Offered is an original typed note on Taliesin West stationery, personally signed by Frank Lloyd Wright in black ink and dated December 31, 1956. The note is addressed to Leighton Rollins, noted theater producer, educator, and Santa Barbara arts leader who was active with The Experiment in International Living. Rollins was a well-known figure in California’s cultural community and maintained friendships with many leading artists, architects, and intellectuals of the period. The message reads in part. Dear Leighton: Easier on me to go to hotel. Wright then adds an especially significant postscript. Will send drawing of the Mile High to the Museum. This reference is particularly noteworthy, as it almost certainly concerns Wright’s legendary Mile High Illinois skyscraper proposal, one of the most ambitious architectural concepts of the twentieth century. Introduced in 1956, the design has become one of the architect’s most recognizable unbuilt projects. A signed note directly referencing the Mile High project is an outstanding piece of Frank Lloyd Wright history. The note is signed beneath the typed name on official Taliesin West stationery, dating from the final years of Wright’s extraordinary career. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description and accurately represent the condition of the piece. An exceptional opportunity for collectors of Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin West, architectural manuscripts, signed correspondence, and twentieth-century modern design-especially examples connected to the iconic Mile High Illinois project. From the Scottsdale, Arizona estate of a prominent Frank Lloyd Wright collector and Taliesin student. Please check out my other listings for additional original Frank Lloyd Wright letters, signed documents, architectural ephemera, and other material from this remarkable collection.
