playing hide-and-seek, coping with the habitually leaky roof, and managing constant renovations make this an unforgettable story." (Back Cover.) Original list price $24.95. (First Edition)
Size: 9.5 x 8.25
Pages: Pp 184
ST#: 2012.28.0718Date: 2012
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years (1908 - S.147) (Co-Produced by WXXI Public Broadcasting, Rochester NY and owner's, Fran Cosentino and Jane Parker)
Author: Cosentino, Fran; Parker, Jane
Description: Producer's Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years provides an exclusive look inside the painstaking process of restoring and rehabilitating a historic home. Even today, the Boynton House - one of the few Frank Lloyd Wright creations still functioning as a private, single-family residence instead of a museum - stands out among the traditional Tudors and colonials that line the streets of its Rochester, New York neighborhood. Built in 1908, the Boynton House exemplifies Wright's signature "Prairie style," with its gently sloping roofs, long bands of windows, wide overhangs, low terraces, private gardens, open floor plan and built-in furnishings. Over time, however, this national treasure fell into disrepair, ravaged by 100 years of weather, termites and wear-and-tear. In 2010, new owners Fran Cosentino and Jane Parker set out to restore Boynton House to its original splendor, following Wright's design concepts and architectural philosophy. Cosentino guides cameras through every phase of the transformation, including the restoration of art glass panels and cantilevered front porch, the replacement of the roof, the addition of a three-car garage and back porch, and the conservation of original furniture.
Size: 56 Minutes
ST#: 2012.34.1019WALTER V. DAVIDSON RESIDENCE (1908 - S.149) Date: 2014
Title: Walter V. Davidson Residence, Buffalo, New York, Circa 2014 (1908 - S.149).
Description: 1) Set of two photographs of the Walter V. Davidson Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Viewed from the North. Davidson was an officer at the Larkin Company. The living room is on the far left, the dining room in the foreground and the kitchen to the right. Bedrooms are upstairs. The Davidson Residence was one of the first Prairie houses to have a two story living room, similar to the Isabel Roberts (1908), Frank Baker (1909), Oscar Stephens (1909) and Vosburgh (1916) after it. Photographer unknown.
Size: Original 6 x 4 Color photograph.
ST#: 2014.59.0423-1Date: 2014
Title: Walter V. Davidson Residence, Buffalo, New York, Circa 2014 (1908 - S.149).
Description: 2) Set of two photographs of the Walter V. Davidson Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Viewed from the North. Davidson was an officer at the Larkin Company. The living room is on the far left, the dining room in the foreground and the kitchen to the right. Bedrooms are upstairs. The Davidson Residence was one of the first Prairie houses to have a two story living room, similar to the Isabel Roberts (1908), Frank Baker (1909), Oscar Stephens (1909) and Vosburgh (1916) after it. Photographer unknown.
Size: Original 6 x 4 Color photograph.
ST#: 2014.59.0423-2SOL FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE (1948 - S.316) Date: 1948
Title: Sol Friedman Residence Blueprints 1948 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of plans, five sheets, for the Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, NY. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Five sheets include: 1) Plot Plan. 2) Perspective. 3) Floor Plan Main Level. 4) Floor Plan Second Level. 5) Cross Section. David Henken, a Taliesin apprentice between 1942 and 1943 formed the Rochdale Cooperative in 1944. It became Usonia Homes in 1945. 97 acres were purchase in 1947. The Plan laid out fifty-five one-acre circular lots. Frank Lloyd Wright designed three homes that were completed: Sol Friedman (1948 - S.316), Edward Serlin (1949 - S. 317) and Roland Reisley (1951 - S.318). Wright apprentice Ted Bower, who spent four years at Taliesin, supervised construction of the Friedman Residence. Forty were built by Wright apprentices including David Henken. Acquired from the estate of David Henken.
1) Plot Plan. House for Mr. And Mrs. Sol Friedman. Usonia II. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Plot Plan Scale 1/8" = 1'-0". Square is signed: FLLW, Aug 28, 48. The house is place within a one-acre circular lot. A gravel drive off the public road, follows the circular curve and leads to a circular mushroom shaped Carport, similar to the dendriform columns of the Johnson Wax Building. A gravel Terrace leads to the main level of the circular house. Just off to the left side is a small circular terrace for Outdoor Dining.
Size: Original blueprints 36 x 31.5.
S#: 0746.22.0818 (1)Date: 1948
Title: Sol Friedman Residence Blueprints 1948 (1948 - S.316)
Description: 2) Perspective. House for Mr. And Mrs. Sol Friedman. Usonia II. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Square is signed: FLLW, Aug 28, 48. Viewed from the West. The Carport is on the left, house is on the right.
Size: Original blueprints 36 x 31.5.
