Shulman Book Signing AT DWR Friday

I'm a huge fan of Julius Shulman and have previously mentioned him in my posts about <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/11/kaufmann-house-to-be-auctioned-by.html">Neutra's Kaufmann House auction</a>, <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/12/few-2008-wall-calendars-you-can-commit.html">beautiful Calendars for 2008</a> and the <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/12/photo-la-2008-17th-annual-international.html">2008 Photo LA exposition. </a><br /><br />Well, for all you fans out there in the Los Angeles area, he will be doing a book signing at Design Within Reach on Beverly Blvd. Friday, February 29, 6–8pm, and today is the last day to RSVP! Read on for details.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXWRL2K0Efy8zeRe-YqXQmRo29iDwGH4Wg-htDU6t1fJCPfW4NqLRvK0hyphenhyphen3VMZNB9UH9N_nGMtlF9Y10qLacs7UmotOiBsRaSS-6d77i2dfJ-6RZiz7voW6FJaS9m4S1OQdpzt_TDbTqh/s1600-h/Julius-at-his-desk1_t346.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171534479344836066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXWRL2K0Efy8zeRe-YqXQmRo29iDwGH4Wg-htDU6t1fJCPfW4NqLRvK0hyphenhyphen3VMZNB9UH9N_nGMtlF9Y10qLacs7UmotOiBsRaSS-6d77i2dfJ-6RZiz7voW6FJaS9m4S1OQdpzt_TDbTqh/s400/Julius-at-his-desk1_t346.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Shulman is seen here in his Hollywood Hills home.<br />photo: </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >John Ellis for Metropolis</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />The photographer’s new three-volume set is drawn from his extensive archive, which contains more than 260,000 images. </span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOLkLfdGwsf4pccsirTCUdSdNBvDxHrTinirhLrOyJ4iHvnUO-PkqLj13WqMrs4oZcmtwyvcLstUyweHMKx0yWxA5SFW1Ssch-SusVf2VDGJLazKIB6jf6MfRP1vA1pXEmih5KXmuom5a/s1600-h/page_xl_shulman_modernism_2_01_0708291116_id_7601.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171535424237641202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOLkLfdGwsf4pccsirTCUdSdNBvDxHrTinirhLrOyJ4iHvnUO-PkqLj13WqMrs4oZcmtwyvcLstUyweHMKx0yWxA5SFW1Ssch-SusVf2VDGJLazKIB6jf6MfRP1vA1pXEmih5KXmuom5a/s400/page_xl_shulman_modernism_2_01_0708291116_id_7601.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 338px;" /></a><br />Above: Julius Shulman, Modernism Rediscovered, 3 Vols.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shulman, Julius / Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter / Edwards, Owen / Shulman, Julius / Ethington, Philip J. / Loughrey, Peter</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Hardcover, 3 vol. in a slipcase 11.4 x 14.5 in., 1008 pages</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, ISBN 978-3-8228-4287-4</span></span><br />$ 300.00<br /><br /><br />DWR is pleased to welcome photographer Julius Shulman. The legendary architecture photographer will join us in the Studio for a book signing and retrospective of his prolific work behind the lens. Shulman is responsible for some of the most sought-after architectural photography to date, with an emphasis on images of Southern California modernism. The photographer will be joined by author Michael Stern who will discuss his recently penned “Julius Shulman: Palm Springs.” Inside you will find striking images of many celebrated Palm Springs addresses from <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/11/kaufmann-house-to-be-auctioned-by.html">Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House </a>to the Raymond Loewy House and John Lautner’s design for Bob Hope.<p> <a href="http://www.booksoup.com/" target="_blank">Book Soup</a> will be selling copies of this freshly published photo essay and Shulman and Stern will be signing copies. Refreshments will be served. </p> RSVP to <a href="mailto:beverlyblvd@dwr.com">beverlyblvd@dwr.com</a> by February 27.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixP_r839W-hNpcVgZZDX7xMgXxc4bK4-u9NbSVCiIAbJ_MtyhFqCyr59jKjV7keagpsgPD0Gd9-WZiwfQ_xjILArbbNSbezSc2n34CRnA54gChPU-HDX_xoUmWizdCpPKBpA7LoUeVc5im/s1600-h/2915-01X.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171534041258171842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixP_r839W-hNpcVgZZDX7xMgXxc4bK4-u9NbSVCiIAbJ_MtyhFqCyr59jKjV7keagpsgPD0Gd9-WZiwfQ_xjILArbbNSbezSc2n34CRnA54gChPU-HDX_xoUmWizdCpPKBpA7LoUeVc5im/s400/2915-01X.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 421px;" /></a><br />Above: Julius Shulman's photo of the 1960 FRANK GEHRY Steeves Residence<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpREAbu8sIs9C7_9C0cwnHl3V_I5tzo9Seotnfuj6_2kmDKCkXCH-mNxiVwEVHDRhBR6a-OScysjoxudmy7aA3COyy9BFP2HF0FEdV8T0p-kqWq3ipCelWKnHYfKrR1cpW_X1u-O9tpAB/s1600-h/2980-20K.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171534341905882578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpREAbu8sIs9C7_9C0cwnHl3V_I5tzo9Seotnfuj6_2kmDKCkXCH-mNxiVwEVHDRhBR6a-OScysjoxudmy7aA3COyy9BFP2HF0FEdV8T0p-kqWq3ipCelWKnHYfKrR1cpW_X1u-O9tpAB/s400/2980-20K.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 667px;" /></a><br />Above: Shulman's photo of the 1960 PIERRE KOENIG Stahl Residence<br /><br /><b>About the artist:</b><br />A resident of Los Angeles since 1920,<strong> Julius Shulman</strong> has been documenting modernist architecture in Southern California and across the globe for nearly eight decades. His images of Pierre Koenig's Case Study House No. 22 (1960) in Los Angeles and Richard J. Neutra's Kaufmann House (1947) in Palm Springs are among the most recognizable and iconic architectural photographs of the 20th century. Shulman's interest in photography developed into a career when he photographed Neutra's Kun Residence in Los Angeles with his Kodak Vestpocket camera in 1936. Neutra admired young Shulman's images and continued to commission his work. Other leading architects of the time followed suit, as did hundreds of magazines, newspapers, and book publishers. Shulman's numerous awards include the Architectural Photography Medal from the American Institute of Architects (1969), a lifetime achievement award from the International Center of Photography in New York (1998), and honorary doctorates from various academic institutions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/photography/all/04404/facts.julius_shulman_modernism_rediscovered_3_vols.htm">The book is also available for purchase online from Taschen here.</a>

Shulman Book Signing AT DWR Friday

