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Summary:
Studies for textile designs from the Taliesin West workshop, designed by Wright and executed by Ling Po, fellow at Taliesin under Wright. The designs were subsequently licensed by Wright to Schumacher & Company, a fabric house, for mass production as part of the "Taliesin Line," although these specific designs were never fabricated.
Citation:
Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies, [ca. 1955]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Color slides available at AAA's Washington, D.C. office.
Biography Note:
Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1961 by Schumacher and Company via Rene Carillo, director of merchandising.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
