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Snow Chapel
1951 [and after]
Series 3
Series documents the unexecuted project for the Snow Chapel in Île Bigras, Laval, Québec, which is one of the chapel projects which Lloyd Wright developed from his design for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California. Material in the series was produced in 1951 and after.
Series contains a drawing and a blueprint.
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1 reprographic copy(ies)
Blueprint with graphite and red pencil
sheet: 90.3 x 120.5 cm
- Sheet has a small loss at l.l., a tear at c.r. and several stains.
inscribed and dated - by the draughtsman, on the original, b.: with title; l.r.: "LLOYD WRIGHT ARCHITECT SEPT. 13, 1951"; and in various locations with identification of views and notes on the plan; in graphite, l.l.: "ALTERNAT [sic] PLAN FOR MONTRAAL [sic] "SNOW""; l.c.: "ILLE [underlined] BIGRAS-MONTREAL CANADA / EL BEGRAS"; and in red pencil and graphite, in various locations: with measurements, notes on drawings and on design changes
United States
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
© Eric Lloyd Wright
- The ground plan, section and west elevation shown on this drawing for the Snow Chapel, Laval, Québec, were developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid ruled on the verso. The grid is similar to that used for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California (eg. DR1987:0530).
1 drawing(s)
Graphite and red pencil; verso: graphite
sheet: 91.1 x 124.3 cm
- Sheet is trimmed unevenly.
inscribed and dated - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l. to b.: with title; l.r.: "LLOYD WRIGHT ARCHITECT 858 NO. DOHENY DRIVE / LOS ANGELES 46, CALIFORNIA" and "SEPT.13, 1951"; and in various locations: with identification of views and features on the plan stamped and numbered - l.r.: "#199" [job number] inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.r.: with the greek capital letter delta after the stamp
United States
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
© Eric Lloyd Wright
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