Finding aid for the Franklin D. Israel papers, 1967-1996

Laura Dominguez and Mitchell Erzinger


Descriptive Summary

Title: Franklin D. Israel papers
Date (inclusive): 1967-1996
Number: 2009.M.6
Creator/Collector: Israel, Franklin D.
Physical Description: 659.2 Linear Feet (360 boxes, 410 flatfiles, 23 boxed rolls)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
Business Number: (310) 440-7390
Fax Number: (310) 440-7780
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: Los Angeles-based architect Frank Israel contributed substantially toward the architectural discourse of the 1980s and early 1990s, and served as a key link between the modernist generation of California architects and the work of current practitioners. The archive comprises about 8,000 original drawings and prints, 38 models, photographs, articles, and extensive office records and correspondence files that encompass Israel's design process while also providing insight into the establishment of firms and modern architectural business practice.
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Language: Collection material is in English.

Biographical/Historical Note

Franklin D. Israel was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 2, 1945. He received his architectural training at Yale University and at Columbia University, where he earned his master's degree in 1971. Two years later, Israel was awarded the Rome Prize. His two year stay in Rome proved extremely important not only because of his studies of the Italian and Northern European Baroque, but also because of his introduction to the work of the Italian architect Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) and his encounters with American practitioners, such as Richard Meier, and architectural historians such as James Ackerman. Israel moved to Los Angeles in 1977 to teach architecture at UCLA and start his own architectural design office. He was soon employed in the film industry, working as a set designer for several movies including Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This time spent in the film studios enabled him to secure a number of early projects from clients in the entertainment industry, including actor Joel Grey and film director Robert Altman, for whom he designed houses. He also designed office buildings for film and record production companies in Hollywood.
Israel's earliest work is decidedly postmodern. Having studied with Robert A.M. Stern and Romaldo Giurgola, two leaders of the postmodern era in New York, Israel was well trained to look at historical precedent and adopt details from buildings created in the past into his own designs. His Clark House (Hollywood, 1980, unexecuted) is probably the best example. Based on Vignola's Villa Farnese in Caprarola (1559-1573), the house is – as is the historical example – pentagonal in shape with a circular court in its center. The proportions of all rooms around the court were determined by those of the Villa Farnese. The facades, however, were loose adaptations of the 16th-century example and were designed to frame the view from each side of the building.
Israel began to study the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, and other modernists in the region soon after his arrival in Los Angeles, where Southern California modernist architecture as a whole became a rich source of inspiration for Israel's design work. Historical references to the classical architecture of Italy and France soon disappeared from his studio and a new formal language took root in which one can recognize details borrowed from architects he admired but integrated into solutions entirely his own. Engaging with the conflict between organic and tectonic architecture, he sought to combine the two, to give his buildings a solid structure and then add a skin that, rather than being no more than a wrap around the space (as was typical in the work of early 20th-century modernists), instead draws attention to the form and makes the abstract structure more intimate. His buildings always combine a smoothly surfaced concrete, steel, or hardwood structure with wood and stucco shapes painted in intense, Luis Barragán-like colors. Colorful and playful, his buildings are rendered warmer and more palatable than the sterile white, modernist architecture of the periods immediately before and after the Second World War, and it was these characteristics that increased this profile and brought him numerous clients.
Though he had moved away from the use of specific historical precedents, Israel remained interested in history, making distinctions between perpetuating traditions and creating memorable spatial patterns based on universal scenarios he saw as being used repeatedly throughout history. Placed in former industrial buildings or warehouses, offices such as those for Propaganda Films or Virgin Records are organized as small villages or, as Israel himself liked to call them, "cities within." Israel connected the various elements of an office (meeting rooms, workstations, and editing rooms) through streets and plazas. In the Propaganda Films office, there is even one meeting room that looks like a baptistery placed on a piazza next to a ship- or church-like group of executive offices. Such references to memory and historic precedents presented within a modern context are perfect examples of the architectural debate of the period, when alternatives were sought for a modernism that had lost all its glamour for a younger generation.
Frank Israel died June 10, 1996 due to complication from AIDS. At the age when most architects are still trying to find the ideal client and job, Israel had already created a substantial body of work, had had two monographic exhibitions at major art museums (the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, 1988, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, 1995), and counted the most renowned architects in the United States (including Richard Meier, Robert A.M. Stern, Richard Weinstein, and especially Frank Gehry and Philip Johnson) amongst his greatest supporters.

Administrative Information

Access

Open for use by qualified researchers, with the exception of the unreformatted audio-visual material and computer files. Due to privacy issues, Boxes 231A-231D and 325-328 are sealed until 2062.

Publication Rights

Preferred Citation

Franklin D. Israel Papers, 1967-1996, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2009.M.6
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2009m6

Acquisition Information

Acquired in 2009.

Processing History

In 2012 with grant funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Laura Dominguez and Mitchell Erzinger processed the collection and created the inventory under the supervision of Ann Harrison. The descriptive notes were derived from curatorial records.

