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Bobertz Residence by Craig Ellwood Modern San Diego
Wexler Residence by Lloyd Ruocco Photo: Iris
Lillie Residence by Lloyd Ruocco Photo: Vedre Landscape Design 

Harry Gesne
Volume 1 is here Volume 2 is here

Crafting the Revolution / Hampton

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Dave Hampton at the Mingei discussing how it all came together. Erik Gronborg ceramics are up on the screen.  Erik was also in the audience. If you weren't there, you missed a good talk.
If you haven't seen the exhibit yet, you better go now. San Diego's Craft Revolution closes April 15th
You've already missed out on some great pieces in the theater gallery. This Jack Boyd ceramic plaque will be coming down tomorrow. It's going back to the Boomerang for Modern private stash.
The wall of ephemera is outs too.
You still have some time to see the rest. Don't blow it.

Christie's / Photos

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Ed Ruscha - Selected works (from 'Twenty-six Gasoline Stations'), 1962 Christie's is selling some photos. Check it out here.
Ed Ruscha - Selected works (from 'Twenty-six Gasoline Stations'), 1962
Ed Ruscha - Selected works (from 'Twenty-six Gasoline Stations'), 1962
Art photography Candida Hofer
More art photography Richard Avedon photo of Willem de Kooning
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Drive-in theater in Lakewood, CA Alexey Brodovitch collection of photos
Alexey designed some nice furniture too. Source: MoMA

Festival of California Living / 1952

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Stewart MacDougall was in the house. 
Harrison McIntosh and Rupert Deese shared a booth. Tony Duquette, Barker Bros and John Smith were all there too.  

The Festival of California Living was held at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, which was located at 7600 West Beverly Boulevard Photo: LA Times
After years of neglect, the Pan-Pacific was destroyed by a fire. Photo:LAFD Historical Archives via LAist

Now it's a Rec Center Photo:LAist

Woolley / Whittier

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Librarians getting their card catalog in order with an 11' x 17' Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley enamel and copper mural behind them. The library calls it a "Tree of Life" mural, but the title given to it by the Woolleys is "Wisdom."  It was made made in 1960 and was given as a gift to the library by  Mrs. Frank Blake, Mrs. Aubrey Wardman, Miss Mary Sorensen and Miss Katherine Sorensen. Source: Whittier Public Library Historical Photograph Collection
The cool librarians and card catalogs have all been replaced by black plastic boxes. Maybe they were afraid of ending up on here?
It's really all about the details.
Source: Whittier Public Library Historical Photograph Collection Photo: Julius Shulman, 1959
Source: Whittier Public Library Historical Photograph Collection Photo: Julius Shulman, 1959

Source: Whittier Public Library Historical Photograph Collection Photo: Julius Shulman, 1959


Source: Whittier Public Library Historical Photograph Collection Photo: Julius Shulma…

Tackett Associates / In Situ

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Kenji Fujita / VKG Source: LACMA




TA / VKG
Stahl House Photo: Julius Shulman
Stahl House / Fishy on VKG table Photo: Julius Shulman
Photo: Julius Shulman
Tackett and Tuttle
Fish / Brown Saltman

Hap Sakwa

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Source: Rago 
Source: Rago