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photo l.a. 2008: the 17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRN11YRSqSjaVQpSX384LW91veWKjGvowbV0VXtVwj3Ngp-su05rqN8XMb0GrWQelOz_U3dxny8PChLRzUMzcODn5dpNyHTZGg_Sf_MI5Wktmv7n41xF9YXqYFnwX54_MSScq9BiSkp4uI/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145730989519113378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRN11YRSqSjaVQpSX384LW91veWKjGvowbV0VXtVwj3Ngp-su05rqN8XMb0GrWQelOz_U3dxny8PChLRzUMzcODn5dpNyHTZGg_Sf_MI5Wktmv7n41xF9YXqYFnwX54_MSScq9BiSkp4uI/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><strong><br />January 10-13, 2008</strong><br /><br />Artfairs inc., producer of the highly acclaimed art fairs <a href="http://artfairsinc.com/photomiami/2007/">photo Miami</a> and <a href="http://www.artfairsinc.com/artla/2008/index.html">ART LA</a>, is pleased to announce that photo l.a. 2008, the 17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, which will take place January 10-13, 2008.<br /><br />EXHIBITION HOURS<br />Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12, noon to 8:00 p.m.<br />Sunday, January 13, noon to 6:00 p.m.<br /><br />Tickets are $20 for a one-day pass and $30 for a three-day pass.<br /><br />The Conversations with Artists series of lectures are co-sponsored with <a href="http://www.lacma.com/">LACMA</a> and are free to the public. The Conversation with Julius Shulman will cost $10, as well a Sunday morning seminar on Book Collecting. Onsite collecting seminars are $80 (includes a three day pass and catalog). Student discounts for lectures and the fair are available with valid I.D.<br /><br />At the opening night reception scheduled for Thursday, January 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., <a href="http://www.artfairsinc.com/">artfairs, inc</a>. will welcome to Los Angeles, and photo l.a. 2008, the new Department Head and Curator of Photography at <a href="http://www.lacma.org/">LACMA</a>, Charlotte Cotton. Renowned architectural photographer Julius Shulman will be honored with photo l.a.’s inaugural lifetime achievement award in association with The Center -- a nonprofit organization that honors, supports and provides opportunity for gifted and committed photographers. Proceeds from the opening night reception will benefit the Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tickets to the opening benefit reception on Thursday, January 10, 2008 are $80 (which includes 1-day pass to the show). To order tickets to the benefit reception, email the Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at photola@lacma.org or contact the event hotline at (323) 932-5846.<br /><br />All exhibition, lecture and preview reception tickets are available for purchase at the door or in advance. Seminar tickets should be purchased in advance. For additional information on photo l.a. 2008, visit <a href="http://www.artfairsinc.com./">www.artfairsinc.com.</a><br /><a href="http://artfairsinc.com/photola/2008/exhibitors.html"><br />To see a full list of exhibitors, click here.</a><br /><br /><br />Some of the photos you will see there:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaQSHaNI17vgP854TudkYmub9tkcNWj4MdeTLrMPrI5x9-cIWjc3cCG3ViIEPtBdNpL-tyB7fb5ypYLMfI8bXVyEIWVBykAtFlM8To0RChBsCqcigxim_GWdOvugUYQjVnEugNCRccIbb/s1600-h/01_Burkhard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145725874213063682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaQSHaNI17vgP854TudkYmub9tkcNWj4MdeTLrMPrI5x9-cIWjc3cCG3ViIEPtBdNpL-tyB7fb5ypYLMfI8bXVyEIWVBykAtFlM8To0RChBsCqcigxim_GWdOvugUYQjVnEugNCRccIbb/s400/01_Burkhard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 192px;" /></a><br />Balthasar Burkhard<br />Rio Negro, 2002<br />Silver gelatin print on barite paper<br />23,5 x 63 inches<br />Iron frame<br />Edition of 7<br />Courtesy SCALO|GUYE<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pA9fAnkwWXwian4NfNDRbuPUExmvW9xlkxh61ncJU3p_xhmFoo7RQb_-5JVSv9K3SwsmL7-SHKw4ITN8EY26TnoRUFAF54_ddhfqLf-Ymsgaa0KmNhFNx6nY-GU2egQbbZVxE5yrfs7r/s1600-h/02_Burkhard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145727377451617378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pA9fAnkwWXwian4NfNDRbuPUExmvW9xlkxh61ncJU3p_xhmFoo7RQb_-5JVSv9K3SwsmL7-SHKw4ITN8EY26TnoRUFAF54_ddhfqLf-Ymsgaa0KmNhFNx6nY-GU2egQbbZVxE5yrfs7r/s400/02_Burkhard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 544px; height: 383px;" /></a><br />Balthasar Burkhard<br />Chicago, 2004<br />Silver gelatin print on barite paper<br />49,2 x 70,9 inches<br />Iron frame<br />Edition of 7<br />Courtesy SCALO|GUYE<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcle9jn_TzG7gE5UMgzBgoFPFNOzfCEWWKg0y3ymLNG5n2snEqIqV-2DuQaJT0TLOGMXTG0_LCWuR9U4WcpHaMeCXP1VrSwDPZ8zpWetoaZOtepXr7kBtRnHliMWoAbHPpEmw4acfq6mZA/s1600-h/03_Burkhard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145726063191624722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcle9jn_TzG7gE5UMgzBgoFPFNOzfCEWWKg0y3ymLNG5n2snEqIqV-2DuQaJT0TLOGMXTG0_LCWuR9U4WcpHaMeCXP1VrSwDPZ8zpWetoaZOtepXr7kBtRnHliMWoAbHPpEmw4acfq6mZA/s400/03_Burkhard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 349px;" /></a><br />Balthasar Burkhard<br />Shanghai, 2005<br />Silver gelatin print on barite paper<br />54,7 x 82,7 inches<br />Iron frame<br />Edition of 7<br />Courtesy SCALO|GUYE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O8hOb_kiS4MpfU3_vLRcGMnYawm59Fqtc7kW7tljVXxZMRUogSByFddB4Pr9dwXqGEty7qLS15mq7mvqTlzcMBSbvuhJoaQVM6IT8NOj-Z6XzkYgAEk5NDxl4Ge4gg4Fx2lq9Aziy9vm/s1600-h/05_Crocquet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145726243580251170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O8hOb_kiS4MpfU3_vLRcGMnYawm59Fqtc7kW7tljVXxZMRUogSByFddB4Pr9dwXqGEty7qLS15mq7mvqTlzcMBSbvuhJoaQVM6IT8NOj-Z6XzkYgAEk5NDxl4Ge4gg4Fx2lq9Aziy9vm/s400/05_Crocquet.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 424px;" /></a><br />Pierre Crocquet<br />Morning coffee<br />Silver gelatin hand print<br />75 x 60 cm<br />2006<br />From a series of work entitled EnterExit.<br />Courtesy of the Photographers Gallery za<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx5GJcPNBjhiUpWo3agOxYipet7GqKePuMiwwZPhAKJL0jd0-kz9GSjzHye6EYn7NPjoZacfSoK6s1KRCwm9MPTCw3U7NAW2qlVySub2si5SDpYIG3ra6JS1xw_AMj756KPILF1jtKA4l/s1600-h/06_Vinci.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145726402494041138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx5GJcPNBjhiUpWo3agOxYipet7GqKePuMiwwZPhAKJL0jd0-kz9GSjzHye6EYn7NPjoZacfSoK6s1KRCwm9MPTCw3U7NAW2qlVySub2si5SDpYIG3ra6JS1xw_AMj756KPILF1jtKA4l/s400/06_Vinci.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 330px;" /></a><br />Nicola Vinci<br />Il Beneficio Del Dubbio<br />Benefit of doubt<br />Diptych, 1/1<br />Lightjet on plexiglass<br />35 x 57 cm<br />2005<br />From a series of work entitled, Moonlight.