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No single person has been a more definitive witness to the evolution of modern architecture in Southern California than the great photographer Julius Shulman. Shulman was not only present; he was, in fact, the narrator of this saga, telling the story to the world through his photographic documentation. Sensitive to light, structure and detail, Shulman captured the essential elements of the buildings he was shooting with beauty and masterful illustrative ability. His dazzling photographic work turned buildings into icons, giving us both an aesthetic and an historical record.
Julius Shulman: Palm Springs focuses on Shulman's extensive and historically lengthy documentation of the modern architectural movement in the Palm Springs area. This exhibition will mark the seventieth anniversary of Shulman's first photographic assignment in the desert (Richard Neutra's Grace Miller House, photographed in 1938).
Home to movie stars and celebrities (featured projects include E. Stewart Williams' Frank Sinatra House, and Paul Williams' Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz House), the Palm Springs area contains some of the movement's finest buildings. In fact, one of Shulman's most famous photographs (and one of the most famous photographs in the history of the medium) is of Richard Neutra's masterpiece, the Kaufmann House, located in Palm Springs. Many of the photographs in the exhibition have never been previously shown.
The exhibition consists of approximately 150 photographs, in both color and black and white, of structures by architects such as Richard Neutra, John Lautner, A. Quincy Jones, Paul Williams, E. Stewart Williams, Albert Frey, William Cody, Donald Wexler and Palmer & Krisel. Biographical and historical data about the architects, as well as illustrations, renderings and models of their work, will begin each section of the exhibition. Blow-ups of vintage magazine articles about Palm Springs modern buildings photographed by Shulman will also be featured in the exhibition.
THIS EXHIBITION IS ORGANIZED BY THE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM. ADDITIONAL FUNDING HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE MUSEUM'S ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN COUNCIL, THE HELENE AND LOU GALEN ART EXHIBITION FUND AND ARTHUR KELLER & MARK GAUTHIER. IN-KIND SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY DESIGN WITHIN REACH AND PALM SPRINGS LIFE IS THE MEDIA SPONSOR.
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To purchase a special deluxe boxed edition of the Julius Shulman: Palm Springs book, plus a choice of one photograph from a limited edition of 100 signed and numbered 16" x 20" color photographs by Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai, click here.
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