Perspective drawing for C. Thaxter Shaw House, Montréal

People:

Oak Park Studio (draughtsman)
Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)
C. Thaxter Shaw (client)

Title:

Perspective drawing for C. Thaxter Shaw House, Montréal

Date:

1906

Description:

- This perspective was probably drawn by or influenced by Marion Mahony or her husband Walter Burley Griffin and shows a fully-developed design for the proposed multi-storey house on a hill. White space has been left at the bottom half of the drawing, balanced by the title block in the lower right corner.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Graphite and coloured pencil

Dimensions:

secondary support: 61.5 x 83.4 cm sheet: 54.0 x 77.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1983:0746

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing

Point of View:

general view
exterior view

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.r.: "DWELLING FOR MR. C. THAXTER SHAW. MONTREAL / FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. ARCHITECT"

Subject:

architecture

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

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