Snapshots of the Past

[Frank Lloyd Wright, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, outside the U.S. Capitol building] – Vintage Photo Print

[Frank Lloyd Wright, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, outside the U.S. Capitol building] — historic photograph
[Frank Lloyd Wright, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, outside the U.S. Capitol building]. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

A window into the past: [Frank Lloyd Wright, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, outside the U.S. Capitol building], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Frank Lloyd Wright, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, outside the U.S. Capitol building]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Frank Lloyd Wright sits for this three-quarter length portrait with the U.S. Capitol behind him, a pairing that is unusual for an architect whose reputation rested so heavily on houses and buildings of his own design in the Midwest and beyond. The photograph dates to 1955, late in Wright's life, when he was in his late eighties and still producing major commissions, including work that would soon rise in New York. Its setting invites a closer look at how a figure famed for his independent, organic style was presented in the nation's most formal civic landmark.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1955
SubjectsWright, Frank Lloyd,--1867-1959.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,693 × 3,882 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-192873

More from the U.S. Capitol collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Curtis E. LeMay, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right; holding cigar, in front of map in U.S. Capitol][Curtis E. LeMay, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right; holding[Charles Curtis, 31st vice president, half-length portrait, facing front, standing on the Senate rostrum in the U.S. Capitol][Charles Curtis, 31st vice president, half-length portrait, facing front, standi[James John Walker, 1881-1946, full-length portrait, standing, with William E. Walsh and Charles L. Craig, leaving U.S. Capitol][James John Walker, 1881-1946, full-length portrait, standing, with William E. WThe Capitol building, Washington, D.C., etchingThe Capitol building, Washington, D.C., etching[Senator John B. Gordon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right][Senator John B. Gordon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right][West front of the Capitol of the United States][West front of the Capitol of the United States]