Acquired in 2009.
Arranged in three series: Series I. Project records, 1972-1996; Series II. Other professional papers, 1967-1996; Series III.
Personal papers, 1973-1996.
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.
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.
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.
Franklin D. Israel Papers, 1967-1996, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2009.M.6
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.
Several water-damaged periodicals without a clear connection to Israel's work were deaccessioned:
Project records, Series I.
1972-1996, undated
Physical Description: 488.2 Linear Feet (200 boxes, 379 flatfiles, 17 boxed rolls)
Scope and Contents
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 Contents
See also: Series III, Photography.
box 138, folder 2
Shahestan Pahlavi (Tehran, Iran, 1975)
Scope and Contents
Collaboration with Jacquelin T. Robertson. See also: Series II, Awards and honors; and Series III, Photography.
Bamboo Bungalow (Manila, Philippines, 1978)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series III, Photography.
Clark House (Hollywood, 1980)
flatfile 353**, flatfile 391**, flatfile 392**
box 115A*, folder 2
Bellisle Ranch House (Santa Barbara, 1980)
Gillette Studio (New York, NY, 1980)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
Joel Grey House (Brentwood, 1980)
box 141, folder 15
Chicago Tribune Tower "competition," late entry (Chicago, 1980)
Scope and Contents
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 105, folder 14
Caprice Boutique (Palm Desert, 1984)
Arrow House (Lake Arrowhead, 1984)
Scope and Contents
See: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
Honey Springs Country Club, interiors (San Diego, 1984)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 104, folder 1
Kiefer House (Bel Air, 1984)
box 104, folder 2
Krost remodel (Los Angeles, 1984)
Palette Restaurant (Los Angeles, 1984)
Barry Miller Office (Los Angeles, 1985)
Scope and Contents
See: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
Cassidy Cabin (Frazier Park, 1985)
Scope and Contents
Original site plans identified as "Tichauer Residence." See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios
and resumes.
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 Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
flatfile 5**, flatfile 6**, flatfile 374**
flatfile 305**
Niblo Residence (Beverly Hills, 1926)
Scope and Contents
Prints of original plans for 1330 Angelo Dr. (Stein House); architect Wallace Neff.
Forman/Hyde House (Los Angeles, 1986)
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 Contents
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).
flatfile 7**, flatfile 8**, flatfile 8A**, flatfile 381**, flatfile 382**, flatfile 383**, flatfile 384**, flatfile 385**, flatfile 386**, flatfile 387**, flatfile 388**, flatfile 389**, flatfile 390**
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)
flatfile 9**, flatfile 10**, flatfile 11**, flatfile 12**, flatfile 13**
Bombyk House (Los Angeles, 1987)
Scope and Contents
See also: Hamori House (Los Angeles, 1989); and Series II, Other professional, Artwork.
flatfile 14**, flatfile 15**
flatfile 16**, flatfile 17**, flatfile 18**
Plans, elevations, and sections
Hard Rock Hotel (Las Vegas, NV, 1987)
flatfile 22**, flatfile 23**, flatfile 24**, flatfile 25**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 26**, flatfile 27**, flatfile 28**, flatfile 29**, flatfile 30**, flatfile 31**
Harris House (Los Angeles, 1987)
flatfile 32**, flatfile 33**, flatfile 34**, flatfile 35**
box 104, folder 34
Simon House (Los Angeles, 1987)
box 104, folder 35
UCLA Installation (Westwood, 1987)
Altman Condominium (Malibu, 1988)
flatfile 36**, flatfile 37**
Gem Advertising (Santa Monica, 1988)
Israel House (Hollywood, 1988)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series III, Real estate, Banner Drive.
