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              19 Archival description results for Polaroid

              CJA-TCH-b-38 · File · nd [1984-1985]
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Bundle of photographs and an illustration.

              Includes:
              -b&w polaroid photograph of Spring, tracing paper attached marked for publication. Annotated 'A/A files/Book reviews p110 A'.
              -colour photograph of the Spring fireplace
              -colour photograph of the Cosmic Oval
              -colour photograph of the shelves in Indian Summer
              -colour photograph looking into the Sundial Arcade
              -b&w print on photographic paper of the bookplate design inside Towards A Symbolic Architecture, with some of the text glued on

              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]

              CJA-TCH-b-34 · File · [1984-1987]
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Contents of a folder relating to the publication of images of the Thematic House.

              Includes:
              -b&w polaroid photographs of Spring
              -colour slide of Spring
              -colour slide annotated 'Dallas Reunion Hotel interior'
              -colour transparency of the Cosmic Loo
              -colour transparencies with tracing paper wrappers marked up for publication
              -colour transparency of the Moonwell
              -letter from John Calmann & King regarding images for Robert Stern's Modern Classicism' and 'Design' by Philip Rawson
              -letter from Belgische Radio en Televisie thanking Charles for his contribution to the television show 'Island' and enclosing slides by Johan Thielemans
              -letter from Richard Bryant enclosing xeroxes of the photographs of the house with reference numbers and discussion of magazine articles
              -photocopies of photographs of the Thematic House with reference numbers
              -colour slides of the Time Garden
              -colour transparencies by Lucinda Lambton, with reference numbers
              -copy agreement between Arcaid and House & Garden magazine, New York
              -colour transparencies by Richard Bryant, with reference numbers
              -b&w photographs of winter by Richard Bryant
              -colour photograph of [East Building, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC]
              -colour transparencies by Ben Johnson
              -colour transparencies of plans of rooms in the Thematic House

              CJA-TCH-a-42 · File · 1978-1984
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House 1978-84 Seconds: Indian Summer & Autumn'.

              Includes:
              -b&w polaroid photographs of built-in furniture in Indian Summer and Autumn
              -pencil and ink sketches of kitchen units with annotations of measurements
              -manuscript notes on design problems
              -pencil drawings of design elements on tracing paper
              -pencil notes and sketches titled 'Spoonglyphs'
              -colour slide of the kitchen units during construction
              -pencil perspective drawings with coloured pencil shading showing furniture designs in Indian Summer
              -pencil plan on tracing paper showing the layout of Summer, Indian Summer and Autumn labelled 'CJ Jan 22, 82'
              -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design showing the arrangement of the sinks and hob in Indian Summer, folded
              -pencil sketches on tracing paper, badly torn and creased
              -pencil, ink and photocopied sketches of design details

              Inside the folder is a bundle of papers labelled KITCHEN including:
              -pencil sketches of design elements on tracing paper
              -invitation to Sir John Soane's Museum to celebrate the Bicentenary of Soane's appointment as Architect & Surveyor to the Bank of England and view his Restored Picture Room, 1988
              -scale plan of the kitchen on tracing paper with loose cut-out representations of kitchen units, appliances and cleaning equipment
              -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'The Nannys kitchen' with a specification sheet attached, March 1982, folded.
              -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: overall plan', May 1982, folded.
              -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: pavilions' April 182, folded.
              -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: frieze', April 1981, folded
              -b&w polaroid photograph taken from Autumn, looking through Indian Summer to Summer
              -colour design on tracing paper titled 'Door Panel Study, scale 1:5'.
              -pencil perspective drawing of Indian Summer with colour pencil shading
              -two page cutting from an unknown magazine about a Sir Christopher Wren exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery
              -pencil sketch on University of California, Los Angeles headed paper
              -whiteprint labelled 'Family room: plans and elevations; with 'dining kitchen' annotated above.

              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.

              [Thematic House]
              CJA-TCH-a-33 · File · [1983-1984]
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Contents of a box file found in a box labelled 'Thematic House: 3 files + slides'.

              Includes:
              -copy letter to Ruth regarding sketches for the architecture & art [icons]
              -manuscript notes regarding glazing to the outside stairs and repaintings of [cills]
              -typescript list with manuscript annotations titled 'Thematic House: must be finished and painted September 10th' with a list of remaining tasks to be completed. Notes of addresses and telephone numbers on reverse.
              -typescript letter from Ianthe Ruthven sending 49 transparencies of the house and details of credit required.
              -manuscript letter from Eileen Harris thanking Maggie and Charles for their hospitality and enclosing a photocopy regarding Thomas Wright of Durham.
              -colour polaroid photograph of the columns of the Future Pavilion
              - manuscript letter from Randolph, addressed from Lugano regarding the symbolism of trees and his critique of the house
              -b&w polaroid photograph of Summer with the sun chairs but a different table
              -manuscript letter from [unidentified] thanking Charles and Maggie for the visit to their house
              -typescript letter from Peter Tigg, architect, enclosing a photograph of the house
              -typescript letter from Mauro Peruchetti of Peruchetti Associates promoting their paint effects
              -photocopied Labour Time Sheets with details missing/obscured
              -typescript list titled 'Window Cleaning'
              -typescript list titled 'Lansdowne Walk October 28. To finish for Nov L8th [sic] move'.
              -red ink sketches of stool designs
              -manuscript notes of names and addresses
              -manuscript list of total number of days spent completing tasks in relation to the house
              -typescript list with manuscript annotations titled 'Lansdowne Walk July 18, 1983 to finish by Sept 10th move'.

              CJA-TCH-a-31 · File · [1984]
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House 1978-84 -Garden Facade - Future Pavilion - 2nds Garden'.

              Includes:
              -pencil, coloured pencil, felt tip pen and photocopy designs for [the Future Pavilion]
              -pencil and photocopy designs for trellis
              -pencil plans of the garden on tracing paper and photocopies
              -ink sketches of the garden on Portrack House headed letter paper
              -pencil designs for [paving] on foolscap lined paper and A4 plain paper
              -pencil sketch views of the trellis and trees from neighbouring gardens
              -photocopy designs for trellis labelled with months of the year
              -designs for mirrors sketched on FM Productions, Minnesota notepaper
              -copy letter from Charles to Steve & John regarding the garden arch, August 1984
              -colour polaroid of the garden
              -pencil and ink sketches of arches on paper and tracing paper

              CJA-TCH-a-28 · File · 1982
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Contents of a folder labelled 'Winter & Spring: 1982 plans and ceiling'.

              Includes:
              -furniture designs in pencil, coloured pencil and photocopy
              -manuscript notes of names and telephone numbers
              -b&w polaroid photographs taken standing between Spring and Winter looking at the Solar Stair
              -pencil sketch with coloured pencil on thin paper showing a perspective drawing of the first floor looking from Winter into Spring, stapled to a thicker piece of paper
              -sketch plan on tracing paper with coloured pencil showing Winter and Spring
              -coloured pencil design for a clock

              Furniture
              CJA-TCH-a-27 · File · 1981- 1988
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Contents of a folder labelled 'furniture'. Includes:

              -letter from Pauline Stein and Theodora Kinder regarding an introduction to Knoll furniture, 1984
              -pencil, ink, and coloured pencil sketches of furniture designs on paper and tracing paper, and photocopies of sketches
              -advertisement and price list for Professional Woodworkers tables
              -invoice from Ulisse Pagliara, Milano for '3 pannelli in ceramica for garden' with sketches on the reverse in pen
              -b&w photograph of the Sun table and Sun chairs in situ in Summer
              -cardboard model of a storage unit (flattened)
              -sketches labelled 'Spiral of Life' on lined paper with drawings of ovals
              -sketches labelled 'patterns to represent' with drawings of cosmological entities
              -colour polaroid photographs of a model of the Sun table
              -pencil and ink drawing of a chair/stool design (folded)
              -cover of and pages from House & Garden April 1985 [price in USD] with an article on the Thematic House titled 'Star-Struck House' with photographs by Richard Bryant
              -manuscript notes titled 'Craftsmen - furniture [illegible]' with names and phone numbers
              -pages torn from magazines including an article relating to Russian revolutionary ceramics, an advertisement for Wedgwood, and an advertisement for Medite MDF furniture featuring the Sun chairs and Sun table
              -Private view card for 'The Omega Workshops: Alliance and Enmity in English Art 1911-1920' at Anthony D'Offay, Dering Street, 1984
              -designs for St. Augustine and Danae lights

              CJA-TCH-a-25 · File · [1981-1983]
              Part of Charles Jencks Archive

              Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House: Moonwell (Seconds)'.

              Includes:
              -whiteprint of the Moonwell showing plans and sections. Annotated in pen '2nds Moonwell' (folded)
              -ink sketches on Terry Farrell Partnership headed paper
              -unlabelled whiteprint with pencil annotations including a floorplan (folded)
              -unlabelled whiteprint section and plan drawings (folded)
              -photocopied rough sketches of the Moonwell
              -whiteprint titled 'Light Well: Ideas' (folded)
              -photocopied scale drawing of the Moonwell on Terry Farrell Partnership headed paper
              -ink and pencil sketches
              -photocopied page from an unknown publication, headed 'Outlines of Chinese symbolism and art motives' with an illustration of Liu Hai and a post-it note labelled '5.83, 3'
              -b&w polaroid looking up into the Moonwell, annotated '19'
              -b&w photograph of the completed Moonwell taken from the Jump Room
              -pencil sketch of sun and moon symbolism dated '5.83'