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DETROIT HOME MICHIGAN HISTORY WEST MICHIGAN MAGAZINEOTHER HOMES & BUILDINGS BOOKS Date: 1967
Title: Architecture in Michigan. A photographic Survey (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Wayne State University, Detroit)
Author: Andrews, Wayne
Description: Wayne Andrews was born on September 5, 1913. He graduated from Harvard College in 1936. He was the Curator of Manuscripts at the New York Historical Society, and an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons. He received a doctorate at Columbia University in1956. His PhD was published as Architecture, Ambition, and Americans, Harper's, 1955. He was the American Art Professor at Wayne State University, Detroit from 1964 to 1983. He published many articles: Harper's Bazaar - July 1948, Pp 76; Perspectives USA No. 4 - Summer 1953, Pp 115-125; Marj - December 1953, Pp 5-10; The Saturday Review - November 14, 1953, Pg 15-16; House Beautiful - February 1965, Pp 90-103; He died August 17, 1987, in Paris. His collection of architectural photographs are in the stewardship of Esto Photographic. Includes nine plates of Wrights work; 34) May; 36) Maxwell; 37) Alpaugh; 38/39) Palmer; 40/41) Schultrz; 42) Harper; 43) Meyer. Original list price $6.95. (First Edition)
Size: 9 x 6.25
Pages: Pp 112 Unpaginated
S#: 1720.36.0417Date: 1991
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright In Michigan (Soft Cover) (Published by Reference Publications, Inc., Algonac, Michigan)
Author: Northup, A. Dale; Introduction: Manson, Grant Carpenter
Description: No. 4 In The Series "Michigan Monographs." Back cover: "This is the first comprehensive examination of the houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Michigan. Many of them have never before been viewed in such depth and detail. As well as exploring the design evolution of this great architects work in Michigan, the book also recounts the interaction between Wright and his clients which made for a perfect union in what Wright advocated as a Usonian democracy." (First Edition)
Size: 11 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 100
ST#: 1991.92.1019
ANTHONY RESIDENCE (1949 - S.315) Date: 1991 Title: Howard and Helen Anthony Residence (1949 - S.315), Benton Harbor, Michigan, 1991.
Description: View from the Southwest. The master bedroom is in the foreground on the left, two baths and another bedroom is in the center, the laboratory on the right. The Anthony Residence was designed on a 30-60 degree diamond shaped module and was constructed of Madison limestone and finished with cypress. It overlooks the St. Joseph River. Photographed on September 4, 1991. Five similar views.
Size: Original 35mm B&W negatives and 10 x 7 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1991.67.1012
Date: 1991 Title: Howard and Helen Anthony Residence (1949 - S.315), Benton Harbor, Michigan, 1991.
Description: View of the Living Room from the Southwest. Built-in seating is on the left. In the foreground on the far left is a tall vase very similar to the vase Wright designed in 1955 for Heritage Henredon. Just to the left of the fireplace is a reproduction of a lamp Wright designed for Taliesin in 1925. Just to the right of the fireplace, setting on the built-in cabinet, is Iannelli's carving, "Wooden Nude in Grained Pine," 1931. The Workspace is in the background to the right. The Anthony Residence was designed on a 30-60 degree diamond shaped module and was constructed of Madison limestone and finished with cypress. It overlooks the St. Joseph River. Photographed on September 4, 1991. Five similar views.
Size: Original 35mm B&W negatives and 10 x 7 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1991.68.0613
Date: 1991 Title: Howard and Helen Anthony Residence (1949 - S.315), Benton Harbor, Michigan, 1991.
Description: View of the Dining Room table. Two Coonley Playhouse side chairs (1912 - S.174) are in the foreground around the built-in table. An Imperial Hotel side chair (1915 - S.194) is in the background. The Anthony Residence was designed on a 30-60 degree diamond shaped module and was constructed of Madison limestone and finished with cypress. It overlooks the St. Joseph River. Photographed on September 4, 1991. Five similar views.
Size: Original 35mm B&W negatives and 7 x 10 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1991.69.1212
Date: 1991 Title: Howard and Helen Anthony Residence (1949 - S.315), Benton Harbor, Michigan, 1991.
Description: Master Bedroom viewed from the South. The Living Room is beyond the bookshelf on the left, the Workspace is in the background to the right. The Anthony Residence was designed on a 30-60 degree diamond shaped module and was constructed of Madison limestone and finished with cypress. It overlooks the St. Joseph River. Photographed on September 4, 1991. Five similar views.
Size: Original 35mm B&W negatives and 10 x 7 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1991.70.1212
Date: 1991 Title: Howard and Helen Anthony Residence (1949 - S.315), Benton Harbor, Michigan, 1991.
Description: View of the Master Bedroom. The Anthony Residence was designed on a 30-60 degree diamond shaped module and was constructed of Madison limestone and finished with cypress. It overlooks the St. Joseph River. Just off the Living Room, the Master Bedroom is at the end of the "V" shaped home. Dresser and desk are built-in, and full length glass doors lead out to the terrace. Photographed on September 4, 1991. Five similar views.
