Robie House
Datemid 20th century
MediumPainting; watercolor and graphite on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/2 x 21 3/4in. (24.1 x 55.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/4 x 30in. (37.5 x 76.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/4 x 30in. (37.5 x 76.2cm)
Credit LineGift of James T. Kirby
DescriptionA street and a sidewalk lined with young trees and a lamp post are in front of a large, brick, prairie-style house.
Object number2012.441.21
MarkingsOn verso, upper center, in black ink, on transparent label, "Fred Mahaffey / 1 Gold St. 12E / Hartford, CT 06103"InscribedOn recto, lower right, in graphite, "Robie House / FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - ARCH'T"On verso, lower right, in graphite, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Frederick C. Robie House, located in Chicago, Illinois, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908 and completed in 1910. The Hartford architect Frederick J. Mahaffey, who made this drawing of Robie House, was a life-long admirer of Wright's architecture.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewFrederick Stiles Jewett