Separated Materials

Several water-damaged periodicals without a clear connection to Israel's work were deaccessioned:
Architectural Digest: 1979, March, April, May, September; 1980, June, October, December; 1981, May; 1982, August, September, December; 1983, January, June, August
Architectural Digest, Italian edition: 1983 April
Vanity Fair: 1983 July
GQ: 1982 June
House & Garden: 1983, January, February
California: 1982 February

Scope and Content of Collection

The Franklin D. Israel papers detail the brief but substantial career of the Los Angeles-based architect and his design firm, encompassing design processes while also providing insight into the establishment of firms and modern architectural business practice. The archive is an important resource for researchers wishing to study the developments in California architecture after modernism had fallen out of fashion.
Series I contains project drawings and records, with the bulk of the material comprising architectural projects from the late-1980s to the mid-1990s. Original drawings, prints, models, photographs, and extensive documentation and correspondence files form the core of this series. Most of Israel's creative output is represented here, from private residences such as the Goldberg/Bean House (Hollywood, 1991) and the Drager House (Berkeley, 1992), both of which received "Record Houses" awards, to the business offices of film and record production companies such as Propaganda Films (Hollywood, 1988) and Virgin Records (Beverly Hills, 1991). Other notable projects include the art pavilion for Frederick Weisman (Beverly Hills, 1991), built to house one of the largest private collections of contemporary art in the world. Instances of Israel's non-architectural design work and consulting, including furniture and interior design, are also represented.
Series II documents the professional career of Frank Israel. The bulk of this series includes extensive administrative and financial documentation of Israel's design firm, Franklin D. Israel Design Associates (FDIDA), and materials related to exhibitions, articles, photographs, and publication files, including production materials for larger publications such as Rizzoli International's 1992 monograph surveying the work of Frank Israel. Documentation of other professional activities, such as service on competition juries, and lectures are also included along with files relating to Israel's education and teaching career, awards and honors, articles and ephemera written by Frank Israel, and general correspondence.
Series III, a small series of personal papers, completes the archive.

Arrangement

Arranged in three series: ; ; .Series I. Project records, 1972-1996 Series II. Other professional papers, 1967-1996 Series III. Personal papers, 1973-1996

Indexing Terms

Subjects - Topics

Interior architecture
Architecture, Postmodern
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- California, Southern
Architectural firms
Architectural practice -- United States
Architects -- California -- Los Angeles

Genres and Forms of Material

Architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural models
Architectural drawings -- United States -- 20th century

Contributors

Israel, Franklin D.


 

Series I. Project records, 1972-1996, undated

Physical Description: 488.2 Linear Feet (200 boxes, 379 flatfiles, 17 boxed rolls)

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to over 100 individual architectural and design projects, including new construction, additions, and remodels, both built and unbuilt, comprise Series I. These materials include drawings, general documentation, photographs and models. The drawings preserved in the archive consist of both originals and reproductions, and may include tissue sketches, plans, elevations, sections, construction and engineering details, plot and topographic plans, working sets, and sometimes perspectival drawings and renderings. Many projects include extensive general documentation, consisting of construction files, contracts and billing, correspondence and notes, and some publicity files. Occasionally small drawings and sketches are found in these documentation files. Photographic documentation varies by project, primarily consisting of site images before, during, and after construction, in the form of negatives, slides, and both black-and-white and color prints. The architectural models in this series were an important part of Israel's design process. For an architect whose designs became more and more sculptural over the years, these models were a means of investigating the angular shapes of a building.
Project names are derived from drawings and publications. For each project, location and date are provided, when known. The dates listed are project dates derived from various sources, including construction files and dated drawings, and represent a combination of design and completion dates. Some projects may include earlier or later material representing the longer life of the structure, such as original site drawings for remodels. Project locations are in California unless otherwise noted. For some Los Angeles locations, a more precise neighborhood designation is given. For architectural drawings, the term "standard" refers to examples measuring from 30" x 40" to 37" x 49", with larger drawings indicated as "oversize." In some instances, very small drawings have been housed separately for better preservation and are noted in the finding aid as "small drawings."

Arrangement

This series is arranged in chronological order by project date. Undated projects appear at the end of the series, along with unidentified projects.
 

Snell House (Amagansett, NY, 1972)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series III, Photography.
box 104, folder 36

Documentation

box 141, folder 13

Photography

box 138, folder 2

Shahestan Pahlavi (Tehran, Iran, 1975)

Scope and Content Note

Collaboration with Jacquelin T. Robertson. See also: Series II, Awards and honors; and Series III, Photography.
 

Bamboo Bungalow (Manila, Philippines, 1978)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series III, Photography.
box 104, folder 30

Documentation

box 141, folder 4

Photography

 

Clark House (Hollywood, 1980)

box 103, folder 19

Documentation

flatfile 353**, 391**-392**

Drawings

box 144

Model

box 115A*, folder 2

Bellisle Ranch House (Santa Barbara, 1980)

 

Gillette Studio (New York, NY, 1980)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 103, folder 15-17

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 1**

Standard

box 115A*, folder 4

Small drawings

box 180**

Model

 

Joel Grey House (Brentwood, 1980)

box 1, folder 1-8

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 2**

Standard

box 106*, folder 1

Small drawings

box 135, folder 1

Photography

box 141, folder 15

Chicago Tribune Tower "competition," late entry (Chicago, 1980)

Scope and Content Note

Single line negative for mock competition to reimagine the Chicago Tribune Tower; collaboration with John Ellis, "late entry" submission for 1980 Rizzoli Publications two-volume book, Chicago Tribune Tower Competition and Late Entries .
 

West Hollywood Club (West Hollywood, 1982)

box 103, folder 18

Documentation

flatfile 3**

Drawings

box 105, folder 14

Caprice Boutique (Palm Desert, 1984)

 

Arrow House (Lake Arrowhead, 1984)

Scope and Content Note

See: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
 

Honey Springs Country Club, interiors (San Diego, 1984)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 4A, folder 7-10

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 4**

Standard

box 115A*, folder 3

Small drawings

box 104, folder 1

Kiefer House (Bel Air, 1984)

box 104, folder 2

Krost remodel (Los Angeles, 1984)

 

Palette Restaurant (Los Angeles, 1984)

box 104, folder 32

Documentation

box 141A, folder 1

Photography

 

Barry Miller Office (Los Angeles, 1985)

Scope and Content Note

See: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
 

Cassidy Cabin (Frazier Park, 1985)

