Standing Lamp
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Standing Lamp
- Maker: Frank Lloyd Wright (American, Richland Center, Wisconsin 1867–1959 Phoenix, Arizona)
- Date: 1912–14
- Geography: Made in Midwest, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: White oak, parchment, silk
- Dimensions: 54 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (138.4 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Emily Crane Chadbourne Bequest, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.60.17
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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