Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer's View is a photographic exploration of the work of the first AIA-certified African American architect west of the Mississippi River. Known as "Hollywood's Architect", Paul Revere Williams was a Los Angeles native who built a wildly successful career as an architect decades before the Civil Rights Movement. He designed municipal buildings and private homes as well as banks, churches, hospitals, and university halls. He designed public housing projects and mansions for celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. In 1923, Williams became the first black member of the American Institute of Architects. In 2017, nearly forty years after his death, he became the first black recipient of the AIA Gold Medal. Artist Janna Ireland explores the work and legacy of Williams through a series of intimate black-and-white photographs, giving the reader a vision of Williams that is both universal and highly personal. More than a book of architectural photographs,
Regarding Paul R. Williams is the result of one artist's encounter with another, connecting across different generations within the same city.
Selected to support the acquisition of the Paul Revere Williams archive by the Getty Research Institute in partnership with the USC School of Architecture.
- Janna Ireland
- 224 pages
- 9 Inches W x 12 Inches L
- Hardcover
- Angel City Press
- 2020
- Item #: 978-1626400818
