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Fate of J. R. Davidson House In Peril; Furniture to Go to Auction
J. R. Davidson, architect of Case Study Houses #1, #11, and #15, was instrumental in transforming the Los Angeles landscape through his mid-century houses that employed expansive yet sensible floor plans. The upcoming May 19, 2013 Modern Art & Design Auction features a selection of furniture (each lot comes with a Julius Shulman photograph) designed by Davidson for the Kingsley residence, a modern gem in the Pacific Palisades. While the fate of the house is still unknown, it seems likely that it will be torn down to build a larger structure.
Now is your chance to acquire furniture from a home that may suffer the same destruction as many homes that helped to define Los Angeles’ modern landscape.
Continue Reading >> April 29, 2013Posted in Buzzworthy Items, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged Case Study House, J. R. Davidson, Julius Shulman, LA Modern, Modern Architecture, Neutra | 2 Comments
A. Quincy Jones Brody House photograph by Julius Shulman
The Brody House, designed by A. Quincy Jones circa 1950, exemplifies sophisticated modernism; a modernism void of the common economic limitations post-war architects faced when building commissioned houses. LAMA is representing material from the A. Quincy Jones and Elaine K. Sewell Jones Estate in the May 23, 2010 Modern Art & Design auction. A lot offering of eight Julius Shulman vintage photographs of A. Quincy …
Continue Reading >> April 27, 2010Posted in Buzzworthy Items, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged A. Quincy Jones, Julius Shulman | 1 Comment
A. Quincy Jones and Fredrick Emmons: AIA Firm of the Year Award 1969 and ‘Builders’ Homes for Better Living’
A. Quincy Jones and Fredrick E. Emmons collaborated on numerous architectural projects from 1951 till Emmons’ death in 1974. Jones and Emmons worked together to produce thousands of Eichler homes, and received commissions for churches, universities, manufacturing plants, and libraries. They worked with new materials, were very aware of site design, and focused attention on the building user. They took advantage of the pre-fabricated industrial …
Continue Reading >> March 26, 2010Posted in Buzzworthy Items, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged A. Quincy Jones, AIA, Fredrick Emmons, Julius Shulman, Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Modern Architecture | Leave a comment
A. Quincy Jones, Sascha Brastoff Ceramics Factory built 1953
Lately we have been very focused on the material from the A. Quincy Jones collection, and today a LAMA Blog reader brought even more A. Quincy Jones information to our attention. After scouring the internet for a basic background on the Brastoff Ceramics Factory, I completely forgot about A. Quincy Jones’ personal portfolio of his projects that was compiled in his office in the early …
Continue Reading >> January 27, 2010Posted in LAMA Exclusive | Tagged A. Quincy Jones, Arts & Architecture Magazine, Julius Shulman, Sascha Brastoff | 1 Comment
Items from the Julius Shulman Estate
We are extremely honored to represent several items from the Julius Shulman Estate. Including several rare ceramic works by Beatrice Wood and Gertrud & Otto Natzler. Shulman was close friends with both and was neighbors of the Natzler’s for many decades.
For today’s pick, I am featuring a welded metal sculpture by Bernard (Tony) Rosenthal. Known for his landmark public art sculptures in New York, …
Continue Reading >> December 5, 2009Posted in Auction Highlights | Tagged Julius Shulman, Tony Rosenthal | Leave a comment