Klein House (Bel Air, 1988)
Lamy-Newton House (Hancock Park, 1988)
flatfile 40**, flatfile 41**
Le Vasseur House (Laguna Beach, 1988)
box 104, folder 24
Little House (Studio City, 1988)
Lowell House (New York, NY, 1988)
flatfile 42**, flatfile 43**
Mid-Atlantic Toyota (Glen Burnie, MD, 1988)
flatfile 44**, flatfile 45**, flatfile 46**, flatfile 47**, flatfile 48**, flatfile 394**
box 332**, box 333**, box 334**
Propaganda Films (Hollywood, 1988)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
flatfile 49**, flatfile 375**, flatfile 376**, flatfile 377**, flatfile 378**, flatfile 379**, flatfile 380**, flatfile 380A**, flatfile 380B**
flatfile 178**
Weisman Center (Venice, 1988)
West Hollywood Civic Center competition (West Hollywood, 1988)
Swid-Powell, dinnerware design (1988)
Arango-Berry House (Beverly Hills, 1989)
box 7, box 8, box 9, box 10
flatfile 51**, flatfile 52**, flatfile 53**
flatfile 54**, flatfile 55**, flatfile 56**, flatfile 57**, flatfile 58**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 59**, flatfile 60**
flatfile 61**, flatfile 62**, flatfile 63**, flatfile 64**, flatfile 65**, flatfile 66**, flatfile 67**
box 116, box 117, box 118
Cemetery Gateway at Crystal Cathedral (London, England, 1989)
box 104, folder 25
Fonda House (Santa Monica, 1989)
Gerber House (Westwood, 1989)
flatfile 69**, flatfile 70**
Graham House (Los Angeles, 1989)
Holliman House (Studio City, 1989)
flatfile 71**, flatfile 72**
Hamori House (Los Angeles, 1989)
Scope and Contents
See also: Bombyk House (Los Angeles, 1987).
flatfile 73**, flatfile 74**, flatfile 75**, flatfile 76**
Roberts House (Hollywood, 1989)
Scope and Contents
See also: Box 54, folder 4.
box 13, box 14, box 15, box 16
flatfile 78**, flatfile 79**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 80**, flatfile 81**, flatfile 82**, flatfile 83**
flatfile 84**, flatfile 85**
flatfile 86**
Engineering and topography
box 104, folder 29
Rodeo Drive Hair Salon (Beverly Hills, 1989)
Borman House, interiors (Malibu, 1990)
Scope and Contents
Interior design; Frank Gehry original architect.
box 21, box 22, box 23, box 24
box 17, box 18, box 19, box 20
flatfile 90**, flatfile 91**, flatfile 92**, flatfile 93**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 88**, flatfile 89**
Perspectival and axonometric drawings
flatfile 94**, flatfile 95**, flatfile 96**, flatfile 97**, flatfile 98**
flatfile 99**, flatfile 100**, flatfile 101**
flatfile 322**, flatfile 323**, flatfile 324**, flatfile 325**, flatfile 326**, flatfile 327**, flatfile 328**, flatfile 329**, flatfile 330**, flatfile 331**, flatfile 332**, flatfile 333**, flatfile 334**, flatfile 335**, flatfile 336**, flatfile 337**, flatfile 338**, flatfile 339**, flatfile 340**, flatfile 341**, flatfile 342**, flatfile 343**, flatfile 344**, flatfile 345**, flatfile 346**, flatfile 347**
Prints of presentation drawings mounted on foamcore
box 335**
Oversize Frank Gehry prints
Jesse Jackson Show (Washington DC, 1990)
box 309, item V10
Video
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Fiskin-Worrel House (Los Angeles, 1990)
flatfile 291**, flatfile 292**
Bright & Associates Office Building (Venice, 1991)
flatfile 103**, flatfile 104**, flatfile 105**, flatfile 106**, flatfile 107**, flatfile 395**, flatfile 396**
Divine Design Pavilion (Santa Monica, 1991)
Goldberg-Bean House (Hollywood, 1991)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, Awards and Honors; and Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 24, box 25, box 26, box 27
flatfile 110**, flatfile 111**, flatfile 112**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 114**, flatfile 115**
box 119, box 120, box 121, box 122, box 123, box 124
Isenberg House (Montecito, 1991)
Kaplan House (Malibu, 1991)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
flatfile 118**, flatfile 119**, flatfile 120**, flatfile 121**, flatfile 122**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 125**, flatfile 126**
Engineering and topography
Limelight Productions (Los Angeles, 1991)
flatfile 128**, flatfile 129**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 131**, flatfile 132**, flatfile 133**
box 100, folder 11
Maslon House, interiors (Venice, 1991)
Scope and Contents
Decorating and interior design services.
