Prolific modernist American architect Frank Lloyd Wright would have turned 150 this past June. In honor of the occasion, the Museum of Modern Art has put on a major retrospective of his work.
The exhibit is comprised of nearly 400 items made in the 1890s through the 1950s and is housed in 12 rooms, divided to each focus on a specific work or theme from Wright's career.
While drawings and models of his famed buildings like Fallingwater and New York's own Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum are on display, the show also includes lesser known creations such as tableware, paintings, textiles and photographs.
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Here, a selection of items from the exhibit:
Pedro E. Guerrero. Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright in New York. 1953.
© 2017 Pedro E. Guerrero Archives.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Fallingwater (Kaufmann House), Mill Run, Pennsylvania. 1934–37. Perspective from the south. Pencil and colored pencil on paper, 15 3/8 × 25 1/4″ (39.1 × 64.1 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Plan for Greater Baghdad, Baghdad. Project, 1957. Aerial perspective of the cultural center and University from the north. Ink, pencil, and colored pencil on tracing paper, 34 7/8 x 52″ (88.6 x 132.1 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). The Mile-High Illinois, Chicago. Project, 1956. Perspective with the Golden Beacon Apartment Building project (1956–57). Pencil, colored pencil, and gold ink on tracing paper, 8 ft. 9 in. x 30 in. (266.7 x 76.2 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Unveiling the 22-foot-high (6.7-meter-high) visualization of The Mile-High Illinois at the October 16, 1956, press conference in Chicago. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
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Unknown photographer. Frank Lloyd Wright. n.d. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Madison Civic Center (Monona Terrace), Madison, Wisconsin. Project, 1938–59. Night perspective from the west, 1955. Ink and pencil on paper mounted to plywood, 20 x 40″ (81.3 x 101.6 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. 1913–23. Cross section looking east. Ink, pencil, and colored pencil on drafting cloth, 15 x 40 in. (38.1 x 101.6 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). American System-Built (Ready-Cut) Houses. Project, 1915–17. Model options. Lithographs, each: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gifts of David Rockefeller, Jr. Fund, Ira Howard Levy Fund, and Jeffrey P. Klein Purchase Fund
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Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. 1913–23. Stone carving and polychrome decorations for the north parlor. Gold paint, pencil, and colored pencil on tracing, 21 7/8 x 35 7/8 in. (55.6 x 91.1 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. 1943–59. Model. Painted wood, plastic, glass beads, ink, and watercolor on paper, 28 x 62 x 44″ (71.1 x 157.5 x 111.8 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Gordon Strong Automobile Objective and Planetarium, Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland. Project, 1924–25. Perspective. Pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper, 19 3/4 × 30 3/4″ (50.2 × 78.1 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Raul Bailleres House, Acapulco, Mexico. Project, 1951–52. Perspective from the patio. Ink, pencil, and colored pencil on tracing paper, 31 3/4 x 52 7/8″ (80.6 x 134.3 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois. 1905–08. Perspective from the west. Watercolor and ink on paper, 12 × 25 1/8″ (30.5 × 63.8 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). March Balloons. 1955. Drawing based on a c. 1926 design for Liberty magazine. Colored pencil on paper, 28 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. (71.8 x 62.2 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Unknown photographer. Frank Lloyd Wright. n.d. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Kindersymphonies Playhouses for the Oak Park Playground Association, Oak Park, Illinois. Project, 1926. Perspective of the “Two for a Penny” house. Pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper, 10 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (26.7 x 35.2 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved.
Frank Lloyd Wright. Davidson Little Farms Unit. Project, 1932–33. Model. Painted wood and particle board, 7 3⁄4 x 70 x 54 3⁄4 in. (19.7 x 177.8 x 139.1 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)
© 2017 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. All rights reserved."Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archives" will be open through October 1, 2017 at MoMA.
