Harvard Art Museums > 2001.172.B: Frieze from the Exterior Eaves Trim of Isidor J. Heller House, Chicago, Illinois Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Frieze from the Exterior Eaves Trim of Isidor J. Heller House, Chicago, Illinois (Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright) , 2001.172.B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/50449. Identification and Creation Object Number 2001.172.B People Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, American (Richland Center, WI 1867 - 1959 Phoenix, AZ) Title Frieze from the Exterior Eaves Trim of Isidor J. Heller House, Chicago, Illinois Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date 1897 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/50449 Physical Descriptions Medium Fret-sawn wood and paint Dimensions 24.1 x 97.6 x 2.5 cm (9 1/2 x 38 7/16 x 1 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Danielle Barcilon, Chicago, IL. Removed during restoration, 1978. Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2001. Ms. Barcilon and her husband lived in the Heller House from 1978 to 1987. During this time they renovated the wood frieze. These segments were salvaged from the original frieze in 1984. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Victor and Danielle Barcilon Copyright © Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2001 Object Number 2001.172.B Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Fragment from the exterior eaves trim of the Isidor J. Heller house, 5132 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1897. These appear to be from the frieze below the second roof, below the plaster frieze sculpted by Richard Bock. (These fragments were salvaged when the frieze was restored in 1984.) One of the first buildings completed after Wright had left the employ of Adler and Sullivan, this building incorporates the stylized foliate ornament that characterized Sullivan’s designs with elements of the Prairie Style buildings that Wright would soon design. Sullivan had used very similar fret-sawn geometric ornament in the Charnley House, which was designed by his firm in 1891 with the assistance of Frank Lloyd Wright. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
