Tree of Life Window, from the Darwin D. Martin House, 125 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, New York
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Tree of Life Window, from the Darwin D. Martin House, 125 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, New York
1904 - 190420th
40.5 in. x 26 in. (102.87 cm x 66.04 cm)
Frank Lloyd Wright, United States, (1867–1959)
User Text 1 Frank Lloyd Wright first used the Tree of Life motif in 1896 on a title page for a new edition of Keats as an emblem of oneness with nature. The Window from Darwin Martin House: Tree of Life (1982.7) in the Chazen features three Trees of Life in a row. More than 400 small squares and triangles representing foliage give a jewel-like effect to the composition. The mosaic-like appearance is enhanced by the brass leading that harmonizes with the greens and golds of the glass. A companion of the Chazen's window from the Martin house in Buffalo, New York, is in the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Creation Place:
North America, United States
Medium and Support:
Clear, iridescent, and opalescent glass in brass cames
Credit Line:
Art Collections Fund and Alta Gudsos Fund purchase
Accession Number:
1982.7
iridescent, opalescent and clear glass, brass cames; wood frame is not original and was replaced in 1998. Window built under Wright's supervision by the Linden Glass Company, Chicago. This window pattern was designed for the second floor of the house and the first-floor reception room. The latter windows were altered in 1909. This is the unaltered version, so it must be from the second floor; see J. Sloan, "Light Screens...", 2001, p. 83; dating given as ca. 1903-1905. (MSD)
Current Location:
Chazen : 140 : Rack2 : A : 1
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Prairie School Architecture in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin Elvehjem Museum of Art , 9/4/1982 - 10/31/1982
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Building the Living City Vitra Design Museum , 6/11/1998 - 4/30/2000
- Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful International Arts & Artists , 2/14/2006 - 1/20/2008
Dimensions
- Frame Dimensions: 44.25 in. x 29.13 in. x 1.38 in. (112.4 cm x 73.98 cm x 3.49 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Boyd, Virginia Terry. "The House Beautiful: Frank Lloyd Wright for Everyone." Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin/Annual Report 1987-1988. Elvehjem Museum of Art (1990): 34-49.
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Elvehjem Museum of Art.
1990
Page Number: p. 49, Figure Number: no. 60 -
Boyd, Virginia, Terry Pfeiffer and Bruce Brooks. "Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful." Washington DC: Scala Publishing, 2005.
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Scala Publishing.
2005
Page Number: p. 91, Figure Number: no. 50 -
Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, 1990.
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Elvehjem Museum of Art.
1990
Figure Number: no. 109 -
Menocal, Narciso G. "Form and Content in Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Tree of Life' Window." Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin, 1983-1984. Elvehjem Museum of Art (1984): 18-32.
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Elvehjem Museum of Art.
1984
Page Number: pp. 18-32 -
Fitzsimmons, Michael. "Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Tree of Life' Window." Allan Frumkin Gallery Newsletter, Number 14, Spring (1982).
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Allan Frumkin Gallery.
1982
Page Number: pp. 5-6 -
De Long, David G. "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City." Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein and 4 other venues, June 11, 1998-2000, Weil am Rhein and Milan: Vitra Design Museum and Skira, 1998.
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Vitra Design Museum and Skira.
1998
Page Number: p. 18 -
Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin 1983-1984." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1984.
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Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Madison, WI, 1984
Page Number: p. 18, Figure Number: no. 1 -
Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Vol. 4, No. 4, Sept/Oct 1988.
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Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Madison, WI, 1988
Page Number: p. 5
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