The ARLIS Southern California Chapter invites you to attend two
presentations to be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2001, in the West
Electronic Classroom at the UCLA Young Research Library.
Schedule:
10:30 am - 11:30 am Anne Blecksmith
Anne Blecksmith graduated from UCI in 1996 with a BA in Art History
and BA in Studio Art. She completed a 3 year graduate degree from the
University of Bologna, Italy in Contemporary Art History (1790 -
present). In fall of 1999, she assumed position as the Assistant
Humanities Curator in the UCI Visual Resources Collection.
This paper is an abbreviated argument of my graduate thesis on Guy
Lowell. He was a Beaux-Arts architect and Massachusetts aristocrat, as
well as the successful author of many buildings and publications
following his graduation from M.I.T.'s school of architecture in 1894
until his death in 1927. Two of his most popular books, Smaller Italian
Villas and Farmhouses (1916) and More Small Italian Villas and
Farmhouses (1920), were published by the Architectural Book Publishing
Company, known at the time as the premier printer of books of
photographs and measured drawings intended for use in architects'
studios. These kind of publications were effective in propagating
certain traditional architectural designs, but were also a vehicle for
architects to showcase their own photographic prowess. This paper
investigates the intent behind the images of villas presented in
Lowell's two books and their significance to 20th century culture in
two ways: 1) the continuation of 19th century aesthetics and revival
styles, and 2) the shift to Modern times inaugurated by World War I.
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch break
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Alan Michelson
Alan Michelson was hired at UCLA as the Architecture and Design
Librarian in May 2000. He came from the University of Michigan,
working in the Media Union Library and doing coursework at the School
of Information. He worked previously in various positions in the
Stanford University Library, including as Rare Book Specialist, and
obtained an M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History from Stanford University and
a B.A. from the University of Rochester in art history and political
science.
At the ARLIS-NA Annual Conference in Los Angeles, I led a small tour of
selected houses in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. This
area has, since the 1920s, possessed an artistic and somewhat bohemian
character. This talk will consist of houses designed by the city's
avant-garde architects of the 1930s, most notably Rudolph Schindler,
Gregory Ain, Richard Neutra, and Harwell Harris. This neighborhood
boasts one of the highest concentrations of early modern houses in the
city, and is especially interesting to see in the wake of MOCA's recent
Schindler exhibition. If there is interest, a physical tour can be
arranged of Silverlake.
Space is limited. Please RSVP to Angel Lopez
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Lunch, driving directions and parking details to follow.
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