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Domino’s Pizza Collection, Ann
Arbor, Michigan Drawings, Windows & Trim Go to Page 2: models and other
artifacts It is well known that Domino’s Pizza
founder Tom Monaghan amassed an impressive collection of Wright
artifacts. Most were sold to help fund
Monaghan’s other aspirations. Wright fans were surprised in 2017
to learn that Domino’s had kept some artifacts. While it is not known precisely what other
pieces remain in the collection, the display at Domino’s headquarters showed
about a dozen windows, half a dozen models, and dozens of photos, sketches,
posters, and other paper materials. Although the glare from the glass is
substantial, I tried to photograph each window and model. I skipped most of the photos and prints
from the Wasmuth portfolio, but did take pictures
of the drawings for the unbuilt Talbot Smith residence in Ann Arbor. Photos attributable to specific
projects will also be included on their respective pages. This page is intended as a fairly
comprehensive review of the collection displayed in summer 2017. In May 2018 Sotheby’s announced that key
windows would be sold at auction that month, and that 60 other items had been
sold directly to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It appears this collection has been gutted,
but it cannot be confirmed until the list of Met acquisitions is released or
the remaining collection (if any) in Ann Arbor is visibly reviewed. The entire 6-page
Sotheby’s press release is available on my website for viewing or download. Photographed on June 14 and 22, 2017. |
T.4817 – drawings for unbuilt Talbot Smith Residence, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
Cropped
photos showing greater detail are found on the page devoted to this project
S.174 – windows from Coonley
Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois
In 2018 it was announced that 7 windows from the
Playhouse still owned by
Domino’s or Tom Monaghan would be auctioned
S.136 – windows from Coonley
gardener’s cottage, Riverside, Illinois
These are also being auctioned in
May 2018
S.100 – door pane from Darwin D. Martin Residence,
Buffalo, New York
S.171 – windows from Hotel Geneva (Lake Geneva Hotel), Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin
S.052 – window from B. Harley Bradley Residence,
Kankakee, Illinois
S.173 – windows and doors from Francis W. Little Residence (II),
Deephaven, Minnesota
S.070 – window from Francis W. Little Residence (I),
Peoria, Illinois
S.038 – wood trim from Isadore H.
Heller Residence, Chicago, Illinois
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