Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Residence and Frank Lloyd Wright Records

Frank Lloyd WrightWW-1924-017902

1924·Architectural drawings, holograph and typescript correspondence, typescript papers, printed papers, black and white and color photographs, color slides, black and white negatives, and color postcards.·8 boxes, 3 oversize portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 99.1 cm (39 in.)

Frank Lloyd Wright designed three houses for the Jacobses, two of which were built. The first house, known as Usonia #1, was built in 1937 in Madison, Wisconsin; the second house, the "Solar Hemicycle," was built in 1948 in Middleton, Wisconsin. This collection documents the construction of these houses through correspondence, annotations, newspaper articles, photographs, periodical literature, and drawings. The collection is augmented by photographs of other buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, newspaper articles about Wright's architecture and life, brochures on Taliesin projects and Wright memorabilia: announcements, programs, candid photographs, and Taliesin publications. The collection comprehensively records the design development and construction of Wright's first Usonian residence, an important summation of Wright's theories on the use of materials and space. <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/search/collection/findingaids/searchterm/Jacobs,%20Herbert%20and%20Katherine,%20Residence%20and%20Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright%20Records/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/search/collection/mqc/searchterm/Jacobs,%20Herbert%20and%20Katherine,%20Residence%20and%20Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright%20Records/field/subcol/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View selected images from this collection.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/search/collection/mqc/searchterm/Wright,%20Frank%20Lloyd/field/creato;%20additi;%20contri/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">Find all Frank Lloyd Wright digital images.</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: 1924
Medium: Architectural drawings, holograph and typescript correspondence, typescript papers, printed papers, black and white and color photographs, color slides, black and white negatives, and color postcards.
Dimensions: 8 boxes, 3 oversize portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 99.1 cm (39 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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