Frank lloyd wright furniture style history
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This version of the slant-back side chair is an early variation of what would become one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most notable designs. This chair may have been one of ten that Wright made for his home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois, between and The distinctive form, with diagonal back panel, planar construction, and strict geometric elements, adheres to the principles of his Prairie School Style architecture. Wright designed several similar chairs for roughly contemporaneous commissions, including the Francis W. Little House in Wayzata, Minnesota. The living room from the Little house is on view in the American Wing (gallery ).
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Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture | Wisconsin Historical Society
Chest of drawers designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, c.
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Mirror detail of "Taliesin Line" chest, c.
Border detail of the mirror from “Taliesin Line” chest showing the modified Greek key motif that was also used along the front border and legs of the chest. Source: Wisconsin Historical Museum object #
Heritage Henredon Industries trademark and facsimile of Frank Lloyd Wright signature, c.
Heritage Henredon Industries trademark and facsimile of Frank Lloyd Wright’s signature burned into the inside of one of the chest’s drawers. Source: Wisconsin Historical Museum object #
Chest of drawers with mirror designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for commercial market, c.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect (–)
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, – April 9, ) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1, structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and mentoring hundreds of apprentices in his Taliesin Fellowship.[1][2] Wright believed in formgivning in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was exemplified in Fallingwater (), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture".[3]
Wright was a pionjär of what came to be called the prärie School movement of architecture and also developed the concept of the Usonian home in Broadacre City, his framtidsperspektiv for urban planning in the United States. He also designed original and innovative offices, churches, schools, skyscra