Photograph
Tea Circle Oaks
A large, spreading oak tree shading stone stairs in the courtyard of Frank Lloyd Wright's home, Taliesin. A large bronze bell is hanging from the lowest limb of the tree. The trunk of another, larger oak, known as the original tea circle oak, is seen just to the left of the trunk of the nearer tree through its branches. There are lilies blooming in the foreground, and below it is a stone walkway and a stone fountain. The original tea circle oak was struck and destroyed by lightning in 1959. The other tree survived until 1998, when strong winds toppled it, damaging Wright's studio. |
Image ID: | 126781 |
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Creation Date: | before 1959 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Wyoming |
County: | Iowa |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | R. Bruce Allison photographs, undated |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 7049.1.2 |
Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
This image, credited to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, was published in Allison's 1982 book Wisconsin's Famous and Historic Trees, p. 24. It also appears in the 2005 second edition of that book, retitled Every Root an Anchor, p. 14. |
Fountains |
Stairs |
Outdoor photography |
Stone walls |
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 |
Bells |
Flowers |
Trees |
Gardens |
Lawns |
Outdoor furniture |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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