John Garrett Thorpe & Associates Architectural Archive

Frank Lloyd WrightWW-1901-017702

1901·Architectural drawings, printed papers, black and white photographs, color photographs, toned photographs, correspondence, photocopies, negatives, maps, CD-ROMs and computer printouts.·7 boxes, 2 portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 91.5 cm (36 in.)

John G. Thorpe AIA (1944–2016) was an architect and historic preservation advocate who provided restoration and preservation design services on 55 buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and 68 by other Prairie School era architects. This collection consists of approximately 3000 drawings and project files representing 33 of the projects designed by Wright (including Wright’s Home and Studio, Unity Temple, and the Heurtley, Coonley and Tomek residences) in addition to 27 projects by the other Prairie School- and Victorian-era architects, such Richardson’s Glessner Residence, W.W. Boyington’s Hegeler Carus Mansion of 1876 and the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home. <a href="https://digital-libraries.artic.edu/digital/collection/findingaids/search/searchterm/Thorpe,%20John%20Garrett,%20Associates%20Architectural%20Archive/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a> Collection access: Collections may be accessed in the Franke Reading Room of the Research Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, by appointment only. For further information, consult <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq">the FAQ</a>. <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/finding-aids">Finding aids by subject</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/findingaids">Browse all finding aids</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mqc">Browse images and media</a> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/oral-histories">Oral histories</a> Contact the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives: archives@artic.edu

Catalogue

Year: 1901
Medium: Architectural drawings, printed papers, black and white photographs, color photographs, toned photographs, correspondence, photocopies, negatives, maps, CD-ROMs and computer printouts.
Dimensions: 7 boxes, 2 portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 91.5 cm (36 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright

Artist

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect whose designs fundamentally reshaped residential and civic building in the twentieth century. He developed the concept of organic architecture, integrating structures with their natural surroundings through innovative use of cantilevers, open floor plans, and locally sourced materials. His projects ranged from the Prairie School houses of Chicago to Fallingwater in Pennsylvania and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, each demonstrating a conviction that buildings should grow from their sites rather than impose upon them. His influence extends across modernism, landscape integration, and spatial planning.

Chicago, IL, USA

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