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2nd FourSquare Bedroom
CJA-TCH-a-19 · File · 1980-1984
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled '2nd; FourSquare Bedroom'.

Includes:
-colour polaroid photographs showing the completed room.
-photocopied plan sketches of the corner dressing table.
-b&w photographs of the finished room, annotated on reverse BD 26.10.84.
-manuscript notes and pencil sketches including alternative names for the room.
-drawings with measurements titled 'window seat May 2, 83' on University of California headed paper.
-pencil sketches of furniture.
-untitled whiteprint showing a plan of the room (folded).
-photocopied manuscript notes dated 9 July 1980 relating to various rooms.
-sketch plans and designs on tracing paper.
-untitled whiteprint plan (folded).
-manuscript notes and sketches on lined notepaper including alternate names for the house and a list of suggested themes.
-pencil sketches for a fireplace.
-typescript notes on lined paper titled 'The Foursquare Room: stencilling'.
-manuscript notes on lined paper titled '4-Ness'.

CJA-TCH-a-43 · File · nd
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Plans - Designs - Sketches: Lily's Room - Lilies; Bathroom; Floor plans'.

Includes:
-whiteprint plan of Lily's Room, coloured in with coloured pencil (folded)
-whiteprint plan of Nan's Room, coloured in with coloured pencil (folded)
-photocopy design for the Room of Doubles with pen annotations
-whiteprint plan of the kitchen with appliances indicated (folded)
-photocopies plan of Nan's bathroom with pencil annotations
-pencil perspective sketch of the Bathpool
-photocopy sketch of decorative elements of Indian Summer
-photocopy perspective sketch of Winter and Spring
-photocopy sketch designs for furniture in the Architectural Library
-photocopy sketch of designs for the Moonwell
-photocopy sketch of designs for Jacob's Ladder labelled 'CJ Dressing Room'
-pencil and coloured pencil sketch with measurements of the Sundial Arcade
-photocopy plan by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Main Bedroom Plan' dated 20 Apr 1982 with detailed list of work to be done across the house handwritten in pencil on reverse and titled 'Punch List'.
-photocopied designs for Lilies by various artists from an unidentified publication
-pencil sketches of lilies
-pencil perspective sketch of the Bathpool with design for bathroom cabinet
-pencil design for a mirror and sink titled 'Shower bathroom'
-pencil plan titled 'MK's Study'
-pencil design with measurements for a bookcase
-bundle of papers with a sheet labelled '2 Themes and an Allegory: The Thematic House'. Includes photocopy typescript document titled 'The Thematic House - The Matic How See' regarding the passage of time and listing 15 themes in the house; pencil manuscript notes titled 'Foursquare Room'; typescript notes on Los Angeles; School of Architecture and Urban Planning notepaper titled 'Allegory: MK. Architecture Defeated/Architecture Triumphant'.
-pencil drawings of birds and flowers
-pencil plan of the Bathpool titled 'Main Bedroom Bathroom'
-pencil design for the bed and desk in Lily's Room
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Cabinets & Kitchen' Aug 1981 (folded)
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Final Design Drawing First Floor Plan' Oct 1980 (folded)
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Final Design Drawing Second Floor Plan' Oct 1980 (folded)
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Final Design Drawing Lower Ground Floor Plan' Oct 1980 (folded)
-pencil and coloured pencil sketches of the Sundial Arcade with notes; one page is on the reverse of a draft submission to the International Design Yearbook [submission date 1 Dec 1984]
-pen sketches of Egyptian wall paintings titled 'Sun well'
-pen sketch plan on tracing paper showing the ground floor
-photocopied final drawing for Lily's Room, Spoonglyphs, Architectural Library and Bookhouses
-biro drawing
-pencil notes and sketch titled 'Lily's Room' with names of lilies
-pen and pencil plans and sketches for Lily's Room, including measured plan dated 31 July 1982 and initialled 'M'
-biro sketches for intertwining C/J/M/L initials
-photocopied lily designs from unknown publications
-pencil sketch on tracing paper labelled 'Lily's Room'
-sketches for lilies [ON LOAN]

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'.
[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]

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]

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'.
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'.