Size: Original 35mm B&W negatives and 10 x 7 B&W photographs.
ST#: 1991.66.0912
SAMUEL EPPSTEIN RESIDENCE (1948 - S.296) Date: Circa 1960-1970 (Not Dated)
Title: Samuel Eppstein Residence, Galesburg, Michigan, Circa 1960-1970 (Not Dated) (1948 - S.296).
Description: View of the Eppstein Residence from the North during the winter. Snow blankets the ground. The terrace is semi-circular is shape. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948, it was part of the Galesburg Country Homes. Other Wright homes in th/e community included the Weisblat (1948 - S.294), Pratt (1948 - S.295) and Meyer (1948 - S.297). That same year, 26 miles away, Wright design//ed home in Parkwyn Village, Levin (1948 - S.298), McCartney (1949 - S.299), Brown (1949 - S.300) and Winn (1950- S.301).
The Eppstein Residence is a Usonian-style house, built using Wrights textile block construction. But unlike the four California textile block houses, the Eppstain had a plain surface and were rectangular. The Californbia textile blocks were 16" x 16" x 4.25". In comparison, the Eppstein block 16" W x 12" H x 3.25" D. The later Usonian Automatic houses, 1951-1955, were 24" x 12".
Hand written on verso: Frank Lloyd Wright - Eppstein House. Photographer unknown.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1458.142.1024
GOETSCH-WINKLER RESIDENCE (1939 - S.269) Date: 1951
Title: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 1951.
Description: Display #76: "Winckler-Goetsch House, Okemos, Mich., 1939. Typical ˜Usonian' house." Exterior and interior views. 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 Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Moser, 1952, p.53.
Size: Original 7.25 x 9 B&W photograph.
S#: 0857.51.0221 -25Date: 1991 Title: Affordable Dreams: The Goetsch-Winckler House and Frank Lloyd Wright (Soft Cover) (Published by the Kresge Art Museum, East Lancing, Michigan)
Author: Bandes, Susan J.
Description: Original SC List Price $21.95. (First Edition)
Size:
Pages: 109
ST#: 1991.15.0501
Date: 1990 Title: Affordable Dreams: Teachers Guide (Spiral Bound Soft Cover)
Author: Ferris, Michele
Description: (First Edition)
Size:
Pages: 32
ST#: 1990.08.0501
ROBERT LEVIN RESIDENCE (1948 - S.298) Date: 1959
Title: Robert Levin House, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Circa 1959 (1948 - S.298).
Description: Designed in 1948 by Frank Lloyd Wright, this was the first of four houses to be built in Parkwyn Village. The Levin House was constructed of sand-colored concrete blocks on a dark tan concrete slab. All four utilized cast concrete block construction. Three other homes were constructed: McCartney (1949 - S.299); Eric Brown (1949 - S. 300); and Winn (1950 - S.301). Wright also designed three additional homes that were never constructed: Margolis (FLLW#4714 - 1948); Greiner (FLLW#5007 - 1948) and Strong (FLLW#5120 - 1950) all three designed in cast concrete block construction. The Terrace is screened on the left. The Living Room is in the center, the Living Room Fireplace is on the right. Note: Andrews miss-identified this as the Brown Residence, it is the Levin Residence. Hand written on face: "F. L. Wright: E.V. Brown (sic) Res., Parkwyn Village, Mich. 1951." Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank L. Parkwyn Village, Michigan. E.V. Brown (sic) Res. 1951. Exterior. Photo By Andrews 2107." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1377.110.0420MEYER MAY RESIDENCE (1908 - S.148) Date: 1908
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Wall Sconces. Pair, Circa 1908.
Description: Two original wall sconces used in a number of Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie house commissions. We have identified ten Wright designed homes and buildings, to date, where these fixtures are used. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (1889-1911), Westcott (1904), Robie (1906), Coonley Residence (1907) and Coach House (1911), Meyer May (1908), Isabel Roberts (1908), Hotel Geneva (1911), Oscar Balch (1911), Allen (1916).
Not only did Frank Lloyd Wright design houses and building, but the furnishings and lighting. Lighting styles included the chandelier, the single- and double-pedestal table lamps and wall sconces.
Sconces are manufactured in brass and mahogany. The brass base is square: 3.906" x 3.906" x 0.59". Brass pins in the center of each side holds the wood in place. Four brass screws hold the pedestal in place. The socket assembly and screws also appear to be brass. Stamped on the exterior of the socket assembly: "Perkins. Pat. June 13-99. 3 A. 250 V." A round "nut" with a threaded tube is embedded in the wood base. The socket is screwed to the threaded tube and secured by a small headless screw. Although the socket is clearly manufactured by Perkins, the sconce itself has no manufacturing marks. Some of these sconces had pull cords to turn the light off and on, this set did not. Providence Toomey & Co.
