Jencksiana

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  • The Jencksiana, a stepped motif with a semi-circular arch, was designed as Jencks’ personal trademark, and was used in several of Jencks’ design projects including The Cosmic House in London and the Elemental House in Rustic Canyon, California.

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  • https://www.jencksfoundation.org/explore/image/jencks-typeface

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        6 Archival description results for Jencksiana

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        Drawings mostly Furniture
        CJA-TCH-a-41 · File · nd [1978-1984]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of an envelope labelled 'Drawings Mostly furniture'.

        Includes:
        -photocopied and pencil sketch chair designs
        -magazine cutting of Jencksian motifs
        -pencil drawings of a tall building labelled 'cosmos' at the top
        -photocopied, photographic paper and pencil sketch lettering designs on paper and tracing paper
        -manuscript letter from [illegible], Shepherd's Hill, Highgate and 70-71 New Bond Street regarding lettering and drawings of the house, 1984
        -designs for the Sun table and chairs on tracing paper
        -drawings of the Winter armchairs
        -colour drawings of the Sun chairs
        -coloured pencil drawings of the Danae light and House light
        -colour drawings of the Spring sofas
        -drawings of the Window Seat
        -drawing of the Sun table
        -Drawing of a Slidescraper
        -photocopied cartoon 'All the wasms have become isms'
        -pencil drawing on tracing paper 'Towards a symbolic architecture'

        CJA-TCH-a-39 · File · 1978-1984
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Bundle of drawings with a covering page labelled 'Rear Elevation'. The bundle is wrapped in a whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'C&M Jencks House: conservatory sketch Nov 1980' with manuscript annotations.

        Within the bundle, there is also a smaller bundle of papers, also wrapped inside a whiteprint. This whiteprint is annotated 'Key Elevation. Done in Scotland June [crossed out]/July 1980. C. Jencks'. This bundle includes:
        -photocopied drawings of windows
        -pencil drawing on tracing paper of balustrades, folded
        - whiteprint drawing of windows, doors and balustrades annotated 'key elevation. Done in Scotland. June 1980? [crossed out]. July 18, 1980. C Jencks'.
        -photocopied elevation drawings with pen annotations
        -whiteprint drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Setting out Jacuzzi Elevation' Aug 1981, folded and used as a wrapper. Inside are a whiteprint drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Rear Elevation' Feb 1981 [folded] and photocopied front elevations with pen annotations
        -unlabelled whiteprints of front elevation and axonometric drawings, with a list of potential savings to be offset against the balustrading and columns
        -whiteprint rear elevation annotated 'key elevation. Done in Scotland. June 1980? [crossed out]. July 18, 1980. C Jencks'.
        -whiteprint front elevation with a note from Charles to Terry at the bottom
        -unlabelled whiteprint front elevation, folded
        -unlabelled whiteprint rear elevation, folded
        -pencil drawing on tracing paper of the rear elevation and garden plan, with problems listed at the bottom, folded. Inside are a folded whiteprint version of the same drawing plus front and rear elevations and smaller pencil sketches on tracing paper.
        -whiteprint axonometric drawing of the house and a proposed garden design including a grotto. Folded
        -whiteprint drawing of windows with measurements, folded
        -pencil sketches on tracing paper of Jencksiana designs
        -whiteprint unlabelled rear elevation with manuscript notes and ink annotations, folded
        -whiteprint sketch rear elevation
        -whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'Back Elevation (almost final design drawing)' Oct 1980, folded

        The rest of the bundle includes:
        -b&w polaroid photograph of the rear elevation
        -unlabelled whiteprint rear elevation, folded
        -whiteprint roof terrace plan, folded
        -photocopy of a photograph of the rear elevation during construction
        -photocopied window designs coloured in with felt tip pen
        -unlabelled whiteprint rear elevations, folded
        -b&w photograph of the house from the street during construction
        -pencil sketch on tracing paper showing steps into the garden
        -pencil sketch on tracing paper of the rear elevation
        -unlabelled whiteprint of sketch rear elevations, used as a wrapper for photocopies of axonometric drawings of octagonal windows
        -envelope labelled 'Penny & Anthropomorphism'
        -photocopies from unknown publications showing figures representing abstract concepts
        -pencil drawings of figures representing art and architecture, folded, with pencil manuscript correspondence inside from Penny [Jencks] regarding the figures and giving personal news
        -manuscript letter from Penny [Jencks] to Charles written on an envelope discussing the figures.
        -colour photographs of figures on buildings. The photographs have been glued to white paper with manuscript captions. [6 pages, the glue has failed on many of the photographs] with a manuscript covering letter from Charles to Penny
        -colour reproduction of a building with figures either side of the window
        -letter from John Cullen Lighting Design
        -manuscript letter from Charles to Penny regarding termes by Hugues Sambin
        -invitation to the St Botolph Club, Boston
        -colour photograph of a clay sculpture
        -invitation to and programme for the dedication of a statue to Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison by Penelope Jencks
        -b&w photograph of the rear of the house during construction.

        Colosseum/Palazzo
        CJA-RES-AL-DL-8-4 · File
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Cardboard box used to store slides, annotated 'Colosseum - pillar/arch, heavy/light, Venetian, villa / Palazzo' in red ink.
        Body
        CJA-RES-AL-DL-8-3 · File
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Cardboard box addressed to Lady Kewsick, Portrack House, used to store slides, annotated 'Body' in red ink inside a Jencksiana design and 'Primitive' also in red ink.
        Post-Modern Classicism
        CJA-RES-AL-B13-6-33 · Item · 1980
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Guest-edited by Charles; includes an introduction and an article titled 'London Flat' by Charles [photos include Maggie and a Jencksiana]

        Publisher: Academy Editions

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