<br />Courtesy of the Photographers Gallery za<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpblvf63p9nqiCyU11lTrlt5l8Ja3ujCF2RfFdhdq6NcqaePmudkRwJDw8IlfbhY8q2nTPp_WK48-1PEbdpA2z9KjqgoVX5WfDr4McVbaIAi5h8wqn_VwP0BogipiFYiAWpfcYh4UFj1HS/s1600-h/07_Ballen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145726621537373250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpblvf63p9nqiCyU11lTrlt5l8Ja3ujCF2RfFdhdq6NcqaePmudkRwJDw8IlfbhY8q2nTPp_WK48-1PEbdpA2z9KjqgoVX5WfDr4McVbaIAi5h8wqn_VwP0BogipiFYiAWpfcYh4UFj1HS/s400/07_Ballen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 542px;" /></a><br />Roger Ballen<br />Bent back<br />Silver gelatin hand print<br />40 x 40 cm<br />2001<br />From a series of work entitled, Shadow Chamber.<br />Courtesy of the Photographers Gallery za<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsu8q2cMYTZqb-QhPA-SY6v2DT-cj3hXHxkOyWLEIeaPGn3zEZyeqBdmCFmmNpEj5Q2DZm25q6D3BeQ-3TEKTorfUVV8HRdiDzzOjXZi2lJd43X6dxUGe60HFT3Kw6gRFQHlaY5olWWr3d/s1600-h/08_Roth.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145726857760574546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsu8q2cMYTZqb-QhPA-SY6v2DT-cj3hXHxkOyWLEIeaPGn3zEZyeqBdmCFmmNpEj5Q2DZm25q6D3BeQ-3TEKTorfUVV8HRdiDzzOjXZi2lJd43X6dxUGe60HFT3Kw6gRFQHlaY5olWWr3d/s400/08_Roth.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 340px;" /></a><br />Artist: Lukas Roth<br />Title: untitled 2007 (station)<br />Year: 2007<br />Medium: Lambda print<br />© Lukas Roth and courtesy Paul Kopeikin Gallery<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV0BVDIqVX59D8VbnNZWip0M2m2Pnck_cRniIxkWkz20QYh5OYIB4dzIfTDuSsaHWPpCepCh2KZ5TyqWYUtXUZy6heZRknReO1Yu0L9FdxyDQ0MSmc4284mPf_8rEf0s5SS3BcMvEetxy/s1600-h/10_Orser.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145727751113772162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV0BVDIqVX59D8VbnNZWip0M2m2Pnck_cRniIxkWkz20QYh5OYIB4dzIfTDuSsaHWPpCepCh2KZ5TyqWYUtXUZy6heZRknReO1Yu0L9FdxyDQ0MSmc4284mPf_8rEf0s5SS3BcMvEetxy/s400/10_Orser.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 426px;" /></a><br />Artist: Julie Orser<br />Title: Arrangement<br />Year: 2007<br />Medium: Chromogenic print<br />© Julie Orser and courtesy Paul Kopeikin Gallery<br /><br /><b>FAIR LOCATION</b><br />Barker Hangar<br />3021 Airport Avenue<br />Santa Monica, CA 90405<br /><br /><b>BENEFIT RECEPTION</b><br />To honor Julius Shulman and<br />Benefit the Photography Department of the<br />Los Angeles County Museum of Art<br />Thursday, January 10th, 6-9 pm<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4u9F_SuDVaUuguVppWL2IopPc7W-6V0NfZXHqMUSGLahbeCMqEiNlHhJTVsHNf2m40iR4YPAVe7iFqkjAZ5D7jqN10D6aVJEPe7fUf1h029BcK6dsYWGXtICS2kU4nIgpcW4dddK_KAta/s1600-h/photola_main.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145728915049909394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4u9F_SuDVaUuguVppWL2IopPc7W-6V0NfZXHqMUSGLahbeCMqEiNlHhJTVsHNf2m40iR4YPAVe7iFqkjAZ5D7jqN10D6aVJEPe7fUf1h029BcK6dsYWGXtICS2kU4nIgpcW4dddK_KAta/s400/photola_main.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 652px;" /></a><br /><i>©J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission.<br />Julius Shulman Photography Archive Research Library at the Getty Research Institute</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.artfairsinc.com/photola/2008/PLA08_benefitorderform.pdf">Click here to download a Benefit Reception Ticket Order Form.</a><br />For more information on Benefit Reception tickets please email photola@lacma.org or call 323.936.5846<br /><br /><b>PUBLIC FAIR HOURS</b><br />Friday, January 11th, 12pm - 8pm<br />Saturday, January 12th, 12pm - 8pm<br />Sunday, January 13th, 12pm - 6pm<br /><br /><b>TICKETS</b><br /><a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=147304">Click here to purchase day passes, seminar or lecture tickets.</a><br /><a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=147304">$20 1-day pass (includes catalog)</a><br /><a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=147304">$30 3-day pass (includes catalog)</a><br /><a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=147304">$10 The Photobook: A Discussion</a><br /><a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=147304">$10 Conversation with Shulman/DeWit</a><br /><a href="http://www.artfairsinc.com/photola/2008/PLA08_benefitorderform.pdf">$80 Benefit Reception (includes a 1-day pass)</a><br /><br />Click here to download a Benefit Reception Ticket Order Form.<br />For more information on Benefit Reception tickets please email photola@lacma.org or call 323.936.5846

photo l.a. 2008: the 17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition

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A few 2008 Wall Calendars You Can Commit To

Another year. Another wall calendar.<br /><br />If you're at all like me, choosing a wall calendar each year is like making a big commitment.<br />You're going to have to live with it and look at it and certainly, count on it, for the next 12 months. I have take my time and look long and hard for something I won't get sick of.<br /><br />Or, maybe you got one of those "self-published-by-uploading-your-own-pic" calendars of relatives or dogs, and they just don't look right on your wall.<br /><br />Here are a few beauties for 2008 that you ought to consider taking a look at:<br /><br /><strong>The 2008 Julius Shulman Calendar</strong><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc17QOaHrG-DH6vqvYj7IFgSd701Uup15u7humZtGLlJaV7l8H02s189t8LjNmHtHixBwiFyhenjbcjmI2Bd5BX7GfvyArs7c2YYs1NxdlUtbKbkI3ayKSdJfyNP3lyw6rB-Eu7GS5IZmv/s1600-h/shulcvr08.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148403640293233650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc17QOaHrG-DH6vqvYj7IFgSd701Uup15u7humZtGLlJaV7l8H02s189t8LjNmHtHixBwiFyhenjbcjmI2Bd5BX7GfvyArs7c2YYs1NxdlUtbKbkI3ayKSdJfyNP3lyw6rB-Eu7GS5IZmv/s400/shulcvr08.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />The cover of this elegant 11-by-14-inch portfolio features architectural photography of the 20th century taken by Julius Shulman. An art piece as well as a calendar, it is printed in high-resolution offset lithography with a satin aqueous coating. Individual pages are suitable for framing or for displaying on the wall or a table easel. An ideal gift for everyone from art neophytes to photography and architecture buffs, the calendar may be easily ordered directly from the AMC at 323 857-6501.<br /><br />Modestly priced at $30, plus tax and shipping, with a ten percent discount for LACMA members, the calendar is also available through the <a href="https://tx1.lacma.org/load_screen.asp?screen=merchandise_list_menu">LACMA Store.