Wright, Frank Lloyd

Approximately 75 items, including floor plans, pamphlets and prospectuses, photographs, Taliesin Christmas cards, etc. V.p., 1906–1954

Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER DOCUMENTED BY SCARCE PAMPHLETS AND OTHER EPHEMERA.

Included in the collection: Illustrated card printed for the dedication of the Larkin Building, Buffalo, NY, 1906 — Prospectus for the American edition of the Wasmuth Portfolio, 1910 — Blueprints for the ground floor and second floor of the properties at Forest Avenue and Chicago Avenue, Oak Park IL, 1925. With prospectus — "Skyscrapers Doomed?" Offprint of a debate between Wright and V. G. Iden, 1936 — A flyer for the Taliesin Playhouse, 1938.

A group of approximately 10 negatives from a Wright lecture in Detroit, 1947 — Prospectus illustrating houses built by Wright in Michigan, c. late 1940's — Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright, 1953 (published by the then-under-construction Guggenheim Museum. SIGNED BY WRIGHT ON FRONT COVER — A group of approximately 26 snapshots and 8" x 10" glossies of Wright, various people associated with Taliesin, Wright houses, dogs in the snow at Taliesin, etc., 1930s–1950s — a number of prospectuses, Taliesin Square-Papers, transcripts, and other items.