Presentation drawing of the site plan for Margaret Schevill House, Tucson, Arizona

People:

Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)
John H. Howe (draughtsman)
Margaret Schevill (client)

Title:

Presentation drawing of the site plan for Margaret Schevill House, Tucson, Arizona

Date:

before 25 April 1941

Description:

- This site plan indicates the location of the proposed Schevill House, the drive, and the garden, as well as topographical curves. As the streets are aligned with the compass points, Wright has placed the house on the diagonal so that it faces south-west.
- This drawing was probably sold to Kenneth Hardgrove in 1967/68 by Helen Blum Schevill (phone conversation with Susie Schevill).

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Graphite and coloured pencil

Dimensions:

sheet: 68.8 x 89.8 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0071

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

site plan

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet has pin or staple holes at the corners.

Inscription:

inscribed - by draughtsman, in graphite, l.l. to l.r.: with title and "FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ARCHITECT"; c.: "DRIVE" and "GARDEN"; l.c.: "SAN FRANCISCO BLVD"; l.l.: "PLOT PLAN"; and l.r.: with compass points inscribed, signed and dated - by the architect, in graphite, l.l.: "OK / FllW / April 25 41" [date possibly by a different hand]

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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