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Artist:
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Frank Lloyd Wright
James A. Miller & Brothers
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Title:
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Weed holder
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Date:
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c. 1895-1900
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Medium:
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Copper
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Dimensions:
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28 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (71.12 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota
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Location:
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Gallery 300
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Wright designed this weed holder shortly after establishing his own architectural practice in 1893. He used it in several of his interiors, including the octagonal library in his own studio in Oak Park (1898) and the dining room of the Susan Lawrence Dana house in Springfield, Illinois (1902). The unusually slender shape was meant to accommodate the prairie plants of the Midwest.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Wright, Frank Lloyd
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1867-1959
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Name:
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James A. Miller & Brothers
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Role:
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Maker
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Life Dates:
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Chicago, Illinois, 1889 - c. 1903
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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copper vase, original patina
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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98.276.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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