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- Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:04 am
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- Topic: Fir Tree House, Pecos, New Mexico
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- Thu Sep 03, 2015 4:05 pm
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- Topic: Sweeton Workspace
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- Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:58 am
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- Topic: Greetings From The Palmer House
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- Thu May 01, 2014 8:36 am
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- Topic: Anne Baxter
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Anne Baxter
Actress Anne Baxter in youthful, glamour mode is the pinup girl in WORLD WAR II magazine's May/June issue. Included a pithy comment on Hollywood by "Grandpa Frank."
- Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:13 pm
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- Topic: Mag Article: "Endangered Species: 20th Century Modern H
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- Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:40 am
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- Topic: Joseph Euchtman House Sold
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Clerestory mystery
While on the subject of Euchtman perhaps someone can provide an answer to something that has puzzled me for some time. In the Storrer photo above, note the last clerestory window on the left, the one immediately adjacent to the masonry mass. At some point this window was removed, or sided over. Refe...
- Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:50 am
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- Topic: Wright Sites in the Movies
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- Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:19 pm
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- Topic: Nakashima and Wright
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"If he found the workmanship poor he was probably talking about the textile block houses. LA had more of a reputation for modern architecture in those days."----Reidy Lacking further documentation I suppose we'll never know for sure. However, Nakashima does say that in 1941, "the results (referring ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:02 pm
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- Topic: Nakashima and Wright
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SDR's points on the expression of structure in traditional Japanese architecture vs. Wright's suppression of same is a valid one. I would think Nakashima's first glimpse of the exterior of Hanna with its shoji like fenestration led to a greater letdown when the interior did not reveal the roof struc...
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:41 am
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- Topic: Nakashima and Wright
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Quoting from "The Soul of a Tree" regarding Nakashima's 1941 trip to California: "After having spent seven years in Asia, with it's tradition of fine craftsmanship, I felt I should take a survey trip from Seattle (where he was living at the time) to California to see firsthand what was considered th...
- Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:23 pm
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- Topic: Nakashima and Wright
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The Hagans' Kentuck Knob had a number of Nakashima pieces. An 8', or so, long credenza with the top ends cut at an angle to match the design grid. A coffee table, dining table and dining chairs. Perhaps other pieces that I don't recall. I've seen photos of the Coonley Playhouse extensively furnished...
- Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:33 am
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- Topic: Nakashima and Wright
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I believe he felt that as a woodworker he would be personally in control of the quality of his "art." Whereas the realization of an architect's work, execution wise, is dependent on the competence of numerous contractors, craftsman and laborers. I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Nakashima twic...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:08 pm
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- Topic: Pre-war Mies
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Informative clips apparently taken before the appearance of the emerald green Barcelona chairs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RsdDSth9nQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-6TMZ1w0vg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RsdDSth9nQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-6TMZ1w0vg
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:53 pm
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- Topic: Pre-war Mies
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The flooring of the main level, as noted in a 1969 address by Grete Tugendhat, is white linoleum. She further mentions the constant attention required to keep it clean. A very good, pre-restoration, book on the house is linked to here: http://www.amazon.com/Ludwig-Mies-van-Rohe-Tugendhat/dp/32118306...
- Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:19 pm
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- Topic: Pre-war Mies
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Pre-war Mies
It would seem Mies is not, or was not, always Mr. Black & White.
http://www.tugendhat.eu/cz/fotogalerie/ ... -2012.html
http://www.tugendhat.eu/cz/fotogalerie/ ... -2012.html