Wright Chat

"Modern At Mid-Century: The Early Fifties Houses of Ingraham and Ingraham." by Elaine Freed.

G.N.

Dalton: The only items in the files at Taliesin are 17 drawings,the best of which are shown by BBP in his Monograph,V.3 and Taschen,V.1.
All communications of his in the various categories of the "Index" don't exist. Maybe victims of one of Taliesin's ledgendary fires.

G.N.

Another drawing of the Dune house is pictured with floor plan on page 45 of "Lloyd Wright........",by David Gebhard and Harriette Von Breton,catalog qf exhibition at UCSB Art Gallery,11-23-71 to 12-22-
71.

G.N.

For those interested in the Ingrahams,a history/biography has been written by Elaine Freed, "Modern at Mid-Century:The Early Fifties Houses of Ingraham and Ingraham",which contains the Beadles house and three others.

G.N.

Mark: As you may know when Wright first created the "Taliesin Fellowship" he allowed apprentices to bring commissions into the Fellowship according to the "General Rules......." dated 6-30-1933.(C024A09) Tafel was one of the Fellows to take advantage of the program. The Albert's ...

In Issue 037 of the "Journal of the Taliesin Fellows"(Summer 2011) there is a two page review of his life.

G.N.

I don't think this one has been mentioned: "Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship" by Myron and Shirley Marty. Although not members of the Fellowship,but historians, the Martys have given an interesting view of the Fellowship.

G.N.

An interesting article on subject house appeared in the LA Times of August 5,1984,Real Estate Section,
Part VII.

G.N.

Probably the best Midway photo collection was taken by Henry Fuermann & Sons in September of 1914 parts of which are on the "Steinerag" web site.

G.N.

In Henning's book "At Taliesin" he lists the movies that were shown there between 1934 and 1937.

G.N.

Two other houses similar to the Sturges maybe worth looking at as Wright considered them to be "improvements" to the type.

Swan(T5210) Project
M:V.8,52.
T:V.3,324.

Sander(T5304) Built
M:v.8,44
T:V,3,321

G.N.

Mark:What is the Miles number and where is shown ?

G.N.

A 12 page booklet was issued with illustrations,floor plan and articles by the Morrises,Kaufmann,Jr,Mock and Wright,titled "V.C.MORRIS" but no publication information.

The store has the HABS No.of CA-2216.

G.N.

Rodrigo:There are 15+/- letters in the Taliesin archives and listed in "An Index to the Taliesin Correspondence" between Wright,Ray and Jensen.

G.N.

T4723: Butterfly Winged Bridge.

Mono.V.7,176
Taschen V.3,119
"Treasures of Taliesin",44a & 44b.

G.N.