Size: The wood base within the brass is square: 3.75" x 3.75" x .5". The brass pedestal is a sleeve that slides over the electrical socket. The square base of the pedestal is 3.4375' x 3.4375". The neck of the pedestal is square and is 1.75" x 1.75" x 2.28". The top of the pedestal is 2.125" x 2.125" x 31". Overall height: 3.25".
S#: 0085.54.0323 (1&2)
Meyer S. May Residence, photographed by Douglas M. Steiner, September 19, 2021.
Meyer S. May Residence, photographed by Douglas M. Steiner, September 19, 2021.
Meyer S. May Residence, photographed by Douglas M. Steiner, September 19, 2021.Date: Circa 1940 Title: Meyer S. May Residence Circa 1940 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Viewed from the South. The Living Room is on the left and the covered Veranda in the center of the first level. The Dining Room is to the right of the Veranda and Kitchen to the right. The addition from 1922 can be seen on the far right. Designed by architects Osgood & Osgood, the addition enclosed the Kitchen Veranda on the east side and adding servants quarters. Two bedrooms were added to the second floor. Bedrooms are on the second floor. Meyer S. May was married to Sophie Amberg. She past away on December 10, 1917 at the age of 38. He was a prominent clothier in Grand Rapids with A. Meyer & Sons, becoming president in 1906 of the clothing store started by his father, Abraham Meyer. He was also President of the Michigan Retail Clothiers' Association, and involved in the National Association. He was also an original officer of the Pantlind Hotel in Grand Rapids, "one of the finest to be found in the Mid West". He was a Vice President of the Grand Rapids Anti-Tuberculosis Society. Meyer S. May past away on November 7, 1936 at the age of 65. Photographed by Gilman Lane circa 1940. Published in "In The Nature of Material", Hitchcock, 1942, Plate 162. Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Archives.
Size: Original 8.75 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#: 0531.35.0612
Date: Circa 1940 Title: Meyer S. May Residence Circa 1940 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Viewed from the South. The Living Room is on the lower level. On the second level, the Master Bedroom in on the left, with the "Morning Room" (Sitting Room) to the right. Meyer S. May was married to Sophie Amberg. She past away on December 10, 1917 at the age of 38. He was a prominent clothier in Grand Rapids with A. Meyer & Sons, becoming president in 1906 of the clothing store started by his father, Abraham Meyer. He was also President of the Michigan Retail Clothiers' Association, and involved in the National Association. He was also an original officer of the Pantlind Hotel in Grand Rapids, "one of the finest to be found in the Mid West". He was a Vice President of the Grand Rapids Anti-Tuberculosis Society. Meyer S. May past away on November 7, 1936 at the age of 65. Photographed by Gilman Lane circa 1940, at the same time as #531.35. Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Archives.
Size: Original 8.75 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#: 0531.36.0612
Date: 1949
Title: Meyer S. May Residence 1949 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright visits Meyer May house on May 24, 1949. Viewed from the Southwest. Wright points to details of the design with his cane. The Living Room is on the left, the Entrance is on the right. There are three large built in planters on the lower level. One is on the left behind Wright, on the end of the Living Room, the second is in the foreground on the end of the half-wall. The driveway runs alone the far side of the house, yet the front yard had been covered in concrete. On the second floor, a bedroom cantilevers out to the left. Courtesy of the Grand Rapids Public Library.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0798.27.1017Date: 1965
Title: Meyer S. May Residence 1965 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Viewed from the Southwest. Wright mixed wood, brick, glass and copper sheathing to form and extraordinary design. The Living Room is on the left, the Entrance is in the center, the original veranda is to the right. There are three large built in planters on the lower level. On the left, on the end of the Living Room, in the foreground on the end of the half-wall, and on the far right, on the end of the Veranda. The driveway runs alone the far side of the house, yet when Frank Lloyd Wright visited the home on May 24, 1949, the front yard was already partially covered in concrete. But between then and the taking of the photograph, the area to the left of the Terrace and Living Room were also covered in concrete. On the second floor, a bedroom cantilevers out to the left. By 1919 (The Meyer May House, Steelcase, 1987, p.3) the Balcony to the upper right had already been enclosed by glass. Photographed by Allen Stross in 1965.
Size: Original 4 x 5 B&W negative and 810 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1628.57.0917Date: 1965 Title: Meyer S. May Residence 1965 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Viewed from the Southeast of the exterior Living Room window detail. Wright mixed wood, brick, glass and copper sheathing to form and extraordinary design. Meyer S. May was married to Sophie Amberg. She past away on December 10, 1917 at the age of 38. He was a prominent clothier in Grand Rapids with A. Meyer & Sons, becoming president in 1906 of the clothing store started by his father, Abraham Meyer. He was also President of the Michigan Retail Clothiers' Association, and involved in the National Association. He was also an original officer of the Pantlind Hotel in Grand Rapids, "one of the finest to be found in the Mid West". He was a Vice President of the Grand Rapids Anti-Tuberculosis Society. Meyer S. May past away on November 7, 1936 at the age of 65. Photographed by Allen Stross in 1965. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1628.23.0612
Date: 1987
Envelope
Title: The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Author: Steelcase; Scully, Vincent
Description: The Meyer May House Press Kit. Includes booklet with matching envelope, Brochure and DVD. (First Edition)
Size:
Pages: Pp 16
ST#: 1987.16.0304
Date: DVD Title: The Renewing of a Vision - The Restoration of The Meyer May House Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Author: Steelcase
Description: The Meyer May House Press Kit. Includes booklet with matching envelope, Brochure and DVD. (R) 1987, 2002. There were no DVDs in 1987, so I assume that this was a documentary produced in 1987, burned as a DVD in 2002.