Scope and Content Note

Original site plans identified as "Tichauer Residence." See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 104, folder 10

Documentation

box 115*, folder 16

Drawings

box 140, folder 3

Photography

box 104, folder 9

Cedar Sinai Medical Office Towers (Los Angeles, 1985)

box 104, folder 31

Certified Coatings Products Co. (Los Angeles, 1985)

box 104, folder 3

Comegys House (Bel Air, 1985)

box 103, folder 9-11

Semel House (Malibu, 1985)

 

Stein House (Los Angeles, 1985)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
 

Documentation

box 103, folder 12-14

General

box 115*, folder 12

Oversize

 

Drawings

flatfile 5**-6**, 374**

Standard

box 115*, folder 12

Small Drawings

flatfile 305**

Niblo Residence (Beverly Hills, 1926)

Scope and Content Note

Prints of original plans for 1330 Angelo Dr. (Stein House); architect Wallace Neff.
box 137, folder 1

Photography

box 104, folder 4

Toho Corporation (1985)

 

Forman/Hyde House (Los Angeles, 1986)

box 104, folder 5

Documentation

flatfile 303**

Drawings

box 104, folder 6

Frischer House (Venice, 1986)

box 104, folder 7

Kurfirst Apartment (New York, NY, 1986)

box 104, folder 8

Lerner/Wilder/La Brea (Los Angeles, 1986)

 

John Rich House (Beverly Hills, 1986)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes (Box 289* contains a bound portfolio of small-scale copies of details, elevations, plans, and sections).
box 2-3A

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 7**-8A**, 381**-390**

Standard

box 106*, folder 8

Small drawings

box 330**-331**

Oversize

box 136, folder 4

Photography

box 104, folder 11

Schrager/Rubell Hotel (New York, NY, 1986)

box 4A, folder 4

Andrea Rich Apartment (Westwood, 1987)

 

Andrea Rich Beach House (Hermosa Beach, 1987)

box 4-4A

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 9**-13**

Standard

box 106*, folder 2-6

Small drawings

 

Bombyk House (Los Angeles, 1987)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Hamori House (Los Angeles, 1989); and Series II, Other professional, Artwork.
box 5, folder 1-12

Documentation

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 14**-15**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 16**-18**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 19**

Construction details

flatfile 20**

Engineering

box 115A*, folder 5

Small drawings

box 338**

Oversize

box 164**

Model

box 140, folder 1

Photography

 

Hard Rock Hotel (Las Vegas, NV, 1987)

box 5A, folder 1-8

Documentation

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 21**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 22**-25**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 25A**

Construction details

flatfile 26**-31**

Proposal set

box 106*, folder 7

Small drawings

box 344**

Oversize drawings

 

Restaurants

flatfile 300**

Standard

box 343**

Oversize

box 138, folder 3

Photography

 

Harris House (Los Angeles, 1987)

box 105, folder 11-13

Documentation

flatfile 26**-28**

Drawings

box 104, folder 34

Simon House (Los Angeles, 1987)

box 104, folder 35

UCLA Installation (Westwood, 1987)

 

Altman Condominium (Malibu, 1988)

box 6, folder 1-10

Documentation

flatfile 36**-37**

Drawings

box 135, folder 2

Photography

 

Gem Advertising (Santa Monica, 1988)

box 104, folder 14

Documentation

flatfile 38**

Drawings

box 141, folder 1

Photography

 

Israel House (Hollywood, 1988)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series III, Real estate, Banner Drive.
box 103, folder 7-8

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 294**

Standard

box 115*, folder 11

Small drawings

 

Klein House (Bel Air, 1988)

box 5A, folder 9-12

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 39**

Standard

box 107*, folder 1

Small drawings

box 141, folder 5

Photography

 

Lamy-Newton House (Hancock Park, 1988)

box 5A-5B

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 40**-41**

Standard

box 107*, folder 2

Small drawings

box 180**

Model

box 135, folder 3

Photography

 

Le Vasseur House (Laguna Beach, 1988)

box 104, folder 23

Documentation

box 107*, folder 3

Drawings

box 104, folder 24

Little House (Studio City, 1988)

 

Lowell House (New York, NY, 1988)

box 104, folder 15-16

Documentation

flatfile 42**-43**

Drawings

 

Mid-Atlantic Toyota (Glen Burnie, MD, 1988)

 

Documentation

box 102, folder 1-9

General

box 107*, folder 7

Oversize

 

Drawings

flatfile 44**-48**, 394**

Standard

box 107*, folder 4-6

Small drawings

box 332**-334**

Oversize

box 162**

Model

box 118, folder 2

Photography

 

Propaganda Films (Hollywood, 1988)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 5B, folder 7-18

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 49**, 375**-380B**

Standard

box 107*, folder 8

Small drawings

box 163**

Model

box 141, folder 12

Photography

flatfile 178**

Weisman Center (Venice, 1988)

 

West Hollywood Civic Center competition (West Hollywood, 1988)

flatfile 297**

Standard drawings

box 339**, 345**

Oversize drawings

 

Swid-Powell, dinnerware design (1988)

box 105A, folder 2-3

General

flatfile 397**

Oversize

 

Arango-Berry House (Beverly Hills, 1989)

 

Documentation

box 7-10

Construction

box 12, folder 1-6

Contracts and billing

box 11, folder 1-8

Correspondence and notes

box 12, folder 7-11

Publicity

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 50**

First scheme, unbuilt

flatfile 51**-53**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 54**-58**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 59**-60**

Construction details

flatfile 61**-67**

Working sets

flatfile 68**

Topographic surveys

box 107*, folder 9-11

Small drawings

box 181**

Model

box 116-118

Photography

 

