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AN IMPORTANT LEADED GLASS WINDOW
DESIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOR THE AVERY COONLEY PLAYHOUSE, RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1912
The rectangular window leaded with geometric motifs of circles and squares as well as a stylized the American flag, in glass of primary colors intensified by white diffusion glass on the reverse within a clear ground (86.25.27)--24in. (61cm.) high, 38 3/8in. (97.5cm.) wide
LITERATURE
David A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright, Preserving an Architectural Heritage,N.Y.,1989,pp.74-75, 77
The Avery Coonley Playhouse windows are Wright's most important designs in glass. The design is based on Wright's observation of balloons, flags and confetti at a parade. He considered these whimsical and playful motifs suitable for a child's environment at kindergarten.
DESIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOR THE AVERY COONLEY PLAYHOUSE, RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1912
The rectangular window leaded with geometric motifs of circles and squares as well as a stylized the American flag, in glass of primary colors intensified by white diffusion glass on the reverse within a clear ground (86.25.27)--24in. (61cm.) high, 38 3/8in. (97.5cm.) wide
LITERATURE
David A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright, Preserving an Architectural Heritage,N.Y.,1989,pp.74-75, 77
The Avery Coonley Playhouse windows are Wright's most important designs in glass. The design is based on Wright's observation of balloons, flags and confetti at a parade. He considered these whimsical and playful motifs suitable for a child's environment at kindergarten.