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Photograph Collection

The collection contains a group of 9 black-and-white photographs of Taliesin West taken in May, 1940. These images can be compared to color photographs taken by John Geiger, who visited the Wright winter compound in Arizona at approximlately the same time. A special finding aid containing citation information about these images was created for John Geiger in 2010. The links below access the Library of Congress web page for each of the images.

WRIGHT: Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Arizona)

LOC Taliesin West The winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright architectual group at foot of McDowell Mountain
Photograph: The winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright architectual group at foot of McDowell Mountain

Detail of winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright at foot of McDowell Mountain. Maricopa County, Arizona
Photograph: Detail of winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright at foot of McDowell Mountain. Maricopa County, Arizona

Detail of construction of Frank Lloyd Wright's winter quarters at foot of McDowell Mountain. Maricopa County. Arizona
Photograph: Detail of construction of Frank Lloyd Wright's winter quarters at foot of McDowell Mountain. Maricopa County. Arizona

Detail of winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright. Foot of McDowell Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona
Photograph: Detail of winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright. Foot of McDowell Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

Open arcade downside of drafting room at winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright. Foot of McDowell Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona
Photograph: Open arcade downside of drafting room at winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright. Foot of McDowell Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

Detail of construction of corner drafting room of Frank Lloyd Wright's winter quarters at foot of McDowell Mountain. Maricopa County, Arizona
Photograph: Detail of construction of corner drafting room of Frank Lloyd Wright's winter quarters at foot of McDowell Mountain. Maricopa County, Arizona

Detail of winter quarters
Photograph: Detail of winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural group. Materials used in these buildings are native stone, redwood and canvas. Foot of McDowell Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

LOC Johnson House from distance
Photograph: Detail of roof of drafting room of Frank Lloyd Wrights winter quarters at foot of McDowell Mountain. Maricopa County, Arizona.

LOC Johnson House from distance
Photograph: Detail of winter quarters of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectual group showing use of hanging ornament of Chinese influence to help tie building to ground. Foot of McDowell Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona