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- Arts and Crafts Stained Glass
Source: Nola Huse Tutag, Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit, Wayne State U. Press, 1987
Frank Lloyd Wright, Martin House window (2001 photo)
Frank Lloyd Wright, Martin House window (2001 photo)
Frank Lloyd Wright, Martin House window (2018 photo)
Frank Lloyd Wright, Martin House window (2018 photo)
The stained glass windows or "art glass" were integral to this complex [Martin House]. The lines of these windows are ruler straight, a design element embraced by Wright as he thought curves were representative of decadent decoration.
Wright called his windows "light screens" and considered them part of the walls, not merely holes in the walls. The windows were used to create textural changes within the rooms and to control the eye and shape its vision. In Wrightian homes windows were used to create subdued illumination or a "moonlight effect".
Above all Wright believed his windows were an integral part of his overall design and were meant to be appreciated as works of art and most definitely not to be covered with heavy draperies.
Dard Hunter and Frank Lloyd Wright