ST#: 0746.22.0818 (2)Date: 1948
Title: Sol Friedman Residence Blueprints 1948 (1948 - S.316)
Description: 3) Floor Plan Main Level. House for Mr. And Mrs. Sol Friedman. Usonia II. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Square is signed: FLLW, Aug 28, 48. The main level includes the Living Room and Dining area, Fireplace, Workspace (Kitchen), Utility Room, Bath and Guest Bedroom. The Entrance is to the right. Circular stairs lead to the second level. Three sets of doors in the Dining Area open out to a circular Terrace for Outdoor Dining. A gravel walk leads to the circular Carport on the right. The circular roof of the Carport, with a diameter of 30 feet, is supported by a single column similar to the dendriform columns of the Johnson Wax Building.
Size: Original blueprints 36 x 31.5.
ST#: 0746.22.0818 (3)Date: 1948
Title: Sol Friedman Residence Blueprints 1948 (1948 - S.316)
Description: 4) Floor Plan Second Level. House for Mr. And Mrs. Sol Friedman. Usonia II. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Square is signed: FLLW, Aug 28, 48. The Play Space forms a Balcony overlooking the Living and Dining Space. The Master Bedroom and two additional Bedrooms and one Bath are on the second level.
Size: Original blueprints 36 x 31.5.
ST#: 0746.22.0818 (4)Date: 1948
Title: Sol Friedman Residence Blueprints 1948 (1948 - S.316)
Description: 5) Cross Section. House for Mr. And Mrs. Sol Friedman. Usonia II. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Square is signed: FLLW, Aug 28, 48. The Cross section shows the Living room on the left, Fireplace and Play Space Balcony in the center, the circular stairway to the right, and a Bedroom and Bath on the right.
Size: Original blueprints 36 x 31.5.
ST#: 0746.22.0818 (5)Date: 1951
Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951.
Description: Display #104: "Friedman House, Pleasantville, NY., 1948." Exterior view from below. Part of a set of forty B&W photographs by Ancillotti & Co., of the exhibition "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" held in Florence, Italy, 1951. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" was a traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, large photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia at Gimbel Brothers Gallery in January, 1951. The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy in June, 1951. Ancillotti & Company photographed many of the models and also documented the large photographs that were on display. Published in the Architectural Forum, January, 1951, Offprint, p.98.
Size: Original 9 x 7.25 B&W photograph.
S#: 0857.51.0221 -37Date: 1951
Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951.
Description: Display #104: "Friedman House, Pleasantville, NY., 1948." Interior view of the living room. Part of a set of forty B&W photographs by Ancillotti & Co., of the exhibition "Sixty Years of Living Architecture" held in Florence, Italy, 1951. "Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" was a traveling exhibition of Wright's work, consisting of models, large photographs and original drawings. A Preview of the exhibition was held in Philadelphia at Gimbel Brothers Gallery in January, 1951. The world wide tour opened in Palazzo Strozzi Florence, Italy in June, 1951. Ancillotti & Company photographed many of the models and also documented the large photographs that were on display. Published in the Architectural Forum, January, 1951, Offprint, p.100.
Size: Original 9 x 7.25 B&W photograph.
S#: 0857.51.0221 -38Date: Circa 1970
Title: 1) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. Second Floor Plan of the Friedman Residence. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 1-2. Sol Friedman House. Plan, second floor. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.94.0720Date: Circa 1970
Title: 2) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. View of the Dining Room Terrace from the Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 4-1. Sol Friedman House. Ext., view of terrace. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.95.0720Date: Circa 1970
Title: 3) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. View of the Friedman Residence from the South. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 4-2. Sol Friedman House. Ext., oblique view. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.96.0720Date: Circa 1970
Title: 4) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. View of the Friedman Residence from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 4-3. Sol Friedman House. Ext., view from down the hill. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.97.0720Date: Circa 1970
Title: 5) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. View of the Friedman Residence from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 4-4. Sol Friedman House. Ext., view from down the hill. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.98.0720Date: Circa 1970
Title: 6) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. View of the Friedman Residence Carport. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 4-5. Sol Friedman House. Ext., view of carport from house. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.99.0720Date: Circa 1970
Title: 7) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. Copy photograph of the living room fireplace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 5-1. Sol Friedman House. Int., view of fireplace, living room. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.100.0720Date: Circa 1970
Title: 8) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1970 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 8 - 35mm slides. Not Dated. Copy photograph of the dining area. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. Friedman Hse 5-2. Sol Friedman House. Int., dining room. Pleasantville, NY, USA 1948. Wright, Frank Lloyd. U of Virginia FAIC." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1846.101.0720Date: Circa 1979
Title: 1) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.61. View of the Friedman Residence from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Ext: General View. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.48.0720, 1979.64.0920 -1Date: Circa 1979
Title: 2) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.62. View of the Friedman Residence Dining Area. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: Dining Room. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.49.0720, 1979.64.0920 -2Date: Circa 1979
Title: 3) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.62-63. View of the Friedman Residence Fireplace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: Fire Place. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.50.0720, 1979.64.0920 -3Date: Circa 1979
Title: 4) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.64-65. View of the Friedman Residence Living Room. The entrance is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: General View. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount. Two sets.
