Concept drawing for the Modern Gallery Museum for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Description

Frank Lloyd Wright's architect rendering of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City are two cylindrical buildings of different heights on a rectangular base. Printed below the drawing, "THE MODERN GALLERY MUSEUM FOR THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. ARCHITECT. HOLDEN AND MC LAUGHLIN ASSOCIATES." Also Frank Lloyd Wright's signature with the date Aug 15 / 51 in the bottom right corner.

Note

No date; likely 1951Printed and typewritten note attached to back"The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum . 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York 28, N.Y. SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM. (If reproduced, credit must be given to The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum)."

Date Issued

1951

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Architectural drawings

Member of

Ted Malone Collection

Publisher

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Time Period

1951-1960

Subject (Name)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Subject (Topical)

Art museums

Buildings

Architectural drawings

Architects

Subject (Geographic)

New York (N.Y.)

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0187

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections