2010 JOHN LAUTNER: An Annotated & Illustrated Bio-Bibliography Compiled and Annotated by John Crosse Wolff Residence (see item 227.) 2 John Lautner: An Annotated Bibliography (Uncorrected Proof – Not for Sale) Chemosphere (Malin House) (see item 140.) Compiled and Annotated by John Crosse ©2009 modern-ISM Press 6333 Esplanade Playa del Rey, CA 90293 [email protected] 310-301-6339 3 Introduction The 2008 Hammer exhibition “Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner” and Getty-Hammer Symposium “Against Reason: John Lautner and Postwar Architecture” created a flood of publicity and generated much renewed interest in Lautner‟s life and work. The traveling show is currently on view at the Palm Springs Art Museum after an interim show in Glasgow, Scotland. It also motivated me to look deeper into the literature for information on this unique and creative genius. A logical starting point for me was to perform a “Lautner” search in my 8,000 item “Julius Shulman Annotated Bibliography” prepared while researching a book on Shulman cover photos. The search resulted in 275 articles with Shulman photos of Lautner projects. Shulman has logged close to 75 assignments on Lautner projects over the years for various clients ranging from Lautner himself to book and article authors, magazine editors, newspaper reporters, exhibition curators, homeowners and realtors. He also used his considerable marketing skills and contacts with publishers and editors to help spread the gospel of modernism according to Lautner to a global audience. This bibliography compiles my Shulman-Lautner findings with the excellent bibliographic foundation laid by Ludolf von Alvensleben in the 1991 Viennese exhibition catalog “John Lautner: Architect: Los Angeles”, “John Lautner, Architect” with text by Lautner and edited by Frank Escher and the John Lautner Foundation web site. Listings were also gleaned from the endnotes in “The Architecture of John Lautner” by Alan Hess and “Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner” edited by Nicholas Olsberg, et al. Building upon these sources, exhaustive searches were also done on ProQuest, Los Angeles Times Historical, RIBA, Avery, WorldCat, WilsonWeb, Art Index, Google and many other databases and sources resulting in well over 1300 items discovered to date. Feedback on ways to improve this compilation and submittals of new items I have undoubtedly overlooked are always welcome as I intend to update this bibliography periodically. Structure of the Bibliography Entries in the bibliography are chronological with divisions by year. Each year begins with a brief chronology of important events in Lautner‟s life followed by a list of the year‟s projects and finally, annotated bibliographical items published during the year. I have compiled the chronology and project lists from the ones provided in the aforementioned Ludwig von Alvensleben exhibition catalog and Lautner-Escher monograph, the 1999 Barbara- Ann Campbell-Lange “John Lautner” monograph edited by Peter Gossel, the 2008 “Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner” edited by Olsberg, the 1998 “The Architecture of John Lautner” by Alan Hess and the project database prepared by Tycho Saariste available on the Lautner Foundation web site. I also have not taken the time to edit items from the Shulman bibliography that contain work by others in addition to Lautner. Readers may find it interesting, however, to see what company Lautner was keeping in these group articles. Illustrations are from my personal collection or from various internet sources and credited in the adjacent bibliography listing. Acknowledgements I would like to thank Judith Lautner and Karol Lautner Peterson for their guidance and review comments and contribution of numerous items included herein. 4 Chronology-Projects-Bibliography 1911 Born on July 16 in Marquette, MI. Eldest child of “Vida” Cathleen Gallagher and John Edward Lautner, founding head of German, French and Social Studies at Normal State Normal (renamed Northern State Teachers College, then Northern Michigan University). 1912 1. [Article on the Lautner family home "Keepsake" in Marquette, MI] Architectural Record, 1912. Article describes the house as "one of the best cottages in the Midwest." 1918 Family home “Keepsake” in Marquette designed by Joy Wheeler Dow published in American Architect. 2. Dow, J.W., Keepsake - Lautner House, Marquette, Michigan. American Architect, 1918. 118(May 28): p. 702-704. Article with photos of the Lautner Residence in Marquette, Michigan designed by Joy Wheeler Dow. 1923 Lautner family begins design and construction of log cabin “Midgaard” on the shore of Lake Superior. Lautner‟s first building experience. 1927 “Midgaard” published in 3 articles below. 3. [Midgaard]. Daily Mining Journal (Marquette, MI), 1927(Jan 31). Article on the Lautner Cabin on Lake Superior which a young John Lautner helped construct circa 1925. 4. Lautner, V.C., Midgaard - A Family Project. Progressive Education, 1927. 4(4, Oct-Dec): p. 313-315. Article on the Lautner Cabin on Lake Superior which young John Lautner helped construct circa 1925. 5. Lautner, V.C., Midgaard - A Norse Cabin on Lake Superior. Home Building, 1927(Jun). Article with photo(s) on the Lautner Cabin on Lake Superior which young John Lautner helped construct circa 1925. 1929 Enters liberal arts program at Northern State Teachers College. 1932 Raises and rebuilds roof at “Midgaard.” 1933 Graduates with a liberal arts degree in English from Northern State Teachers College. Admitted to the Taliesin Fellowship with fiancée Mary Roberts. 5 1934 Marries Mary Roberts of Marquette, MI, daughter of Abby Beecher Roberts, the owner of Deertrack summer resort in Marquette. Has first of numerous articles under the masthead “At Taliesin” published in the Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times. Prepares design details for Wright‟s Millard House in Los Angeles. First visit to Arizona to work on the Broadacre City model for the Radio City Music Hall exhibition. From “At Taliesin” by Randolph C. Henning. (see item 558. below) 6. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1934(May 13). Lautner sermonette on the subject of "Living" given from the pulpit of Unity Chapel at Taliesin. 7. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Wisconsin State Journal, 1934(May 13). Lautner sermonette on the subject of "Living" given from the pulpit of Unity Chapel at Taliesin. 8. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Wisconsin State Journal, 1934(Aug 19). Lautner article about his coming to Taliesin and his philosophy of life. 9. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1934(Aug 19). Lautner article about his coming to Taliesin and his philosophy of life. 10. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1934(Aug 23). Lautner article describing a lecture by Wright to the Fellowship on the "Third Dimension" in architecture. 11. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Wisconsin State Journal, 1934(Aug 23). Lautner article describing a lecture by Wright to the Fellowship on the "Third Dimension" in architecture. 6 12. Lautner, M., At Taliesin. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1934(Sep 27). Lautner's review of Wright's Tuesday evening lecture on two of his favorite unbuilt projects, The Doheny Ranch and the Lake Tahoe Cabins. Also reports on Edgar Kaufmann's visit and decision to sign on as an intern. 13. Lautner, M., At Taliesin. Wisconsin Sate Journal (Madison, WI), 1934(Sep 27). Mary Lautner's review of Wright's Tuesday evening lecture on two of his favorite unbuilt projects, The Doheny Ranch and the Lake Tahoe Cabins. Also reports on Edgar Kaufmann's visit and decision to sign on as an intern. From “At Taliesin” by Randolph C. Henning. (see item 558. below) 1935 Begins two-year supervision of Roberts House (Deertrack) for Mary‟s mother Abby B. Roberts and exhibits Wright‟s Broadacre City project in Marquette. 1936 Deertrack (Roberts House) construction completed. From “The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright” by Storrer (see item 280 below) 14. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1936(Mar 6). Lautner describes a model that may have been a part of the Broadacre City exhibit. 7 15. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Wisconsin State Journal, 1936(Mar 6). Lautner describes a model that may have been a part of the Broadacre City exhibit. 16. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1936(Nov 6). Lautner espousing the importance of beauty in one's home to one's happiness. 17. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Wisconsin State Journal, 1936(Nov 6). Lautner espousing the importance of beauty in one's home to one's happiness. 1937 Begins design work on Herbert Johnson‟s “Wingspread.” Designs and builds his personal shelter at Taliesin West and is involved in drafting room construction. Lautner Shelter, Taliesin West, Scottsdale, AZ 18. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Wisconsin State Journal, 1937(Feb 6). Lautner describes the Roberts House at Deertrack near Marquette, Michigan. Lautner married the client's daughter Mary on January 1, 1934. 19. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1937(Feb 6). Lautner describes the Roberts House at Deertrack near Marquette, Michigan. Lautner married the client's daughter Mary on January 1, 1934. 20. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin: Man and Machine Stuck in the Mud, or Springtime. Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1937(Apr 16). Lautner poem. 21. Lautner, J.E., At Taliesin: Man and Machine Stuck in the Mud, or Springtime. Wisconsin State Journal, 1937(Apr 16). Lautner poem. 22. Lautner, J. E., Letter to the Editor. Architectural Record, 1937(Nov): pp. 221-2 Lautner taking offense to Henry-Russell Hitchcock's criticism of Frank Lloyd Wright in "The Architectural Future in America" appearing in the July issue and Hitchcock's rejoinder on pp. 221-222. 23. Lautner, M., At Taliesin. Wisconsin Sate Journal (Madison, WI), 1937(Apr 30). Mary Lautner's critique of architectural "styles". 24. Lautner, M., At Taliesin.