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Archives of American Art
Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wrigfran
- Creators:
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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
- Dates:
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[ca. 1955]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
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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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