Description: Wright was born on June 8, 1867 and passed away April 9, 1959, age 91. He was buried on April 12, 1959 at the small family cemetery on the grounds of Unity Chapel. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on a trip to Spring Green in 1973, using a 110 slide camera.

Description: Carved near the top of the right column, "1886 /|\." After attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Frank Lloyd Wright headed for Chicago in 1887 and accepted a position as draftsman in the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. Later that year, he applied for and secured a position in the office of Alder and Sullivan. For additional information on Unity Chapel see " Prairie School Review ," 1970, 4th Quarter, pp.14-16. A catalog of Silsbee’s work dates the Chapel October 1885. The Entrance is dated 1886. Wright would have been 19 years old. But it has generally become known as Wright’s first design. Like the Hillside Home School I building, it was designed in the shingle style. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on a trip to Spring Green in 1973, using a 110 slide camera.

Description: The Entrance is on the right. After attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Frank Lloyd Wright headed for Chicago in 1887 and accepted a position as draftsman in the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. Later that year, he applied for and secured a position in the office of Alder and Sullivan. For additional information on Unity Chapel see " Prairie School Review ," 1970, 4th Quarter, pp.14-16. A catalog of Silsbee’s work dates the Chapel October 1885. The Entrance is dated 1886. Wright would have been 19 years old. But it has generally become known as Wright’s first design. Like the Hillside Home School I building, it was designed in the shingle style. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on a trip to Spring Green in 1973, using a 110 slide camera.

Note: Of the twelve photographs, eight relate to the Hillside Home School I & II, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1887 (S.001) and 1902 (S.069), respectively. We take the liberty to reproduce nine of the images. The Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the buildings fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. Designed in 1902, Wright began restoring and remodeling the Hillside Home School Building II. These images give us a glimpse of the original buildings, I & II, as Wright designed them. Published in 1913. Courtesy of the Hillside Home School.

Description: Booklet for the twenty-seventh year of Hillside Home School. "It is found by those that are studying the all-important problems of the education of children that city environment is to exciting and stimulating for the healthy growth, and the child often becomes a victim of arrested development ... Freedom from city distraction, abundance of pure air and water... The school building is a fine stone structure, with a well-equipped gymnasium, shop, home-science kitchen, and music-rooms. The Lawrence Art and Science rooms..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, outlined course of study for first through twelfth grades, cost, list of faculty including principles (15), list of graduates and pupils, list of references and a calendar for the year. Includes Mrs. Anna Lloyd Wright as a reference. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the building fell into disrepair. 12 photographs include the Hillside Home School I & II and the Romeo and Juliet Windmill. One Original. (Two photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI, acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago.)

Description: Yearbook for the Class of 1912. Alumni News: Lloyd Wright, ‘09, is in San Diego, California at work with the Olmstead Brothers, landscape Architect... John Kenneth Wright is an architect in San Diego. Includes three photographs related to the Hillside Home School Buildings I & II. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago.

Description: Yearbook for the Class of 1910. Photograph of graduating class includes John K. Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright . Class of 1909... Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., who expects to take up landscape architecture as a profession, is in Boston, Mass., where he as a position with Mr. Olmstad, a landscape artist. Two poems by Frank Lloyd Wright , Jr., "To the Pasque Flower", first published in The LaFollette, and Arbor and Bird Day Manual, 1910, and the second "The Pool". Basketball Team... John Wright, Captain, includes photograph. Baseball... John Wright, Pitcher, Second base, Includes photograph. Includes four photographs related to the Hillside Home School Buildings I & II. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago.

Description: Photo booklet for the Hillside Home School. Fifteen photographs are on the right side of the spread, left side is left blank. 15 photographs include the Hillside Home School I & II and the Romeo and Juliet Windmill. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the twenty-third year of Hillside Home School. "It is found by those that are studying the all-important problems of the education of children that city environment is to exciting and stimulating for the healthy growth, and the child often becomes a victim of arrested development... Freedom from city distraction, abundance of pure air and water... The school building is a fine stone structure, with a well-equipped gymnasium, shop, home-science kitchen, and music-rooms. The Lawrence Art and Science rooms..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, outlined course of study for first through twelfth grades, cost, list of faculty including principles (19), list of graduates and pupils, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 76 students, 55 home and 21 day, testimonials and references. It lists two of Wright’s sons, Frank Lloyd, Jr. (Class of 1909), and John Kenneth (Class of 1910) as students, their seventh year each. Includes Mrs. Anna Lloyd Wright as a reference. 12 photographs include the Hillside Home School I & II and the Romeo and Juliet Windmill. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the twentieth year of Hillside Home School. "It is found by those that are studying the all-important problems of the education of children that city environment is to exciting and stimulating for the healthy growth, and the child often becomes a victim of arrested development... Freedom from city distraction, abundance of pure air and water... The school building is a fine stone structure, with a well-equipped gymnasium, shop, home-science kitchen, and music- rooms. The Lawrence Art and Science rooms..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, outlined course of study for first through twelfth grades, cost, list of faculty including principles (19), list of graduates and pupils, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 87 students, 67 home and 20 day, testimonials and references. It lists two of Wright’s sons, Frank Lloyd, Jr. (Class of 1909), and John Kenneth (Class of 1910) as students. Includes Mrs. Anna Lloyd Wright as a reference. Nine photographs include the Hillside Home School I & II and the Romeo and Juliet Windmill. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the eighteenth year of Hillside Home School. "It is found by those that are studying the deep problems of the education of children, that city environments are to exciting and stimulating for the healthful growth of the child... The school enters upon its eighteenth year with enlarged accommodations and greatly improved facilities. During the year 1903, a commodious and artistic school building was completed, containing - together with a most delightful assembly room and recitation rooms - a thoroughly equipped gymnasium, Manual Training room, and a Home Science Kitchen. A beautiful Art and Science hall, connected with the main building by a covered way, has been erected through the generosity of Mrs. Susan Lawrence, of Springfield, Ill..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, outlined course of study for first through twelfth grades, cost, list of faculty including principles (21), list of graduates and pupils, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 61 students, 41 home and 20 day, testimonials and references. It lists two of Wright’s sons, Frank Lloyd, Jr., and John as students. Includes Mrs. Anna Lloyd Wright as a reference. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the seventeenth year of Hillside Home School. "It is found by those that are studying the deep problems of the education of children, that city environments are to exciting and stimulating for the healthful growth of the child. He often becomes the victim of arrested development or of an overtrained nervous condition. In order to have a normal development the boy and the girl need the simple routine and the out-of-door of a country life... The school enters upon its seventeenth year with enlarged accommodations and greatly improved facilities. During the past year a commodious and artistic school building has been completed, containing - together with a most delightful assembly room and recitation rooms - a thoroughly equipped gymnasium, Manual Training room, and a Home Science Kitchen. A beautiful Art and Science hall, connected with the main building by a covered way, has been erected through the generosity of Mrs. Susan Lawrence, of Springfield, Ill..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, outlined course of study for first through twelfth grades, cost, list of faculty including principles (18), list of graduates and pupils, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 76 students, 53 home and 23 day, testimonials and references. Includes Anna L. Wright as a reference. Includes Anna L. Wright as a reference. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the twelfth year of Hillside Home School. "This is a Home School for a limited number of boys and girls. It has passed beyond the experimental period and now recommends itself by its results. The large corps of teachers employed, in proportion to the limited number of pupils, makes it possible to give careful personal supervision. It is found by those that are studying the deep problems of the education of children, that city environments are to exciting and stimulating for the healthful growth of the child. He often becomes the victim of arrested development or of an overtrained nervous condition. The location of this school removes it from the distractions of the city..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, outlined course of study for first through twelfth grades, cost, list of faculty including principles (16), list of graduates and pupils, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 81 students, 42 home and 39 day, testimonials and references. Includes Anna L. Wright as a reference. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the eleventh year of Hillside Home School. "This is a Home School for a limited number of boys and girls. It has passed beyond the experimental period and now recommends itself by its results. The large corps of teachers employed, in proportion to the limited number of pupils, makes it possible to give careful personal supervision. It is found by those that are studying the deep problems of the education of children, that city environments are to exciting and stimulating for the healthful growth of the child. He often becomes the victim of arrested development or of an overtrained nervous condition. The location of this school removes it from the distractions of the city..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, outlined course of study for first through twelfth grades, cost, list of faculty including principles (15), list of graduates and pupils, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 68 students, 39 home and 29 day, testimonials and references. Eight photographs including one each of Hillside Home School I and Unity Chapel. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Collection of eight photographs of the Hillside countryside, many which were published in the 1895 Hillside Home School Calendar. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Twelve month calendar for the Hillside Home School for the year 1895. 21 photographs include the Hillside Home School I, Unity Chapel and the countryside. Possibly the first published of the Hillside Home School I and Unity Chapel. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the eighth year of Hillside Home School. "This is a Home, Farm and Industrial School for a limited number of young women, boys and girls. It has passed beyond the experimental period and now recommends itself by its results. The large corps of teachers employed, in proportion to the limited number of pupils, makes it possible to give careful personal supervision. The location of the school removes it from the distractions of the city, and surrounds the pupils with the ennobling influences of nature..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, cost, principals (2) and list of faculty (13),list of graduates and students, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 60 students, 35 home and 25 day. Seven photographs including possibly the first published of the Hillside Home School I and Unity Chapel. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the seventh year of Hillside Home School. "The seventh year of work in this Home and Farm School is herein represented. It has passed beyond the experimental period, and its methods, location, and advantages are already familiar to a sufficiently large number of patrons to meet the needs of the school. The capacity is limited to about thirty home pupils and as many day pupils. To new inquires additional information will be given upon application..." Includes the courses of study, requirements for graduation and to attend, cost, plans for next year, principals (2) and list of faculty (14),list of graduates and students, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 67 students, 38 home and 29 day. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the sixth year of Hillside Home School. "This is a Home, Farm and Industrial School, for a limited number of young women, boys and girls. It owed its early prosperity to the wide acquaintance of the principles, made during their extended connection with the city and state Normal Schools. It now recommends itself by its results. The limited number received makes it possible to give the pupils careful personal supervision. The location of the school removes them from the distraction of the city and surrounds them with the ennobling influences of nature... It has a group of six buildings on a farm of a hundred acres, in a beautiful valley, with neighbors friendly to the institution..." Includes the courses of study, requirements to attend, cost, principals (2) and list of teachers (13),list of graduates and students, list of references and a calendar for the year. It lists a total of 64 students, 34 home and 30 day. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the fifth year of Hillside Home School. "This is a Home, Farm and Industrial School, the result of experience won in many years of work in State and city Normal and other public school positions. It has had an experience of five years, and in June, 1892, sent out its second class of graduates, consisting of seven members... It has a group of six buildings on a farm of a hundred acres, in a beautiful valley, with neighbors friendly to the institution..." Includes the courses of study, requirements to attend, cost, principals (2) and list of teachers (11),list of students, list of references, a calendar for the year and a prospective for the year 1892-1893. It lists a total of 58 students, 25 home and 33 day. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Booklet for the third year of Hillside Home School. "This Family and Farm School was opened in September 1887, in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It is located on a farm of a hundred acres, situated in one of the beautiful side valleys that open out into the Wisconsin River... It is equipped with a Home Building of thirty-three rooms furnished with all the modern improvements, steam-heating, bathrooms, etc..." Includes the courses of study, requirements to attend, cost, principals (2) and list of teachers (8),list of students, list of references and a calendar for the year. Photocopies from the State Historical Society, Madison, WI. Acquired from Kelmscott Galleries, Chicago. Two copies.