The New England Holocaust Memorial (Boston, MA, 1991)
Raznick House (Hollywood Hills, 1991)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
flatfile 135**, flatfile 136**
Speedway Cafe (Venice, 1991)
Tesh House (Mar Vista, 1991)
flatfile 139**, flatfile 140**, flatfile 141**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 142**, flatfile 143**, flatfile 144**, flatfile 145**
box 177**
Model,
Physical Description: 11 x 32 x 27 inches;
Physical Description: wood and paperboard
Tisch-Avnet Office Building (Culver City, 1991)
box 37, box 38, box 39, box 40
flatfile 146**, flatfile 147**, flatfile 148**, flatfile 149**, flatfile 150**
UCLA Southern Regional Library (Westwood, 1991)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
flatfile 152**, flatfile 153**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 156**, flatfile 157**
Virgin Records (Beverly Hills, 1991)
Scope and Contents
Two planned site locations, Beverly Hills (built) and Venice (unbuilt). See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation
portfolios and resumes.
flatfile 158**, flatfile 159**, flatfile 160**
flatfile 171**, flatfile 172**, flatfile 173**, flatfile 174**, flatfile 175**, flatfile 176**, flatfile 177**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 165**, flatfile 166**, flatfile 167**, flatfile 168**, flatfile 169**, flatfile 170**
flatfile 161**, flatfile 162**, flatfile 163**, flatfile 164**
flatfile 308**
Chiat/Day (Venice, CA 1989)
Scope and Contents
Original site drawings for unbuilt Venice location.
Weisman Pavilion (Beverly Hills, 1991)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, FDIDA office records, Presentation portfolios and resumes.
box 49, box 50, box 51, box 52
box 52, box 53, box 54
Correspondence and notes
Scope and Contents
Box 54/Folder 4 also contains information about: Roberts House (Hollywood, 1989).
flatfile 180**, flatfile 181**, flatfile 182**, flatfile 183**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 184**, flatfile 185**, flatfile 186**, flatfile 187**
flatfile 188**, flatfile 189**, flatfile 190**, flatfile 191**
box 125, box 126, box 127, box 128
Titch Pleasance collection, jewelry design (1991)
Baldwin House (Venice, 1992)
Brevard Sunset Studio (Venice, 1992)
Bunka Shutter and the New Industrial City (Tokyo, Japan, 1992)
flatfile 193**, flatfile 194**
Drager House (Berkeley, 1992)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, Awards and honors; and Series II, Publication materials, Books, Phaidon press.
box 62, box 63, box 64, box 65
flatfile 196**, flatfile 197**, flatfile 198**, flatfile 199**
Plans, elevations, sections, and axonometrics
flatfile 200**, flatfile 201**, flatfile 202**, flatfile 203**, flatfile 204**, flatfile 205**, flatfile 206**
flatfile 207**, flatfile 207A**
flatfile 348**, flatfile 349**, flatfile 350**, flatfile 351**, flatfile 352**
Construction photo collages mounted on foamcore
Hague House (Den Haag, Netherlands, 1992)
flatfile 208**, flatfile 209**, flatfile 209A**
box 174**
Electroplated metal drawings
box 139, folder 1
Photography
Scope and Contents
Holland trip; possible research for Hague House.
box 102, folder 10
Furniture for Pacific Art & Design (Venice, 1992)
Scope and Contents
Furniture design services.
Sighvatsson House (Pacific Palisades, 1992)
box 104, folder 33
Spartan House (Den Haag, Netherlands, 1992)
Steinberg House (Beverly Hills, 1992)
flatfile 211**, flatfile 212**
Woo Pavilion (Silverlake, 1992)
flatfile 213**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 215**, flatfile 216**, flatfile 217**, flatfile 218**, flatfile 219**
box 104, folder 18
US Animation (Los Angeles, 1992)
903 Colorado Avenue (Santa Monica, 1993)
Belldegrun House (Brentwood, 1993)
flatfile 221**, flatfile 222**, flatfile 223**, flatfile 224**
box 78, box 79, box 80, box 81, box 82
box 73, box 74, box 75, box 76, box 77
flatfile 226**, flatfile 227**, flatfile 228**, flatfile 229**, flatfile 230**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 231**, flatfile 232**, flatfile 233**, flatfile 234**, flatfile 235**, flatfile 236**, flatfile 237**, flatfile 238**
flatfile 240**
Engineering and topography
box 131, box 132, box 133, box 134
Getty Villa competition (Pacific Palisades, 1993)
flatfile 241**, flatfile 241A**
Gold House (Bel Air, 1993)
flatfile 242**, flatfile 243**
Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald (Venice, 1993)
flatfile 245**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 246**, flatfile 247**, flatfile 248**, flatfile 249**, flatfile 250**, flatfile 251**, flatfile 252**, flatfile 253**, flatfile 254**, flatfile 255**, flatfile 256**, flatfile 257**, flatfile 258**, flatfile 259**
Stanford Mechanical and Civil Engineering redevelopment (Palo Alto, 1993)
Scope and Contents
Redevelopment of "Press Courtyard" into building servicing Mechanical and Civil Engineering departments.