Size:
Pages: 35 Minutes
ST#: 1987.17.0304
Date: 1987 Title: Meyer May Residence (1908 - S.148) Living Room 1987.
Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908, Steelcase, Inc. completely restored the home, and opened it to the public. Similar view published in "Frank Lloyd Wright Chicago" (Sonderheft) p.72. Note upholstered armchairs on either side of the desk, very similar to the upholstered armchair in the Robie house photographed circa 1910. ("Frank Lloyd Wright and George Mann Niedecken", 1999, p. 38). Wright designed some of the Robie and May furniture, some was in conjunction with George Mann Niedecken, and some may have been designed by Niedecken for the May House. Stamped on verso: "Date Used, Dec 25 1988". "Date Used, Sep 29, 1991". Wright Chairs.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#: 1987.79.0214
Date: 1987 Title: Meyer May Dining Room 1987, (1908 - S.148).
Description: Stamped on verso: "Nov 10 1987". Label on verso: "Dining Room. The table in the Meyer May House dining room is the most unique piece of furniture in the home, featuring four built-in lamps at the corners. The pattern in the stain lass shades reemphasizes the geometric window motif. The rug, also custom designed was reproduced from original drawings." Acquired from the archives of the Baltimore-Sun.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1987.72.0511
Date: 1987 Title: Meyer May Master Bedroom
Description: Meyer May Master Bedroom 1987, (1908 - S.148). Stamped on verso: "Nov 10 1987". Label on verso: "Master Bedroom. The Master Bedroom of the Meyer May House features an original Wright-designed bed from the Charles Helmer Collection. On the north wall is a smaller but similar version of the living room fireplace. The large window seat, surrounded by five windows, is an example of Wright's concept of integrating outside and inside spaces. Wright's attention to detail led him to design most of the furniture throughout the house. Even the embroidery pattern for the bed linen is based on early sketches. Steelcase Inc. Grand Rapids, Michigan." For additional details concerning the Lady's Dresser, see "Frank Lloyd Wright and George Mann Niedecken", 1999, p. 31. Note the low back chair. Very similar to one found in Wright's Home & Studio Circa 1911), William Martin Residence (1902), Coonley Residence (1908), but this version lacks the back spindles. Stamped on verso of second copy: "Date Used, Dec 25 1988". Acquired from the archives of the Baltimore-Sun. Wright Chairs.
Size: Two original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1987.67.0511, 1987.80.0214
Date: 1987
Title: 1) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of stained glass windows. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.13. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-10. Meyer May House. Int., stained glass windows, south wall. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.124.0720Date: 1987
Title: 2) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the living room and fireplace. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.10. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-6. Meyer May House. Int., living room and fireplace. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.120.0720Date: 1987
Title: 3) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the living room. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-7. Meyer May House. Int., living room. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.121.0720Date: 1987
Title: 4) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the living room book shelves. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-8. Meyer May House. Int., living room with bookshelves. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.122.0720Date: 1987
Title: 5) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. Detailed view of the mortar joints in the fireplace. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.16. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-9. Meyer May House. Int., detail of mortar joints in fireplace. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.123.0720Date: 1987
Title: 6) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of Entrance Hall. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.11. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-1. Meyer May House. Int., entrance hall. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.115.0720Date: 1987
Title: 7) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of hollyhock mural and dining room. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.11. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-2. Meyer May House. Int., dining room and Hollyhock mural. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.116.0720Date: 1987
Title: 8) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the dining room. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.12. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-3. Meyer May House. Int., dining room. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.117.0720Date: 1987
Title: 9) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the dining room table and lamps. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.12. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-4. Meyer May House. Int., detail of dining table and lamps. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.118.0720Date: 1987
Title: 10) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of stairway landing and stained glass windows. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.14. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-12. Meyer May House. Int., stairway landing and windows. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.126.0720Date: 1987
Title: 11) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the Master Bedroom. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.15. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-13. Meyer May House. Int., master bedroom. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.127.0720Date: 1987
Title: 12) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the morning room. Similar photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.15. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-5. Meyer May House. Int., dining room windows and ceiling light (sic). Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.119.0720Date: 1987
Title: 13) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of the morning room. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.15. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-11. Meyer May House. Int., morning room. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.125.0720Date: 1987
Title: 14) Meyer S. May Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Set of 14 photographs. View of child's Bedroom. Copy photograph published in The Meyer May House: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Steelcase, 1987, p.14. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Text on sleeve: "Wright, F. L. - May House , 5-14. Meyer May House. Int., child's room. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 1908. 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.