Cemetery Gateway at Crystal Cathedral (London, England, 1989)

box 104, folder 27

Documentation

flatfile 271**

Drawings

box 104, folder 25

Fonda House (Santa Monica, 1989)

 

Gerber House (Westwood, 1989)

box 12, folder 12-14

Documentation

flatfile 69**-70**

Drawings

 

Graham House (Los Angeles, 1989)

box 104, folder 26

Documentation

box 115A*, folder 1

Photography

 

Holliman House (Studio City, 1989)

box 105, folder 1-10

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 71**-72**

Standard

box 107*, folder 12

Small drawings

 

Hamori House (Los Angeles, 1989)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Bombyk House (Los Angeles, 1987).
box 98, folder 1-9

Documentation

flatfile 73**-76**

Drawings

 

Roberts House (Hollywood, 1989)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Box 54, folder 4.
box 13-16

Documentation

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 77**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 78**-79**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 80**-83**

Working sets

flatfile 84**-85**

Construction details

flatfile 86**

Engineering and topography

box 108*, folder 1-3

Small drawings

box 140, folder 2

Photography

box 104, folder 29

Rodeo Drive Hair Salon (Beverly Hills, 1989)

 

Borman House, interiors (Malibu, 1990)

Scope and Content Note

Interior design; Frank Gehry original architect.
 

Documentation

box 21-24

Construction

box 20, folder 4-7

Contracts and billing

box 17-20

Correspondence and notes

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 87**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 90**-93**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 88**-89**

Perspectival and axonometric drawings

flatfile 94**-98**

Construction details

flatfile 99**-101**

Working sets

flatfile 102**

Frank Gehry drawings

flatfile 322**-347**

Prints of presentation drawings mounted on foamcore

 

Small drawings

box 108*, folder 4-7

General

box 108*, folder 8

Frank Gehry drawings

box 335**

Oversize Frank Gehry prints

box 141A, folder 2

Photography

 

Jesse Jackson Show (Washington DC, 1990)

box 104, folder 28

Documentation

flatfile 301**

Drawings

box 141, folder 6

Photography

box 309, item V10

Video

Scope and Content Note

1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
 

Fiskin-Worrel House (Los Angeles, 1990)

box 84-85

Documentation

flatfile 291**-292**

Drawings

 

Bright & Associates Office Building (Venice, 1991)

 

Documentation

 

General

box 59-59B

Construction

box 59B, folder 12-14

Contracts and billing

box 57-59

Correspondence and notes

box 60, folder 1-7

Publicity

box 109*, folder 1

Oversize

flatfile 103**-107**, 395**-396**

Drawings

box 130, folder 2

Photography

 

Divine Design Pavilion (Santa Monica, 1991)

box 105, folder 15

Documentation

flatfile 108**

Drawings

 

Goldberg-Bean House (Hollywood, 1991)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, Awards and Honors; and Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
 

Documentation

box 24-27

Construction

box 27, folder 6-10

Contracts and billing

box 27-28

Correspondence and notes

box 27, folder 11-19

Publicity

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 109**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 110**-112**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 113**

Construction details

flatfile 114**-115**

Working sets

box 109*, folder 2-5

Small drawings

box 175**

Model

 

Photography

box 119-124

General

box 29, folder 1-10

Photo albums

 

Isenberg House (Montecito, 1991)

box 60, folder 8-10

Documentation

flatfile 116**

Drawings

box 138, folder 7

Photography

 

Kaplan House (Malibu, 1991)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 30-32

Documentation

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 117**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 118**-122**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 123**

Construction details

flatfile 124**

Working sets

flatfile 125**-126**

Engineering and topography

box 109*, folder 6

Small drawings

box 176**

Model

box 135, folder 4

Photography

 

Limelight Productions (Los Angeles, 1991)

box 33-34

Documentation

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 127**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 128**-129**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 130**

Construction details

flatfile 131**-133**

Working sets

box 109*, folder 7-8

Small drawings

box 141, folder 2

Photography

box 100, folder 11

Maslon House, interiors (Venice, 1991)

Scope and Content Note

Decorating and interior design services.
flatfile 134**

Morton House (1991)

 

The New England Holocaust Memorial (Boston, MA, 1991)

box 105, folder 16

General

box 141, folder 14

Photographic negatives

 

Raznick House (Hollywood Hills, 1991)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 103, folder 1-6

Documentation

flatfile 135**-136**

Drawings

 

Speedway Cafe (Venice, 1991)

box 60A, folder 11-15

Documentation

flatfile 137**

Drawings

box 140, folder 4

Photography

 

Tesh House (Mar Vista, 1991)

box 35-36

Documentation

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 138**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 139**-141**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 142**-145**

Working sets

box 109*, folder 9

Small drawings

box 177**

Model,

Physical Description: 11 x 32 x 27 inches;
Physical Description: wood and paperboard
box 135, folder 5

Photography

 

Tisch-Avnet Office Building (Culver City, 1991)

box 37-40

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 146**-150**

Standard

box 109*, folder 10-11

Small drawings

box 151

Model

box 136, folder 2

Photography

 

UCLA Southern Regional Library (Westwood, 1991)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
 

Documentation

box 41-42

General

box 109*, folder 14

Oversize

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 151**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 152**-153**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 154**

Construction details

flatfile 155**

Working sets

flatfile 156**-157**

Design development

box 109*, folder 12-13

Small drawings

box 336**-337**

Oversize

 

Models

box 145

Small

box 178**

Large

box 135, folder 6

Photography

 

Virgin Records (Beverly Hills, 1991)

Scope and Content Note

Two planned site locations, Beverly Hills (built) and Venice (unbuilt). See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
 

Documentation

box 43-45

Construction

box 46

Contracts and billing

box 47-48

Correspondence and notes

box 48, folder 9-12

Publicity

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 158**-160**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 171**-177**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 165**-170**

