Make an Offer Today and Get a Quick Response! Take a Look at This Week’s Specials! FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT – DOCUMENT TRIPLE SIGNED 11/14/1952 – HFSID 269337. Exceedingly Rare document in which he agrees to be interviewed by NBC, signing 3 times! “Frank Lloyd Wright”, “The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation”. 3p (separate sheets), 8½x11. National Broadcasting Company, Inc. Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois, 1952 November 14. In letter form to: Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin/Spring Green, Wisconsin. Eight paragraph contract between the National Broadcasting Company and Frank Lloyd Wright. Signed by an official of NBC and by Wright who has signed beneath. Also signed again, inexplicably, in the name of his foundation, beneath the NBC official’s signature. As an independent contractor. You shall furnish us your personal services and all script material for an interview of you wherein you shall discuss philosophically matters which you have learned in the course of your life and your views concerning them for recording by a sound-on-film motion picture. To be produced by and for us, with an exhibition running time of approximately 28-30 minutes. The filming shall be done at such times and places as are mutually agreeable3. Payable within ten (10) days after your services and materials have been so furnished and filmed6In the event of commercial exploitation of said film or of any residual or subsidiary rights therein, we shall pay you additional compensation equal to one- half (1/2) of the revenues derived by us from such exploitation. On Sunday afternoon, May 17, 1953, NBC televised. A Conversation with Frank Lloyd Wright. This interview became part of. A series of Sunday afternoon filmed interviews. As a rule, those who participated had to be at least 65 years old. Others interviewed included Pablo Casals, Herbert Hoover, Wanda Landowska, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sean O’Casey, Bertrand Russell, Carl Sandburg, Edward Steichen and Igor Stravinsky. The series, conceived by NBC President Sylvester “Pat” Weaver, was rerun in 1959. The style was typified by houses with low-pitched roofs and extended lines that blended into the landscape. It epitomized Wright’s idea of “organic architecture”, which proceeds, persists, creates, according to the nature of man and his circumstances as they both change. The creator of about 1,000 structures is also noted for his innovative designs for the Imperial Hotel (Tokyo) and the Guggenheim Museum (New York City). Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Was established by Wright in 1940 as the repository of his life work. The Foundation maintains its international headquarters at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona. Letters or documents signed by Frank Lloyd Wright rarely appear on the market. This is an exceptional document relating to early television history, signed. File hole, staple holes and fold at top left of each page. See more material from these signers. See more listings in our ART & ARCHITECTURE (993). Please note that this is an authentically signed item. We do not sell autograph copies or signature reprints. Images shown may contain our company watermark. The actual document does not contain this watermark. This item has been authenticated and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by our parent company, Gallery of History, Inc. We financially stand behind our COA. Ask us about our PSA/DNA and JSA authentication guarantee. Our Third & Best Handbook – The One You Want On Historical Documents! Enhance your collecting experience. For the experienced and novice collector and for those who just love learning history this beautiful 253-page hardcover volume is for you! Take a look at over. Other listings in these categories. And This Week’s Specials. Gallery of History is the world’s largest dealer of authentic autographs and manuscripts. Our inventory contains documents in all areas of interest including presidents, royalty, military, aviation, religion, business, science, celebrities, sports, music, authors and more. Whether looking to add to your collection, acquire a unique centerpiece for the home or office, or as a truly one-of-a-kind gift for someone special, you’ll find it here at HistoryForSale. The Gallery of History. Founded in 1981, is a long-standing UACC Registered Dealer, #RD110, and is a long-standing member of the Manuscript Society. The Gallery of History is the largest dealer in the world with an available inventory that exceeds 200,000 rare autographs and manuscripts. Preserving historical documents is important to us. Our unframed items are sent to you either in acid- free Mylar. Sleeves or have been encapsulated in acid-free Mylar. Our framed items are encapsulated in Mylar to guard against organic acids, mounted in an acid-free enviroment and are framed behind UF3-AR Plexiglas which blocks out approximately 94% of the ultraviolet light. We warrant to the original purchaser for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the sale the authenticity of any autograph offered by HistoryForSale. Gallery of History is not liable for any other damages, including consequential damages. There are no other warranties of any nature either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The item “FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DOCUMENT TRIPLE SIGNED 11/14/1952″ is in sale since Friday, May 17, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “historydirect” and is located in Las Vegas, NV. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Authentication: Numbered COA issued by Gallery of History, Inc.
- Signed by: Frank Lloyd Wright
- Autograph Type: Document Triple Signed
- Autograph: Authentic Original
