Bibliography
An Index to the Taliesin Correspondence in Five Volumes
Anthony Alfonsin, ed. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988.
Correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright and Robert Carroll May from November 1937 to August 1950.
Anthony Alfonsin, ed. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988.
Correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright and Robert Carroll May from November 1937 to August 1950.
Designs for Living: 175 Examples of Quality Home Interiors
Katherine Morrow Ford and Thomas H. Creighton. New York: Reinhold, 1955, p. 82-3.
Bassevitch House in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Katherine Morrow Ford and Thomas H. Creighton. New York: Reinhold, 1955, p. 82-3.
Bassevitch House in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Picturing Wright: An Album from Frank Lloyd Wright's Photographer
Pedro Guerrero. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1994, p. 31, 52, 53.
The photo on page 52 is not captioned. Mr. Guerrero has confirmed that R.C. May is in this photo.
Pedro Guerrero. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1994, p. 31, 52, 53.
The photo on page 52 is not captioned. Mr. Guerrero has confirmed that R.C. May is in this photo.
A Taliesin Legacy: The Architecture of the Apprentices of Frank Lloyd Wright
Tobias Guggenheimer. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
Letter from Robert Carroll May to the author including a rendering of the 1963 Mehdi Dilmaghani and Company showroom.
Tobias Guggenheimer. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
Letter from Robert Carroll May to the author including a rendering of the 1963 Mehdi Dilmaghani and Company showroom.
Taliesin Fellows: A Directory of Members 1932-1982
Elizabeth Kassler. Privately printed. 1982.
Complete list of Wright's apprentices with brief biographies.
Elizabeth Kassler. Privately printed. 1982.
Complete list of Wright's apprentices with brief biographies.
Less Formal Living
Progressive Architecture
February, 1954.
Bassevitch House. Lighting designed by Richard Kelly. Interiors by Florence Barron.
Progressive Architecture
February, 1954.
Bassevitch House. Lighting designed by Richard Kelly. Interiors by Florence Barron.
Gottscho-Schleisner Collection in the Library of Congress | Website
The New York architectural photography firm Gottscho-Schleisner photographed the Marcus and Bluma Bassevitch house. Some of these images were published in Progressive Architecture magazine in 1954 (noted above).
The New York architectural photography firm Gottscho-Schleisner photographed the Marcus and Bluma Bassevitch house. Some of these images were published in Progressive Architecture magazine in 1954 (noted above).
Clarke House, Suffield, Connecticut 1947, Robert Carroll May, Architect
Damon May | Read
Analysis written by May's son, also an architect, focusing on early design work in Suffield, Connecticut.
Damon May | Read
Analysis written by May's son, also an architect, focusing on early design work in Suffield, Connecticut.
Thirty-One Pages of Notations Extracted from Contents of Letters Written by Robert Carroll May while at Taliesin
Robert Carroll May, January 1940 to May 1942. Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Notes of memorable events at Taliesin during May's apprenticeship sent to Curtis Besinger.
Robert Carroll May, January 1940 to May 1942. Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Notes of memorable events at Taliesin during May's apprenticeship sent to Curtis Besinger.
Music
Robert Carroll May. The Taliesin Fellowship Publication, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ed.
February, 1941, Volume 1, Number 2. | Read
Article published in the Fellowship newsletter wherein May describes the importance of music to the social and spiritual life at Taliesin.
Robert Carroll May. The Taliesin Fellowship Publication, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ed.
February, 1941, Volume 1, Number 2. | Read
Article published in the Fellowship newsletter wherein May describes the importance of music to the social and spiritual life at Taliesin.
Recollections of Robert Carroll May
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Oral History Project, Taliesin West, Arizona. Recorded in 1996.
Approximately 81 single-spaced pages of transcripts along with photographs and letters from his apprentice years.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Oral History Project, Taliesin West, Arizona. Recorded in 1996.
Approximately 81 single-spaced pages of transcripts along with photographs and letters from his apprentice years.
P/A Awards, 1948
Progressive Architecture, June, 1949. Mention, Class II: Clarke House in Suffield, Connecticut.
May shared this honor for residential design with Richard Neutra for his Case Study House #20 and Paul Rudolph / Ralph Twitchell for their Miller Residence in Sarasota, Florida among others.
Progressive Architecture, June, 1949. Mention, Class II: Clarke House in Suffield, Connecticut.
May shared this honor for residential design with Richard Neutra for his Case Study House #20 and Paul Rudolph / Ralph Twitchell for their Miller Residence in Sarasota, Florida among others.
New House Plans Stress Strength. Architect Utilizes Reinforced Concrete Slabs Tied to a Metal Rib Frame
The New York Times, November 28, 1948: VIII, 4:5.
Perspective and plan for an experimental residence designed by May using a structural system developed by engineer A.J. Macchi. | View
The New York Times, November 28, 1948: VIII, 4:5.
Perspective and plan for an experimental residence designed by May using a structural system developed by engineer A.J. Macchi. | View
Macchi House Planned for 6-Room Type
Hartford Courant, September 12, 1948, p.B5.
May's demonstration house using the experimental Macchi framing system | View
Hartford Courant, September 12, 1948, p.B5.
May's demonstration house using the experimental Macchi framing system | View
Frank Lloyd Wright: Letters to Apprentices
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. Fresno: The Press at California State University, 1982, p. 40, 146.
Contains a letter concerning May's departure from Taliesin for military duty in 1942.
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. Fresno: The Press at California State University, 1982, p. 40, 146.
Contains a letter concerning May's departure from Taliesin for military duty in 1942.
Photographs of Taliesin
The Arizona Memory Project | View
An archive of photographs taken by Robert Carroll may during his apprenticeship at Taliesin West.
The Arizona Memory Project | View
An archive of photographs taken by Robert Carroll may during his apprenticeship at Taliesin West.
Selected Houses from Progressive Architecture
New York: Reinhold, 1954.
Bassevitch House in West Hartford, Connecticut.
New York: Reinhold, 1954.
Bassevitch House in West Hartford, Connecticut.
New Designs for Homes in East Suffield
Hartford Courant, November 30, 1947
Describes the architect's concept for two houses being built in Suffield.
Hartford Courant, November 30, 1947
Describes the architect's concept for two houses being built in Suffield.
Robert May: Retired Architect Learned His Trade From Frank Lloyd Wright
Bridget Mount, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 17, 1994
Later in life at age 79, the architect relates his move from Connecticut to Pennsylvania to work for a large firm and his current interest in sculpture.
Bridget Mount, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 17, 1994
Later in life at age 79, the architect relates his move from Connecticut to Pennsylvania to work for a large firm and his current interest in sculpture.