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Donald D. Walker Collection,
Drawings and Graphical Designs

The Walker collection contains more than 100 architectural drawings related to 27 building projects designed by Frank Lloyd Wright during the 1920s, including important presentation renderings. Digital images shown here are those displayed by the Library of Congress website; they have been cropped, slightly enlarged, and in some cases color processed for legibility. A negative image is supplied for drawings that survive as blueprints. Larger formats can be downloaded on site at the Library of Congress. In addition, there are 8 graphical designs for a publication and an exhibit of Japanese woodcut prints.

Two options for descriptive detail may be provided. The title links access the relevant pages on the Library of Congress website. Speculative numbers assigned by John Geiger related to the drawing inventory system in the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives are noted when present; question marks indicate uncertain position in sequence of production during project development. When present, a PDF link prompts a one sheet description page prepared for use by John Geiger. The PDFs may be useful to show information no longer available on the LOC website.

The documentation is here arranged into 2 groups.

Drawings

AMERICAN: American System-Built Houses for the Richards Company (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

American System Built Houses Model A4
Lithographs (18): Presentation renderings of a series of designs for the American System-Built Houses to present various designs in different drawing formats, such as plans, elevations, and exterior and interior perspective views. The American System-Built Houses were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright during the 1910s to provide a series of standard models from which single and multiple unit dwellings could be efficiently constructed. The Walker collection contains presentation renderings for a various models.

See also: The Museum of Modern Art (New York City, New York) also holds a group of lithographic prints from this project series.

BARNSDALL: House for Aline Barnsdall (Beverly Hills, California)

Drawing for Barnsdall House Beverly Hills exterior front
Drawing: Exterior front showing landscaping and bridge ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2009.??7] PDF

Drawing for Barnsdall house Beverly Hills side elevation
Drawing: Exterior Side showing landscaping, bridge, and terracing ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2009.??8] PDF

Drawing for Barnsdall house Beverly Hills exterior side with textile block
Drawing: Exterior front and side showing grid and textile block ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2009.??9] PDF

Drawing for Barndall house beverly hills with interior section
Drawing: exterior front and side showing textile block construction, with interior transverse section ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2009.?10] PDF

Drawing for Barnsdall house Beverly Hills front and side with landscaping
Drawing: Exterior front and side showing landscaping ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2009.?11] PDF

BARNSDALL: House for Aline Barnsdall, also known as Hollyhock House (Hollywood, California)

Drawing for Hollyhock House Fireplace overmantel
Detail drawing: Fireplace overmantel (circa 1921)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1705.?11] PDF

Drawing for Hollyhock House stained glass
Detail drawing: Glass pattern (circa 1921)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1705.?12] PDF

BARNSDALL: Theater and School Building for Aline Barnsdall, also known as "Little Dipper Community
Playhouse" (Hollywood, California)

Drawing for Little Dipper Theater 1
Drawing: Exterior elevation showing terrace ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2301.??5] PDF

Drawing for Little Dipper Theater 2
Drawing: Exterior Side showing stained glass, textile block, and roof ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2301.??6] PDF

Drawing for Little Dipper Theater 3
Drawing: Exterior showing lanscaping, textile block, and leaded glass ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2301.??7 PDF

BOGK: Frederick C. Bogk House (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Drawing for Bogk House, front perspective showing windows
Drawing: front perspective view showing windows ([1916])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1602.??4] PDF

Drawing for Bogk house stone lintel
Detail drawing: Stone lintel ([1916])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1602.??5] PDF

Drawing for Bogk house carpet design
Drawing: Dining room carpet ([1916])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1602.??6] PDF

CHANDLER: Resort for Alexander J. Chandler, also known as San Marcos in the Desert (Chandler, Arizona)

Drawing for Chandler Resort Pavilions with patio
Drawing: Pavilions with patio and typical cabin ([1929])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2705.??2] PDF

Drawing for Chandler Resort Large cabin exterior and interior
Drawing: large pavilion, interior and exterior views ([1929])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2705.??3] PDF

Drawing for Chandler Resort Cabin exterior
Drawing: Cabin exterior ([1929])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2705.??4] PDF

Drawing for Chandler resort cabin interior 1
Drawing: Cabin interior 1 ([1929])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2705.??5] PDF

Drawing for Chandler resort cabin interior 2
Drawing: Cabin interior 2 ([1929])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2705.??6] PDF

CLOVERLEAF: Usonian Houses for the USA ["Quadruple Sundeck Type"] (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Documents (16): group of documents, mostly drawings, not digitized (1942)
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

Drawing for Cloverleaf houses, interior perspective
Drawing: interior perspective view ([1942]
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

Drawing for Cloverleaf houses, aerial perspective view
Drawing: drawing: Aerial perspective view of development ([1942])
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

COMMERCIAL: Commercial Building ["Building for Merchandizing"] (Hollywood, California)