Description: Interactive CD. Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece Taliesin served as his residence and studio from 1911 until his death in 1959. It remains home to the architectural school he founded in 1932, and to the offices of Taliesin architects. This interactive CD-rom contains a comprehensive two-hour multimedia overview of the entire Taliesin estate by Susan Jacobs Lockhart. Lockhart, who joined the fellowship in 1958 to live and work as an artist, educator, and musician, draws upon her forty-five years at Taliesin to provide insight into the buildings’ histories as well as Wright's life and career.

Taliesin. A video tour of his Wisconsin home. Author: Erickson, David Description: DVD. "In 1911, Frank Lloyd Wright returned to the land he knew as a child. A fertile, beautiful valley near Spring Green, Wisconsin promised good farming and a new life to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Welsh immigrant ancestors. This same valley would lure the prominent architect back at the age of 44 to build his home, studio, and farm, Taliesin. Over the next 50 years of his life, Taliesin became the epicenter of Wright’s personal and professional life. He would design such masterpieces as Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum Museum at Taliesin, drawing on his surroundings for inspiration..." Publisher’s description.) Original list price $29.95.

Description: VHS. "In 1911, Frank Lloyd Wright returned to the land he knew as a child. A fertile, beautiful valley near Spring Green, Wisconsin promised good farming and a new life to Frank Lloyd Wright ’s Welsh immigrant ancestors. This same valley would lure the prominent architect back at the age of 44 to build his home, studio, and farm, Taliesin. Over the next 50 years of his life, Taliesin became the epicenter of Wright’s personal and professional life. He would design such masterpieces as Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum Museum at Taliesin, drawing on his surroundings for inspiration..." Publisher’s description.)

Description: Falling Water, Johnson Wax Administrative Building, and the Guggenheim Museum...these are but a few of the masterworks created by the prolific architect Frank Lloyd Wright. This program reaches back to 1932 when Wright and his wife, Olgivanna Lasovich, co-founded the Taliesin Fellowship, in which Wright actively participated by sharing his unique theories on organic architecture with his students. (Publisher’s description.) Narrated by Martin Sheen.

A Little More Line has stunning images taken from an unusual perspective: a camera suspended from a kite and operated by remote control. Wilson's photographs are from a real bird's eye view and reveal a fresh new perspective. Scenes from around Wisconsin and over the borders into Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois include capitols and bike races, farms and forests, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Chicago's Millennium Park, and Iowa's Field of Dreams, Duluth's harbor and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. (Publisher’s description.) Includes six photographs of Monona Terrace and four photographs of Taliesin. Original list price $25.00.

A Little More Line, A Kite’s View of Wisconsin & Beyond (Soft Cover) (Published by Itchy Cat Press, Blkue Mounds, Wisconsin) Author: Wilson, Craig M. Description: A Little More Line has stunning images taken from an unusual perspective: a camera suspended from a kite and operated by remote control. Wilson's photographs are from a real bird's eye view and reveal a fresh new perspective. Scenes from around Wisconsin and over the borders into Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois include capitols and bike races, farms and forests, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Chicago's Millennium Park, and Iowa's Field of Dreams, Duluth's harbor and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. (Publisher’s description.) Includes six photographs of Monona Terrace and four photographs of Taliesin. Original list price $25.00.

Description: Through letters, memoirs, contemporary documents, and a stunning assemblage of photographs - many of which have never before been published - author Ron McCrea tells the fascinating story of the building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, which would be the architect's principal residence for the rest of his life. Photos taken by Wright's associates show rare views of Taliesin under construction and illustrate Wright's own recollections of the first summer there and the craftsmen who worked on the site. The book also brings to life Wright's "kindred spirit," "she for whom Taliesin had first taken form," Mamah Borthwick. Wright and Borthwick had each abandoned their families to be together, causing a scandal that reverberated far beyond Wright's beloved Wisconsin valley. The shocking murder and fire that took place at Taliesin in August 1914 brought this first phase of life at Taliesin to a tragic end. (Publisher’s description.) Original list price $35.00. (First Edition)

Description: GA: Residential Masterpieces 09. Published in Japanese and English. Publisher's description: "This large book of two pivotal Frank Lloyd Wright projects is an examination of just one: the architect's self-designed home, as built at different locations in Wisconsin and Arizona from 1911 to the late 1930s. Colour photography by Yukio Futugawa captures the pioneering spirit of Wright's domestic innovation, while Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer's text examines these buildings' architectural significance and their fascinating and sometimes tragic personal meaning for Wright." Original list price $50.00. (First Edition)

Description: Randolph C. Henning has assembled a splendid collection of rare vintage postcards, some never before published, that provides a revealing and visually unique journey through Wright’s work at Taliesin. Included are intimate images of Taliesin at various stages and views of the building just after the tragic 1914 fire. The postcards also depict nearby buildings designed by Wright, including the Romeo and Juliet windmill and two buildings for the Hillside Home School. Henning provides useful explanations that highlight relevant details and accompany each image. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin documents and celebrates Wright’s 100-year-old masterpiece. (Publisher’s description.) Original cover price $24.95. (First Edition)

Description: A collection of 52 rare vintage postcards from the collection of Randolph C. Henning printed and spiral bound by hand by Randolph C. Henning. Last page: "Special thanks to Patrick J. Mahoney, Patrick J. Meehan, William B. Scott, Jr., George Shutack, Kathryn A. Smith, Brian A. Spencer, Douglas Steiner & the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives (Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Oskar Munoz & Margo Stipe)." Gift from Randolph C. Henning . (First Edition)

Title : Vintage Postcards of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin - Romeo & Juliet - Hillside Home School from the collection of Randolph C. Henning. (C) Randolph C. Henning 2009 (Produced individually by hand by Randolph C. Henning)

Description: The buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright exercise a kind of architectural magic on the people who visit them, inspiring a sense of wonder at their visual elements, dramatic energy, and ingenious compositional features. These qualities are no more evident than in the buildings that Wright designed for himself and his family. Wright for Wright is the first book to focus exclusively on these seven houses and ten other structures. Free from the constraints of the client-architect relationship, the buildings present Wright at his unfettered best. Photographed for the first time in exquisite, full-color panoramic views by longtime Wright photographer Roger Straus, these images capture the buildings as part of the landscape-- the way Wright envisioned them. As well, Hugh Howard's insightful text reveals an intimate understanding of the great architect's art and philosophy. (Dust Jacket) First Edition. Original HC List Price $50.00. Two copies. (First Edition)

Frank Lloyd Wright And Taliesin (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona) Author: Nemtin, Frances Description: First published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA. (Note: This is an exact reprint, dated 2000.) Dust jacket: Frances Nemtin met Frank Lloyd Wright in the mid-1940s, when she was arranging a show of his work at the Milwaukee Art Institute. She soon gravitated to Taliesin, Wright's estate in southwestern Wisconsin. This legacy of Wright's farming forebears, on which the architect built, rebuilt, modified, refined, tinkered, and innovated from 1911 until his death in 1959, is a singular place that has seen widely diverse uses over the last ninety years. It has been a self-sufficient farm, a boarding school, a world-class architectural studio, a refuge for Wright's family and friends, and a school for the study of architecture. The men and women who apprenticed here received a unique education, and they came away with a lifelong loyalty and respect for their fellowship and their mentor. At Taliesin, Ms. Nemtin did a little of everything farm work, upholstery, writing, and cooking. She led tours, poured concrete, and played in the chamber quintet. And she married a Taliesin apprentice, bore children, and chose to stay on the estate for the rest of her life... Original HC List Price $30.00.

