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This episode features special artists through photography, portraits and watercolors. In this episode of ARTEFFECTS, we explore the world of watercolor with James Gayles, we look into colored ...
Davis was a huge fan of Paul Revere Williams, an L.A architect who designed homes for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. Despite his success, though, Williams taught himself to draw upside ...
Designed by architect Paul Revere Williams, this stunning curvilinear structure was originally the lobby of the La Concha Motel (whose sign also appears in the museum), which opened in 1961. It was ...
Furthermore, Williams designed the Los Angeles County Courthouse and the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as countless other buildings and nearly 2,000 homes in Los Angeles.
The entrance to the museum is the former lobby of the La Concha Motel Lobby, designed by renowned L.A. Black architect Paul Revere Williams, who also designed numerous homes in Los Angeles as well ...
As the lead interior designer in Paul Revere Williams’ architectural firm, Norma Williams Harvey is a rare, known example of a Black designer of prominence before the Civil Rights Movement.
He designed more than 2,500 buildings across LA and beyond, and was deemed “the architect to the stars” for his work with such Hollywood clients as Cary Grant, Danny Thomas, Lucille Ball, and ...
Considered one of the first professional interior designers, Candace Wheeler is often called the “Mother of Interior Design” for her role in establishing the field and encouraging other women to enter ...
Paul Revere Williams was a well-known Black architect in the 20th Century who designed some of Los Angeles’ historic buildings. Yet, according to Mackenzie Amanda, racial segregation prevented ...