Drawing for a Commercial Building
Preliminary drawing: Front perspective view  (1922)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2203.??1] PDF

COONLEY: Avery Coonley House (Riverside, Illinois)

Drawing for Coonley house perspective view
Drawing: perspective view  (1907)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 0803.?10] PDF

COONLEY: Theater for Avery Coonley ["Playhouse"] (Riverside, Illinois)

Drawing for Coonley playhouse perspective view
Drawing: perspective view  (1911)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1911.??3] PDF

DAVIDSON: Shop for Walter V. Davidson, also known as "Sun, Moon, and Stars" (Riverside, Illinois)

Shop for Walter Davidson elevation
Drawing: Elevation (1928)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2803.?10] PDF

DOHENY: Resort for Edward L. Doheny (Beverly Hills, California)

Drawing for Doheny Resort House A elevation
Drawing: House "A," front elevation 1 ([1925])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2104.??5] PDF

Drawing for Doheny Resort House A side elevation
Drawing:
house "A," side elevation ([1925])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2104.??6] PDF

Drawing for Doheny Ranch House A front view
Drawing: Front elevation 2 ([1925])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2104.??7] PDF

Drawing for Doheny Resort showing landscaping
Drawing: Rendering, showing landscaping ([1925])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2104.??8] PDF

Drawing for Doheny Resort House C front elevation
Drawing: House "C," Front elevation ([1925])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2104.??9] PDF

ENNIS: Charles and Mabel Ennis House (Los Angeles, California)

Drawing for Ennis house exterior perspective
Drawing: Exterior perspective (1923-1924)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2401.??2] PDF

Drawing for Ennis house textile block construction
Detail drawing: transverse section showing block construction (1923-1924)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2401.??3] PDF

FREEMAN:Samuel and Harriet Freeman House (Hollywood, California)

Freeman house working drawing for textile block
Working drawing: Textile Block as elevation and section (1923-1924)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2402.??3] PDF

GUTHRIE: Apartment Building for William Norman Guthrie, also known as "St. Mark's Tower"
(New York City, New York)

Drawings (15): Group of drawings, not digitized (1929)
[no Geiger assigned inventory numbers] PDF

GUTHRIE: Cathedral for William Norman Guthrie, also known as "Steel Cathedral"
(New York City, New York)

Drawing for a Cathedral for William Norman Guthrie
Drawing: elevation (1926)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2602.??3] PDF

HOUSE: Two Houses with Variant Roofs ["Type A, Butterfly Roof" and "Type B, All Concrete Flat"]
(no location)

Drawing for Variant House Type plan and elevation
Drawing: Type A, Plan and Elevation (between 1920 and 1930)
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

Drawing for Variant House perspective view
Drawing: Preliminary Rendering, Type A, Perspective view (between 1920 and 1930)
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

Drawing for Variant House rendering perspective view
Drawing: Rendering, Type A, Perspective view (between 1920 and 1930)
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

Drawing for Variant House Type b rendering perspective view
Drawing: Rendering, Type B, Perspective view (between 1920 and 1930)
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

IMPERIAL: Imperial Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)

Drawing for Imperial Hotel carved stone blocks
Detail drawing: Carved Stone Block (between 1915 and 1922)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1509.??3] PDF

Drawing for Imperial Hotel unidentified detail
Detail drawing: unidentified (between 1915 and 1922)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1509.??4] PDF

Drawing for Imperial Hotel unidentified detail 2
Detail drawing: unidentified (between 1915 and 1922)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1509.??5] PDF

Drawing for Imperial Hotel north parlor fireplace decoration
Detail drawing: Carved Stone and Polychrome Mural, North Parlor Fireplace #1
(between 1915 and 1922)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1509.??6] PDF

Drawing for Imperial Hotel north parlor decoration 2
Detail drawing: Carved Stone and Polychrome Mural, North Parlor Fireplace #2
(between 1915 and 1922)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1509.??7] PDF

Drawing for Imperial Hotel south parlor fireplace decoration
Detail drawing: Carved Stone and Polychrome Mural, south Parlor Fireplace #2 (1921)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1509.??8] PDF

Drawing for Imperial Hotel rug design
Detail drawing: Detail drawing: rug design (between 1915 and 1922)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 1509.??9] PDF

JOHNSON: House and Chapel for Albert M. Johnson (Death Valley, California)

Drawing for Johnson house exterior perspective rendering
Drawing: Rendering, Exterior view (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.??3] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house aerial perspective 1
Drawing: aerial perspective view #1 (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.??4] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house aerial perspective 2
Drawing: Aerial perspective view #2 (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.??5] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house site plan Drawing for Johnson house site plan
Drawing: Site plan (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.??6] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house exterior elevation 1 Drawing for Johnson house exterior elevation 1
Drawing: Exterior elevation #1 (between 1921 and 1925)
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house exterior elevation 2 Drawing for Johnson house exterior elevation 2
Drawing: Exterior elevation #2 (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.??7] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house elevation and section Drawing for Johnson house elevation and section
Drawing: Exterior elevation and section (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.??8] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house exterior sections Drawing for Johnson house exterior sections
Drawing: Exterior sections (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.?10] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house exterior elevation 3 Drawing for Johnson house exterior elevation 3
Drawing: Exterior elevation #3 (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.?11] PDF

