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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PROJECT DRAWINGS

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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


House for Aline Barnsdall, "Hollyhock House" [Los Angeles, California] (1919)

Drawing: Angle seat and dining room bookcase

Frank Lloyd Wright Archives Drawing Inventory Number: 1705.??9

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: City of Los Angeles.
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/FB/Seat/upholstered or cushion.

Bibliographic Citations

Appears as a black-and-white illustration [Figure or plate 35, page 46] in Herr, Jeffery, Aline Barnsdall's Olive Hill Project (Los Angeles, California: City of Los Angeles, 2005).