Description: Dust jacket: Frances Nemtin met Frank Lloyd Wright in the mid-1940s, when she was arranging a show of his work at the Milwaukee Art Institute. She soon gravitated to Taliesin, Wright's estate in southwestern Wisconsin. This legacy of Wright's farming forebears, on which the architect built, rebuilt, modified, refined, tinkered, and innovated from 1911 until his death in 1959, is a singular place that has seen widely diverse uses over the last ninety years. It has been a self-sufficient farm, a boarding school, a world-class architectural studio, a refuge for Wright's family and friends, and a school for the study of architecture. The men and women who apprenticed here received a unique education, and they came away with a lifelong loyalty and respect for their fellowship and their mentor. At Taliesin, Ms. Nemtin did a little of everything farm work, upholstery, writing, and cooking. She led tours, poured concrete, and played in the chamber quintet. And she married a Taliesin apprentice, bore children, and chose to stay on the estate for the rest of her life... Original HC List Price $19.95. (First Edition)

Description: Information booklet that accompanied the Cold Cast Porcelain model of the Midway Barn and Farm Buildings. Includes information of the model, Wright and his career, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Includes nine photographs.

Carbon Copy of an article written by Edgar Tafel. Frank Lloyd Wright - Should Madison City Hall Be Torn Down.A few days ago, while we were all working on the Broadacre Model, Mr. Wright walked out into the Patio with a letter in his hand that he wished to read us. Most often, these letters are from curious people, or people curiously interested in architecture. However, all these letters are interesting and informing to us, since we are removed from civilization and "The Public". The letter was from a Madison citizen asking architectural advice. That was curious. Madison, with a master at close range, hardly makes use of his services. The Madison citizen wanted to know which side of the city Hall tearing-down question Mr. Wright would be on. It seems as if Madison wants to show some progress, and presumably the quickest way is to show progress is to tear down landmarks.We asked Mr. Wright what he thought of ripping down the little sand stone building. Naturally, Mr. Wright’s answer was vigorous. He thinks Madison should keep it, and tear down most of its other buildings. The city Hall, unispiring (sic) as it may be, is a straightforward simple, dignified structure. It's lean Gothic tracery. The long narrow windows and the high ceilings, are distinguished, Tho it belongs to a period which has little to do with Wisconsin's soil or customs. There is a spirit of repose in its native stone. The building does not force itself upon the populace, or try to be anything that it isn't. One only needs to look across the street at the Capitol building, and see why the City Hall should stand, if many of the buildings are to stand.One could feel at home in the City Hall as he is dressed, but he would have to wear a Roman Toga for the same effect in the Capitol building. There are too few good buildings down by the ecclectics. Now Madison has a chance to keep one, even though it's face doesn't shining so brightly. If the building is to be torn down, how about the Roman bath across the street.Edgar TafelMar 27, 1934 (1935)Note: Published in, Henning, 1992, p.120-122., and is dated 1935. Construction on the Broadacre model did not begin until November 1934. Single Sheet typed front and back. Acquired from the estate of Cary Caraway.

Carbon Copy of an article published on March 22, 1935. Anonymous. "One midnight last week the Fellowship’s Hacienda was astir with commotion, then, soon all lights out, the big front gates closed and the Taliesin caravan again took to the open road. This time westward down through the desert and the mountains, across the Colorado and the Imperial Valley and onto California's grandiose Los Angeles. This was not a pleasure jaunt to see the sights of this money-mad paradise of the Pacific Coast but it was an architectural pilgrimage to the concrete residences already world-famous that have emanated from Taliesin's studio..." Published in

Description: Chapter 17, pages 138-156: "Taliesin and the Frank Lloyd Wrights." From the back cover: "...This book includes an account of the time the author and his family spent with the Frank Lloyd Wrights at their estate Taliesin, in Wisconsin..." (Summer 1939) Olgivanna Hinzenberg was one of Gurdjieff’s pupils from 1919 to 1924. On November 30, 1924, Wright met Olgivanna at a Russian Ballet. Wright remembered the moment vividly, recalling it in his Autobiography , p.508. She visited Taliesin in January, and by the end of the month came back to stay. Gurdjieff and Wright first met in June or July of 1934 at Taliesin. Includes two photographs, one of Taliesin in 1940, one of Wright and the author. (Third Edition) (Sweeney 1964)

Title : Further Teachings of Gurdjieff, Journey Through the World (Soft Cover) (Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, London and Henley. First published by Routledge & Kegan in 1969. Reprinted in 1974. Reprinted and first published as a paperback 1978.)

Description: Spiral bound presentation booklet for "The Spring Green", which included the Restaurant (completed), proposed Ski Slopes, Homes, Country Club and Golf Course. The restaurant was designed in 1953, begun in 1957, halted at Wright’s death, completed in 1968. Project to date has not begun. Embossed logo on cover. (First Edition)

’s beloved Taliesin is an architectural legacy for all America. At Taliesin, we sense Wright’s presence still; the signs of his genius are everywhere. This is as it should be. In Virginia, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello affirms his innovative genius and intellectual energy..."

Description: Inside: “Built of sandstone and native oak, Hillside School blends into the gently sloping hillside demonstrating Frank Lloyd Wright ’s philosophy that land, nature, buildings and furnishings should be treated as one...” Information about guided tours. Includes two photographs and one illustration.

Description: Spring Green, Wisconsin (S.000 - 1886). "In 1886 a small chapel designed by Joseph Lyman Silsbee was constructed in a grove of pine trees near Hillside School for the Richard Lloyd-Jones family. On August 15 th of that year it was named Unity Chapel..." (Attributed to Wright, see Storrer.) Includes one photograph and two illustrations. Gift from Kathryn Smith .

Description: “A Man and His Legacy.” Saturday, June 6, 1992, Spring Green, Wisconsin. “...a very young faith undertook to build that house. It was the same faith that plants twigs for orchards, vineslips for vineyards, and small whips to become beneficient shade trees: and it planted them all about!” For the preservation of Taliesin. $1000 per person. Includes vellum insert with silhouette of Wright.

Description: Ten light pendant floor lamp. Frank Lloyd Wright working at his desk in the Workroom at Taliesin, Spring Green. At the left is an floor lamp adaptation of the Pendant Lamp Wright originally designed in 1933 for the Taliesin Fellowship Playhouse Theater. The original light pendants were suspended from the ceiling. In 1952, after the theater was rebuilt following a fire, Wright modified the original design. Situated around Wright’s desk are possibly three Allen Friedman chairs (1956 - S.403). The design is also similar to the Hanna and Olfelt designs. On the far right is a Dana windows. Photographed by Edgar Obma.

Description: Marden Residence (1952 - S.357). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952, the home was completed in 1959. Eight light pendant lamp. Example of the more complex, earlier variations of the pendant lamp. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner, April 6, 2015. ( See our Wright Study on the Marden Residence. )

Description: Two pendant lamps in the Taliesin Playhouse Theater, Spring Green. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902. When the Hillside Home School closed in 1915, it fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. Wright converted the original gymnasium into a theater in 1933, and designed lighting pendants which he suspended from the ceiling. In 1952, after the theater was rebuilt following a fire, Wright modified the original design of the pendant lamps. Photographed in 2012, courtesy of Demi.

Description: Seven light pendant lamp. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. When the Hillside Home School closed in 1915, it fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. Wright converted the original gymnasium into a theater in 1933, and designed lighting pendants which he suspended from the ceiling. In 1952, after the theater was rebuilt following a fire, Wright modified the original design. He also created standing floor lamp utilizing the same design. Gift from James C. Rust.

Description: Detail of Taliesin Lamp circa 1926. In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. This photograph was taken by Henry Fuermann, circa 1926.

Description: Detail of Taliesin Lamp circa 1926. In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. This photograph was taken by Henry Fuermann, circa 1926.

Description: Frank Lloyd Wright originally designed this lamp for Taliesin (Spring Green) in 1925. The shade overhangs a square base. In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. This lamp can be found in photographs was taken by Henry Fuermann, circa 1926 (below) . Also published in " Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works 1917-1942 ", Pfeiffer, 2010, p. 155. Photograph of Wright’s bedroom photographed in 1937 by Hedrich-Blessing. Manufactured by Yamagiwa, Cherry wood and an acrylic insert in the shade. Medal label on base: © Frank Lloyd Wright FND. 1994. Stamped: U00364. For additional information see "Fifty Favorite Furnishings By Frank Lloyd Wright" Maddex, 1999, page 114-115. Original list price $750.00.

