Presentation drawing in two-point perspective for Margaret Schevill House, Tucson, Arizona

People:

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

Title:

Presentation drawing in two-point perspective for Margaret Schevill House, Tucson, Arizona

Date:

before 6 May 1941

Description:

- This is a perspective drawing for the Margaret Schevill house which was to be situated in the desert. The drawing itself occupies just over the bottom half of the sheet. It has borders delineated on three sides, with the top one broken by a cactus, and those on each side pierced by vegetation, a common motif in FLW's workshop. Rocks and vegetation spill into the foreground. The title spreads across the bottom of the sheet with the initialled monogram square close off the lower edge of the drawing. Situated thus, the house seems to occupy and command infinite space.
- This view shows the northeast facade (or terrace side). The entrance is from the southwest.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Graphite and coloured pencil

Dimensions:

sheet: 68.7 x 90.2 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0070

Drawing Type:

rendering

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing

Point of View:

general view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet has a few stains over the drawing area and pressure-sensitive tape and pin or staple holes in the corners.

Inscription:

inscribed, signed and dated - by the architect, in graphite, l.l.: "OK / FllW / May 6 41" inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, b.: "HOUSE FOR MARGARET SCHEVILL - TUCSON / FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ARCHITECT"

Subject:

architecture

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

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