Frank Lloyd Wright architectural drawings for the Robert Publicker house, 1951.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.

Contributor:

Publicker, Robert, client.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.

Wright, Frank Lloyd.

Architects--Archives.

Architects.

Architectural design--History--20th century--Sources.

Architectural design.

Architectural drawing--United States.

Architectural drawing.

Architecture--United States--History--20th century--Designs and plans.

Architecture.

Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.

Architecture, Domestic.

Genre:

Architectural drawings -- American.

Physical Description:

3 sheets.

Place of Publication:

1951.

Biography/History:

Perhaps the most important American architect of the early 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, and studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison for two terms. Self taught as an architect, Wright apprenticed with the Chicago architect Joseph Lynman Silsbee and then with the firm Adler and Sullivan. He established his independent office in Oak Park, Illinois in 1893-1911, and later in Madison, Wisconsin, 1911-1959, with temporary offices in Tokyo and Los Angeles. A prolific architect, Wright's designs had great influence in the development of modern architecture. Noted for their open plans, sensitive use of materials, and complex massing and form, Wright's works are revolutionary for their openness to and integration with nature.

Summary:

The collection comprises a set of presentation drawings, signed and dated April 24, 1951 by Wright, documenting Wright's design for the Robert Publicker House. A variation on Wright's "Usonian" type houses, the site for this unbuilt house was on Tunbridge Road in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Included in the collection, is the original mailing tube, postmarked in Scottsdale, Arizona, in which this set of drawings was mailed to the client.

Finding Aid/Index:

Printed finding aid available at the Architectural Archives. For electronic finding aid see Web Link.

This collection is indexed (with electronic access to selected images) in Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a searchable database of architectural research materials. See Web Link.

Cited as:

Architectural Drawings for the Robert Publicker House, The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.

Access Restriction:

Collection available for research by appointment only.

Online:

Finding Aid

Philadelphia Architects and Buildings