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Pencil Sketch by Frank Lloyd Wright
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Pencil sketch, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, possibly a preliminary design for the Air Force Academy. The drawing is on the back of Desco Vitro Glaze Co. stationery, an Arizona glazing company. Wright headed a group of architects and engineers, under the title of Kitty Hawk Associates, that were to compete in the Air Force Academy Design Competition. Wright, however, pulled out of the competition in July 1955.
1955
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
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