</a><br /><br /><strong>Griffith Observatory Architectural Calendar 2008<br />Photographed by Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTbe_Udyn2soAL0ZCqKLnwlmThW0t9Cv-3vL8dXdNhuaRautgx9oMsiSX4zX7P3iI9qi9_9Zo0x29DepLcptlYlGiqJsz2OGOsiIyBbRtbu-hc5SfhKi8JG3_lHhcyn6JDjK6SvYguySL/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148402291673502674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTbe_Udyn2soAL0ZCqKLnwlmThW0t9Cv-3vL8dXdNhuaRautgx9oMsiSX4zX7P3iI9qi9_9Zo0x29DepLcptlYlGiqJsz2OGOsiIyBbRtbu-hc5SfhKi8JG3_lHhcyn6JDjK6SvYguySL/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><br />Price $35.00 Beautiful images of Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles' award winning cultural icon, have been captured by the world's great photographers. In the spring of 2007, world-renowned architectural photographer, Julius Shulman collaborated with Juergen Nogai to photograph Griffith Observatory.<br />Twelve of these full-color photographs are presented in an elegant 11-by-14-inch presentation portfolio. Calendar and portfolio are gorgeously printed in high-resolution offset lithography with a satin coating. The portfolio contains twelve individual pages, each one suitable for framing or for displaying on the wall or a table easel.<br /><a href="http://www.friendsoftheobservatory.com/items.php?itemid=2">Buy it here</a><br /><br /><strong> The Elliot Erwitt 2008 calendar</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmcXDGLIOtS9w1B-xyLMfeHk8HOcjmWXYI-n6AV2JKdyXYvQJotV6CxIHXqSTxbsuQ7vWO2Nz-CmsiISZsBy2CiYYbCOLMhrX-wuocmN1ep3mL8uLuAW97vAkmIp3Hl_T7tqCqGyI5sLW/s1600-h/erwitt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148413372689126466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmcXDGLIOtS9w1B-xyLMfeHk8HOcjmWXYI-n6AV2JKdyXYvQJotV6CxIHXqSTxbsuQ7vWO2Nz-CmsiISZsBy2CiYYbCOLMhrX-wuocmN1ep3mL8uLuAW97vAkmIp3Hl_T7tqCqGyI5sLW/s400/erwitt.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />An elegant calendar featuring Elliott Erwitt's witty photographs.<br />A month-to-view calendar featuring images by one of the leading photographers of his generation, Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928)<br />Thirteen carefully-selected images taken from the best of Erwitt’s work are combined here with elegant typography and a practical layout to create a functional, yet charming, piece of stationery for the home and the office. Each image is beautifully printed and featured as a full page, allowing you to cut out and keep your favorite images after the year has passed.<br /><a href="http://www.phaidon.com/Default.aspx/Web/elliott-erwitt-calendar-2008-9780714847795"><br />Buy it here.</a></p><p><strong> Michal Kenna's 2008 Wall calendar</strong></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X7-00fTvDpdfVUfOA3fdF8Nt4NB5HcGrb_miteFrHQFRS-PAIlyjzdfZdnvHD9B2JvBXsqAeeexCdjlt6Q93cOhEK02vpEZEd0-KPhoKbB_ORgAniRJjwQz9gx-Vfs2-MWF8hlz_hjv-/s1600-h/kenna+cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148725487962527138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X7-00fTvDpdfVUfOA3fdF8Nt4NB5HcGrb_miteFrHQFRS-PAIlyjzdfZdnvHD9B2JvBXsqAeeexCdjlt6Q93cOhEK02vpEZEd0-KPhoKbB_ORgAniRJjwQz9gx-Vfs2-MWF8hlz_hjv-/s400/kenna+cover.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><p><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FormView1_BookDescriptionLabel">Michael Kenna’s intimate, exquisitely crafted black-and-white photographs reflect a sense of refinement, respect for history, and thorough originality. We are pleased to present our twelfth calendar featuring his work. Our <a href="http://www.michaelkenna.net/html/books/calendars/index08.html">2008 Michael Kenna Wall Calendar</a> is printed on an exclusive, uncoated, natural Japanese paper using “Daido black” ink.<br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHO5nXn9tdGyF_GL_sJnj2_poxtzWt7HoY0pp33o9t5E1aH5F1d1jFmD0thyphenhyphenyiewvyErl6DfonZ00eTzPBcZdqV6nHfGCAey4C4xmhDknLmnsCuU7j3e8khuIt6PrusTjK_r93TrS4o_0/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148726699143304626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHO5nXn9tdGyF_GL_sJnj2_poxtzWt7HoY0pp33o9t5E1aH5F1d1jFmD0thyphenhyphenyiewvyErl6DfonZ00eTzPBcZdqV6nHfGCAey4C4xmhDknLmnsCuU7j3e8khuIt6PrusTjK_r93TrS4o_0/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 195px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XxOEJXCLMQyYAP7CayLoGgeOlNmst5lxz9Sm8MWl0Pp4CS-Xy6Ow60qEtnLAilkFZPWq6QOLwOvDXZwdv1NIYoeulYOvZBLhNUkPr_wMAmqrwxeYYe87upcMjwO0rHcOxd6iqdeRL9V-/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148728228151662018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XxOEJXCLMQyYAP7CayLoGgeOlNmst5lxz9Sm8MWl0Pp4CS-Xy6Ow60qEtnLAilkFZPWq6QOLwOvDXZwdv1NIYoeulYOvZBLhNUkPr_wMAmqrwxeYYe87upcMjwO0rHcOxd6iqdeRL9V-/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 194px;" /></a></p><p><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FormView1_BookDescriptionLabel">It features both well-known and previously unpublished photographs: Pine Trees, Wolcheon, Gangwando, South Korea, 2007; Twenty One Fence Posts, Shirogane, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004; Graceful Oak, Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire, England, 2007; Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kao Kao, Easter Island, 2001; Basilica San Marco, Venice, Italy, 2007; Butterfly and Peonies, Kongobuji, Koyasan, Japan, 2006; Morning Clouds, Monument Valley, Utah, USA, 2005; Manhattan Skyline, New York, USA, 2007; Fifty Four Sticks, Calais, France, 1998; Le Desert de Retz, Study 9, France, 1988; Swan Song, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1990; Early Cloud Cover, Mont St Michel, France, 1994; and Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 4, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2007. The print run is limited to 2,000 copies for international distribution; as always, early orders are encouraged.<br /><br />Publisher: Nazraeli Press<br />Size: 14 x 18"</span></p><p><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FormView1_BookDescriptionLabel"><a href="http://www.beyondwords.co.uk/Book.aspx?id=6063">Buy it here.</a><br /></span></p><p><strong>The Miss Tuning World 2008 Calendar</strong><br />This one will surprise you...but if you know someone who simply must have a cheesy slutty girl+vehicle calendar, there's a limited edition one of Miss Tuning 2008 on the market that's actually nicely shot and produced!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTlOQYKOkMq1Gc47ZyjvOJTLgrq1aC96_ziqj2PC7swK7MRTkGMqo1iWVaXFKHdyLJpv9tLxI9i7oT5p5JWv_wwkTlrfeA3Z2UNCXR4X2eXm4hs6p_fbx3Sb16MQI18dgYaxQUi6aLFYM/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148415395618722898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTlOQYKOkMq1Gc47ZyjvOJTLgrq1aC96_ziqj2PC7swK7MRTkGMqo1iWVaXFKHdyLJpv9tLxI9i7oT5p5JWv_wwkTlrfeA3Z2UNCXR4X2eXm4hs6p_fbx3Sb16MQI18dgYaxQUi6aLFYM/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Lake Constance, the home of the TUNING WORLD BODENSEE, provided the scenery for the photographs for the 2008 Miss Tuning calendar. Austrian lifestyle photographer Christian Holzknecht who has recently worked for Playboy, put the new Miss Tuning, Silvia Hauten, in scenes (Only half with fabulous vehicles) for 12 calendar pictures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKQvCRLYA6xUSem7OthUJESMMFLfTZq0Qtoz1GLy0MJ58bQvaX81RnIsnAU3gv4v7nuA8_VKCQ2x7uZkW-1A0L9BoIGhkI1-st7SNAFyys__Q9Gk08wJ0A0wxS7kG_LvTBZSVQC2sH9AG/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148416331921593442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKQvCRLYA6xUSem7OthUJESMMFLfTZq0Qtoz1GLy0MJ58bQvaX81RnIsnAU3gv4v7nuA8_VKCQ2x7uZkW-1A0L9BoIGhkI1-st7SNAFyys__Q9Gk08wJ0A0wxS7kG_LvTBZSVQC2sH9AG/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Further information at <a href="http://www.tuningworldbodensee.de./">www.tuningworldbodensee.de.