Taliesin Table Lamp A circa 1978.From the estate of William Krebe who lived in the home "Redleaf" designed by John Howe. Howe was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, and it began at the age of nine, on his bicycle, spending hours exploring Prairie-styled houses in the Chicago suburbs, "", Hession, Quigley, 2015, p.14. In 1931, Howe and his mother heard Wright speak at the Art Insinuate of Chicago, and had the opportunity to meet Wright afterward. During his Senior year in High School,gave a chalk-talk lecture at his high school, shared with him Wright’s plan to start the Taliesin Fellowship, and invited Howe accompany him to Taliesin, Spring Green in the Spring of 1932. In October, 1932, at nineteen, he became a charter member of the Taliesin Fellowship and during the next twenty-seven years, until Wright’s death in 1959, became know as "the pencil in Wright’s hand." He stayed on as Taliesin Associated Architects lead architect and then worked in Aaron Greens office in San Francisco. In 1967, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and began John H. Howe, Architect at age fifty-four. Howe took a three year break from Taliesin, 1943-1946, when he was sentenced to three years at the low-security Sandstone Federal Correctional Institution in Minnesota for being a World War II conscientious objector. During evenings he taught drawing and furniture design. It was there, as a student, that William Krebe, another CO met John Howe. They became life-long friends. Between 1967 and 1990, Krebes commissioned Howe to design eleven projects, including: 1) William and Mary Krebes, House I (project), Minneapolis, Minn. 1973. 2) William and Mary Krebes, House Alterations (project), Minneapolis, Minn. 1977. Continue...

Constructed of oak, the lamp is 20 inches tall. The base is 9 inches square. The top arm is 10 inches. The shade is 16 inches square at the bottom, 6 inches high, and 4 inches square at the top.

", Pfeiffer, 2010, p. 155. Photograph of Wright’s bedroom photographed in 1937 by Hedrich-Blessing. Robert Warn joined Taliesin on June 1, 1945 and apprenticed for three years. After leaving the fellowship he settled in Northfield, Minnesota, which is South of Minneapolis. He maintained his interest in Wright, published articles and gave lectures in the 1960s and 70s on Wright’s architecture. He worked for the architectural firm of Sovik, Mathre and Madison. In 1961, Warn designed a home for John and Lota Bare in Northfield. According to the neighbor we acquired the lamp from, she received the lamp as a gift from Lota, after John past away. "The lamp was always on a side table in the living room of the Bare home. Much of the living room’s furnishings were built-in, in classic Prairie style. I assumed that the lamp was acquired as part of the building and decorating process," she said.

Frank Lloyd Wright originally designed this lamp for Taliesin (Spring Green) in 1925. The shade cantilevers over a square base. In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. This lamp can be found in

Description: Information booklet that accompanied the Cold Cast Porcelain model of the Midway Barn and Farm Buildings. Includes information of the model, Wright and his career, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Includes nine photographs.

Romeo and Juliet Windmill Model, 1995 (1896 - S.037).Designed in 1896 for Wright’s two aunts Ellen and Jane Lloyd-Jones and the Hillside Home School, it was completed in 1897. They requested it to stand in harmony with Hillside Home School I, the building he had designed for them ten years earlier. Wright’s 60 foot tall structure functioned as a windmill and a belvedere. The design combined a diamond-shaped column wedged into an octagonal structure, symbolizing the embrace of Shakespeare's lovers. "...The reservoir finished, the Aunts intended to erect a windmill over it. This was decided upon by a family gathering which the clan usually held to make such decisions concerning the school or important affairs of their own. Said Aunt Nell, managerial mind of the school: "Why not a pretty windmill tower in keeping with our school building instead of an ugly steel tower or, for that matter, the timber ones I have seen? I am going to ask Frank for a design.", Wright, 1932, page 130. The original windmill was covered in shingles, and in 1938 it was resurfaced in board and batten siding. In 1990, it was torn down and completely rebuilt on its original stone base. Manufactured by The Danbury Mint. Cold-cast porcelain sculpture, hand painted. Serial number A8530.

Date: 1892 Title : Hillside Home School I 1892 (1897 - S.001). Description: Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887 and ran it until 1915 when it closed. The private school accepted students between the ages of seven and seventeen. It espoused non-conventional teaching methods, and was the first coeducational school in the nation. After attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wright headed for Chicago in 1887 and accepted a position as draftsman in the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. That year, his Aunt’s drafted him to design a school building for them, a large Shingle styled building, reflected the designs of his mentor Silsbee, and in the style of his first project, Unity Chapel, in Spring Green. It was demolished in 1950. Photographed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Size: 3.75 x 7 B&W photograph. S#: 0013.08.1213

Each print was titled in Wright’s handwriting. Date: 1898 Title : "Down The Valley" Spring Green, Wisconsin 1898. Description: Photographed by Frank Lloyd Wright . Wright printed a series of photographs for an album showing the Hillside Home School (S.001 - 1887) run by his Aunts in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The album included a number of horizontal panoramic prints. Five of which are part of the CCA, Canadian Centre for Architecture collection. Each print was titled in Wright’s handwriting. When placed side-by-side, three of the images; "N.W", "Down the Valley", and "Bryn Mawr" form a panoramic view of the Jones Valley looking north. A number of these photographs are also part of the Wisconsin Historical Society collection. Clipping pasted on verso: " ‘Down the Valley’ (Spring Green, Wis.) c. 1898, by Frank Lloyd Wright ." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph, (cropped). S#: 0032.04.0911 "N.W" "Down The Valley" "Bryn Mawr" "N.W" and "Bryn Mawr" courtesy of the Canadian Centre for Architecture.

Date: C 1900



Title :



Description: View from the driveway. This is considered the first building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887 and ran it until 1915 when it closed. The private school accepted students between the ages of seven and seventeen. It espoused non-conventional teaching methods, and was the first coeducational school in the nation. After attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wright headed for Chicago in 1887 and accepted a position as draftsman in the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. That year, his Aunt’s drafted him to design a school building for them, Hillside Home School I, a large Shingle styled building, reflected the designs of his mentor Silsbee, and in the style of his first project, Unity Chapel, in Spring Green. As the school grew, so did the need for more space. In 1902 Wright designed a second and larger building for his aunts, Hillside Home School II (S.069) which later was incorporated into the Taliesin Fellowship complex. This building was demolished in 1950. Text in lower left hand corner: "H 22." Published in



Hillside Home School I Circa 1900 (1887 - S.001).View from the driveway. This is considered the first building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887 and ran it until 1915 when it closed. The private school accepted students between the ages of seven and seventeen. It espoused non-conventional teaching methods, and was the first coeducational school in the nation. After attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wright headed for Chicago in 1887 and accepted a position as draftsman in the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. That year, his Aunt’s drafted him to design a school building for them, Hillside Home School I, a large Shingle styled building, reflected the designs of his mentor Silsbee, and in the style of his first project, Unity Chapel, in Spring Green. As the school grew, so did the need for more space. In 1902 Wright designed a second and larger building for his aunts, Hillside Home School II (S.069) which later was incorporated into the Taliesin Fellowship complex. This building was demolished in 1950. Text in lower left hand corner: "H 22." Published in The Valley of the God-Almighty Joneses , Barney, 1965, p.62e. Also published in Frank Lloyd Wright 1885-1916 , Pfeiffer, 2011, p.19. Stamped on verso: "Jun 17 1965." Hand written on verso: "Hillside School. First building by Frank Lloyd Wright. From ‘The Valley of the God-Almighty Joneses,’ by Maginel Wright Barney, 1965. This image used in conjunction with the release of the book. Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.



S#: 0041.31.0619

Date: Circa 1900 Title : Romeo and Juliet Windmill circa 1900 (1896 - S.037). Description: Designed in 1896 for Wright’s two aunts Ellen and Jane Lloyd-Jones and the Hillside Home School, it was completed in 1897. They requested it to stand in harmony with Hillside Home School I, the building he had designed for them ten years earlier. Wright’s 60 foot tall structure functioned as a windmill and a belvedere. The design combined a diamond-shaped column wedged into an octagonal structure, symbolizing the embrace of Shakespeare's lovers. Photographed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Size: 3 x 7 B&W photograph. S#: 0041.14.1213

Date: Circa 1906 Title : Hillside Home School II circa 1906 (1902 - S.069). Description: View from the South. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. (Plate X, Ausgeführte Bauten.) The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. The windows were diamond patterned leaded glass. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the building fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. He began restoring and remodeling the building. Image is from a real photo postcard, enhanced and enlarged. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 8 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0094.43.0215

Date: Circa 1908 Title : Hillside Home School II circa 1908 (1902 - S.069). Description: View from the Southwest. Three students can be seen in front of the building. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887 and ran it until 1915 when it closed. The private school accepted students between the ages of seven and seventeen. It espoused non-conventional teaching methods, and was the first coeducational school in the nation. After attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wright headed for Chicago in 1887 and accepted a position as draftsman in the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. That year, his Aunt’s drafted him to design a school building for them, Hillside Home School I, a large Shingle styled building, reflected the designs of his mentor Silsbee, and in the style of his first project, Unity Chapel, in Spring Green. As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. (Plate X, Ausgeführte Bauten.) It eventually became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, he began restoring and remodeling the building. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 7 x 4 B&W photograph. S#: 0085.29.1213

Date: Circa 1910 Title : Hillside Home School II circa 1910 (1902 - S.069). Description: View from the Southwest. A bridge is seen in the foreground. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887 and ran it until 1915 when it closed. The private school accepted students between the ages of seven and seventeen. It espoused non-conventional teaching methods, and was the first coeducational school in the nation. After attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wright headed for Chicago in 1887 and accepted a position as draftsman in the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee. That year, his Aunt’s drafted him to design a school building for them, Hillside Home School I, a large Shingle styled building, reflected the designs of his mentor Silsbee, and in the style of his first project, Unity Chapel, in Spring Green. As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. (Plate X, Ausgeführte Bauten.) It eventually became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, he began restoring and remodeling the building. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0094.36.1213