UCLA Psychiatric Research Facility (Westwood, 1993)
box 86, box 87, box 88, box 89, box 90, box 91, box 92, box 93
flatfile 262**, flatfile 263**
Plans, elevations, and sections
flatfile 264**, flatfile 265**, flatfile 266**, flatfile 267**, flatfile 268**, flatfile 269**, flatfile 270**
box 100, folder 10
Goodman & Associates tenant improvement (Los Angeles, 1994)
Hochberg-Healy House (Miami Beach, FL, 1994)
Friedland House (Jupiter, FL, 1994)
Scope and Contents
Also designated as "Jupiter House" and "Jupiter/Friedland House."
flatfile 272**, flatfile 273**, flatfile 274**, flatfile 275**, flatfile 276**
UC Riverside Fine Arts Building (Riverside, 1994)
Scope and Contents
See also: Series II, Awards and Honors.
Alexander-Henry Fabrics (1995)
Alfred Sole Office Garage (Los Angeles, 1995)
Arkush House (Studio City, 1995)
Garfield House (Los Angeles, 1995)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Office for Andrea Rich (Los Angeles, 1995)
flatfile 278**, flatfile 279**, flatfile 280**, flatfile 281**
Rebel Entertainment (Los Angeles, 1995)
flatfile 282**, flatfile 283**, flatfile 284**
Strick House (Los Angeles, 1995)
flatfile 285**, flatfile 286**, flatfile 287**
WSE Productions tenant improvement (Los Angeles, 1995)
flatfile 295**
FDIDA Office remodel (Los Angeles)
flatfile 302**
Forbidden City Restaurant (San Francisco)
flatfile 304**
Lankershim Art Center (Los Angeles, 1990)
Scope and Contents
Possible Israel remodel/unknown project.
flatfile 306**
Mr. and Mrs. John Hevans Residence
Scope and Contents
C.W. Wong & Associates, original architect drawings for possible Israel remodel/unknown project.
flatfile 307**
The Ravello Tenant Improvement (Santa Monica, 1988)
Scope and Contents
Possible Israel remodel/unknown project.
box 115*, folder 15
Freeman House (Hollywood)
Scope and Contents
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright; detail of textile block.
flatfile 309**, flatfile 310**, flatfile 311**, flatfile 312**, flatfile 313**
Furniture design,
1983-1989, undated
box 141A, box 141B, box 141C, box 141D, box 141E, box 141F, box 141G
Photographs, negatives and slides
box 148
Duplicate project photographs,
undated
Other professional papers, Series II.
1967-1996, undated
Physical Description: 163.5 Linear Feet(142 boxes, 31 flatfiles, 6 boxed rolls)
Scope and Contents
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 Contents
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
University of Pennsylvania,
1967-1970, undated
box 265, folder 2
Miscellaneous,
1970, undated
La Jolla Museum of Art,
1982
flatfile 398**
Prompt Exhibit, Princeton University,
1993
Museum of Contemporary Art,
1995-1996
flatfile 317**, flatfile 318**, flatfile 319**, flatfile 320**
Walker Art Center,
1988-1989
flatfile 314**, flatfile 315**, flatfile 316**, flatfile 316A**
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 Contents
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Title from title card. From credits: "A film by Kamal Kozah."
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 247, box 248, box 249, box 250
Calendars and planners,
1982-1996
Communication records,
1989-1992, undated
box 232, box 233, box 234, box 235, box 236, box 237, box 238, box 239, box 240, box 241, box 242, box 243, box 244, box 245
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 231D, folder 8-11
Sealed administrative records,
1991-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
Sealed until 2062.