Construction details

flatfile 161**-164**

Working sets

flatfile 308**

Chiat/Day (Venice, CA 1989)

Scope and Content Note

Original site drawings for unbuilt Venice location.
box 110*, folder 1-9

Small drawings

 

Models

box 165**

Beverly Hills, built

box 169**

Venice, unbuilt

box 138, folder 4

Photography

 

Weisman Pavilion (Beverly Hills, 1991)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
 

Documentation

 

General

box 49-52

Construction

box 55-56

Contracts and billing

box 52-54

Correspondence and notes

Scope and Content Note

Box 54/Folder 4 also contains information about: Roberts House (Hollywood, 1989).
box 54, folder 9-11

Publicity

box 110*, folder 10

Oversize

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 179**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 180**-183**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 184**-187**

Construction details

flatfile 188**-191**

Working sets

box 110*, folder 11-12

Small drawings

box 125-128

Photography

 

Titch Pleasance collection, jewelry design (1991)

box 105A, folder 1

General

box 115*, folder 13

Oversize

 

Baldwin House (Venice, 1992)

box 61

Documentation

box 111*, folder 1

Drawings

box 154

Model

box 136, folder 1

Photography

 

Brevard Sunset Studio (Venice, 1992)

box 100, folder 1-4

Documentation

flatfile 192**

Drawings

 

Bunka Shutter and the New Industrial City (Tokyo, Japan, 1992)

box 60, folder 11-15

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 193**-194**

Standard

box 111*, folder 2

Small drawings

box 340**

Oversize

box 111*, folder 3

Photographs

 

Drager House (Berkeley, 1992)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, Awards and honors; and Series II, Publication materials, Books, Phaidon press.
 

Documentation

box 62-65

Construction

box 66-67

Contracts and billing

box 68-69

Correspondence and notes

 

Publicity

box 65, folder 5-12

General

box 111*, folder 10

Oversize

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 195**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 196**-199**

Plans, elevations, sections, and axonometrics

flatfile 200**-206**

Construction details

flatfile 207**-207A**

Topographic surveys

box 111*, folder 4-5

Small drawings

 

Models

box 149-150

Small

box 173**

Large

 

Photography

box 129-130

General

flatfile 348**-352**

Construction photo collages mounted on foamcore

 

Hague House (Den Haag, Netherlands, 1992)

box 70, folder 1-7

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 208**-209A**

Standard

box 111*, folder 6-8

Small drawings

box 174**

Electroplated metal drawings

box 146-148

Models

box 139, folder 1

Photography

Scope and Content Note

Holland trip; possible research for Hague House.
box 102, folder 10

Furniture for Pacific Art & Design (Venice, 1992)

Scope and Content Note

Furniture design services.
 

Sighvatsson House (Pacific Palisades, 1992)

box 100, folder 12-14

Documentation

flatfile 210**

Drawings

box 104, folder 33

Spartan House (Den Haag, Netherlands, 1992)

 

Steinberg House (Beverly Hills, 1992)

 

Documentation

box 100, folder 15

General

box 112*, folder 1

Oversize

flatfile 211**-212**

Drawings

 

Woo Pavilion (Silverlake, 1992)

 

Documentation

box 70-72

General

box 111*, folder 9

Publicity

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 213A**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 213**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 214**

Construction details

flatfile 215**-219**

Working sets

box 112*, folder 2-3

Small drawings

 

Models

box 154

Small

box 161**

Large

box 138, folder 6

Photography

box 104, folder 18

US Animation (Los Angeles, 1992)

 

903 Colorado Avenue (Santa Monica, 1993)

box 100, folder 5

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 220**

Standard

box 112*, folder 4

Small drawings

box 141, folder 10

Photography

 

Belldegrun House (Brentwood, 1993)

box 12-13

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 221**-224**

Standard

box 112*, folder 5

Small drawings

box 136, folder 3

Photography

 

Dan House (Malibu, 1993)

 

Documentation

box 78-82

Construction

box 73-77

Contracts and billing

box 83-84

Correspondence and notes

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 225**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 226**-230**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 239**

Construction details

flatfile 231**-238**

Working sets

flatfile 240**

Engineering and topography

box 113*

Small drawings

 

Models

box 155*-156*

Medium

box 170**

Large

box 131-134

Photography

 

Getty Villa competition (Pacific Palisades, 1993)

box 101, folder 1-9

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 241**-241A**

Standard

box 114*

Small drawings

box 341**

Oversize

box 171**

Model

box 139, folder 2-3

Photography

 

Gold House (Bel Air, 1993)

box 100, folder 7-9

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 242**-243**

Standard

box 115*, folder 1

Small drawings

 

Kohler bathroom (1993)

 

Documentation

box 104, folder 19

General

box 112*, folder 6

Oversize

flatfile 244**

Drawings

 

Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald (Venice, 1993)

box 60A, folder 1-10

Documentation

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 245A**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 245**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 246**-259**

Working sets

box 115*, folder 2

Small drawings

 

Models

box 142-143

Small

box 166**-167**

Large

box 138, folder 5

Photography

 

Stanford Mechanical and Civil Engineering redevelopment (Palo Alto, 1993)

Scope and Content Note

Redevelopment of "Press Courtyard" into building servicing Mechanical and Civil Engineering departments.
box 104, folder 13

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 260**

Standard

box 115*, folder 3

Small drawings

 

Photography

box 141, folder 8

Standard

box 115*, folder 4

Oversize

 

UCLA Psychiatric Research Facility (Westwood, 1993)

 

Documentation

box 86-93

Construction

box 94, folder 1-3

Contracts and billing

box 94, folder 4-9

Correspondence and notes

 