Date: 1910 Title : Hillside Home School II Floor Plan 1910 (1902 - S.069). Description: Photograph of Plate X (tissue), "Hillside Home School, Lloyd Jones Sisters, Hillside Wisconsin. Floor Plan on the Main Floor." From the Ausgeführte Bauten und Entwürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright. "Studies and Executed Buildings". Published by Ernst Wasmuth A.-G., Berlin, 1910. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. Hillside Home School closed in 1915. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 10 x 6 Color photograph. S#: 0094.44.0215

Date: 1910 Title : Hillside Home School II Bird’s-Eye View, 1910 (1902 - S.069). Description: Photograph of Plate X, "Hillside Home School, Lloyd Jones Sisters, Hillside Wisconsin, Bird’s-Eye View." From the Ausgeführte Bauten und Entwürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright. "Studies and Executed Buildings". Published by Ernst Wasmuth A.-G., Berlin, 1910. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. Hillside Home School closed in 1915. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 10 x 6 Color photograph. S#: 0094.45.0215

Date: 1910's Title : Hillside Home School Description: Copy Negative and Contact sheet (circa 1910) Size: S#: 1910.00.0604

Date: Circa 1911 -12 Title : Taliesin I Entrance Gate circa 1911-12 (1911 - S.172). Description: Taliesin I was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1911, it was partially destroyed by fire on August 15, 1914. Three stone masons working on the entrance gate to Taliesin. Wright wrote, "Country masons laid all the stone with the quarry for a pattern and the architect for teacher. They learned to lay the walls in the long, thin, flat ledges natural to it, natural edges out. As often as they laid a stone they would stand back to judge the effect. They were soon as interested as sculptures fashioning a statue..." " An Autobiography " Wright, 1932, p.174. Photographed by Taylor Woolley, a draftsman who lived and worked at Taliesin from September 1911 though the Spring of 1912. His photographs are an invaluable record of the birthing of Taliesin I. Size: 10 x 7 B&W photograph. S#: 0104.20.0215

Date: 1912



Title :



Description: View of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Living quarters from the West. The fore court is in the foreground. The carriage approach to Taliesin I was from the South (right), through the porte-cochere seen in the center. Taliesin I was designed by Wright in 1911, it was partially destroyed by fire on August 15, 1914. Published in "



Taliesin I, Spring Green, 1912 (1911 - S.172).View of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Living quarters from the West. The fore court is in the foreground. The carriage approach to Taliesin I was from the South (right), through the porte-cochere seen in the center. Taliesin I was designed by Wright in 1911, it was partially destroyed by fire on August 15, 1914. Published in " Taliesin 1911-1914 ", Menocal, 1992, p.129. Also published in the " Journal of Organic Architecture ," O’Mallery; Smith; Kalec, p.30. Photographed by Henry Fuermann in the Summer of 1912. Clipping pasted to verso: "A vista at the first Taliesin." Stamped on clipping: "Su May 23 1965." Hand written on verso: "Taliesin I." Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.



S#: 0114.29.0619









Date: 1914



Title : Taliesin I Entrance Gate circa 1914 (1911 - S.172). Picnic near Taliesin Gate.

Description: A group of unidentified picnic goers relaxing near the gate at Taliesin. Taliesin I was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1911. The Entrance masonry was built between 1911-1912. Taliesin was partially destroyed by fire on August 15, 1914. Group of seven photographs pasted front and back to a scrap book page. Acquired from the granddaughter of Emma Stephenson who lived in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 25 miles South of Taliesin. The photograph album from which these photos were taken begins in February of 1914.



1) Bottom Center: Group of picnicker standing at the open entrance gate at Taliesin. Large Wright designed planter urns set atop the walls and piers constructed of Limestone. The right urn is missing its cantilevered top. Frank Lloyd Wright wrote of the stone masons that working on the entrance gate to Taliesin, "Country masons laid all the stone with the quarry for a pattern and the architect for teacher. They learned to lay the walls in the long, thin, flat ledges natural to it, natural edges out. As often as they laid a stone they would stand back to judge the effect. They were soon as interested as sculptures fashioning a statue..." " An Autobiography " Wright, 1932, p.174. Embedded in the left pier is a carved plaque which reads "Frank Lloyd Wright Architect." The iron gate and trellis matches the iron in the courtyard of Taliesin. According to Randolph Henning, attached to the iron gate, top left, is a hand written sign that reads "No Admittance." Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin , Henning, 2011, p.10-11. Emma Stephenson, far left.

2) Top left: Group of picnickers, dressed in their finest Sunday dress, possibly near Taliesin. The license plate reads "1914."

3) Top right: Same group of picnickers, dressed in their finest Sunday dress, possibly near Taliesin. The license plate reads "1914."

4-7) Sunday drive? The same car and passengers attending the picnic are in these four photographs. Top right, is the same license plate. Group of seven photographs pasted front and back to a scrap book page.



Size: Scrap book page 12 x 9, Seven B&W photographs 5.5 x 3.25



S#: 0124.28.0918

Date: Circa 1915-17



Title : Taliesin II Circa 15-17 (1914 - S.182).



Description: View of Taliesin from the Southeast. The Tower and Hill apartments are on the left, the Private Residence is to the right. The garden can be seen at the base of the hill. Written in the negative, bottom left hand corner "W-25." Hand written on verso: "6 3 25." Also: "Taliesin. 5/22/32 Mag Sect. Taliesin, the magnificent home of Frank Lloyd Wright ." Very similar view, but taken from the right, in Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West , Smith, 1997, p.56. According to the Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, this was photographed by Henry-Russell Hitchcock.



Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.



S#: 0128.54.0218

Date: 1915 Title : Dining Room, Taliesin II, 1915. Description: Taken at the same time as a photograph published in "Architectural Record", October, 1915. This was taken after rebuilding from the fire of August 15, 1914, but before August, in time to go to production for publishing in October, 1915. Photographed by Henry Fuermann and Sons, most likely in July or August, 1915. Dated incorrectly, but courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. For more information see our Wright Study on the Japanese Print Stand. (Wright Chairs.) Size: 8 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 0128.09.1211





Date: Circa 1915-17



Title : Taliesin II Sitting Room Circa 15-17 (1914 - S.182). Rare view of the Sitting Room at Taliesin II.



Description: When Taliesin I was built, this was the Sitting Room adjacent to two Bedrooms on the South end of the Private Residence. See floor plan Frank Lloyd Wright Select Houses 2 , Pfeiffer, 1996, p.28. The doorway on the far left did not exist. The room actually ended on the left side of the fireplace and that wall as well as the wall on the right were exterior walls. " Taliesin 1911-1914 ," Menocal, 1992, p.129 clearly illustrates the absence of rooms to the South of the fireplace in 1912. Fire struck in 1914 and destroyed the Private Residence. Frank Lloyd Wright rebuilt, Taliesin II, extending the sitting Room toward the South, and adding his Bedroom through the doorway on the left, as well as a second Bedroom for Mrs. Wright. This is a view of the sitting room at Taliesin II. See floor plan in The Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright , 1925, p.38. Fire struck for a third time in 1925, and Wright rebuilt again, Taliesin III. Over the years, he extended the house behind the fireplace, added the Garden Room. The Sitting Room became the alcove it is today, with passage to the Garden Room on either side of the fireplace. Wright also rebuilt the fireplace. Where it serviced just the Sitting Room, it now services this side as well as the opposite side. The metal arm holding the small kettle is still within the fireplace, and hanging on the are is a horseshoe, which sits on the fireplace’s cantilevered stone mantel today. Curtis Besinger wrote: "Spring and Summer 1943... I became intrigued with the fragments of Chinese ceramics that Mr. Wright had had incorporated in the stonework of these peers when rebuilding Taliesin after one of the fires. From the entrance The process of renewal moved to the loggia of the house and initiated a much larger project, the enclosure of the covered terrace that extended toward the hill garden in Garden Court, making it a library. The roof over this terrace had, in the original scheme for Taliesin, been a porte cochere; the entrance drive coming up to the house from the south had passed under it. This entrance drive had been removed many years before... As a part of turning this roofed area into a library Mr. Wright decided that the fireplace that was on the west side of the loggia, in a lower ceiling area, should be open through to this new room. This required much reworking of the fireplace and building of hoods on both sides..." Working with Mr. Wright, 1995/1997, p.147-8. Written in the negative, bottom right hand corner "W-2" or W-3." Hand written on face: "Taliesin." Hand written on verso: "A Living Room at Taliesin. Home of Frank Lloyd Wright . Filed 5/20/32." Thank you Keiran Murphy at the Taliesin Preservation for your help in identifying this photograph.



Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.



