Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : films12482462Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-28 19:03:05 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : films Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd Taliesin Fellowship 12482462 English . 305 film reels 1922-1984 Publication Date

1922-1984

 General Note

Part of The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York

 Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

 Summary

This collection includes over 300 film reels which have been digitized. By format, the collection contains 179 16mm film, 109 8mm film, and 17 35mm film. While the inclusive dates of the collection range from 1922 to 1984, the bulk of the films are from the 1930s into the 1960s. Footage includes home movies of Wright and family, life and events of the Taliesin Fellowship, and informal site and building visits. The collection also includes documentaries on Wright's career and projects, as well as professional produced interviews and talks by Wright and promotional coverage of his built works.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number--2013.006.

 Amateur films -- United States -- History Architects -- United States Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century Motion pictures Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Philosophy Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Family Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Homes and haunts Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Interviews Taliesin (Spring Green, Wis.) Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Digitized ContentOther Finding Aids

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