Drawings

 

Standard

flatfile 261**

Tissue sketches

flatfile 262**-263**

Plans, elevations, and sections

flatfile 264**-270**

Working sets

box 342**

Oversize

box 141, folder 3

Photography

box 100, folder 10

Goodman & Associates tenant improvement (Los Angeles, 1994)

 

Hochberg-Healy House (Miami Beach, FL, 1994)

box 104, folder 12

Documentation

flatfile 293**

Drawings

 

Photography

box 141, folder 9

Standard

box 115*, folder 5

Oversize

 

Friedland House (Jupiter, FL, 1994)

Scope and Content Note

Also designated as "Jupiter House" and "Jupiter/Friedland House."
box 104, folder 20

Documentation

box 272**-276**

Drawings

 

Models

box 152

Small

box 159**

Medium

box 168**

Large

 

UC Riverside Fine Arts Building (Riverside, 1994)

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series II, Awards and Honors.
box 104, folder 21-22

Documentation

box 141A, folder 3

Photography

 

Alexander-Henry Fabrics (1995)

box 104, folder 17

Documentation

flatfile 288**

Drawings

box 141, folder 7

Photography

 

Alfred Sole Office Garage (Los Angeles, 1995)

box 104, folder 37

Documentation

flatfile 289**

Drawings

 

Arkush House (Studio City, 1995)

box 101, folder 10-11

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 277**

Standard

box 115*, folder 6

Small drawings

 

Garfield House (Los Angeles, 1995)

box 100, folder 6

Documentation

flatfile 298**

Drawings

box 141, folder 11

Photography

 

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Office for Andrea Rich (Los Angeles, 1995)

box 1, folder 9-18

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 278**-281**

Standard

box 115*, folder 7-8

Small drawings

box 160**

Model

 

Rebel Entertainment (Los Angeles, 1995)

box 99

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 282**-284**

Standard

box 115*, folder 9

Small drawings

box 153

Model

 

Strick House (Los Angeles, 1995)

box 95-97

Documentation

 

Drawings

flatfile 285**-287**

Standard

box 115*, folder 10

Small drawings

 

Models

box 157*-158*

Medium

box 172**

Large

box 137, folder 2

Photography

 

WSE Productions tenant improvement (Los Angeles, 1995)

box 100, folder 16-17

Documentation

flatfile 299**

Drawings

flatfile 290**

Enlightened Diner

flatfile 295**

FDIDA Office remodel (Los Angeles)

flatfile 296**

Ray's Fitness Forum

box 138, folder 1

Zanzinger House

flatfile 302**

Forbidden City Restaurant (San Francisco)

 

Miscellaneous projects

flatfile 304**

Lankershim Art Center (Los Angeles, 1990)

Scope and Content Note

Possible Israel remodel/unknown project.
flatfile 306**

Mr. and Mrs. John Hevans Residence

Scope and Content Note

C.W. Wong & Associates, original architect drawings for possible Israel remodel/unknown project.
flatfile 307**

The Ravello Tenant Improvement (Santa Monica, 1988)

Scope and Content Note

Possible Israel remodel/unknown project.
box 115*, folder 15

Freeman House (Hollywood)

Scope and Content Note

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright; detail of textile block.
 

Unidentified projects

 

Drawings

flatfile 309**-313**

Standard

box 115*, folder 14

Small drawings

box 346**

Oversize

 

Furniture design, 1983-1989, undated

box 105a, folder 4-7

Documentation

box 140, folder 5

Photography

box 141A-141G

Photographs, negatives and slides

box 179**, 181A**

Models

box 105B

Duplicate project photographs, undated

 

Series II. Other professional papers, 1967-1996, undated

Physical Description: 163.5 Linear Feet (142 boxes, 31 flatfiles, 6 boxed rolls)

Scope and Content Note

Series II comprises materials relating to other aspects of Frank Israel's professional career. The bulk of this series consists of the office records of Israel's design firm, originally Franklin D. Israel Design Associates (FDIDA) and later Israel Callas Chu Shortridge. These records include administrative, client, and financial records, general correspondence and notes, in addition to portfolios and resumes. Also prominently represented in this series are exhibition and publication materials. The exhibition files consist of drawings, photographic materials, documentation, and publicity files, while the publication materials include a variety of newspaper and magazine articles concerning Israel, in addition to correspondence files, and production materials for larger publications such as line negatives. Completing this series is documentation relating to various professional activities conducted by Israel, such as lectures and tours, awards and honors received, materials relating to Israel's education and teaching career, film production work, articles written and research conducted by Israel, and miscellaneous artwork. Some of the artwork included may be related to unidentified projects or produced for exhibitions. Certain subjects may also contain materials relating to specific projects from Series I.

Arrangement

Series II is arranged alphabetically by subject heading, with miscellaneous materials included at the end of the series.
 

Awards and honors, 1971-1996

box 266, folder 1

AIA School Medal and Certificate of Merit, 1971

box 266, folder 2

Urban Design Awards Program, Certificate of Excellence for Shahestan Pahlavi, 1978

box 266, folder 3

Interiors Magazine, 40 Under 40, 1986

box 266, folder 5

American Academy of Arts and Letters induction, 1993

box 265, folder 7

International Architecture Book Awards, 1993

box 266, folder 4

Record Houses Award for Goldberg-Bean House, 1993

box 266, folder 8

Record Houses Award for Drager Residence, 1995

box 265, folder 8

AIA Merit Award, UC Riverside Fine Arts Building, 1994

box 266, folder 6

Progressive Architecture Awards Program, Honor Awards entry, 1994

box 266, folder 7

Interiors Magazine, Hall of Fame medal, 1995

box 265, folder 9

Los Angeles City Council Tribute, 1996

box 286*, folder 1

AIA Honor Award for Interiors, Limelight Productions, 1995

box 286*, folder 2

Academiae Americanae Romae Sitae, 1976

box 295, folder 13

Unidentified ceremony, May 1993

Scope and Content Note

Photograph and participant list; includes Frank Israel and various artists, authors, and intellectuals.
 

