MOMAExh 0703 MasterChecklist - Notes to the Plates - Frank Lloyd Wright

Oct 29, 2026

MOMAExh 0703 MasterChecklist presents notes to plates documenting Frank Lloyd Wright drawings. Entries identify specific projects and architectural studies, typically listing location, year, view type (perspective, elevation, section, aerial perspective), and medium (pencil, ink, watercolor, gouache, gold paint, tracing paper, and opaque paper mounted to boards). The checklist also includes distinguishing remarks comparing related versions and describing compositional characteristics such as roof and tree-plane relationships or the handling of white paint, values, shadows, and foreground framing.

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Notes to the Plates

Project entries (perspectives, elevations, sections, aerial views)

Plate notes and comparative descriptions

MOMAExh 0703 MasterChecklist # the drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright ARTHUR DREXLER PUBLISHED FOR THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART BY HORIZON PRESS,NEW YORK MoMAExh_0703 MasterChecklis NOTES TO THE PLATESExhibited E×h. 703 NENo+ 9xRibitad EIT 1.DORMER WINDOW,CHAUNCEY L.WILLIAMS HOUSE,RIVERFOREST,ILLINOIS.1895.Perspective.834”x4”.Pencil on tracing paper(F9505.01)lol,3241 NE6.PROJECT:YAHARA BOAT CLUB,MADISON,WISCONSIN.1902.Perspective.634”x22”.Brown ink on tracing papermounted to board.Signed in red square at center right:FLIW.Collection Henry Russell Hitchcock.61.3283NOT eX什N7.PROJECT:YAHARA BOAT CLUB,MADISON,WISCONSIN.1902.Perspective(on left side of sheet including plan of secondstory).75/g”x22³%”.Brown ink on opaque paper mountedto board.(F 0211.01)61,3006NoT EXH。8.PROJECT:WALTER GERTS HOUSE,GLENCOE,ILLINOIS.1906.Perspective.181/“x25%”,Brown ink on opaque cream-colored paper.(F0203.01)41,331TPerspective elevation.5”x14/%”.Pencil,black ink,andwhite paint on opaque cream-colored paper mounted toboard.Collection Henry Russell Hitchcock.82This drawing differs from its companion version in theuse of white paint and a wider range of values.Thebuilding seems to sit comfortably on the ground,and thehigh roofs are held more closely to the background planeof trees.七41.3318Interior perspective.125%"x19%4".Pencil on tracing pa-5per.Inscribed at bottom right:Sketch for Dana Studio1900 FLW.(F0302.02) This early study of a dormer window offers some familiarsigns of accomplished draftsmanship:rapid,light linespointed with abrupt dots and dashes. E,T 2.PROJECT:LUXFER PRISM COMPANY SKYSCRAPER.1895.Elevation and section.2814”x17%”.Pencil on tracingpaper.Noted at bottom right:Study for office buildingfacade employing Luxfer Prism-lighting 1894-5.(F 9509.01)L1,3188 In this early study for an office building facade Wrightgives nearly equal stress to verticals and horizontals.Thedesign is related to the steel framing he was later toreject,in favor of concrete piers and cantilevered floors.Together with the study for a dormer window of thesame year,this drawing suggests Wright's backgroundand interests in 1895. 9.FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT STUDIO,OAK PARK,ILLINOIS.1895-1911. E,T 3.PROJECT:WOLF LAKE AMUSEMENT PARK,ILLINOIS.1895.Aerial perspective 20%4“x491/4”.Black ink,watercolorand gold paint on heavy white paper mounted to linen.(F 9510.01)61.3150 10.FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT STUDIO,OAK PARK,ILLINOIS.1895-1911. A formal“presentation”rendering,decorative ratherthan atmospheric in style,but conveying clearly theproject's immense scale. Perspective elevation.6“x19%”.Pencil and black ink onopaque paper.(F 8901.03) ,T 11.SUSAN LAWRENCE DANA HOUSE,SPRINGFIELD,ILLINOIS.1902-04. 163 4.PROJECT:LEXINGTON TERRACE APARTMENTS,CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.1901-09.Aerial perspective.16/2”x33”.Pencil,black ink and pur-ple wash on opaque paper;foreground separately drawnand pasted on.Signed at lower left in red square:FLIW-1898.Noted at bottom left:study for urban housing 1898Lexington Terrace,Chicago for E.G.Waller FLW.(F0111.02)61.3328 61,3172 12.SUSAN LAWRENCE DANA HOUSE,SPRINGFIELD,ILLINOIS.1902-04. Interior perspective.11g”x19”.Pencil on tracing paper(F0302.01) 1.3173 Like the preceding drawing,this is a rough layout fora color rendering,with written color notations.Thevagueness of detail and the absence of a confining frameor border contribute to an illusion of space,often lost inthe more highly finished interior perspectives. E5.PROJECT:LEXINGTON TERRACE APARTMENTS,CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.1901-09. Perspective.8%"x145%".Pencil,black ink and thin whitewash on opaque cream-colored paper.Collection HenryRussell Hiteheeek. 41,3287 Ben eaubruu MOMAExh_0703_MasterChecklist E,T E,T 13.PROJECT:VICTOR METZGER HOUSE,ONTARIO,CANADA.1901. 20.C.THAXTER SHAW HOUSE,MONTREAL,CANADA.1906.Aerial perspective.21%2"x271%".Pencil and brown inkon opaque cream-colored paper.(F0610.02)41.3331The stolid exterior of this granite house conceals a com-plex p

FAQs

What does the checklist primarily document?

It documents Frank Lloyd Wright drawings through a structured set of plate notes, listing each project with view type, date, and materials.

How are the drawings described in the notes?

Each entry typically states the project name and location, the year, the type of rendering (e.g., perspective or elevation), and the media used (pencil, ink, watercolor, tracing paper, or mounted sheets).

Are there notes explaining differences between related drawings?

Yes. Some entries include comparative remarks, such as how one version differs from a companion version through the use of white paint, value range, and the relationship of buildings to background tree planes.

Oct 29, 2026

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