Cushions for Living Room Seat, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas
Medium
furniture
Classification
furniture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition and Friends of Drawings and Prints Funds
Accession Number
1983-1-27
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Frank Lloyd Wright, a pioneering American architect (1867–1959), designed these cushions for the living room seat in the J. Allen Residence in Wichita, Kansas, completed 1917. The Allen House exemplifies Wright's Prairie School style, characterized by low, horizontal lines, open interiors, and a seamless blend of architecture with the natural landscape. Henry J. Allen, a newspaper publisher and Kansas governor commissioned Wright to create this modernist home, where custom furnishings like these cushions were integral to the overall design vision. Crafted as furniture, the cushions reflect Wr...