ST#: 1979.51.0720, 1979.64.0920 -4Date: Circa 1979
Title: 5) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.65. View of the Friedman Residence Workspace. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: Kitchen. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.52.0720, 1979.64.0920 -5Date: Circa 1979
Title: 6) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.65. View of the Friedman Residence Living Room windows. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: Windows. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.53.0720, 1979.64.0920 -6Date: Circa 1979
Title: 7) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.66. View of the Friedman Residence Master Bedroom. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: Closet. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.54.0720, 1979.64.0920 -7Date: Circa 1979
Title: 8) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.67. View of the Friedman Residence Upper Hall. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: Hall. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.55.0720, 1979.64.0920 -7Date: Circa 1979
Title: 9) Sol Friedman Residence, Pleasantville, New York Circa 1979 (1948 - S.316).
Description: Set of 9 - 35mm slides. Copy photograph from an article published in the American Art & Antiques, May-June 1979, p.67. View of the Friedman Residence Bedroom. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. Text on sleeve: "A/U.S./XX Cent. Wright, F.L. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Friedman House. Int: Bedroom. Late 1940s. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia. Two sets.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
ST#: 1979.56.0720, 1979.64.0920 -9
HOFFMAN AUTO SHOWROOM (1954 - S.380) Date: 1955 Title: Hoffman Auto Showroom 1955 (1954 - S.380).
Description: When the showroom opened in 1955, Hoffman displayed Porsches, BMWs and other cars. The showroom featured a revolving display on which three to four cars could be displayed. The ramp rose from the back and wrapped around the left side. The ramp allowed for additional displays as well as viewing cars from above. The Hoffman inspired Porsche emblem sits atop the circular planter. The circular emblem just to the right reads "Hoffman, Largest selling organization of fine European cars in the U.S.A." Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W Photograph
S#: 1092.59.0314
Date: 1955 Title: Hoffman Auto Showroom 1955 (1954 - S.380).
Description: Hoffman began importing Jaguars in 1948, and selected Wright to design the interior of the showroom. It featured a revolving display on which three to four cars could be displayed. The ramp rose from the back and partially wrapped around the ramp. The ramp allowed for additional displays as well as viewing cars from above. In 1953, when Hoffman began importing Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar opened their own showroom. Although designed as a Jaguar Showroom, it was never used as such. When the showroom opened in 1955, Hoffman displayed Porsches, BMWs and other cars. The circular emblem which sits atop the circular planter, just to the left of the BMW logo reads, "Hoffman, Largest selling organization of fine European cars in the U.S.A." Mercedes Benz, who held the lease, vacated the space, and in March, 2013, the building owners covered the windows and demolished the Wright designed showroom. Photographed by Ezra Stoller.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1092.74.1014
HOFFMAN AUTO SHOWROOM WRIGHT STUDY
MAXIMILIAN HOFFMAN RESIDENCE (1955 - S.390) Date: 1978 Title: Architectural Digest: American Interiors. Ten Years of Innovative Interior Design in the United States. (Hard Cover - DJ)
Author: Rense, Paige
Description: (Ch 26 - Chapter on Frank Lloyd Wright.) Frank Lloyd Wright Revised. Maximilian Hoffman Residence. Reprint of an article in the Architectural Digest, Jan 1976 Issue. Original HC List Price $35.00. (First Edition)
Size:
Pages: 198-205
ST#: 1978.04.0102
HOTEL PLAZA APARTMENT REMODEL Date: 2007 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright in New York. The Plaza Years, 1954-1959 (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Layton, Utah)
Author: Hession, Jane King; Pickrel, Debra; Forward by Mile Wallace
Description: Examines the momentous five-year period when one of the world's greatest architects and one of the world's greatest cities dynamically coexisted. From his suite, or "Taliesin East," as it became known, Wright negotiated-with varying measures of creativity, cooperation, and combat - an astonishing array of exchanges with the city's architects, artists, journalists, editors, publishers, designers, celebrities, power brokers, and bureaucrats. Most significantly, he shepherded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1943-1959), his New York masterwork, to near completion from these sumptuous quarters. Explore the sophistication and vigor of Wright's final years, a time when he was an architect of legend and a bona fide celebrity, and New York was basking in postwar prosperity. (Publisher's description.) Original cover price $29.95. (First Edition)
Size: 8.9 x 11.25
Pages: Pp 159
ST#: 2007.54.0909
NEW YORK CITY EXHIBITION Date: 1910
Title: New York City Exhibition 1910 (1910 - S.163).