Certification and education, 1967-1989, undated

box 265, folder 6

Architectural examinations and registration, 1985-1989

 

Columbia University, 1968-1973

box 265, folder 4

Correspondence, 1969-1973

box 265, folder 3

Diploma, 1971

box 265, folder 5

Transcripts, 1968-1973

 

University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1970, undated

box 265, folder 1

Diploma, 1967

box 265, folder 2

Miscellaneous, 1970, undated

 

Exhibitions, 1980-1996

 

La Jolla Museum of Art, 1982

box 277, folder 24-25

General

box 280*, folder 4

Oversize

flatfile 398**

Prompt Exhibit, Princeton University, 1993

 

Museum of Contemporary Art, 1995-1996

 

Documentation

box 277, folder 26-30

General

box 279*-280*

Publicity

 

Drawings

flatfile 317**-320**

General

box 347**

Oversize

box 310**-311**

Models

box 307, folder 1

Photography

 

Walker Art Center, 1988-1989

 

Documentation

box 278

General

box 280*, folder 1-3

Publicity

flatfile 314**-316A**

Drawings

box 307, folder 2

Photography

box 309, item V7-9

Frank Israel, Walker Art Center , 1988 October

Frank Israel, Walker Art Center, 1988 October (digitized version available on-site only)

Scope and Content Note

1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Title from title card. From credits: "A film by Kamal Kozah."
 

Miscellaneous, 1980-1996

box 277-277A

General

box 279*, folder 4-6

Oversize

box 307, folder 3

Unidentified UCLA exhibition negatives

 

Office records, 1982-1996, undated

 

Administrative records, 1982-1996, undated

box 256, folder 8-10

Address and phone lists, undated

box 256, folder 18-19

Blank checks, undated

box 256, folder 1

Business cards, undated

box 247-250

Calendars and planners, 1982-1996

box 256, folder 7

Consultants, undated

 

Communication records, 1989-1992, undated

box 232-245

Message pads, undated

box 246, folder 1-5

Fax records, 1989-1992

box 256, folder 11-15

Employees, undated

box 257, folder 6

Endorsement stamp, undated

box 257, folder 1-4

Incorporation documents, 1985-1995

box 257, folder 5

Letters of agreement, 1986, undated

box 256, folder 17

Recommendations, 1991-1992, undated

box 256, folder 16

Self-evaluation, 1989

box 231D, folder 8-11

Sealed administrative records, 1991-1992, undated

Scope and Content Note

Sealed until 2062.
 

Client records, 1994, undated

box 256, folder 2-6

Prospective

box 256, folder 20

Publicity

 

Financial records, 1983-1996

box 182, folder 1-2

1983

box 182, folder 3-6

1984

box 183-184

1985

box 184-187

1986

box 188

1987

box 189-191

1988

box 191-193

1989

box 194-198

1990

box 199-204

1991

box 204-210

1992

box 211-216

1993

box 217-223

1994

box 224-228

1995

box 229-231

1996

box 231A-231D

Sealed financial records

Scope and Content Note

Sealed until 2062.
box 258, folder 1-9

General correspondence, 1988-1995, undated

box 255, folder 1-8

Notes, 1990-1996, undated

 

Photography, 1996, undated

box 308, folder 2-3

General

box 305*, folder 5

Israel office photographs before disassembly

 

Presentation portfolios and resumes, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes project-related materials, such as photographs, articles, and small-scale drawing reproductions.
box 250-254

General

box 287*-290*

Oversize

box 308, folder 1

Photography

box 276, folder 22

Articles and writings compiled for portfolio

box 258, folder 10

Travel, 1992

 

Professional service, 1986-1996, undated

box 260, folder 1-5

American Academy in Rome, 1990-1995

box 260-261

Board meetings and reports, 1991-1994

box 261-262

Miscellaneous, 1990-1995

box 276, folder 13-21

Auctions and donations, 1992-1994

 

Juries and competitions, 1989-1995, undated

box 259A, folder 21-28

General

flatfile 321**

Oversize

 

Interviews, lectures and tours, 1986-1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

The documentation consists largely of university and exhibition-related lectures, but also includes materials from the International Design Conference in Aspen (IDCA), lectures at the Getty Center, interviews and various architectural tours of Los Angeles.
box 259-259A

General, 1986-1996, undated

box 280*, folder 15-16

Oversize 1986-1996, undated

box 286*

Harvard Visitor, Frank Israel on Recent Work , 1989

Scope and Content Note

Framed poster.
box 309A, item C1-C3

"Cities Within, University of Il Choo, Fall '93"

"Cities Within, University of Il Choo, Fall '93" (Digitized version available on-site only): 1983

Scope and Content Note

3 sound cassette of 3 : analog, mono.
box 309, item V1-V3

"Clients & Their Shadows", undated

Scope and Content Note

1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 309, item V4-V6

Charlie Rose interview, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 309A, item C7

Stonewall conference, undated

Stonewall conference (digitized version available on-site only): undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette of 1 : analog, mono.
 

