Foursquare Room

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    • *A New Description of The Cosmic House* by Edwin Heathcote, The Keeper of Meaning, with Charles Jencks, The Critic, and Charles Jencks, The Architect, First Edition, 2021, pp.25-26

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      Foursquare Room

      Foursquare Room

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        Foursquare Room

        • UF Master Bedroom
        • UF Tuscan Room

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        Foursquare Room

          12 Archival description results for Foursquare Room

          12 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          [Garagia Rotunda]
          CJA-TSA-7 · File · nd [c1985]
          Part of Charles Jencks Archive
          Colour transparencies attached to paper, labelled with TSA numbers. The transparencies have been overlaid with tracing paper with measurements and other printing details. Also b&w photographs of the Garagia Rotunda, the Four Square Room, Summer and a photographic reproduction of a Chinese drawing. The reproduction is identified on the reverse as being by Sun K'O-hung from the Avery Brundage Collection.
          Moonwell 4 Square 5.81-5.83
          CJA-TSA-3 · File · [1984]
          Part of Charles Jencks Archive
          Contents of a folder labelled 'Moonwell 4 Square 5.81-5.83 (section to be included in 5.83-1)'. Includes colour transparencies and a coloured pencil drawing marked up for publication and labelled with TSA numbers.
          Fireplace Seat Tuscan
          Fireplace Seat Tuscan
          CJA-TCH-b-7-18 · Item · [Jan 1983]
          Part of Charles Jencks Archive
          Colour slide showing furniture during construction in the Foursquare Room. Card mount annotated in pencil 'Fireplace Seat Tuscan' and stamped 'JAN83H4' and '13'.
          Tuscan Room
          Tuscan Room
          CJA-TCH-b-7-13 · Item · [Jan 1983]
          Part of Charles Jencks Archive
          Colour slide showing furniture construction taking place in the Foursquare Room. Card mount annotated in pencil 'Tuscan Room' and stamped 'JAN83HE' and '15'.
          Extras
          CJA-TCH-b-36 · File · nd [1984-1985]
          Part of Charles Jencks Archive

          Contents of an envelope labelled 'Extras' containing slides, photographs, correspondence and transparencies.

          Includes:
          -compliments slip from Richard Bryant
          -b&w photographs by Robin Laurence for NYT of Charles' Biedermeier chairs alongside some of the Symbolic Furniture, and Charles sitting on one of the Sun chairs, stamped on reverse,1985
          -photograph from the collection of the National Monuments Record of a unidentified historic building
          -colour polaroids of the Foursquare Room
          -b&w photographs of Esna, Temple of Khnum, one with extensive annotations, and the pyramid of King Chephren
          -colour transparencies by Richard Bryant
          -b&w photographs of the Elemental House
          -b&w photographs of the Architectural Library, John's Room and Lily's Room with the furniture installed but no other furnishings
          -colour photograph of the West elevation
          -b&w negative of Winter
          -letter from Mark Lewis of Lewis & Horning regarding the work he did on Indian Summer, 1985
          -cutting from an unidentified magazine
          -manuscript notes labelled 'Richard Bryant' with a list of rooms in a variety of different handwritings, including notes about Medite
          -b&w polaroid photographs of the Cosmic Oval
          -transparencies inside tracing paper, annotated for publication
          -colour slides of rooms in the Thematic House labelled 'C Jencks: not used before. 20 slides - 4 Square RM + Bathpool' but including most of the ground floor, the Time Garden and the chimneys
          -letter from William Stok regarding photography of this mural and enclosing a postcard of a work by Chagall [not included], 1985
          -colour transparency of the Garagia Rotunda annotated 'Chapter 2'
          -envelope enclosing b&w photographs with a message from 'Eamon of the shop'
          -b&w photograph of Charles in front of the Spring fireplace [over-sized, damaged]
          -b&w photograph of Charles and Maggie in front of the Spring fireplace. Charles is holding a mobile phone [over-sized, damaged]
          [Exhibition materials]
          CJA-TCH-b-35 · File · nd [1984-1985]
          Part of Charles Jencks Archive

          Photographs and photocopied coloured-in designs mounted on card and captioned for display. Some of the mounts are cut into the shape of Jencksiana, others are pointed; one is rectangular.

          Includes:
          -Hermitage Furniture [photograph]
          -The Aer Pavilion & California Pool [photograph]
          -The Hermitage [photograoh]
          -[unlabelled design - John's Room]
          -Architectural Library [plan]
          -The Foursquare Room [plan]
          Thematic - Bed Squares
          CJA-TCH-b-24 · File · [1984]
          Part of Charles Jencks Archive
          Contents of a box labelled 'Thematic - Bed Squares'. Comprises colour slides showing the Foursquare Room after completion and several labelled 'Duck frieze'.