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Article: The rich legacy of a black architect: new book celebrates life and work of a pioneer Los Angeles designer. (Paul R. Williams)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- March 1, 1994
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The designs speak for themselves. The stately mansions set in affluent enclaves of Los Angeles. The weekend retreats nestled among natural rock formations in the arid California desert. The elegant seating area at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. The dark green curvaceous corner and salmon pink stools of the Fountain Coffee Shop at the posh Beverly Hills Hotel.
The designs speak of elegance, class and gracious living, the hallmarks of vintage Southern California style from the 1920s through the 1970s. The master architect of this age of grace was the late Paul R. Williams, the pioneering architect whose imaginative residential, commercial and municipal designs ...