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The decorative designs of Frank Lloyd Wright
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[Frank Lloyd Wright Collection at Barnsdall Park]
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Portraits of Carolyn [Murray?], Mrs. Olgivanna Wright, Lloyd Wright, and Mrs. Peters taken outside of the Hollyhock House on the occasion of an exhibition of Wright's collection of Japanese prints. Includes views of a woman (presumably Mrs. Wright) holding some prints, accompanied by two kimono-clad women. Also includes unidentified street scenes of Los Angeles.
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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Furniture Designer; Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Textile Designer
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Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material consists of 57,893 black-and-white negatives, color transparencies, black-and-white prints, and color prints; 39 presentation albums; and 17 boxes of office records, 1930-1974. Created primarily by Maynard Parker, the archive documents the residential and non-residential work of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, artists, builders, real estate developers, and clients associated with these fields, foremost among them the magazine House Beautiful. Also included in the collection are photographs taken by other individuals, such as architect Cliff May and Parker's assistant, Charles Yerkes.
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The Oxford companion to the decorative arts
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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Furniture Designer
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Decorative table lamps design drawings
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