Archives of American Art

Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.wrigfran
Creators:
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Dates:
[ca. 1955]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
8 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Studies for textile designs from the Taliesin West workshop, designed by Wright and executed by Ling Po, fellow at Taliesin under Wright. The designs were subsequently licensed by Wright to Schumacher & Company, a fabric house, for mass production as part of the "Taliesin Line," although these specific designs were never fabricated.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Color slides available at AAA's Washington, D.C. office.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1961 by Schumacher and Company via Rene Carillo, director of merchandising.

Using the Collection

Medium
paper: colored pencil and graphite.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Architecture -- Designs and plans Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Decorative arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Architects Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Textile design Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Po, Ling Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Schumacher and Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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