ST#: 1987.128.0720Date: 1987 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright. Meyer May House, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (1908 - S.148).
Description: The Meyer May house was commissioned in 1908 by a prominent Grand Rapids clothier; designed by America's most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright; and restored to its original concept by Steelcase Inc. in 1987. The Steelcase and Wright connection goes back to 1936 when Steelcase was contracted to manufacture Wright-designed office furniture for the Johnson Wax Administration." Informational brochure includes a general information and history of the building and Wright, and tour information. Includes eight photographs. 3.9 x 8.5. Pp 8. Insert: Updated 1988 tour information. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 3.75 x 8.5
Pages: Pp1
ST#: 1987.69.0811
Date: 1987 Title: Meyers May Stained Glass Panel.
Description: Produced in conjunction with the 1986-1987 restoration of the Meyer May House, Grand Rapids, MI.
Size: 6 x 12
ST#: 1987.22.0700
Date: 1988 Title: Meyer May Residence (1908 - S.148) Exterior 1988.
Description: Label pasted to verso: "The Meyer May House in Grand Rapids Heritage Hill Historic District was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. Steelcase, inc. completely restored the house, its interior and grounds and opened it to the public last year." Stamped on verso: "Feb 3 1988".
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1988.61.0312
Date: 1989 Title: Meyer May Residence (1908 - S.148), Set of five postcards 1989.
Description: Set of five postcards and an envelope produced by Steelcase.
Size: Each card is 8 x 4.5.
ST#: 1989.101.0316 (1-5)
1) Exterior view of the Meyer May Residence from the Southeast. Verso: "The Meyer May House in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Generally regarded as the most completely and authentically restored of all Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie houses. Designed in 1908 for the owner of a gentlemen's clothing store and restored to its original design context in 1986 by Steelcase Inc. 1989 Steelcase Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 49501. Form Number S-291."
2) View of the Living Room. Verso: "Living Room Library Alcove. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Meyer May house in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1908. The architect positioned the house for maximum solar effect on skylights and windows. Art-glass windows patterns are repeated in linens and carpets reproduced during the 1986 restoration of the house by Steelcase Inc."
3) View of the Reception Gallery. Verso: "Reception gallery. The Meyer May House in Grand Rapids, Michigan was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908. George Niedecken's hollyhock mural was painstakingly recovered from beneath six layers of paint during the 1986 restoration of the home by Steelcase Inc."
4) View of the Dining Room. Verso: "Room-within -a-room' dining. A unique dining concept employed in the Meyer May House in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 1908 Frank Lloyd Wright design. Straight-backed chairs and corner lights served to sequester family and guests during meal times. The house was restored by Steelcase Inc. In 1986."
5) View of the Master Bedroom. Verso: "Master bedroom. A cantilevered window seat and double-pitched ceiling are elements of the master bedroom in the Meyer May House. A larger version of the fireplace occupies a living room wall. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908 and restored by Steelcase Inc. in 1986."
Date: 1989 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: Meyer May House, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Author: Steelcase
Description: The Meyer May House Press Kit. Brochure produced by Steelcase. Looks like a reprint of a 1989 brochure indicating four tours in 2003.
Size:
Pages: Pp 6
ST#: 1989.25.0304
Date: 1997
Title: Meyer May Pewter Bud Vase 1997 (1908 - S.148).
Description: Adapted from the carpet pattern Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Meyer May Residence. Description: "Pewter Bud Vase. Display blossoms artfully in this handsome bud vase, engraved with a chevron pattern from a rug design for the Meyer May house (1908, Grand Rapids, Michigan)." The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Museum Catalog 1997/1998, p.14. Engraved on base: "Ortak, Scotland."
Size: Original list price $40.00. 6" high x 1.25 square. Base 1.7" square.
ST#: 1997.85.0217Date: 2017
Title: Frank Lloyd Wright: Meyer May House (Soft Cover) (Published by Steelcase, Inc.)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd; Scully, Vincent
Description: "It is curious how soon one grows used to it all. After awhile the May House begins to seem quite a normal way of doing things. It seduces, changes, and soothes us, precisely as it was intended tp do. It seems deeply natural, but is, in fact, not normal at all, not simple. It has many sources and condenses many influences; its new unity is special, different from everything else to the very limit of credibility. Our first impression is our truest; it is overwhelming, a consummate work of art, powerful and complete, far beyond anything we have a right to expect in a small house. It brings our common experience as human beings home to us in especially poignant ways. It puts us in our place, fixing us in its golden, timeless glow." Vincent Scully. (First Edition)
Size: 11 x 7
Pages: Pp 28
ST#: 2017.45.0921HELEN & WARD MCCARTNEY RESIDENCE (1949 - S.299) Date: Circa 1959
Title: Helen and Ward McCartney Residence, Parkwyn Village, Michigan Circa 1959 (1949 - S.299).