Description: Copy of photograph published in "Frank Lloyd Wright Ausgefuhrte Bauten," Wright, 1911, p.111. The exhibition was held in Madison Square Garden, December 14 - 20, 1910. An announcement was published in the Universal Portland Cement Monthly Bulletin - December, 1910, p.3: "We will be represented at the New York Show by four exhibits. The main exhibit will be located in spaces 229 and 230, where a display of ornamental concrete will be made, illustrating the possibilities in the decoration of concrete surfaces by means of inlaid colored glass and tile. It has been designed by Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright, the well known architect of Chicago. Mr. Wright has given much study to the subject of reinforced concrete design, with special reference to residence architecture and interior decoration. The striking originality of his work has attracted wide attention, and examples may be seen in many localities." Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
Size: 10 x 6.75 B&W photograph.
S#: 0094.66.1119Date: 1910
Title: Universal Portland Cement Monthly Bulletin - December, 1910 (Digital copy) (Published monthly by the Universal Portland Cement Co., Chicago, and is distributed free of charge.)
Author: Anonymous
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright New York City Exhibition (1910 - S.163). Page 3: "The Outlook for the First Annual New York Cement Show, Madison Square Garden, December 14-20, is extremely encouraging, according to reports from the Cement Products Exhibition Co. We will be represented at the New York Show by four exhibits. The main exhibit will be located in spaces 229 and 230, where a display of ornamental concrete will be made, illustrating the possibilities in the decoration of concrete surfaces by means of inlaid colored glass and tile. It has been designed by Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright, the well known architect of Chicago. Mr. Wright has given much study to the subject of reinforced concrete design, with special reference to residence architecture and interior decoration. The striking originality of his work has attracted wide attention, and examples may be seen in many localities."
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: Pp.3
S#: 0094.67.1119BUFFALO SPREE Date: 1979
Title: Buffalo Spree - Fall 1979 (Published quarterly by Spree Publishing Co., Buffalo, NY)
Author: Fox, Austin M.
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright: His Buffalo Houses Revisited. Because so much has been written about Frank Lloyd Wright, it is almost an impertinence to add anything more. It is a little "like trying to say something new about Shakespeare. But no plans for articles about Buffalo area architecture could even pretend to be complete without bringing in Wright somewhere in the blueprints. It might be well at the outset to settle once and for all a favorite Buffalo argument as to how many Wright houses there are in this area. The magic number is 6, of which 5 are in Buffalo and 1 is in Derby..." Includes six photographs of Wright buildings in buffalo. Original cover price $1.00.
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 76-79, 109
ST#: 1979.66.0521
VIRGINIA COOKE LARKIN JAMESTOWN PAVILION MARDEN POPE ARTS IN VIRGINIA Date: 1972
Title: Arts in Virginia - Fall, 1972 (Published in the fall, winter and spring by Virginia Museum, Richmond, Virginia)
Author: Cox, James A. D.
Description: "America's greatest architect left three houses in Virginia, each created during the Most prolific years of his architectural life. Like Sir Christopher Wren in England two hundred years before him, Frank Lloyd Wright dominated the architecture of his country for two generations. But unlike Wren, who was Surveyor General of the Kings work for almost fifty years, he was never given the opportunity of designing a building for his government and his fame resulted from his own persistent nature and his genius. In fact he had virtually two careers, for in his late sixties, when most men would be considering retirement, he emerged from a decade of inactivity and for the next twenty-five years pursued with increasing vigor and inventiveness the most prolific years of his architectural life. It is to this period that Virginia owes its three splendid examples of his work: the Pope-Leighey House at Woodlawn, another house in Northern Virginia (Louis Marden) and the Andrew Cook House in Virginia Beach. Includes 13 photographs and illustrations of Wrights work. Original cover price $2.00. (Sweeney 1891)
Size: 7.75 x 12
Pages: Pp 10-17
S#: 1891.00.1218VIRGINIA LIVING Date: 2004
Title: Virginia Living - February 2004 (Published monthly by Cape Fear Publishing, Richmond, Virginia)
Author: Wright, Ann; Photography by Kip Dawkins
Description: Cooke Residence. Wright at the Beach. Buried in the Pines of Virginia Beach's North End Is a Stunning Late-career House by Frank Lloyd Wright. Ann Wright Details the Determination of a Dentist's Wife Who Wanted the Wright Stuff. Nothing on the outside signals that this is an extraordinary house. No one driving to the end of the quiet street in Virginia Beach's north end would suspect that the sand-colored brick structure nearly hid by trees is a Frank Lloyd Wright design, one of the last commissions of the 20th century's greatest architect. Includes 10 photographs and one illustration. Original cover price $3.95.
Size: 10 x 13
Pages: Pp Cover, 108-113
ST#: 2004.91.1020
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