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The decorative designs of Frank Lloyd Wright

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    The Encyclopedia of decorative arts, 1890-1940

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    There have been many books on the individual movements and figures of the decorative arts of this century, but "The Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts 1890-1940" is the first to provide a comprehensive and authoritative account of all the classic movements in design of the modern period. Every section of this encyclopedia has been written by an expert in that particular field. The editor of the volume is Philippe Garner, an expert at the London auction house of Sotheby Parke Bernet and head of the department of modern decorative arts and photography at Sotheby's Belgravia.

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  • [Frank Lloyd Wright Collection at Barnsdall Park]

    [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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    An authoritative guide to those arts whose products, although made for a purpose, are chiefly valued for their craftsmanship and the beauty of their appearance.

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    Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Furniture 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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    Decorative table lamps design drawings

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    Set of 6 original pencil drawings on drafting paper of decorative table lamp designs created by Jack Heaney and Associates for the NS Savannah. The drawings, measuring 11 x 17 in., presumably date from 1958 and include design and material specifications, quantities, and placements.

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