Frank Lloyd Wright in Michigan Collection

Frank Lloyd WrightWW-1945-017672

1945·Correspondence, printed papers, black and white photographic prints, and architectural reprographic prints.·1 box and oversize material: W.: 15.3 cm (6 in.)

This collection contains research documents assembled by the donor, R. Dale Northup, while writing his book, Frank Lloyd Wright in Michigan, (Reference Publications Inc., 1991). Primarily composed of photocopies of correspondence between Wright and his clients and also between Mr. Northup and Wright’s clients and the current owners of the homes, the collection also includes a few photographs and blueprints documenting Wright’s Michigan projects. <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/findingaids/searchterm/Wright,%20Frank%20Lloyd,%20in%20Michigan%20Collection/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/mqc/searchterm/frank%20lloyd%20wright!michigan/field/creato!state/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/title">Find digital images of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in Michigan.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.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: 1945
Medium: Correspondence, printed papers, black and white photographic prints, and architectural reprographic prints.
Dimensions: 1 box and oversize material: W.: 15.3 cm (6 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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