</a><br /><a href="http://www.tuning-world-bodensee.de/html/de/">or buy it here- Europe and Australia only.</a><br /><br />If nature is more your thing, photographer and digital artist, Jan Stary, has a limited edition Water wall calendar that is both striking and original.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHaHHf1cJRf4ndevjfEJEjGnhXRohO-p2Z24-MWMK_GTaiztNhNhyphenhyphenQMVCe9DrhxVzuY7Gj4aNIEDIQPGTeHUPx_3eMQb38nWgKi8o9z8cO4AlduSLYvzR1aOEtwzwnxyzvIZT5CP7uQ1E/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148436973534418066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHaHHf1cJRf4ndevjfEJEjGnhXRohO-p2Z24-MWMK_GTaiztNhNhyphenhyphenQMVCe9DrhxVzuY7Gj4aNIEDIQPGTeHUPx_3eMQb38nWgKi8o9z8cO4AlduSLYvzR1aOEtwzwnxyzvIZT5CP7uQ1E/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 241px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-cYNrHM_YbPKnrvm-V2b3S2ypftGe91gym_kD-rPSWvhkulmEcVvh5nHELe3ubq3hVkjRaji7DaV7HzQeLJPy9WG3mozlaro8reac_BjHqdnPh45xuenrliS6ASXHQhFs8wELxVRpFKd/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148437484635526322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-cYNrHM_YbPKnrvm-V2b3S2ypftGe91gym_kD-rPSWvhkulmEcVvh5nHELe3ubq3hVkjRaji7DaV7HzQeLJPy9WG3mozlaro8reac_BjHqdnPh45xuenrliS6ASXHQhFs8wELxVRpFKd/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 242px;" /></a><br /></p><p>12 months 13"x19" wall calendar with a spiral binding on top, each month on a separate page with a beautiful 10"x13" color photograph.<br />Order by email from Jan Stary,or by phone (206)850-6029.<br />price; $29.95 + $9 domestic Priority Mail shipping<br /><a href="http://www.staryart.com/2008_Calendar.html">2008 Calendar - WATER, Limited Edition</a></p><p><br />Or <strong>Franz Lanting LIFE, 2008. </strong><br /></p><div class="shadow"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtqEUwNFiJIM0kfyHUknZH_22qfzGQKwrY2K5DYUkn0zOiVU0Hc_dFQG32rbCWr32W4BPvF1SNDrYVA4KgI7il3vxGzA4honpi-1-x45aa9t7ROq7m24kA9z_xv2qSo3_h2GlsNR3GPnj/s1600-h/lanting_life_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148448505521607906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtqEUwNFiJIM0kfyHUknZH_22qfzGQKwrY2K5DYUkn0zOiVU0Hc_dFQG32rbCWr32W4BPvF1SNDrYVA4KgI7il3vxGzA4honpi-1-x45aa9t7ROq7m24kA9z_xv2qSo3_h2GlsNR3GPnj/s400/lanting_life_.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59lSg3usFcjiWLic80QVnQg9nbjibwzevaeo2e8Zyy36svZ2h0BRjHq9LAVuKO2CKrG2VNhWlUSigkugve4Sb75tdTnFWJSRhut4F2PwjMhLlz2xh-v5IDtEdAmbwNhbYei2VxcP8H5ZW/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148448771809580274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59lSg3usFcjiWLic80QVnQg9nbjibwzevaeo2e8Zyy36svZ2h0BRjHq9LAVuKO2CKrG2VNhWlUSigkugve4Sb75tdTnFWJSRhut4F2PwjMhLlz2xh-v5IDtEdAmbwNhbYei2VxcP8H5ZW/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 204px;" /></a><br />Wire-spiral bound 19.7 x 27.6 in., 28 pages, Stunning nature photography, nicely produced by Taschen.<br />$29.99<br /><a href="http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/big_calendars/all/20731/facts.frans_lanting_life_2008.htm">Buy it here</a><br /><br />If you must do a desk calendar, this is a great option:<br /><strong>Colour Calendar 2008 by Moritz Zwimpfer</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeK1JR7kzdANzCZfjP145MKwYTjp3ihIoX5IAVwnE_qG_tE1qGmhT2bHV1b_SL9GSIf73rdYJ3zkNaT2ISUPbDZ6kSU63gz4zJxUliOL6wQrCvRgUwbjQaF8NnRJrD_TaLsayOcd4gQOVT/s1600-h/zwimpfer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148456867822933266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeK1JR7kzdANzCZfjP145MKwYTjp3ihIoX5IAVwnE_qG_tE1qGmhT2bHV1b_SL9GSIf73rdYJ3zkNaT2ISUPbDZ6kSU63gz4zJxUliOL6wQrCvRgUwbjQaF8NnRJrD_TaLsayOcd4gQOVT/s400/zwimpfer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Following the huge success of the Colour Calendar 2007, here is the Colour Calendar 2008 – and every day once again gets its own special color from Switzerland’s design genius, Moritz Swimpfer. This appealing, spiral-bound desk calendar is a bit like a Pantone book with room for notes; each day’s color brings its own scent, taste and sound, the implications of memory, the possibilities of the future. A beautiful little object, impeccably printed, for the desk or attaché case of a design aficionado, promising enjoyment long after 2008 is history. The appendix includes a calendar overview for 2008-2009, Pantone codes for the 365 colors, and blank pages for memos.<br />September 2007, English & German text<br />Softcover with spiral binding<br />382 pp, 43/4 x 6 inches<br />Retail Price: $28.00<br /><a href="http://www.rampub.com/design/978-3-7212-0616-6?PHPSESSID=e7027e294f2ff5db76ac5ebd0e1fb39b">Buy it here.</a><br /><p></p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6A2EyTP0bMqWCQ_x_5G-TunDftdwh4bg5-l4N9gbkqEEEjV5IUYQGoJYlN9PRkGLMFnX0c5gBmREsjtbfS0M4kRHh-Au6q8Al2Gx7qDMktzyeeyfKtgEqn1QdIvfu0BMj6mZ9Ys3Si3P4/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148411418479006754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6A2EyTP0bMqWCQ_x_5G-TunDftdwh4bg5-l4N9gbkqEEEjV5IUYQGoJYlN9PRkGLMFnX0c5gBmREsjtbfS0M4kRHh-Au6q8Al2Gx7qDMktzyeeyfKtgEqn1QdIvfu0BMj6mZ9Ys3Si3P4/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i>Above: A shot From the 2008 Pirelli calendar with its' Shanghai theme.</i><br /><br />Of course, if you can get your hands on this years' <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.pirellical.com/">Pirelli calendar</a>, shot by Patrick Demarchelier or <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lavazza2008.com">Lavazza's 2008 calendar </a>shot by Finlay Mackay, consider yourself lucky. Those are not available to the public and getting one can only be a result of 'who you know'.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7Ge-ILn7f0UMzkAcSmdFg8cM4F9TP04msu6-UaZEWIXlbAYGAKIqFNCJA_u6HSM1g6JB1TMkXG4R7cuOwRLHw9cOLTak-gTkYQIyceuuup2UBEsBZhb66EejulY8WLShe-hgzHNuntMW/s1600-h/Cover+Calendar+2008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148432545423135874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7Ge-ILn7f0UMzkAcSmdFg8cM4F9TP04msu6-UaZEWIXlbAYGAKIqFNCJA_u6HSM1g6JB1TMkXG4R7cuOwRLHw9cOLTak-gTkYQIyceuuup2UBEsBZhb66EejulY8WLShe-hgzHNuntMW/s400/Cover+Calendar+2008.