Description: View of the McCartney Residence from the Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949. This is one of the homes Wright designed for the Parkwyn Village, Kalamazoo Michigan, a planned community designed by Wright. Although several housed were designed, only four were built. Constructed of textile blocks and mahogany. Originally designed as a triangular one-room cottage, it was expanded to include three bedrooms. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Res. Ward McCartney, Parkwyn Village, Mich. (1955). Wayne Andrews #2106. Indiana University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the Indiana University.
Size: Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1377.124.0920Date: C 1959
Title: Helen and Ward McCartney Residence, Parkwyn Village, Michigan Circa 1959 (1949 - S.299).
Description: View of the McCartney Residence from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949. This is one of the homes Wright designed for the Parkwyn Village, Kalamazoo Michigan, a planned community designed by Wright. Although several housed were designed, only four were built. Constructed of textile blocks and mahogany. Originally designed as a triangular one-room cottage, it was expanded to include three bedrooms. Mounted to gray board. Label labeled incorrectly . Label pasted to board: "Arch. U.S.A. 20th cent. Frank Lloyd Wright. Res. R.D. Winn (sic - should be Ward McCartney), Parkwyn Village, Mich. (1951 sic). Wayne Andrews #2109??. Indiana University, Fine Arts Department." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the Indiana University.
Size: Original 9.5 x 7.5 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1377.125.0920Date: 1976
Title: Helen and Ward McCartney Residence 1976 (1949 - S.299).
Description: This is one of the homes Wright designed for the Parkwyn Village, Kalamazoo Michigan, a planned community designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Although several housed were designed, only four were built. Constructed of textile blocks and mahogany. Originally designed as a triangular one-room cottage, it was expanded to include three bedrooms. Hand written on slide: "Wright, F. L. Ward McCartney House, Kalamazoo." Stamped on slide: "Mar 76." Photographed by Elizabeth H. Dull, PhD.
Size: 35mm slide and 11.5 x 8 high res color digital photograph.
S#: 2020.27.0617CURTIS MEYER RESIDENCE (1948 - S.297) Date: Circa 1960
Title: Curtis Meyer Residence, Galesburg, Michigan, Circa 1960 (1948 - S.297).
Description: Viewed from the Southeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. The kitchen, dining and living rooms are on the lower level. Bedrooms, bath and study are on the second level. The entrance, on the far left out of the picture, enters the two-story circular drum, midway between the first and second levels, with circular stairs leading up to the second level and down to the lower. The Kitchen and study are in the foreground on the left, Living room and bedrooms in the background. The Meyer Residence was the second "hemicycle" designed by Wright. Ten in all: Jacobs II (1944), Meyer (1948), Laurent (1949), Pearce (1950), Lewis (1952), Marden (1952), Llewellyn Wright (1953), Cooke (1953), Rayward (1955) and the Spencer (1956). Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "West 20, US Arch. Wright. Galesburg Village, Michigan. C. Mayer (sic) House, 1951. Ext. Andrews Photo 2854. Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Published in: "Architecture in Michigan," Andrews, 1967, p.43; "Architecture in Chicago & Mid-America," Andrews, 1968/1973, p.125. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1458.88.0420
ERIC AND PAT PRATT RESIDENCE (1948 - S.295) Date: 2004
Title: The Pratt House and Frank Lloyd Wright (Soft Cover) (Published by Academy Street Press, Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Author: Pratt, Eric and Pat
Description: Back Cover: "Eric and Pat Pratt, met and married in 1946. while studying at Kalamazoo College.
They embarked on an ambitious project the next year to build a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house at The Acres, south of Galesburg, Michigan. Almost all of this building program, lasting about nine years, was accomplished with their own hands. In the meantime they had four children, who came to treasure the house and its surroundings. All of them were on their own by 1979, so Eric and Pat sold the house and moved to Kalamazoo.
In 2003, at the urging of friends and family, Eric and Pat set out to write an account of their great building adventure. They hope you will enjoy their story." Original list price $16.98. (Revised Edition)
Size: 5.5 x 7
Pages: Pp 123
ST#: 2004.94.0922
SARA & MELVYN MAXWELL SMITH RESIDENCE (1946 - S.287) Date: 1946
Title: Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Ground Plan 1946 (1946 - S.287).
Description: Ground/Floor plan for the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, 1946. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Plan is published in Frank Lloyd Wright, An American Architecture, Wright, 1955, p.176. Constructed of Brick & cypress, this is an L-shaped Usonian design. Floors are radiant heat. Windows in the living room facing the street are perforated light screens. Windows and doors in the living room and bedrooms facing the lake are floor to ceiling glass.
Size: 10 x 8 Color photograph.
