Monthly Update
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In 2023, the generosity of our donors helped OA+D further its mission to preserve the legacy of the creative organic movement through conservation of original design materials, education, publication, and exhibition. The support we've received directly impacts our efforts. But we need your continued financial support.
So, what does it mean when you give to OA+D on Giving Tuesday?
• A gift of $1,000 could help towards the printing costs of one of our groundbreaking issues of the Journal of Organic Architecture + Design.
• $500 could help cover the costs of scanning and describing a group of materials for upload to our online archival catalog.
• $250 could help towards the purchase of a new slide scanner to help digitize the tens of thousands of slides in our collections.
• $100 helps towards the purchase of vital archival storage folders to keep sensitive original drawings protected.
• A gift of any amount helps preserve the organic legacy and inspire future generations.
Every Dollar Counts! We hope you will show your support with a year-end Tax-deductible donation today!
From The Archives
Throughout this anniversary year we've been featuring some of the hundreds of items OA+D is fortunate enough to have in its collections that are connected to Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel.
This month we feature a rare portfolio titled "Imperial Hotel; Architect Frank Lloyd Wright." It was the first time photos of Frank Lloyd Wright's new hotel were published and consists of one page of text by Yutaro Takanashi, five double page plans within separate blue covers, and 48 plates of photographs. Issued in Tokyo by Koyosha Publishers in May 1923, it is little known and had never been published in its totality in the United States until OA+D did it in the Journal OA+D V6N3 in 2018. The plans are from the set drawn in Japan superseding those made at Taliesin and Chicago, 1917-20. The hotel had been open to guests and the public since July 1922, with some unfinished sections closed off, accounting for the limited selection of views. It is not known why this portfolio was issued three months before the official opening in September. While most known versions of the portfolio have red fabric binding on the spine, this copy in the OA+D Archives collections features blue fabric.
If you have materials that are related to the Imperial Hotel (or any other organic architectural or design items) that you're interested in donating to join our growing collections, please let us know by contacting us at info@oadarchives.org.
Pre-Order OA+D Journal V12:N3 :: COMING SOON!
We're excited to announce the winter 2023 issue of the Journal of Organic Architecture + Design on the life and creative work of architect and Taliesin Apprentice, Allen Lape Davison. Titled "GOOD SON OF TALIESIN :: THE LIFE AND WORK OF ALLEN LAPE DAVISON" this issue will feature 40 pages with over 50 images of Davy's amazing creative work.
Joining Taliesin in 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright soon saw that "Davy" was an especially talented delineator, responsible for the origination of the dramatic night scenes of several Wright projects. Davison also differentiated himself as a creative powerhouse with his "box projects" given to Mr. Wright for his birthday and for Christmas. As a TAA staff architect, Davy was responsible for designing more than a dozen residential projects over the next fifteen years until his death at Taliesin West on December 18, 1974.
This 40 page journal features an introductory biographical essay as well as scores of never-before-published drawings, photos, and artwork that feature Davy's remarkable creative genius.
You can PRE-ORDER this issue and be one of the first to receive it when it ships HERE.
Or you can give the gift of this issue and more by purchasing an annual subscription to the Journal of Organic Architecture + Design HERE.