Drawing for Johnson house exterior section Drawing for Johnson house exterior section
Drawing: Exterior section (between 1921 and 1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2306.?12] PDF

LOWES: Mrs. Charles P. Lowes House (Eagle Rock, California)

Drawing for Lowes house
Drawing: Preliminary elevation ([1922])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2202.??1] PDF

Drawing for Lowes house perspective view
Drawing: Rendering, exterior perspective ([1922])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2202.??2] PDF

Drawing for Lowes house elevation rendering
Drawing: Rendering, elevation ([1922])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2202.??3] PDF

MILLARD: Mrs. George Madison Millard House, also known as "La Miniatura" (Pasadena, California)

Drawing for Millard house ground floor plan
Drawing: Ground floor plan ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2302.??4] PDF

Drawing for Millard house north elevation
Drawing: North elevation ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2302.??5] PDF

Drawing for Millard house south elevation
Drawing: South elevation ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2302.??6] PDF

Drawing for Millard house west elevation
Drawing: West elevation ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2302.??9] PDF

Drawing for Millard house east elevation
Drawing: East elevation ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2302.??4] PDF

Drawing for Millard house perspective rendering
Drawing: rendering, aerial perspective view ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2302.??4] PDF

NAKOMA: Architectural Drawings for a Country Club, also known as "Nakoma Country Club"
         (Madison, Wisconsin)

Drawing for Nakoma Clubhouse as Tipi
Drawing: Clubhouse in Tipi Form, with flaps ([1924)]
[no Geiger assigned inventory number]

Drawing for Nakoma Country Club in Tipi form
Drawing: clubhouse in tipi form ([1924])
[no Geiger assigned inventory number]

PHI GAMMA DELTA: Fraternity House for Phi Gamma Delta (Madison, Wisconsin)

Drawing forPhi Gamma Delta Fraternity House Aerial view
Drawing: Aerial perspective View ([1925)]
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2504.??1] PDF

Drawing for Phi Gamma Fraternity House elevation
Drawing: Side Elevation ([1925])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2504.??2] PDF

ROSENWALD: Rosenwald School for Negro Children (La Jolla, California)

Drawing for Rosenwald School perspective view
Drawing: Preliminary perspective views (1928)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2904.??1] PDF

STORER: Dr. John Storer House (Hollywood, California)

Drawing for Storer house lower level plan
Drawing: Lower level plan ([1923)]
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2504.??1] PDF

Drawing for Storer house front perspective view
Drawing: Front perspective view ([1923])
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2504.??2] PDF

STRONG: Automobile Objective for Gordon Strong (Sugar Loaf Mountain, Montgomery County, Maryland)

Drawing for Gordon Strong Automobile objective
Drawing: Rendering, perspective view (1925)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2904.??1] PDF

TAHOE: Lake Tahoe Summer Colony (Lake Tahoe, California)

Drawing for Lake Tahoe Summer Colony
Drawing: Three Schemes for cabins, plans and perspective views (1923)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2205.??7] PDF

TEXTILE: Architectural Drawings for a Textile Block Houses (no location)

Architectural Drawing for a House client and location unknown
Drawing: Plan and elevation (between 1923 and 1931)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2602.??3] PDF

Drawing for a textile block
Detail drawing: Design for a textile block (not before 1923)
[no Geiger assigned inventory number] PDF

Drawing for textile block patent Drawing for textile block patent
Detail drawing: Design for a textile block Patent (not before 1923)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2111.??2] PDF

graphical designs

LIBERTY: Liberty Magazine Covers

Liberty Magazine Cover January
Drawing: January (1926-1927)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2604.020] PDF

Drawing Liberty Magazine Cover March
Drawing: March (1926-1927)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2604.??3] PDF

Drawing for Liberty Magazine Cover April
Drawing: April (1926-1927)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2604.??4] PDF

Drawing for Liberty Magazine CoverJune
Drawing: June (1926-1927)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2604.??5] PDF

Drawing for Liberty Magazine CoverJuly
Drawing: July (1926-1927)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2604.??07] PDF

Drawing for Liberty Magazine Cover December
Drawing: December (1926-1927)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2604.??5] PDF

Drawing Liberty Magazine Cover Sagauro
Drawing: Saguaro (1926-1927)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2604.??2] PDF

See also: The September cover drawing can be found in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (New York City, New York)

UKIYO-E: Ukiyo-e Society of Japan

Drawing for Ukiyo-e Exhibit Poster
Drawing: Graphic Design for Exhibition Poster (not before 1921)
[Geiger assigned inventory number 2133.??1] PDF