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strong>Please join us on April 21\, 2021\, 7pm.
\nPaul Rever
e Williams’s inspirational story has fascinated historians for the simple
fact that his journey was so improbable. The orphan son of an African Amer
ican fruit-and-vegetable merchant\, he was repeatedly told he had no chanc
e of ever realizing his childhood dream of becoming an architect. And yet\
, he ignored the naysayers to reach the pinnacle of his chosen profession\
, while overcoming widespread discrimination throughout early- to mid-twen
tieth century America. The odds against him succeeding were enormous.
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\nMaster Architects of Southern California 1920-1940\, a new twelve-volume seri es by Marc Appleton and Bret Parsons showcases the work of the Golden Era’ s most important residential architects as originally featured in the earl iest issues of The Architectural Digest. Featuring some of the earliest known photographs of the work of legendary architects\, th e series is devoted to the era when oil titans\, film industry moguls\, ba nkers\, and successful entrepreneurs who were new to the region hired the most accomplished and talented architects they could find.
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\nFive generations of Judsons have worked wit
h artists\, architects\, and designers to create Old World-style stained g
lass whose quality and craftsmanship has often been compared to the work o
f Louis Tiffany. Famed for its Craftsman glass\, Judson arts-and-crafts er
a windows have been celebrated by experts in the field for decades. Judson
’s work with Frank Lloyd Wright on Hollyhock House in the 1920s was recent
ly re-saluted when the house was named to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites
list. Established in Pasadena during the heyday of the Arroyo Culture\, he
adquarters of Judson Studios are still housed in the original Craftsman-er
a home and studio of patriarch William Lees Judson.
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\nJUDSON: Innovation in Stained Glass by David Judson and Steffie Nelso n is a history of the world-renowned family of artisans who began crafting stained glass windows in Los Angeles in 1897.
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\nDespite offers to go into the retail business as early as 19 28\, Adrian did not enter the commercial fashion world until 1942\, after leaving M-G-M\, but taking his fame with him. In 1944 he would win the pre stigious Coty Award for fashion design. One of the reasons he did so was h is innovative Trompe l’oiel painted imagery on fabric\, a tasteful solutio n to the L-85 fabric restrictions of World War II. So proud of the award w as Adrian that he added the line “American Designer” to all his advertisem ents in the prestigious fashion magazines.
\nBy 1952\, he had achiev ed all his dreams. He was famous\, successful\, married to a lovely woman\ , movie star Janet Gaynor\, father to a son\, Robin\, had traveled to Afri ca\, and was working happily in fashion\, theatre\, and fine art. Unfortun ately\, a weak heart demanded he give up his fashion business. His “retire ment” however\, was hardly inactive.
\nAttendance at a film festival in Brazil in 1952 led the Adrians to build – by hand – a home outside the new capital of Brasilia. They spent half their year in Brazil and half in Los Angeles. Janet made a return to movies in 1957\, and Adrian designed his first stage production since 1924\, a musical version of his film hit “Grand Hotel”. Dual offers came to Janet and Adrian to continue theatrical work\, her to star in “Midnight Sun” with Arthur Hill\, and for Adrian to design for the musical which became “Camelot” and for which he was awarde d a posthumous Tony Award\, shared with Tony Duquette\, who completed the production after Adrian suddenly died three months into the assignment.
\nThe nostalgia boom began just a few years after Adrian’s passing\, b
ut the surviving pieces of his film work were soon commanding high prices
at auctions\, with the Judy Garland-worn ruby slippers becoming the most v
aluable of all movie artifacts. Also\, his couturier work began to be pres
ented in museum exhibitions all over the world.
\nAccording to their
son\, Robin\, neither Janet nor Adrian dwelt in the past. He would probabl
y be a little surprised at the attention his work still receives\, but wou
ld nonetheless be pleased about it\, I’m sure.
I have studied Adri an and his work for the last two decades\, with the result being my book\, “Adrian – American Designer\, Hollywood Original” and I am pleased to be able to share new information with those familiar with his work and to int roduce him to new audiences who know the designer\, but not as much about the man.
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