Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
"1889 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio." 1889 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
This Primary Source is a floor plan of Wrights first home he designed for himself. This helped with my research because it shows what he would prefer to make versus what his clients wanted.
"1895 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio." 1895 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
This Primary Source is a plan drawing of his second home. This shows what he disliked about his first home and decided to fix.
"Frank Lloyd Wright: quote on architecture." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This is a primary source that is a quote by Wright on how he viewed architecture. From the quote we can infer that he loved architecture more than anything.
"Robie House, Chicago. Exterior and upper-floor plan drawings of the Robie House, designed by Frank..." American History Through Literature 1870-1920. Ed. Tom Quirk and Gary Scharnhorst. Vol. 1. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006.Student Resources in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This is a primary source that is a plan drawing of the Robie House. The drawing is of the outside and it also includes a floor plan. This helped me understand how Wright designed his houses and how he originally wanted them to look like.
Wright, Frank L. "The Mike Wallace Interview." Interview by Mike Wallace.The Mike Wallace Interview. 1 Sept. 1957. Television.
This primary source includes two interviews of Wright conducted by Mike Wallace. Instead of focusing on architecture this interview focuses on Wright as a person. This helped my research by better helping me understand what kind of person Wright was.
"Wright, Frank Lloyd." UXL Biographies. Detroit: U*X*L, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2014
This primary source is a picture of Wright as an old man. He he is not smiling and looks like he has something better to do. From his expression and posture, we can infer he though highly of himself
Wright, Works Of Frank Lloyd. "Works of Frank Lloyd Wright." Wright’s Work That Is Difficult to Achieve from Pho- (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
This primary source is a collection of designs including furniture and architecture by Wright. This helped with my research by showing how the designs of his furniture were in the same style as the designs of his buildings.
Secondary Sources
"Architecture: Domestic Design in the 1910s, 1910-1919." DISCovering U.S. History. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
This secondary source focuses on specific creations. This helped with my research because it gave me an idea of the different styles of architecture Wright made.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Student Resources in Context. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
This is a secondary source that talks about Frank Lloyd Wright’s style of architecture and how he developed his style. This source helped me understand Wright’s mindset while designing structures.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This is a secondary source telling about Wright’s personal life. Wright went through many relationships and location changes. This shows that he was possibly not happy staying in one place for long, which may have influenced the way he designed his houses.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." DISCovering Biography. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
This secondary source groups events in chronological order to be easier to comprehend. This helped in my research by showing the current events of that time period and how they might have influenced Wright’s work.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Student Resources in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This secondary source lists many details about Wright’s individual projects and his philosophy of architecture. This helped with my research by showing how Wright thought about architecture and approached a project.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. Ed. Thomas Carson and Mary Bonk. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
This secondary source talks about Wright’s personal/family life. This helped in my research by showing if something in his personal life perhaps influenced his designs.
"Wright, Frank Lloyd 1867-1959." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 4: 1930-1939. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
This Secondary Source is a short biography focusing on key points of Wright’s career. This helped with my research by helping me understand Wright’s work.
"Wright, Frank Lloyd 1869-1959." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 6: 1950-1959. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 171-172. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
This secondary source is a very short biography focusing on Wright’s philosophy of Architecture. This helped with my research by showing how Wright incorporated nature into his buildings.
Primary Sources
"1889 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio." 1889 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
This Primary Source is a floor plan of Wrights first home he designed for himself. This helped with my research because it shows what he would prefer to make versus what his clients wanted.
"1895 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio." 1895 Home First Floor Plan :: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
This Primary Source is a plan drawing of his second home. This shows what he disliked about his first home and decided to fix.
"Frank Lloyd Wright: quote on architecture." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This is a primary source that is a quote by Wright on how he viewed architecture. From the quote we can infer that he loved architecture more than anything.
"Robie House, Chicago. Exterior and upper-floor plan drawings of the Robie House, designed by Frank..." American History Through Literature 1870-1920. Ed. Tom Quirk and Gary Scharnhorst. Vol. 1. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006.Student Resources in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This is a primary source that is a plan drawing of the Robie House. The drawing is of the outside and it also includes a floor plan. This helped me understand how Wright designed his houses and how he originally wanted them to look like.
Wright, Frank L. "The Mike Wallace Interview." Interview by Mike Wallace.The Mike Wallace Interview. 1 Sept. 1957. Television.
This primary source includes two interviews of Wright conducted by Mike Wallace. Instead of focusing on architecture this interview focuses on Wright as a person. This helped my research by better helping me understand what kind of person Wright was.
"Wright, Frank Lloyd." UXL Biographies. Detroit: U*X*L, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2014
This primary source is a picture of Wright as an old man. He he is not smiling and looks like he has something better to do. From his expression and posture, we can infer he though highly of himself
Wright, Works Of Frank Lloyd. "Works of Frank Lloyd Wright." Wright’s Work That Is Difficult to Achieve from Pho- (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
This primary source is a collection of designs including furniture and architecture by Wright. This helped with my research by showing how the designs of his furniture were in the same style as the designs of his buildings.
Secondary Sources
"Architecture: Domestic Design in the 1910s, 1910-1919." DISCovering U.S. History. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
This secondary source focuses on specific creations. This helped with my research because it gave me an idea of the different styles of architecture Wright made.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Student Resources in Context. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
This is a secondary source that talks about Frank Lloyd Wright’s style of architecture and how he developed his style. This source helped me understand Wright’s mindset while designing structures.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This is a secondary source telling about Wright’s personal life. Wright went through many relationships and location changes. This shows that he was possibly not happy staying in one place for long, which may have influenced the way he designed his houses.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." DISCovering Biography. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
This secondary source groups events in chronological order to be easier to comprehend. This helped in my research by showing the current events of that time period and how they might have influenced Wright’s work.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Student Resources in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This secondary source lists many details about Wright’s individual projects and his philosophy of architecture. This helped with my research by showing how Wright thought about architecture and approached a project.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. Ed. Thomas Carson and Mary Bonk. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
This secondary source talks about Wright’s personal/family life. This helped in my research by showing if something in his personal life perhaps influenced his designs.
"Wright, Frank Lloyd 1867-1959." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 4: 1930-1939. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
This Secondary Source is a short biography focusing on key points of Wright’s career. This helped with my research by helping me understand Wright’s work.
"Wright, Frank Lloyd 1869-1959." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 6: 1950-1959. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 171-172. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
This secondary source is a very short biography focusing on Wright’s philosophy of Architecture. This helped with my research by showing how Wright incorporated nature into his buildings.