Standing Lamp

Frank Lloyd Wright

1912–14 · White oak, parchment, silk · The American Wing

Wright designed a set of six oak standing lamps (1972.60.14-.19) in total for the Littles’ summer house on Lake Minnetonka. The shades consist of hexagonal oak frames filled with parchment paper. In a nod to the Asian art that Wright so admired (he made his first of many trips to Japan in 1905), each lamp has a long silk pull cord with a Chinese-style tassel for switching the electric light on and off.

Artist

Frank Lloyd Wright

Date

1912–14

Medium

White oak, parchment, silk

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Emily Crane Chadbourne Bequest, 1972