Frank Lloyd Wright

Susan Lawrence Dana, Springfield, Illinois (commissioned directly from Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902)

Charles and Nanette Thomas, Springfield, Illinois (acquired from the above through the acquisition of the Susan Lawrence Dana House in 1944)

Payne Thomas (acquired by descent from the above)

Private Collection (acquired by descent from the above)

Christie's New York, 10 December 2002, lot 25 (consigned by the above)

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Frank Lloyd Wright, “Art in the Home,” Arts for America, June 1898, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 579-588 (for Frank Lloyd Wright’s writings on architecture and the role of the architect in shaping space)

Linden Glass Company, "Bill to Susan Lawrence Dana," Chicago, 1905 (for the original receipt from the Linden Glass Company for their work at the Susan Lawrence Dana House, including the fabrication of two Double-Pedestal Lamps)

Frank Lloyd Wright, “In the Cause of Architecture,” The Architectural Record, vol. XXIII, no. 3, March 1908, pp. 155-165 (for Frank Lloyd Wright’s writings), 174-179, 211 and 221 (for archival photographs and sketches of the Dana House and its furnishings)

Frank Lloyd Wright and C.R. Ashbee, Ausgeführte Bauten und Entwürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright, Berlin, 1910, p. 6 and pl. 32-43 (for archival photographs of the Dana House and its furnishings)

Frank Lloyd Wright, “In the Cause of Architecture,” The Architectural Record, vol. 64, no. 1, July 1928, pp. 11-16 (for Frank Lloyd Wright’s writings)

John Lloyd Wright, My Father Who Is On Earth, New York, 1946, p. 41 (for a discussion of Frank Lloyd Wright’s relationship with Susan Lawrence Dana)

Grant Carpenter Manson, Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910: The First Golden Age, New York, 1958 pp. 120-126 (for a discussion of the Dana House and archival photography)

David A. Hanks, The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1979, pp. 77-80 (for a discussion of the Dana commission) and 105, pl. 2 (for the present model)

H. Allen Brooks, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School, New York, 1984, p. 20, fig. 5 (for an archival photograph of a related model for the Frederick C. Robie House)

Donald Hoffmann, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House: The Illustrated Story of an Architectural Masterpiece, New York, 1984, p. 72, figs. 114-115 (for the sketch and archival photograph of a related model for the Robie House)

Stevenson Swanson, "This house shows the Wright way: Home kept as shrine to architect," Chicago Tribune, March 22, 1987, pp. 1-2 (for a discussion of the house's history and the establishment of the Dana-Thomas House Foundation)

“Wright Lamp, Right Price,” Chicago Tribune, January 26, 1988, p. 22 (for a related Single-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Chicago Tribune, February 3, 1988 (for a photograph of Illinois Governor James Thompson with a related Single-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Rita Reif, “Lamp by Frank Lloyd Wright Sells for $704,000, a Record,” The New York Times, June 12, 1988, p. 39 (for a discussion of the 1988 sale of the related Double-Pedestal Lamp for the Robie House)

Stevenson Swanson, “Lamp Sheds Light On Collection: Frank Lloyd Wright Piece Purchased for $704,000,” Chicago Tribune, November 28, 1988, p. 19 (for a discussion of the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Donald P. Hallmark, “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana-Thomas House: Its History, Acquisition, and Preservation,” Illinois Historical Journal, vol. 82, Summer 1989, pp. 113-126 (for a discussion of the Dana House)

Chicago Tribune, September 5, 1990 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Blair Kamin, “Entirely Wright: A Walk Through Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana-Thomas House in Springfield,” Chicago Tribune, November 4, 1990, pp. 16-21 (for a discussion of the home's history and the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and Yukio Futagawa, Frank Lloyd Wright Selected Houses 1, Tokyo, 1991, p. 93 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Donald Hoffmann, “Dismembering Frank Lloyd Wright,” Design Quarterly, no. 155, Spring 1992, pp. 2-3 (for a discussion of the 1988 sales of the related Double-Pedestal Lamps for the Dana and Robie Houses)

Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and David Larkin, Frank Lloyd Wright, The Masterworks, New York, 1993, p. 40 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

William Allin Storrer, The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion, Chicago, 1993, p. 126 (for an archival photograph of a related model for the Robie House)

Thomas A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Glass Art, New York, 1994, p. 45 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Virginia McAlester, Great American Houses and their Architectural Styles, Paris, 1994, p. 301 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Donald Hoffmann, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana House, Toronto, 1996, p. 61, fig. 80 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Diane Maddex, 50 Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1999, pp. 104-105 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Julie Sloan, Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2001, pp. 64-70 (for a discussion of the Dana House) and 106, fig. 117 (for an archival photograph of a related model for the Robie House)

Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Complete Leaded-Glass Windows of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2001, p. 236, fig. 281 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Thomas A. Heinz, The Life and Works of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2002, p. 95 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Alan Hess et. al., Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses, New York, 2005, p. 79 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

George H. Marcus, Total Design: Architecture and Interiors of Iconic Modern Houses, New York, 2014, p. 29 (for the Double-Pedestal Lamp in the permanent collection of the Dana-Thomas House)

Margo A. Stipe, Frank Lloyd Wright: The Rooms, New York, 2014, pp. 67, 70 (for a discussion of the construction and 1988 acquisition of the Double-Pedestal Lamp by the Dana-Thomas House Foundation), and 80 (for an archival photograph of a related model for the Robie House)

Barry Bergdoll and Jennifer Gray, Frank Lloyd Wright: Unpacking the Archive, exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2017, pp. 35 (for the Dana House's mural design), 91 and 124 (for sketches and preparatory drawings executed for the Susan Lawrence Dana House)