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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        • UF Master Bedroom
        • UF Tuscan Room

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          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]