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More than 100 Frank Lloyd Wright commissions have special place names (e.g. "Hollyhock House" or "Fallingwater"). These titles were often bestowed by Wright on his designs but some were applied by clients. Only Wright projects with nicknames appear in this search.

Frank Lloyd Wright Project Drawing Detail


Weekend House for Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Kaufman, Sr., "Fallingwater" [Bear Run, Pennsylvania] (1935)

Drawing: Fireplace kettle

Frank Lloyd Wright Archives Drawing Inventory Number: 3602.153

Note: Records a category devised by Geiger to classify the types of decorative arts designs found in Frank Lloyd Wright projects. These terms were applied consistently through a choice list on Column [DECORATIVE ARTS] in Table MMTFDRAWINGS FILE.

Drawing held by: Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.
Drawing Type: Preliminary/Presentation.
Scale: Not given.
Media: Paper: Tracing paper, vellum with graphite pencil.
Drawing measurements: Not recorded.
Drawing signed by Frank Lloyd Wright: No.
Decorative Arts category: Decorative Accessories/HOUSEWARES.

Bibliographic Citations

Appears as a black-and-white illustration [Figure or plate 286, page 180] in Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1935 (Volume 5) (Tokyo: A. D. A. Edita, 1985).

Appears as a black-and-white illustration [Figure or plate 54, page 36] in Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph Preliminary Studies, 1933-1959 (Volume 11) (Tokyo: A. D. A. Edita, 1987).