“He used to say if you could look at a house in a magazine from 40 years ago and still like it, that was good work,” said granddaughter Karen E. Hudson, who has spent nearly three decades chronicling the work of the first African American fellow of the American Institute of Architects. “Now it’s 90 years ago, and it’s still good.”
via Architect Paul Revere Williams is a star among celebrities – latimes.com.
All images from “Paul R. Williams Architect: A Legacy of Style” by Karen. E. Hudson, Mr. Williams’ grand-daughter.
Daughter No. 2 (Andrea) is studying for Architecture here in India and she just asked me over the ‘phone to send her details of this book – thank you for showing.
It was published by Rizzoli, hold on I’ll get you the Amazon link to that and another published last year…
http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Williams-Architect-Karen-Hudson
http://www.amazon.com/Paul-R-Williams-Classic-Hollywood
You’re welcome and best to Andrea!
Ms Hudson is undeniably correct about Mr Williams’s work.
My God, I love that first photograph – it is spectacular! Thank you for this, Vickie.
I have to find out who the photographer was!
Look at how utterly chic every single person is in the first photograph! The white gloves look lovely but what a pain they must have been!
Chic and uncomfortable!
How would you ever keep them WHITE?
Just for the duration of the photograph!
I would be perfectly at ease in any of those beautiful gowns and gloves and hair and ooohhh…I was so completely born in the wrong time. 🙁
The composition of the photo has something of Slim Aarons something of Life Magazine…???
I will have to investigate and give proper photo credit!
I caught my eye as well!
It’s a riveting shot – one of my favorites 🙂
Love the house exterior. I would agree, if it holds up for that length of time, it’s a classic.
O, there’s a book you would l.o.v.e called Paul R. Williams, Classic Hollywood Style – wonderfully photographed exteriors and interiors.
Dearest V
That entrance to the Beverly Hills looks unnervingly like the mothership Sephora on the Chaps Elysee with walls made ceilings. Quite a thing.
As to the house, another one to add to The Dandy’s wish list!
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
PS. Dandy nailed it with the Sephora copy, my goodness…someone did their research.
Sephora? What’s Sephora? 😉
Now, you know I’m going to have to drop by Google images for that!
Dearest G
Oh do… one descends a grand escalier into a cavernous halle des parfums.
That one even has a very well stocked Guerlain counter, so The Dandy is ever such a happy fellow when he goes there.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
What an incredible talent Mr. Williams possessed! I adore his work!