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i> Above: the cover of this years' Lavazza calendar celebrating "MajesticWomen"</i><br /></p><p>Now, if photos and illustration simply do not appeal to you, you cannot go wrong with the two following design classics, the Stendig and the Pentagram calendar.<br /><br /><br /><b>NOTE: like many a designer, I buy a Stendig or Pentagram calendar that I can write upon in addition to a wall calendar. Maybe you should consider doing the same.</b><br /><br /><strong>The 2008 Pentagram Typography calendar</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVf2P-Mr8r3NlK11-BCo0D-GekjjbCdMloTRcgvI_CEdtgGFGj5EGTyS3jMk1pFaGqH0CroOO0gK8QISQkkwgQZr8cieJ9tZ5BfEfIqMJMptocbMPvm5igahY36YIrjJ2pfl-Nv3KhE7V/s1600-h/kenknight-pentagram.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148407179346285570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVf2P-Mr8r3NlK11-BCo0D-GekjjbCdMloTRcgvI_CEdtgGFGj5EGTyS3jMk1pFaGqH0CroOO0gK8QISQkkwgQZr8cieJ9tZ5BfEfIqMJMptocbMPvm5igahY36YIrjJ2pfl-Nv3KhE7V/s400/kenknight-pentagram.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 247px;" /></a><br /><br />Kit Hinrichs has designed Pentagram’s 2008 Classic Typographic Calendar using twelve typefaces designed by typographer <a href="http://carterandcone.com/" target="_blank">Matthew Carter</a> including Walker (originally designed in 1995 for the Walker Art Center), Snell Roundhand (a 1966 revival of 17th century English writing master Charles Snell) and Galliard (a 1978 anthology of Roman and Italian styles of French punch-cutter Robert Granjon). “I wanted to bring a new awareness of typographic design through this calendar,” said Hinrichs. “Typefaces are pervasive in our daily lives in everything we read and see around us and yet most people are oblivious of them or the circumstances in which they were created. We can gain a new perspective on our world by studying the origin of typefaces. I hope the calendar will encourage a new sensitivity to the importance of typeface usage and the work of Matthew Carter.”<br /><br />The calendar is available in two sizes, a supersize 33-by-22 inch version suitable for wall hanging and a smaller 18-by-12 inch version appropriate for desk use. Both versions are available in the US and UK at <a href="http://www.kenknight.com/noname4.html" target="_blank">kenknight.com</a>. The price of the supersize calendar is $36 and the smaller desk and wall calendar is $22. (Prices do not include shipping.)<br /><br /><strong>The 2008 Stendig Wall calendar </strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I__0mUk69HcJ2aROBZWD7rcmKrIMnS5Z4pG9a25_rhMUYrV10pW2wWlEXPwPGiG-F5eqikXgbLpyNpPsaHjC8CvYtlD7M7gBxT_sSpztOFVKJp0VZHOT1KH7MdkyBLyiRmnkGZUzlsd9/s1600-h/stendig-home-wall-calendar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148465934498895154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I__0mUk69HcJ2aROBZWD7rcmKrIMnS5Z4pG9a25_rhMUYrV10pW2wWlEXPwPGiG-F5eqikXgbLpyNpPsaHjC8CvYtlD7M7gBxT_sSpztOFVKJp0VZHOT1KH7MdkyBLyiRmnkGZUzlsd9/s400/stendig-home-wall-calendar.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Massimo Vignelli has designed a lot of things but few of his designs are as pervasive or recognizable as his Stendig calendar. the Stendig calendar was designed in 1966 and is a classic. it graces the walls of architects and designers the world over, <i>over forty years after it was designed</i>, and these people <i>know</i> what looks good.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGG3_Z8rDgXN9JyUXPpmC5R899PncLaX59x25a0zlCwxVjSUGKMo4Y9xXQbKq62QTyc5SAZVjLVSSEh2U0NGDq6EKYAR9GktJfZSqLZ89EVjwjoouBaGyyG2JJ7U_z0UQEagx6exdT9wq/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148408613865362450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGG3_Z8rDgXN9JyUXPpmC5R899PncLaX59x25a0zlCwxVjSUGKMo4Y9xXQbKq62QTyc5SAZVjLVSSEh2U0NGDq6EKYAR9GktJfZSqLZ89EVjwjoouBaGyyG2JJ7U_z0UQEagx6exdT9wq/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Dimensions: 4 feet by 3 feet makes the stendig; a richly sized, functional and affordable art-piece, ready to charm your home office and executive walls.<br /><a href="http://www.kenknight.com/noname4.html">Buy either the Stendig or the Pentagram Calendars for 2008 here.</a><br /><br /></p><h3> Letterpress & Indie Artist Calendars</h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hXOgN0gVg1_bivjnWsbvjfVdMKhxjWz3lYhjOxqBBAOppOcPLBXLVWHDnU_TLSa4rgWLriW3Z8g-DsGg5adf0neLuN9w8LVE1G2W0xbvSUiNuUAH49Zb8wiovFL4m07nRjrMYu-kVGIK/s1600-h/letterpresscalendars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148715983199901074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hXOgN0gVg1_bivjnWsbvjfVdMKhxjWz3lYhjOxqBBAOppOcPLBXLVWHDnU_TLSa4rgWLriW3Z8g-DsGg5adf0neLuN9w8LVE1G2W0xbvSUiNuUAH49Zb8wiovFL4m07nRjrMYu-kVGIK/s400/letterpresscalendars.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i>Above: two examples of many of the letterpress desk calendars available at Etsy.com</i><br /><br />There are also tons of beautiful letter pressed and independent artists' calendars for 2008 .<br />No blogger did a better job of rounding up these indie art calendars than Holly Becker's Decor8 two part series of calendars.<br />See <a href="http://decor8.blogspot.com/2007/11/calendar-round-up-2008-part-one.html">Part One.</a> And <a href="http://decor8.blogspot.com/2007/11/calendar-round-up-2008-part-two.html">Part Two.</a><br /><a href="http://bijoukaleidoscope.blogspot.com/2007/09/2008-calendar-roll.html"><br /></a>Be sure to check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">etsy.com</a> for many, many lovely options. of smaller desk calendars and calendar posters. Or my list of stationers and card shops in my side bar. all of whom make lovely calendars.<br /><br /><br /></div>