S#: 0128.55.0218





Left: Fireplace Circa 1915-17



Right: Fireplace 2016

Date: 1915 Title : Hillside Home School II, 1915 (1902 - S.069). Description: View from the Southwest. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left (out of frame), two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. The windows were diamond patterned leaded glass and visible in this image. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the building fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. He began restoring and remodeling the building. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0128.18.0215

Date: 1915 Title : Hillside Home School II, 1915 (1902 - S.069). Description: View from the Southeast. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left (out of frame), two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. The windows were diamond patterned leaded glass and visible in this image. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the building fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. He began restoring and remodeling the building. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0128.19.0215

Date: Circa 1917-19 Title : Living Room, Taliesin II, circa 1917-19. Description: Taken around the same time as a photograph of the Dining Room published in "Architectural Record", October 1915, page 395, which was the very first published interior of Taliesin II. Also published in " Wright Studies, Taliesin 1911-1914 ", Menocal, 1992, page 111, and dated circa 1915. Possibly photographed by Henry Fuermann. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. For more information see our Wright Study on the Japanese Print Stand. Size: 10 x 7.25 B&W Photograph. S#: 0138.05.1211

Date: Circa 1917-19



Title :



Description: View of the Loggia. Seating appears to be built-in. A Chinese screen is affix to the wall. Small prairie styled table is to the left and right of the seating. A Chinese carpet is on the floor, Japanese textile and Chinese bust are on the table. The statue on the right is still at Taliesin today, in the Living Room. Published in "



Taliesin II, Loggia, Circa 1917-19 (1914 - S.182).View of the Loggia. Seating appears to be built-in. A Chinese screen is affix to the wall. Small prairie styled table is to the left and right of the seating. A Chinese carpet is on the floor, Japanese textile and Chinese bust are on the table. The statue on the right is still at Taliesin today, in the Living Room. Published in " Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1914-23 (4) " Pfeiffer, 1990, p.8; Select Houses 2 , Pfeiffer, 1996, p.43; and Taliesin and Taliesin West , Smith, 1997, p.59. Hand written on verso: "Logia (sic) at Taliesin. 5/22/32 Mag Sect. Interior view of a corner of Taliesin. Frank Lloyd Wright - Home of." Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.



S#: 0138.20.0218

Date: 1925 Title : Taliesin, Spring Green, December 1, 1925. Description: Label pasted to verso: "Turmoil Now Reigns in ‘Love Nest’ of Frank Lloyd Wright. A view of the costly ‘love nest’ of Frank Lloyd Wright , famous architect, at Spring Green, Wisc., the scene of his many free love settings in alleged defiance to the code laid down by society, and wherein discord now reigns as a result of the proceedings of Mrs. Mariam (Miriam) Noel Wright, the sculptress, who he married four years ago after they had lived together seven years without the legal knot being tied. Mrs. Wright has withdrawn her divorce bill and instead seeks separate maintenance, thereby denying him his liberty to wed Olga Milanoff, his Russian servant, whom she declares is now the target for his affections. Mrs. Wright is also making every effort to have the middle-aged Russian deported, in which attempt she is being balked by her architect-husband. Wright came into great prominence as the builder of the Imperial Hotel in Tokio (sp) the only building to withstand the earthquake unimpaired. 12-1-25." View to the east from the Driveway. The Living Room is to the far left out of the picture. The bedrooms are through the passage in the center and to the left and right. The sitting room is on the other side of the large fireplace. The Porte Cochere is in the foreground on the right. Note the new construction and the wood sitting atop the Chimney. This was possibly the new construction of Taliesin III. Similar image in Taliesin 19-11-1914, Menocal, 1992, Page 129; Frank Lloyd Wright , Monograph 1914-1923, Futagawqa, Pfeiffer, 1985, Page 3. Size: Original 8.4 x 6.2 B&W Photograph S#: 0171.14.0413

Date: Circa 1926 Title : ﻿Dining Room (left) and Living Room, Taliesin III Description: In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. (Notice the ball and baby rattle under the chair in the foreground, for their daughter Iovanna.) Taken at the same time as S#172.03. Photographed by Henry Fuermann, W-49. ( For further information see our Wright study. ) Size: 10 x 8 B&W Photograph S#: 0172.02.1209

Date: Circa 1926 Title : ﻿Dining Room (left) and Living Room, Taliesin III Description: In April 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. Taken at the same time as S#172.02. Photographed by Henry Fuermann, W-42. ( For further information see our Wright study. ) (Wright Chairs.) Size: 10 x 8 B&W Photograph S#: 0172.03.1209

Date: Circa 1926 Title : Studio, Private Office, Taliesin III, Circa 1926. Description: In August 1925, fire struck Taliesin for the second time and destroyed the living quarters. Wright rebuilt again, expanding and enlarging the Dining and Living Room. Three armchairs, two variations. The back in the center chair varies from the back on the two outside chairs. A variation of the arm chair is visible in the 1915 Dining Room photograph, but the horizontal back is longer. The example on the left and right is also seen in the 1926 Dining Room . Possibly taken at the same time as S#172.02 and 172.03. Photographed by Henry Fuermann, W-21. (Wright Chairs.) Size: 6.5 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 0172.16.1213

Date: 1927



Title : Hillside Home School II, 1927 (1902- - S.069).



Description: View of the Hillside Home School from the Southwest. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the building fell into disrepair. Hand written on verso: "11/13/27 - Mag Sect. School near Spring Green Wis. which was created by Frank Lloyd Wright now stands idle - Hillside Home School."



Size: Original 9 x 6.75 B&W photograph.



S#: 0198.29.0619

Date: 1932 Title : C. R. Secrest (he broke Wright’s nose) and his wife. Description: Clipping pasted to verso: "Beaten By Students After Fight With Wright. Following street fight in which C. R. Secrest of Madison, Wisc., is said to have fractured the nose of Frank Lloyd Wright, world famous architect, four students of Wright’s trade and craft school at Taliesin, Wisc., drove to Madison, entered Secrest’s home, and horse-whipped him until the victim drove them off with a butcher knife. In court the students, Karl Jansen, 25, of Copenhagen, Denmark; Sam Ratensky, 22, New York City; Rudolph Mock, 29, Basel, Switzerland; and William Peters, 20, Spring Green, Wisc., plead guilty and are awaiting sentence. C. R. Secrest and his wife, who witnessed the attack, are shown above at their home. 11-4-32." Stamped on verso "Nov 8 1932." According to Wright in " An Autobiography ", 1943, page 432-3, Wright was struck "violently several times on the back of the head." during the struggle he was kicked "on the bridge of the nose with his boot heel... Blood spurted all over him. ...unknown to me, my boys (four of them) went out after their man, got into his house... the police came and arrested the boys and the assassin. ...they spent a couple nights in the county jail... The boys were paying a fine of several hundred dollars. On the ‘installment plan,’ of course. The Taliesin Fellowship had got off to a very bad start." According to Brendan Gill, " Many Masks ", page 332, "...his grievance against Wright was based on the fact that Wright allegedly had long owned his wife money for domestic service at Taliesin - by Wright’s account, he was found guilty, fined, and soon thereafter left town. Karl Jansen was Wright’s secretary at the time before Gene Masselink replaced him. Size: Original 8 x 6 B&W photograph. S#: 0361.05.0614

Date: 1932 Title : Wright in court with apprentices. Description: According to Wright in " An Autobiography ", 1943, page 432-3, Wright was struck "violently several times on the back of the head." during the struggle he was kicked "on the bridge of the nose with his boot heel... Blood spurted all over him. ...unknown to me, my boys (four of them) went out after their man, got into his house... the police came and arrested the boys and the assassin. ...they spent a couple nights in the county jail... The boys were paying a fine of several hundred dollars. On the ‘installment plan,’ of course. The Taliesin Fellowship had got off to a very bad start." According to Brendan Gill, " Many Masks ", page 332, "...his grievance against Wright was based on the fact that Wright allegedly had long owed his wife money for domestic service at Taliesin - by Wright’s account, he was found guilty, fined, and soon thereafter left town. Clipping pasted to verso: "Architect’s students admit whipping his foe. Rudolph Mock (left), Karl Jansen, Frank Lloyd Wright Portrait, noted architect; Sam Ratensky, and William Peters. The four students at Wright’s trade and craft school at Taliesin, Wis., who are shown here with the architect admitted horsewhipping C. R. Secrest of Madison, Wis., after Secrest had broken Wright’s nose in fight over debt. (Acme Photo.)" Karl Jansen was Wright’s secretary at the time before Gene Masselink replaced him. Stamped on clipping: "Nov 6 - 1932". Stamped on Verso: "Photo by Acme Newspapers, Inc. Chicago Bureau, Tribune Towers, Chicago, ILL. Published in " Many Masks ", page 331. Size: Original 9 x 6.5 B&W photograph. S#: 0361.02.0811

Date: Circa 1933 Title : Taliesin Spring Green, Yen Liang with Lamb Circa 1933. Description: Yen Liang was born in 1908 in Tokyo. In 1910, his family moved to China . In 1928, he travel to the United States to study architecture. He attended Cornell, M.I.T. and Yale, and received his degree in three years. He enrolled in the Harvard graduate school, but after reading Frank Lloyd Wright’s "An Autobiography" he immediately applied to the Taliesin Fellowship. In 1932 at 23, he became Wright’s first apprentice. He and Edgar Tafel became close friends. In 1934, Liang returned to China where he became a prominent architect. "Colossus. Last week we had, among our visitors, two professors of architectural design from one of the leading universities of the east coast. They are typical of teachers of design of all the instituted architectural schools. They are graduates of some American school, were sent on bountiful scholarships to France to study... and have returned to teach what they have just been taught. They have had negligible contact with actual building practice..." Liang, " Taliesin ", Volume 1, No 1, 1934, pp. 12-13. Also see " Frank Lloyd Wright, Recollections ", Tafel, 1993, pp. 127-132, and " Years with Frank Lloyd Wright " Tafel, 1979, pp 136-143. Size: Original 7.75 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 0370.14.0215