S#: 0685.92.1223
Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Ground Plan 1946 (1946 - S.287). Ground/Floor plan for the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, 1946. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Plan is published in Frank Lloyd Wright, An American Architecture, Wright, 1955, p.176. Constructed of Brick & cypress, this is an L-shaped Usonian design. Floors are radiant heat. Windows in the living room facing the street are perforated light screens. Windows and doors in the living room and bedrooms facing the lake are floor to ceiling glass. (S#0685.92.1223) Date: 1946
Title: Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Ground Plan 1946 (1946 - S.287).
Description: Ground/Floor plan for the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, 1946. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Copy of the plan published in Frank Lloyd Wright, An American Architecture, Wright, 1955, p.176. Text on sleeve: "A-20-Wr-87-1. Wright. M.M. Smith House. Plan: Grnd flr (Orig)." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 0685.91.1123Date: 1975 Title: Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (1946 - S.287).
Description: Exterior. Article taped to verso: "...It has been 25 years now. A quarter of a century since Smith, an English teacher now retired, finished building it. A quarter of a century after Smith, a would-be architect, suggested a design change that Wright -- acknowledged as one of the great architects -- accepted and praised. A quarter of a century of utter fascination with the house and the man who designed it. It's rare for a man to possess one great possession, said Smith, but my most precious possession is my home.' From the road, the house shows little more than cypress wood, brick, and a succession of tiny off-shaped windows. But on the other side of the house, the side a passer-by can't see, complex geometries of glass sheets project in and out of that brick and cyprus framework. It seems like a natural outcropping,' said Smith, staring at the building. Like a rock, or a bush or a tree." Wright believed that architecture should complement and blend with he land which surrounds it. So when Smith shows off his house, like any good advocate of Wright's 'organic architecture,' he begins with a tour of the three acres of grounds. 'This was all a swamp meadow before we dredged it up,' he says... No other homes are visible from the rear of the house. Smith prefers it that way. Stamped on verso: "Photo by Richard Lee" and "Detroit Free Press, Aug 21, 1975". Published August 29, 1975. Acquired from the archives of the Detroit Free Press.
Size: Original 10x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1996.06.0311
Date: 1975 Title: Living room, Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (1946 - S.287)
Description: Caption pasted on verso: "Thirty-six feet of built-in couch and shelf space provide space for lots of people and things in Smith's living room." Stamped on verso: "Photo by Richard Lee" and "Aug 29, 1975". Published August 29, 1975.
Size: Original 10x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1996.05.0211
Date: 1982 Title: Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (1946 - S.287).
Description: Exterior 1982. Article taped to verso: "A house tour even architects can love. By Louis Cook, Free Press Editorial Writer. House tours are popular in the Detroit area. ...another house on the tour, the home of Melvyn Smith. They built it themselves from plans prepared by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is a doll house, nestled behind junipers and mostly surrounded by lakes and ponds, one of the best examples of Mr. Wright's feelings that a home should be scarcely distinguishable from the landscape surrounding it. The Smith house was put together with such loving care that its timbers are affixed with screws instead of nails. For years there was not a nail in the place, but one of the Smith children finally drove one in to hang something up, causing some trauma in the family. Tall people are advised to remove hats. The late Mr. Wright designed the place to the height of his client, who is five feet six." Caption: "The Melvyn Smith home was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with the owner's height in mind - 5 foot 6." Stamped on verso: "Oct 2 1982". Photograph by Ira Rosenberg. Acquired from the archives of the Detroit Free Press.
Size: Original 10x 8 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1982.36.0911
Date: Circa 1987
Title: 1) Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Circa 1987 (Not dated.) (1946 - S.287).
Description: Set of six 35mm slides of the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence. Exterior view of the entrance from the drive. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Constructed of brick and cypress. Text on sleeve: A-20-Wr-87-6. Wright. M.M. Smith House. Ext: Vw of entrance. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1987.141.1123 -1Date: Circa 1987
Title: 2) Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Circa 1987 (Not dated.) (1946 - S.287).
Description: Set of six 35mm slides of the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence. Exterior view of the North elevation from the Northwest. The living room is to the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Constructed of brick and cypress. Text on sleeve: A-20-Wr-87-7. Wright. M.M. Smith House. Ext: Liv Rm Wing. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1987.141.1123 -2Date: Circa 1987
Title: 3) Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Circa 1987 (Not dated.) (1946 - S.287).
Description: Set of six 35mm slides of the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence. Exterior view of the bedroom wing from the West. The living room is to the right, out of frame. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Constructed of brick and cypress. Text on sleeve: A-20-Wr-87-5. Wright. M.M. Smith House. Ext: Bedroom Wing. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1987.141.1123 -3Date: Circa 1987
Title: 4) Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Circa 1987 (Not dated.) (1946 - S.287).
Description: Set of six 35mm slides of the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence. Exterior view of the house from the South. The living room is on the left, the bedrooms are on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Constructed of brick and cypress. Text on sleeve: A-20-Wr-87-2. Wright. M.M. Smith House. Ext: Dist vw terrace. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1987.141.1123 -4Date: Circa 1987
Title: 5) Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Circa 1987 (Not dated.) (1946 - S.287).
