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by: Michael Stern, Alan Hess
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.4
EAN: 9780847831135
ISBN: 0847831132
Label: Rizzoli
Manufacturer: Rizzoli
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: February 12, 2008
Publisher: Rizzoli
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Sales Rank: 101572
Studio: Rizzoli
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Product Description:
Through Julius Shulman’s lens, the architecture of Southern California became iconic images of modernism. His photographs heralded the glamor and casual elegance of a lifestyle and architecture that has become revered worldwide. Focusing on the desert paradise of Palm Springs, which was his seminal crucible, this book presents his masterpieces. Images range from Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House and Albert Frey’s Raymond Loewy House, to Paul R. Williams’ house for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Frank Sinatra’s house, John Lautner’s house for Bob Hope, as well as other famous landmarks. The book features more than sixty buildings by fifteen of the most notable mid-twentieth-century architects. With new photography and images culled from his personal collection as well as the Getty Center, this book includes many images never before seen.
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Rating:  - mostly black and white and stark
What all the critics who praise this book don't tell you, is that it's mostly (90% of it) done in black and white. The cover is misleading, this is for someone who's into Ansel Adams-type of photography. I'm an amateur photographer with some of my photgraphs having been published, but it's only color I can really relate to. I admit that some of the photos might have had the potential to turn out great if only they had been color shots. That's about all I can say because my active vocabulary is limited ... Read More
Rating:  - Fabulous!
This is just a gorgeous book. We saw the exhibit at the Palm Springs Art Museum on which it is based, and the book lives up to the exhibit. It's a beautifully photographed (of course -- Shulman does amazing things with light and contrast) retrospective of Desert Mid-Century Modern, and Alan Hess provides his usual informative commentary. A must-have for Desert Modern enthusiasts!
Rating: - julius shulman palm springs
this beautiful book is a wonderful tribute to the world's most famous architectural photographer, the photographs speak for themselves and the book is lovingly assembled and very well executed
Rating: - Just to Lautner
Excellent new book on Palm Springs architecture. The final statement on John Lautner's contribution to Palm Springs architecture finally does just to this exeptional architect. For a book of this quality the price is obscenely low.
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