Date: Circa 1934 Title : Taliesin, Spring Green, Taliesin Apprentices circa 1934. Description: Taliesin apprentices pushing vehicle. In 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright formed the Taliesin Fellowship with twenty-three apprentices who came to live, learn and work at Taliesin, in Spring Green. Published in " Taliesin ," Wright, 1934 Volume 1, No 1., page 26. Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0370.05.0514

Date: Circa 1934 Title : Taliesin, Spring Green, Taliesin Apprentices circa 1934. Description: Taliesin apprentices farming. The young girl in the foreground could possibly be Wright’s daughter Iovanna, born on December 2, 1925. She would have been approximately eight years old in 1933. Possibly Mr. & Mrs. Wright are in the background to the right. In 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright formed the Taliesin Fellowship with twenty-three apprentices who came to live, learn and work at Taliesin, in Spring Green. Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0370.06.0514

Date: Circa 1934 Title : Taliesin, Spring Green, Taliesin Apprentices circa 1934. Description: Possibly Olgivanna Lloyd Wright with apprentices sitting in the Tea Circle. In 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright formed the Taliesin Fellowship with twenty-three apprentices who came to live, learn and work at Taliesin, in Spring Green. Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0370.07.0514

Date: Circa 1934 Title : Taliesin, Spring Green, countryside circa 1934. View of Taliesin. Description: Taliesin can been seen on the hillside in the background. In 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright formed the Taliesin Fellowship with twenty-three apprentices who came to live, learn and work at Taliesin, in Spring Green. Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0370.09.0514

Date: Circa 1934 Title : Taliesin, Spring Green, countryside circa 1934. Description: Romeo and Juliet windmill and Taliesin can be seen on the hillside in the background. A Taliesin styled short wall can be seen in the foreground. In 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright formed the Taliesin Fellowship with twenty-three apprentices who came to live, learn and work at Taliesin, in Spring Green. Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0370.10.0514

Date: Circa 1934 Title : Willey Residence, Scheme II, 1934. Description: Part of a set of six photographs. The drawing for Willey Residence Scheme II was Wright's Project #3401, which would indicate drawings were completed in 1934. Walls are complete, trellis is under construction. The roof of the master bedroom in the background is complete. Malcolm and Nancy Willey moved in to their new house in December 1934. This image of the set of six helps date the other five. (A thank you to Robert Barros for identifying this image.) Size: Original 7 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0370.08.0514

Taliesin III, Spring Green circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). The Oak Park Library holds the Gilman Lane collection, including 32 images attributed to Lane of: Hillside Home School, Tanyderi (Porter), Romeo and Juliet Windmill, and Taliesin III. It is not clear when Gilman Lane visited Taliesin, or how many times. They were taken before 1938, when the original windmill was covered in shingles. In 1938 it was resurfaced in board and batten siding. This set of 14 photographs are of Taliesin, but taken at two different times It is not clear if the pre circa 1935 were taken by Lane or in his collection.

Date: Circa 1935-1 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green entrance, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: The "Entrance Wall" still exists, but the road and mailbox do not. Viewed from the Northeast, looking Southwest. To the left is the mail box. Midway Barn can be seen in the background directly above the stone with the letters "Taliesin" carved in it. Taliesin is out of the photograph to the right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 8.25 x 5.5 and original 5 x 3.5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -1 A&B

Date: 2013 Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green entrance, 2013 (1925 - S.218). Description: The "Entrance Wall" still exists, but the road does not. Viewed from the Northeast, looking Southwest. The mailbox is gone, but the lower wall that formed the base for the mailbox still exists. The matching lower wall on the right side, that was in front of the stone with the letters "Taliesin" carved in it, is gone. Photographed in September 2013. Courtesy of Google. Size: Original 10 x 6 color photograph. S#: 2013.11.0514

Date: Circa 1935-2 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green Mail Box, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Attached to the "Entrance Wall", constructed of stone, wood, and appears to be stucco. The lower door is open. Viewed from the Northeast. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -2 A&B

Date: Pre 1935-3 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green Tower and Hill Apartment, First view, pre 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: These two views (3 & 4) indicate that either Lane made two trips to Taliesin, or that this image was in his collection. Viewed from the South toward the Tower and Hill Apartment. "The Hill Tower was originally planned primarily as a farm unit but was later adapted for housing and fellowship functions." " Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin ," Henning, 2011, page 36. The Southwest wall of the tower is covered with decorative horizontal boards and holes, creating a dovecote. A large dinner bell sets in the balcony. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -3 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-4 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green Tower and Hill Apartment, second view, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: These two views (3 & 4) indicate that either Lane made two trips to Taliesin, or #3 was in his collection. Viewed from the South toward the Tower and Hill Apartment. The dovecote on the Southwest wall of the tower has been removed, and the wall extended and enlarged out to the edge of the overhanging eave. The large dinner bell sets in the balcony. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -4 A&B

Date: Pre 1935-5 A&B Title : Taliesin, Spring Green Tower and Hill Apartment, pre 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Viewed from the West toward the Tower and Hill Apartment. The Southwest wall of the tower is covered with decorative horizontal boards and holes, creating a dovecote. Just beyond it sets a large dinner bell sets in the balcony. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -5 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-6 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green Tower and Hill Apartment, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Viewed from the Southeast toward the Tower and Hill Apartment. The Southwest wall of the tower has been extended and enlarged out to the fascia. The large bell sets in the balcony. A sculpture is seen on the right. Similar to the sculpture in the Living Room seen on the cover of "Frank Lloyd Wright Select Houses 2." Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -6 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-7 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green Tower and Hill Apartment, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Viewed from the West toward the Tower and Hill Apartment. The Southwest wall of the tower has been extended and enlarged out to the fascia. The wing and fireplace on the right, heading South from the tower has been added, (see #5). Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -7 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-8 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Studio fireplace mass, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Viewed from the West. For similar views see "Frank Lloyd Wright Select Houses 2," page 60-61, 92-93, 96,100-101. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -8 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-9 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: View of Taliesin from the hillside. Appears to be a sculpture in the window. Size: 8.25 x 5.5 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -9 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-10 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Detailed view of Taliesin from the hillside. Appears to be a sculpture in the window. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -10 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-11 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: View of Taliesin from the hillside. Size: 8.25 x 5.5 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -11 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-12 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Detailed view of Taliesin from the hillside. Size: 8.25 x 5.5 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -12 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-13 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: View of Taliesin. Size: 8.25 x 5.5 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -13 A&B

Date: Circa 1935-14 A&B Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, circa 1935 (1925 - S.218). Description: Detailed view of Taliesin. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 and original 3.5 x 5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.26.0514 -14 A&B

Date: Circa 1935 Title : Taliesin, Spring Green, Romeo and Juliet windmill Circa 1935. Description: Designed in 1896 for Wright’s two aunts Ellen and Jane Lloyd-Jones and the Hillside Home School, it was completed in 1897. "...The reservoir finished, the Aunts intended to erect a windmill over it. This was decided upon by a family gathering which the clan usually held to make such decisions concerning the school or important affairs of their own. Said Aunt Nell, managerial mind of the school: "Why not a pretty windmill tower in keeping with our school building instead of an ugly steel tower or, for that matter, the timber ones I have seen? I am going to ask Frank for a design." "An Autobiography," Wright, 1932, page 130. Wright’s 60 foot tall structure functioned as a windmill and a belvedere. The design combined a diamond-shaped column wedged into an octagonal structure, symbolizing the embrace of Shakespeare's lovers. The original windmill was covered in shingles, and in 1938 it was resurfaced in board and batten siding. Still covered in shingles, this photograph was taken before 1938. Label pasted to verso: "The Museum of Modern Art. Wright, Frank Lloyd. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Windmill, Spring Green, Wisconsin, Hillside, 1896." Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.38.0216

Date: Circa 1935 Title : Hillside Home School, Taliesin Fellowship Complex Circa 1935 (1932- - S.228). Description: View from the Southwest. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the building fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. Edgar Tafel pictured the decapitated condition in 1932, "Years With Frank Lloyd Wright," p.29. Leaded glass windows broken and front columns above archway demolished. He began restoring and remodeling the building, windows have been replaced with plate glass, and lower portion of windows in the theatre now open. Lane visited Taliesin around 1935, and these could have been taken at this time. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.33.0215

Date: Circa 1935 Title : Hillside Home School, Taliesin Fellowship Complex Circa 1935 (1932- - S.228). Description: View from the West. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887. Wright designed Hillside Home School I in 1892 (1897 - S.001). As the school grew, so did the need for more space. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. Hillside Home School closed in 1915, and the building fell into disrepair. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. Edgar Tafel pictured the decapitated condition in 1932, "Years With Frank Lloyd Wright," p.29. Leaded glass windows broken and front columns above archway demolished. He began restoring and remodeling the building, windows have been replaced with plate glass, and lower portion of windows in the theatre now open. Lane visited Taliesin around 1935, and these could have been taken at this time. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: 10 x 7.5 B&W photograph. S#: 0397.34.0215

Date: 1936 Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, Enlarging Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bedroom 1936 (1925 - S.218). Description: Published in "At Taliesin," Henning, 1992, p.197. Caption: "Last summer saw quite a bit this seasonal growth... a sunny new bedroom, also developed from an old one, for Mr. Wright" (Noverre Musson, "At Taliesin," March 12, 1937). Apprentices Blaine Drake and Jim Thomson enlarging Frank Lloyd Wright’s bedroom in 1936. Photo courtesy of John H. Howe, Architect. Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 0404.26.0215