Publication materials, 1974-1996, undated

 

Articles and essays about Israel, 1974-1995

box 268-270

General

box 279*-280*

Oversize

 

Books, 1977-1995

box 274, folder 1-8

Academy Press, 1993-1995, undated

 

Phaidon Press, 1994-1995, undated

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series I, Drager House (Berkeley, 1992).
box 274, folder 9-15

General

box 279*, folder 1-2

Oversize

 

Rizzoli Press, 1977-1993, undated

box 275

General

 

Production materials,

box 305*, folder 6

Drawings and sketches

 

Line drawings and prints on mylar

Scope and Content Note

Includes some line negatives and descriptive notes regarding sizing and formatting for publication.
flatfile 354**-373**

General

box 348**-352**

Oversize

box 296-303

Line negatives

Scope and Content Note

Includes some matching positives.
box 275A

Miscellaneous

 

Photography

box 306, folder 1-7

General

box 304-305

Oversize

box 274, folder 16

Miscellaneous, 1994

box 271-273

Correspondence, 1990-1996

box 267, folder 1-11

Articles and essays by Israel, 1975-1986, undated

Scope and Content Note

Content written by Frank Israel for various publications.
box 276, folder 1-12

Miscellaneous, 1991-1996, undated

 

Teaching materials, 1982-1996

 

UCLA papers, 1982-1996

box 263-264

Administrative documents, 1982-1996

box 264, folder 4-6

Financial documents, 1982-1985

box 308, folder 4

Photography, 1982

 

Teaching materials, 1985-1994

box 263, folder 1-10

General

flatfile 399**

Oversize

box 231D, folder 6-7

Sealed teaching records

Scope and Content Note

Sealed until 2062.
 

Other, 1983-1991

box 264, folder 9

UC Berkeley, 1985

box 264, folder 10

Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1985-1990

box 264, folder 8

University of Maryland, 1988-1989

box 264, folder 7

SCI-Arc, 1991

box 264, folder 11

Miscellaneous, 1983-1989

 

Miscellaneous papers, 1979-1992, undated

 

Film production, 1979-1984, undated

box 262, folder 6

City of Angels film treatment, 1979

box 262, folder 5

Night Games art direction, 1980

box 262, folder 8

Made in Space film treatment, 1981

box 262, folder 9

Hill Street Blues film treatment, 1984

box 262, folder 7

Your Place or Mine film treatment, undated

box 306, folder 8

Star Trek storyboards, undated

 

Artwork, 1980-1992, undated

box 293*

"Architect in Exile," mock film poster, 1980

Scope and Content Note

Signed Frank Israel lithograph poster for university lecture; See also: Professional service, Lectures and tours.
box 276, folder 28

Calendar sketches, 1975-1979

box 291*

Framed pastel drawing, 1992

box 292*

Framed mixed media drawing of Bombyk House, 1986

Scope and Content Note

See also: Series I, Bombyk House (Los Angeles, 1987).
box 279*, folder 21-22

Frank Israel 50th birthday t-shirt design, 1995

box 280*, folder 19

Grant Mudford, "Fotofile," Volume 2, Spring/Summer 1976

Scope and Content Note

Signed by Grant Mudford; birthday gift to Frank Israel (Dec. 2, 1977).
box 281*-284*

"L'architecture comme autobiographie, revant de son successeur," mixed media collage, undated

box 276, folder 23-27

Miscellaneous sketches, 1990, undated

box 285*

"Out of Context," mixed media collage, undated

box 294

Unidentified print on woodblock, undated

box 305, folder 4

Watercolors, undated

box 295, folder 1-12

Duratrans project prints, undated

Scope and Content Note

Various project images printed on Duratrans, possibly for exhibition/display.
box 305A

Metal light fixtures, undated

box 309B

Unidentified floppy disks, undated

 

Research materials, undated

box 267A, folder 1-14

General

box 279*-280*

Oversize

box 308, folder 5-6

Photography

 

Series III. Personal papers, 1973-1996, undated

Physical Description: 7.3 Linear Feet (18 boxes)

Scope and Content Note

Series III is comprised of materials relating to the personal life of Frank Israel, such as financial and medical records, including receipts and tax documentation, and files relating to automobiles and private residences, art collecting, philanthropy, and travel, in addition to general correspondence and photographs.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject heading.
 

Art collecting, 1989-1994, undated

box 322, folder 1-5

Documentation

box 329, folder 3-7

Color photographs and slides

box 321, folder 1-11

Automobile records, 1985-1996, undated

box 322, folder 6-9

Correspondence, 1973-1995, undated

 

Financial records, 1981-1996

box 312, folder 1

1981

box 312, folder 2-6

1982

box 312, folder 6-8

1983

box 312-313

1984

box 313, folder 4-11

1985

box 314, folder 1-19

1986

box 314-315

1987

box 315, folder 11-26

1988

box 316-317

1989

box 318

1991

box 319, folder 1-18

1992

box 319, folder 19-30

1993

box 320, folder 1-12

1994

box 320, folder 13-16

1996

box 320, folder 17-18

Miscellaneous

box 325-328

Medical records, 1981-1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

Sealed until 2062.
 

Memorials and obituaries, 1996

box 280*, folder 18

Articles, 1996

box 309A, item C4-C6

Audio recordings, June 17, 1996

Audio recordings, June 17, 1996 (digitized version available on-site only)

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette of 1 : analog, mono. C4-C6 were duplicates of each other. Only C6 was reformatted.
box 321, folder 12-23

Miscellaneous, 1979-1996, undated

 

Philanthropy and AIDS research, 1986-1996, undated

box 322, folder 10-12

Documentation

box 329, folder 8

Photography

box 329, folder 1-2

Photography, 1977-1992, undated

Scope and Content Note

Also includes research photos and some of Israel's student work.
 

Real estate, 1985-1996, undated

box 323, folder 1-13

Banner Drive

box 323, folder 14-17

Other

box 324

Travel, 1986-1996, undated

box 322, folder 13-14

Wills and estates, 1991-1995

Scope and Content Note

Includes (Frank's father) Irving Israel's will/estate, and Frank Israel's will.