Description: Set of six 35mm slides of the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence. Exterior view of the house from the South. The living room is on the left, the bedrooms are in the center. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Constructed of brick and cypress. Text on sleeve: A-20-Wr-87-3. Wright. M.M. Smith House. Ext: Dist vw terrace. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1987.141.1123 -5Date: Circa 1987
Title: 6) Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Circa 1987 (Not dated.) (1946 - S.287).
Description: Set of six 35mm slides of the Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence. Exterior view of the bedrooms from the South. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946. Constructed of brick and cypress. Text on sleeve: A-20-Wr-87-4. Wright. M.M. Smith House. Ext: Terrace side, BRs. Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1987.141.1123 -6Date: 1992 Title: Living room, Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (S.288) (1946).
Description: North corner of Living Room. Possibly photographed by J. Discher. 1992. This photograph used and published in the Detroit Times on January 2, 1993, 3D.
Size: Original B&W photograph, 5 x 7
ST#: 1992.66.1109
Date: 1999 Title: Building A Dream, The Sara Smith Story (Published by the Smith Publishing Group, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA) (Hard Cover DJ)
Author: Watterson, Kathryn
Description: Included in the story is the building of the Sara and Melvyn Maxwell Smith Residence (S.287 1946) in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Includes 23 photographs related to the home. Original cover price $20.00. (First Edition)
Size: 6.5 x 9.75
Pages: 250
ST#: 1999.55.0307
DETROIT HOME Date: 2013
Title: Detroit Home - Autumn 2013 (Published monthly by Hour Media, Royal Oak, Michigan)
Author: Konstantin, Lynne; Photos James Haefner
Description: Article concerning the Melvyn Maxwell Smith House in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The Good Earth. A Glorious Bloomfield Hills Design by Frank Lloyd Wright Is Warmed by the Impassioned Commitment of the Family Who Built it.
Melvyn Maxwell Smith, Nicknamed Smithy by His Wife-to-be, Sara Stein, Grew up on Alger Street in Detroit During the Depression. Creative and poetic, Smithy had been accepted to the University of Michigan's school of architecture. There was one catch: His parents, Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, could not afford to send two children to Ann Arbor and Smithy's brother, who was studying a more practical course of study - dentistry - went off to U-M.
Smithy enrolled at the City College of Detroit (now Wayne State University), where he was eventually inspired by an English professor to become a teacher himself.
During his first year of teaching literature at a Detroit public school, while earning his doctorate at Wayne State, Smithy took a humanities course. During a slide presentation within the last 15 minutes of the entire semester, an image of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, in Bear Run Nature Reserve of Pennsylvania, appeared on the screen. When Smithy exclaimed that he a public schoolteacher earning $7 a day - would one day own a Frank Lloyd Wright house, his classmates erupted into laughter...
Original cover price $3.95.
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp Cover, 56-65
ST#: 2013.39.1024MICHIGAN HISTORY Date: 2021
Title: Michigan History - January/February 2021 (Published six times a year by the Historical Society of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan)
Author: Smith, Stephen W.
Description: "Wright Here in Michigan's Twin Cities. During the 1950s, three pioneering community members of Michigan's Twin Cities" Benton Harbor and St. Joseph "brought the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright to the state to design three houses. More than six decades after Wright's death in 1959, his stamp on the Twin Cities endures." Article includes historical information on the Anthony, Harper and Schultz houses. Also includes is a section on the Snow Flake Hotel. Includes seven photographs. Original cover price $6.95.
Size: 8.25 x 10.75
Pages: Pp 30-34
ST#: 2021.03.0421WEST MICHIGAN MAGAZINE Date: 1987
Title: West Michigan Magazine - October 1987 (Published monthly by the West Michigan Telecommunications Foundation, Grand Rapids.)
Author: 1) McGookey, Kathi; 2) Atwell, Amy; 3) Hartley
Description: 1) "Discovering Frank Lloyd Wright." Concerns Frank Lloyd Wright. 2) "Touring the Meyer May." Article concerns the Meyer May house, Grand Rapids. 3) "At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright." Article about Anne and Tom Logan, living in the Amberg House, Grand Rapids. 4) "Frank Lloyd Wright's West Michigan." Text and photographs concerning: The Gertz Cottage, Whitehall 1902; The Heritage Hill Houses, Grand Rapids 1909, May and Amberg Houses; Summer Houses, Grand Rapids 1916, Bagley, Carr and Vosbergh Houses; The Acres" Galesburg, The 1940s, Parkwyn Village; St. Joseph's Snow Flake: A Distant Relation; The Alpaugh House, Northport 1947; The Anthony, Harper and Schultz Residence Benton Harbor/St. Joseph 1950. Includes 24 photographs. Also includes a number of ads related to Wright homes. Original cover price $2.00. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 18; 19-25; 26-28, 31; 34-44
ST#: 1987.89.0618BACK TO TOP
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