Coonley Playhouse
Riverside, IL - 1911-1912
The Avery Coonley House was built in 1907-1908. Then in 1911, Avery Coonley commissioned Wright to build a playhouse where Mrs. Coonley would teach kindergarten. The Coonley Playhouse windows incorporate iconic images of a parade, including balloons, American flags and confetti. The designs used in these windows were artistically striking, adding brightly colored circles to Wright’s usual selection of squares and rectangles.
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Window Triptych -
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Clerestory Windows as exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art -
Window as exhibited at the Hirshhorn Museum
Reproduction by
Oakbrook Esser Studios from the
Museum of Modern Art collection-
Playhouse window in the Corning Museum of Glass collection -
Playhouse window in the Corning Museum of Glass collection
Coonley House Links
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Frank Lloyd Wright Coonley Playhouse Table ClockThe Frank Lloyd Wright Coonley Playhouse Table Clock design is adapted from one of the Coonley Playhouse transom windows. Elegant Mineral glass case, polished chrome supports. Polished chrome metal bezel. Bulova Quartz movement. Battery included. W: 9". Ht: 5.5". D: 2". Authorized by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. -
Coonley Playhouse Pattern BookThis new pattern book describes in detail the Coonley Playhouse windows. It contains forty-two pages of drawings, detailing 39 original art glass windows from the Coonley Playhouse. Windows are shown in full color along with a detailed construction drawing of each.
Architectural drawings of the building include a plan view and several elevations showing window locations in color. A bibliography and a source for materials are included. -
Frank Lloyd Wright Coonley Playhouse Wall ClockThe Frank Lloyd Wright Coonley Playhouse Table Clock design is adapted from one of the Coonley Playhouse transom windows. Elegant Mineral glass case, polished chrome supports. Polished chrome metal bezel. Bulova Quartz movement. Battery included. W: 9". Ht: 5.5". D: 2". Authorized by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.