Date: 1936 Title : Wright at Taliesin Spring Green, Circa 1936. Description: Frank Lloyd Wright operating a road grader at Taliesin, Spring Green circa 1936. Wright is wearing a double-breasted suit, tie, hat and work boots. Wright formed the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932 with 23 apprentices. The tractor pulling the road grader could have been operated by one of the apprentices. In a letter to the Hanna’s on June 17, 1936, Wright wrote "...We are busy and pushing on. I got tossed [off] the road grader making our new road to Hillside. Wrenched neck and leg–couple of ribs knocked in–damn’d painful as I sit here writing, but worse when I try to lie down." "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hanna House" Hanna, 1981, p.25. One would assume that this was taken before his painful mishap on the road grader. Published in "At Taliesin" Henning, 1992, p.8. Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 0404.24.0215

Date: 1936 Title : Wright at Taliesin Spring Green, Circa 1936. Description: Frank Lloyd Wright operating a road grader at Taliesin, Spring Green circa 1936. Wright is wearing a double-breasted suit, tie, hat and work boots. Wright formed the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932 with 23 apprentices. The tractor pulling the road grader could have been operated by one of the apprentices. In a letter to the Hanna’s on June 17, 1936, Wright wrote "...We are busy and pushing on. I got tossed [off] the road grader making our new road to Hillside. Wrenched neck and leg–couple of ribs knocked in–damn’d painful as I sit here writing, but worse when I try to lie down." "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hanna House" Hanna, 1981, p.25. One would assume that this was taken before his painful mishap on the road grader. Size: 8 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 0404.25.0215

Date: 1937



Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, Aerial View1937 (1925 - S.218).



Description: Published in the January 1938 issue of Architectural Forum , page 4. Caption: "Air view of Taliesin in November . . . Hillside group of Fellowship buildings old and new are a quarter of a mile over the hill to the South." Hand written on verso: "Feb 13 / 38, pages 4 & 5. Frank Lloyd Wright - Home of." Clipping pasted to verso: "Taliesin from the air spreads out on the hillside with a serpent-like road almost surrounding it. Photo by Roy E. Peterson, Racine." Stamped on verso: "Photography by Roy E. Peterson, Racine, Wis." Photographed by Roy E. Peterson.



Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.



S#: 0429.39.0218

Date: 1937 Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, viewed from the Southwest 1937 (1925 - S.218). Description: Photographed by Hedrich-Blessing at the time he photographed Taliesin in preparation for the January 1938 issue of the Architectural Forum. Similar detailed view published on page 17. Note: The shrine and furniture seen on the left side of page 17 is visible in this photograph. Large garden visible in the foreground on the left. Earlier view published in Monograph 1914-1923, p.2. Courtesy Hedrich-Blessing Photographers. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 0429.20.0215

Date: 1937 Title : ﻿Taliesin III, Spring Green, 1937. Description: Verso: "South corner of dining-room at Taliesin, Looking from the South across the top of the hill garden." "ROTO May 1, 1938." "April 2, 1954 P 36." Written in pencil: "Hedrich Blessing Studio, Courtesy The Architectural Forum." Photographed by Hedrich Blessing Studios, taken in preparation for the January 1938 issue of "Architectural Forum", published on page 17. Original 8 x 10 vintage silver gelatin photograph. Size: 8 x 10 S#: 0429.09.1209

Date: Circa 1937 Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, Living Room circa 1937 (1925 - S.218). Description: "View of Living room showing furniture as part of the building," Frank Lloyd Wright, caption page 11, Architectural Forum, January, 1938. Note Wright designed furniture and copper weed holder. Photographed by Hedrich-Blessing Studios, taken in preparation for the January 1938 issue of Architectural Forum. Similar view published in the January 1938 issue, page 11. Published in "At Taliesin," Henning, 1992, p.52. Courtesy Hedrich-Blessing Photographers. Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 0429.19.0215

Date: 1937



Title : Taliesin III, Spring Green, view of the Loggia 1937 (1925 - S.218).



Description: Architectural Forum . Caption: "South wall of Loggia taken from under the balcony looking away from stone fireplace on North wall, across Taliesin farmlands to the South." Stamped on verso: "Feb 13 / 38, Pages 4 & 5. Photographed by Bill Hedrich, Hedrich-Blessing at the time he photographed Taliesin in preparation for the January 1938 issue of the. Caption: "South wall of Loggia taken from under the balcony looking away from stone fireplace on North wall, across Taliesin farmlands to the South." Stamped on verso: "Feb 13 / 38, Pages 4 & 5. Frank Lloyd Wright’ , Home of." Clipping pasted to verso: "Through the windows of the loggia at Taliesin, the Wright home near Spring Green, Wis., the view is south across the rolling farmlands. - Hedrich-Blessing Studio Photo." Stamped on verso: "Hedrich-Blessing Studio... Chicago." Published in the January 1938 issue, page 14.



Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.



S#: 0429.38.0218

Date: 1940 Title : Hillside Home School, Taliesin Fellowship Complex, 1940 (1932- - S.228). Description: View from the Southwest. Ellen (Nell) and Jane Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s aunts, formed the Hillside Home School in 1887 and ran it until 1915 when it closed. Wright designed Hillside Home School II in 1902, which was completed in 1903. (Plate X, Ausgeführte Bauten.) It eventually became part of the Taliesin Fellowship complex. When Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, he began restoring and remodeling the building. The building was constructed of light rose colored sandstone, heavy oak beams and red roof tiles. The gymnasium/theatre was on the left, two floors of classrooms and offices in the center, and a three story assembly hall on the right. Photographed during the winter. Label on verso: "Exterior of Hillside 1940." Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. (See progression of the Hillside Home School / Taliesin Complex) Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 0531.44.0514

Date: 1940 Title : Taliesin Draughting Room, Spring Green, 1940. Description: In the foreground on the right is a model of Broadacre City. In the background is a photograph of the Robie House and a model of St. Mark’s in-the-Bouwerie. Pedro Guerrero was an apprentice with Frank Lloyd Wright from May, 1940 until May 1941. According to "Picturing Wright", Guerrero ..., Wright and the apprentices arrived in Spring Green in May, 1940 after caravanning from Taliesin West. They would spend summer and fall in Wisconsin, then head to Taliesin West, Scottsdale in as the cold set in. Another view of the draughting room at Taliesin, page 91. Photographed by Pedro Guerrero during the summer of 1940. Size: 7 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 0531.46.0115

Date: 1940



Title :



Description: Frank Lloyd Wright looks over the model of Wingspread, the home for Herbert Johnson, in the Hillside Drafting Studio, Taliesin. The model was first shown at The Museum of Modern Art, November 1940, "In the Nature of Materials, The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright." In the background are Suntop Homes, S.C. Johnson Administration Building, and in the background, the Jester House. Published in "



Taliesin, Spring Green, 1940 (1925 - S.218).Frank Lloyd Wright looks over the model of Wingspread, the home for Herbert Johnson, in the Hillside Drafting Studio, Taliesin. The model was first shown at The Museum of Modern Art, November 1940, "In the Nature of Materials, The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright." In the background are Suntop Homes, S.C. Johnson Administration Building, and in the background, the Jester House. Published in " The Show To End All Shows ," Reed and Kasizen, 2004, p.39. Also published in " Wright on Exhibit ," Smith, 2017, page x. Hand written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin." Stamped on verso: "Aug 4 1941." Size: Original 11 x 8.5 B&W photograph.



S#: 0531.72.0218

Date: 1940 Title : Saturday afternoon picnic with the Wright’s 1940. Description: "Lunch was often held picnic fashion somewhere on the vast grounds. On one Saturday in 1940, the entire fellowship and some guests gathered on the hill below Taliesin to enjoy the summer’s bounty." Photographed by Pedro Guerrero. Published in "Pedro E. Guerrero, A Photographer’s Journey" 2007, Page 61. Size: 6.5 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 0531.42.0214

Date: 1940 Title : ﻿Apprentice picnic 1940, Taliesin, Spring Green. Description: “The daily picnics were expertly organized. Once the food arrived at the site, everyone got into the spirit of things. It was a relaxing informal break that was always welcome.” Female on the left possibly Kay (Schneider) Rattenbury and on the right with his back to the camera is possibly Wes Peters. Published in "Taliesin" Vol. 1 No 2, February 1941. Also published in “Picturing Wright” Guerrero 1994, Page 88. Photographed by Pedro E. Guerrero. Size: Original 8 x 10 silver gelatin photograph. S#: 0531.14.0207

Date: Circa 1945 Title : Romeo and Juliet Windmill circa 1945-53, Taliesin Spring Green (1896, 1938 - S.037). Description: Full view of the windmill tower. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the windmill tower for his aunts Jane and Nell Lloyd Jones in 1896. "...The reservoir finished, the Aunts intended to erect a windmill over it. This was decided upon by a family gathering which the clan usually held to make such decisions concerning the school or important affairs of their own. Said Aunt Nell, managerial mind of the school: "Why not a pretty windmill tower in keeping with our school building instead of an ugly steel tower or, for that matter, the timber ones I have seen? I am going to ask Frank for a design." "An Autobiography," Wright, 1932, page 130. The original windmill was covered in shingles, and in 1938 it was resurfaced in board and batten siding. In