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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 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch break on your own 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Alan Michelson Biographies and abstracts: 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. 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. Directions: From the 405 Freeway North: Exit Sunset Blvd. Turn right onto Sunset Blvd. After about 2 miles, turn right onto Hilgard. From 405 Fwy South: Exit Sunset Blvd. Turn left onto Church. Turn left onto Sunset Blvd. After about 2 miles, turn right onto Hilgard. Parking: From Hilgard, turn right onto Wyton and purchase a $6 all day parking permit for lot #3 at the parking and information booth. The West Electronic Classroom is on the 2nd floor in the north-west corner of the Young Research Library (see campus map #5, B-6) A campus map may be obtained at the parking and information booth, or may be printed from http://www.ucla.edu/map/index.html A map of the Young Research Library, 2nd floor, is located at http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/asd/maps/2floor.gif Lunch on your own: Espresso Roma Cafe is a good place for pasta, salad, sandwiches, etc. Located in the Anderson School Complex, Marion Anderson Courtyard (see campus map #17, C-5) For other lunch options, see http://www.uclastore.ucla.edu/information/restauran Please RSVP to Angel Lopez at [log in to unmask] Angelica Lopez Arts and Humanities Team UCLA Cataloging Dept. Charles E. Young Research Library, A1538 YRL Los Angeles, CA 90095-157511 (310)206-5853 (310)206-4974 Fax [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]