Stuart A. Weiner photographs and papers, circa 1949-1957.

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Stuart A. Weiner photographs and papers, circa 1949-1957.

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This collection primarily contains photographic prints, including contact sheets, depicting Frank Lloyd Wright, Iovanna Lloyd Wright, the apprentices, and buildings at Taliesin West in the 1950s, made by Stuart Weiner. Additionally there is a small group of photographs documenting Wright's presentation of his plans for the Arizona State Capitol in April 1957 and another small group of photographs by Weiner documenting Wright's presentation of that same project to students at Phoenix Union High School several days later. Additionally, there is a small group of photographs by Weiner showing the Raymond Carlson residence in Phoenix, Arizona, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950. Also of particular note are two original architectural drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Susan Lawrence Dana residence in Springfield, Illinois, showing a gate and an exterior elevation. Lastly, the collection contains a complete copy of the February 1956 Arizona Highways special issue on Frank Lloyd Wright and Taliesin West, and a copy of Wright's self-pubilshed "Oasis: plan for Arizona State Capitol submitted by Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, February 17, 1957."

42 black-and-white photographic prints.3 color photographic prints.19 35mm color slides.44 120mm color transparencies.2 architectural drawings.1 bound volume.1 pamphlet.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. From the description of Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies, [ca. 1955]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122971 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American Architect internationally recognized for his distinctive Prairie Style houses, innovative building design, Taliesin school and fellowships, and philosophy of "organic architecture." From the guide to the Frank Lloyd Wright Miscel...

Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

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Wright, Iovanna Lloyd.

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Weiner, Stuart A., 1915-1985.

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Stuart Weiner was born in New York City in 1915 and graduated from James Monroe High School in 1930. He attended both the City College of New York and New York University before beginning his career in photography. He worked at Abe Cohen's Camera Exchange in Manhattan and was also employed as a movie photographer for the City of New York during the 1930s. He was drafted into the United States Army in the fall of 1941 and served in the Signal Corps. Upon his discharge in 1946, he returned to his ...

Dana House (Springfield, Ill.)

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