FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT Joseph Bertucci

Life & Career

• June 8,1867 – April 9, 1959

• American Architect

• Interior Designer

• Writer

• Educator

Frank Lloyd Wright (Source: Al Ravenna)

Philosophy

• Organic Architecture

• Natural Materials

• Connection to

site/landscape

Fallingwater: Bull Run, Pennsylvania (Source: <www.wright-house.com>)

Styles & Influences

Darwin D. Martin House: Buffalo, New York (Source: Dave Pape)

Dana-Thomas House: Springfield, Illinois (Source: <www.peterbeers.net>) Glass Panel (Source: The Richard Nickel Committee and

Archive )

Styles & Influences

Ward W. Willits House Floor Plan (Source: <www.wrightontheweb.net/flw8-3.htm>) Stained Glass: “Tree Of Life”(Source: <michiganstainedglass.org>)

Famous Works

• Fallingwater

• Location: Bull Run, PA

• Built in 1935

• Organic and Japanese

Architecture

Fallingwater (Source: Ko Simmel)

Famous Works

• Solomon R.

Guggenheim Museum

• Location: New York

City, NY

• Built in 1959

• “Temple of the Spirit”

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (Source: <www.prairiemm.com/flwc/s400.htm>)

Famous Works

• Frederick C. Robie

House

• Location: Hyde Park, IL

• Built in 1909

• Prairie School Style

Frederick C. Robie House (Source: <www.gowright.org>)

Famous Works

• Imperial Hotel

• Location: Tokyo, Japan

• Built from 1915 – 1923

• Maya Revival Style

Imperial Hotel (Source: <www.famouswonders.com/meiji-mura-a-museum-theme-park>)

Furniture

Quarter Sawn White Oak Source: <www.woodworkerssource >) Cherry White Oak

Furniture

Miter Wrap English Dovetails Mortise and Tenon

Furniture

• Larkin Building Desk Chair

• 1906

• Width = 24.75”

• Depth = 20.5”

• Height = 37”

Larkin Building Desk Chair (Source: <www.architonic.com>)

Furniture

• Boynton Hall Table

• 1908

• Width = 53”

• Depth = 20”

• Height = 29”

Boynton Hall Table (Source: <www.apartmenttheropy.com>)

Furniture

• Robie Tabouret

• 1909

• Width = 14.125”

• Depth = 14.125”

• Height = 16.25”

Robie Tabouret (Source: <www.apartmenttheropy.com>)

Furniture

• The Ingalls Bed

• 1909

• Queen: 66” x 94” x 52”

• King: 82” x 94” x 52”

• Cal. King: 78” x 98” x 52”

The Ingalls Bed (Source: <www.apartmenttheropy.com>)

Furniture

• Robie High Back Chair

• 1909

• Width = 40cm

• Depth = 45.5cm

• Height = 133cm

Robie High Back Chair (Source: <www.bonluxat.com>)

Furniture

• The Francis Little Desk

• 1912

• Width = 80”

• Depth = 40”

• Height = 30”

Francis Little Desk (Source: <www.homeportfolio.com>)

Furniture

• Midway 1,2,3

• 1913

Midway 1,2,3 (Source: <www.steinerag.com/flw>)

Furniture

• Usonian Collection

• 1945 - 1959

Rectangle End Table (50.5” x 26.5” x 18”)

(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)

Square Coffee Table (41.5” x 41.5” x 18”)

(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)

End Table (25.25” x 26.5” x 24”)

(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)

Storage Box Ottoman (16.5” x 16.5” 19”)

(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)

Furniture

• Taliesin 2 Floor Lamp

• 1955

• Width = 16”

• Depth = 16”

• Height = 80”

Taliesin Floor Lamp (Source: moosedog.wordpress.com)

Furniture

• Taliesin West “Origami”

Chair

• 1949

Taliesin West Chair (Source: <www.savewright.org>)

Furniture

• Barrel Chair

• 1937

• Width = 20.75”

• Depth = 19.5”

• Height = 30”

Barrel Chair (Source: <www.1stdibs.com>)

Bibliography

• Brewster, Mike. “Frank Lloyd Wright: America’s Architect”. Business Week (The

McGraw-Hill Companies). Web. 23 Aug. 2013.

• Craven, Jackie. "Chairs By Famous Architects." About.com Architecture. N.p., n.d.

Web. 22 Aug. 2013.

• Ehrlich, Doreen, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright Interior Style & Design.

Philadelphia: Courage, 2003. Print.

• "Frank Lloyd Wright Collection by Copeland Furniture." Apartment Therapy. N.p., n.d.

Web. 23 Aug. 2013.

• "Frank Lloyd Wright." Frank Lloyd Wright. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Aug. 2013.

• "Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Collection." Bonluxat. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2013.

• Hanks, David A. The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. New York: Dutton,

1979. Print.

• Heinz, Thomas A., and Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright: Interiors and Furniture.

London: Academy Editions, 1994. Print.

• Heinz, Thomas A. Frank Lloyd Wright. Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith Publ., 1993.

Print.