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Kaufmann House To Be Auctioned By Christies. Care To Bid? There's No Shipping Costs...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss1lmz81qQnvGPOI2n9ub-TXMGhMyBeVF_pcq4X-EzLY-dWtufz2kUzOS6gKf7A-VlfWxeIIIDHwhmvex3frEZVNVc3MYlVrKKBzcywCKcdW_I73H5RV9AU65BCy0lnG7DsSlLl3i-RZy/s1600-h/housespan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127560289070329186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss1lmz81qQnvGPOI2n9ub-TXMGhMyBeVF_pcq4X-EzLY-dWtufz2kUzOS6gKf7A-VlfWxeIIIDHwhmvex3frEZVNVc3MYlVrKKBzcywCKcdW_I73H5RV9AU65BCy0lnG7DsSlLl3i-RZy/s400/housespan.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 246px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUdsEcclhSL-pHgDew_PTxTk-hw2Rqy_agC4j1gFhQnxNAF9dba3NaIIpdXaF0DEemqs4d29PrL4G49gxOpEKCHk1x-9B19SWjvVYGx5UwqhsYBeJ80wjVSvRlLzPAeQltH7K831RYuNr/s1600-h/kaufmanslide11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127554976195783970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUdsEcclhSL-pHgDew_PTxTk-hw2Rqy_agC4j1gFhQnxNAF9dba3NaIIpdXaF0DEemqs4d29PrL4G49gxOpEKCHk1x-9B19SWjvVYGx5UwqhsYBeJ80wjVSvRlLzPAeQltH7K831RYuNr/s400/kaufmanslide11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 621px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Above: The Kaufmann House, a 1946 glass, steel and stone landmark built on the edge of Palm Springs by the architect Richard Neutra, has twice been at the vanguard of new movements in architecture — helping to shape postwar Modernism and later, as a result of a painstaking restoration in the mid-1990s, spurring a revived interest in mid-20th-century homes.</i></span><br /><br />NY Times By EDWARD WYATT<br />Published: October 31, 2007<br />PALM SPRINGS, Calif.,<br /><br />The Kaufmann House, a 1946 glass, steel and stone landmark built on the edge of this desert town by the architect Richard Neutra, has twice been at the vanguard of new movements in architecture — helping to shape postwar Modernism and later, as a result of a painstaking restoration in the mid-1990s, spurring a revived interest in mid-20th-century homes.<br /><br /><a class="jumpLink" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/arts/design/31hous.html?_r=1&oref=slogin#secondParagraph"></a><div id="inlineMultimedia"><div class="story first"> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/10/30/arts/20071031_KAUFMAN_SLIDESHOW_index.html"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNpSCwPAY4ZU_FyMr4erzIA5NUguT1O3YrNb9oNc3C6KYAW2pPt_FfQpqA6Kl7tmIolKL98dBwD4Ia1bndfxZvWptzgRNvSB-4vRTFcGe1w_uSl3a9qm6Y1BLqlLex6ofG-L4245BhFPG/s1600-h/kaufmanslide13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127554671253105938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNpSCwPAY4ZU_FyMr4erzIA5NUguT1O3YrNb9oNc3C6KYAW2pPt_FfQpqA6Kl7tmIolKL98dBwD4Ia1bndfxZvWptzgRNvSB-4vRTFcGe1w_uSl3a9qm6Y1BLqlLex6ofG-L4245BhFPG/s400/kaufmanslide13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 355px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0rryv8rKJ2bMO1_6Gcud1kP-pEnWATHnuTJbfbg0Ey2VP9khsSUPyS1iVFpL-zNXR2c_YS-Sa1SSsRoIvL2CCKsziMkHK_nr_e4REVPjgMlGBwS5ZfeWddNHAL2RBHD4eNpwede7WYVY/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/10/30/arts/20071031_KAUFMAN_SLIDESHOW_index.html"> </a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3MzzddQDiXq626B_NHXEsP-EkWZMDLDf53h4ZDpfX7QX_eO7H5NQpDafLpikog8RT30MTfmKSGTnI8Yl8gWOiEclNc3pLkWYtnZYRsIOzAXeLHD1omLeP6xceYnCyLDSTxKK95I6BfrZ/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127553412827688194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3MzzddQDiXq626B_NHXEsP-EkWZMDLDf53h4ZDpfX7QX_eO7H5NQpDafLpikog8RT30MTfmKSGTnI8Yl8gWOiEclNc3pLkWYtnZYRsIOzAXeLHD1omLeP6xceYnCyLDSTxKK95I6BfrZ/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />Now the California homeowners who undertook that restoration hope Neutra’s masterpiece will play a role in a third movement: promoting architecture as a collectible art worthy of the same consideration as painting and sculpture.<br /><br />Those owners, Brent Harris, an investment manager, and Beth Edwards Harris, an architectural historian, are finalizing their divorce, and plan to auction the Kaufmann House at Christie’s in New York in May. The building, with a presale estimate of $15 million to $25 million, will be part of Christie’s high-profile evening sale of postwar and contemporary art.<br /><br />Commissioned by Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., the Pittsburgh department store magnate who had commissioned <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/frank_lloyd_wright/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Frank Lloyd Wright.">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> about a decade earlier to build Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, the house was designed as a desert retreat from harsh winters. Constructed as a series of horizontal planes that seem to float over glass walls, the house seems to absorb the mood of the surrounding desert. <p></p><p>Auctions of such midcentury landmarks have become more common in recent years. In 2003 Sotheby’s sold the 1951 Farnsworth House southwest of Chicago, designed by Mies van der Rohe, at auction for $7.5 million. In June Jean Prouvé’s 1951 Maison Tropicale (seen below), a prototype for prefabricated homes for French colonial officials stationed in Africa, sold at Christie’s for $4.97 million.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu6aRx4A51F1slfSUXOHubEO3bvAzfqX45VsvFJ27sug8doWDAg5Fm3s538kcCCv4wCYUx1N2jx7Dd3NsLDHUYagrRqW377rnC-mWWLS1I9op3GNRFiv-LnlQYxTZpGwMIU8-KeR01jmj/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127559193853668690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu6aRx4A51F1slfSUXOHubEO3bvAzfqX45VsvFJ27sug8doWDAg5Fm3s538kcCCv4wCYUx1N2jx7Dd3NsLDHUYagrRqW377rnC-mWWLS1I9op3GNRFiv-LnlQYxTZpGwMIU8-KeR01jmj/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Above: Jean Prouvés Maison Tropicale on Long Island, sold to a private bidder</i></span><br /><br />Such auctions are bringing a new level of scrutiny to a form that, little more than a decade ago, attracted so little notice that the Kaufmann House was being offered for sale as a teardown.</p><p>Still, such sales sometimes draw criticism from preservationists who would prefer that the houses be tended by a public institution or trust that guarantees continued access for architecture students and scholars rather than sold to the highest bidder. (The Farnsworth House, now open to the public, was bought by the <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_trust_for_historic_preservation/index.html?inline=nyt-org" title="More articles about National Trust for Historic Preservation">National Trust for Historic Preservation</a>, while the Maison Tropicale went to a private bidder.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1mE5oJ1DB85VxWKpyMvmrM087nVFc3Ld5vz9RTNbWe3Xzrhc8TeSSsavMyeN1hkJ2wUW5HK_acY9881uyhxALxcD2JEMg-ZiQc-opFkgVj-H0EzS9xYsI_g6CoE3Im2Owy1h-V3q-t41/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127552927496383730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1mE5oJ1DB85VxWKpyMvmrM087nVFc3Ld5vz9RTNbWe3Xzrhc8TeSSsavMyeN1hkJ2wUW5HK_acY9881uyhxALxcD2JEMg-ZiQc-opFkgVj-H0EzS9xYsI_g6CoE3Im2Owy1h-V3q-t41/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><br />The couple behind the restoration, Brent Harris, an investment manager, and Beth Edwards Harris, an architectural historian, are finalizing their divorce, and plan to auction the Kaufmann House at Christie's in New York in May. The building, with a presale estimate of $15 million to $25 million, will be part of Christie's high-profile evening sale of postwar and contemporary art.