Client records,
1994, undated
Financial records,
1983-1996
box 184, box 185, box 186, box 187
box 189, box 190, box 191
box 191, box 192, box 193
box 194, box 195, box 196, box 197, box 198
box 199, box 200, box 201, box 202, box 203, box 204
box 204, box 205, box 206, box 207, box 208, box 209, box 210
box 211, box 212, box 213, box 214, box 215, box 216
box 217, box 218, box 219, box 220, box 221, box 222, box 223
box 224, box 225, box 226, box 227, box 228
box 229, box 230, box 231
box 231A, box 231B, box 231C, box 231D
Sealed financial records
Scope and Contents
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 305, folder 5
Israel office photographs before disassembly
Presentation portfolios and resumes,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes project-related materials, such as photographs, articles, and small-scale drawing reproductions.
box 250, box 251, box 252, box 253, box 254
box 287*, box 288*, box 289*, box 290*
box 276, folder 22
Articles and writings compiled for portfolio
Professional service,
1986-1996, undated
box 260, folder 1-5
American Academy in Rome,
1990-1995
box 260, box 261
Board meetings and reports,
1991-1994
box 276, folder 13-21
Auctions and donations,
1992-1994
Juries and competitions,
1989-1995, undated
Interviews, lectures and tours,
1986-1996, undated
Scope and Contents
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, box 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 Contents
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 Contents
3 sound cassette of 3 : analog, mono.
box 309, item V1-V3
"Clients & Their Shadows",
undated
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 309, item V4-V6
Charlie Rose interview,
undated
Scope and Contents
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 Contents
1 sound cassette of 1 : analog, mono.
Publication materials,
1974-1996, undated
Articles and essays about Israel,
1974-1995
box 268, box 269, box 270
box 274, folder 1-8
Academy Press,
1993-1995, undated
Phaidon Press,
1994-1995, undated
Scope and Contents
See also: Series I, Drager House (Berkeley, 1992).
Rizzoli Press,
1977-1993, undated
Line drawings and prints on mylar
Scope and Contents
Includes some line negatives and descriptive notes regarding sizing and formatting for publication.
flatfile 354**, flatfile 355**, flatfile 356**, flatfile 357**, flatfile 358**, flatfile 359**, flatfile 360**, flatfile 361**, flatfile 362**, flatfile 363**, flatfile 364**, flatfile 365**, flatfile 366**, flatfile 367**, flatfile 368**, flatfile 369**, flatfile 370**, flatfile 371**, flatfile 372**, flatfile 373**
box 348**, box 349**, box 350**, box 351**, box 352**
box 296, box 297, box 298, box 299, box 300, box 301, box 302, box 303
Line negatives
Scope and Contents
Includes some matching positives.
box 271, box 272, box 273
Correspondence,
1990-1996
box 267, folder 1-11
Articles and essays by Israel,
1975-1986, undated
Scope and Contents
Content written by Frank Israel for various publications.
box 276, folder 1-12
Miscellaneous,
1991-1996, undated
Teaching materials,
1982-1996
box 263, box 264
Administrative documents,
1982-1996
box 264, folder 4-6
Financial documents,
1982-1985
Teaching materials,
1985-1994
box 231D, folder 6-7
Sealed teaching records
Scope and Contents
Sealed until 2062.
box 264, folder 10
Harvard Graduate School of Design,
1985-1990
box 264, folder 8
University of Maryland,
1988-1989
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 Contents
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 Contents
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 Contents
Signed by Grant Mudford; birthday gift to Frank Israel (Dec. 2, 1977).
box 281*, box 282*, box 283*, box 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 295, folder 1-12
Duratrans project prints,
undated
Scope and Contents
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
Personal papers, Series III.
1973-1996, undated
Physical Description: 7.3 Linear Feet(18 boxes)
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by subject heading.
Scope and Contents
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.
Art collecting,
1989-1994, undated
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 325, box 326, box 327, box 328
Medical records,
1981-1996, undated
Scope and Contents
Sealed until 2062.
Memorials and obituaries,
1996
box 309A, item C4-C6
Audio recordings,
June 17, 1996
Audio recordings, June 17, 1996 (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Contents
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 329, folder 1-2
Photography,
1977-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
Also includes research photos and some of Israel's student work.
Real estate,
1985-1996, undated
box 324
Travel,
1986-1996, undated
box 322, folder 13-14
Wills and estates,
1991-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes (Frank's father) Irving Israel's will/estate, and Frank Israel's will.