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzJujTj5oDsGbXY21W-xWPG5ozoM62JbeAGqD18g2HpfbNuYzSRSMt-U8JEPBFqKnrV0mW4lQyJy9YF7rf3kLraOVUcTuQpZlxtMSKdnripk1OJp2MACyEA_eoLpQF97mav6NkKQVW5Jb/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127543873705323682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzJujTj5oDsGbXY21W-xWPG5ozoM62JbeAGqD18g2HpfbNuYzSRSMt-U8JEPBFqKnrV0mW4lQyJy9YF7rf3kLraOVUcTuQpZlxtMSKdnripk1OJp2MACyEA_eoLpQF97mav6NkKQVW5Jb/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 358px;" /></a></p><p>The Harrises also bought several adjoining plots to more than double the land around the 3,200-square-foot house, restoring the desert buffer that Neutra envisioned. The Harrises “were visionaries in their own way,” said Joshua Holdeman, a senior vice president at Christie's. Asked how it felt to be close to selling the property, Dr. Harris blinked away tears. “Oh, it’s horrifying,” she said. “But we did our time here. There will be other things.”<br /><br />But Dr. Harris, who worked toward her doctorate in architectural history while restoring the Kaufmann House, said she believed an auction would further the preservationist cause. </p><p>“It’s an odd thing, but the more money this house goes for, the better it is for preservation in my point of view,” she said on Monday while giving a tour of the house to a reporter. “I think it will encourage other people who have the income to go out and get places like these to restore, rather than just looking for some pretty palace somewhere.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaxILHXGKEZjMhqmqb27KNQql2jLPD2oWyQVCtrfpaV-IwZKigfWK7Zd7hWjDIXhmja4TuT_fb_Vl6GAHVfN68nVN_blUSsb_yMXN82XNNpVU-IFfhSDmGrBrW_PUBVByem5TdVVPnuTv/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127545840800345298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaxILHXGKEZjMhqmqb27KNQql2jLPD2oWyQVCtrfpaV-IwZKigfWK7Zd7hWjDIXhmja4TuT_fb_Vl6GAHVfN68nVN_blUSsb_yMXN82XNNpVU-IFfhSDmGrBrW_PUBVByem5TdVVPnuTv/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 540px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo: Tim Street-Porter</span></span><br /><br />The Kaufmann House is one of the best-known designs by Neutra, a Viennese-born architect who moved to the United States in the 1920s and designed homes for the next few decades for many wealthy West Coast clients. His buildings are seen virtually as the apotheosis of Modernism’s International Style, with their skeletal steel frames and open plans. Yet Neutra was also known for catering sensitively to the needs of his clients, so that their houses would be not only functional but would also nurture their owners psychologically.<br /><br />When Brent and Beth Harris first saw the Kaufmann House, it was neither a pretty palace nor an obvious candidate for restoration. Strikingly photographed in 1947 by Julius Shulman, it stood vacant for several years after Kaufmann’s death in 1955. Then it went through a series of owners, including the singer Barry Manilow, and a series of renovations. Along the way, a light-disseminating patio was enclosed, one wall was broken through for the addition of a media room, the sleek roof lines were interrupted with air-conditioning units, and some bedrooms were wallpapered in delicate floral prints.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1S815UZs6piyYYsWHnPOMsDOehReeMecmGSYdULwPFnH9sRIX_BKyeT49veZR0ohG8SdRY9N82KmyB1ZqNzu9qMEdSwN-A-c8n_RGhfGMHH7EmqWZ6nMK3VrThK22wxkYcia3En23Sx5/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127543585942514834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1S815UZs6piyYYsWHnPOMsDOehReeMecmGSYdULwPFnH9sRIX_BKyeT49veZR0ohG8SdRY9N82KmyB1ZqNzu9qMEdSwN-A-c8n_RGhfGMHH7EmqWZ6nMK3VrThK22wxkYcia3En23Sx5/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 689px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo: Tim Street-Porter</span></span></p><p>The house stood vacant for several years after Kaufmann's death in 1955. Then it went through a series of owners, including the singer Barry Manilow, and a series of renovations. A patio was enclosed, one wall was broken through for the addition of a media room, the sleek roof lines were interrupted with air-conditioning units, and some bedrooms were wallpapered in delicate floral prints.<br /><br />In 1992 Beth Harris, an architectural tourist of a sort, scaled a fence one afternoon to peek at the famous house while her husband discovered a for-sale sign in an overgrown hedge.<br /><br />“It quite clearly was at some risk of being severely modified by whoever was to buy it, or potentially demolished,” Mr. Harris said, recalling his first glimpses of the house.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3jPqZHvXtvPxWHYOHhX6fhqGv1Ly_aNV6Jit0ikOIwfdTsnZ5136M-uJ4bRTUrhl3K02KBrVdP9H7Uv0uXF3QYruuz_yFbXf1pru123Tn9-7L5ToUL46gyqQQG2cbTiKg6r-sQnbLbB_/s1600-h/Kaufmannslide1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127557110794530098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3jPqZHvXtvPxWHYOHhX6fhqGv1Ly_aNV6Jit0ikOIwfdTsnZ5136M-uJ4bRTUrhl3K02KBrVdP9H7Uv0uXF3QYruuz_yFbXf1pru123Tn9-7L5ToUL46gyqQQG2cbTiKg6r-sQnbLbB_/s400/Kaufmannslide1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>above:Constructed as a series of horizontal planes that seem to float over glass walls, the house seems to absorb the mood of the surrounding desert. Photo: Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai</i></span><br /><br />In Palm Springs, increasingly dominated by faux Spanish estates, Neutra’s Modernism “wasn’t the prevailing style,” Mr. Harris said, and the Kaufmann House “had been for sale for at least three and a half years.” He added: “No one wanted it. And so it was a gorgeous house, an important house, and it was crying out for restoration.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzB4Mmh3IqwiYHuYoHIoh-SEetjBoKcbZDoJbtzOV1iuDWwnSlCwA8nyxbvWWtss-GGuhq3wf7iusAqxDBkLBNM9BUSRzIYlsg6rDt0IZbPVVzZaCdC1Ai21zfmZD1bxQs2O8vez6BHLn/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127545621757013186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzB4Mmh3IqwiYHuYoHIoh-SEetjBoKcbZDoJbtzOV1iuDWwnSlCwA8nyxbvWWtss-GGuhq3wf7iusAqxDBkLBNM9BUSRzIYlsg6rDt0IZbPVVzZaCdC1Ai21zfmZD1bxQs2O8vez6BHLn/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><br />Auctions of such midcentury landmarks have become more common. In 2003 Sotheby's sold Mies van der Rohe’s 1951 Farnsworth House for $7.5 million. In June, Jean Prouvé's 1951 Maison Tropicale sold at Christie's for $4.97 million.<br /><br />After purchasing the house and its more than an acre of land for about $1.5 million, the Harrises removed the extra appendages and enlisted <a href="http://www.marmol-radziner.com/">two young Los Angeles-area architects, Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner,</a> to restore the Neutra design. They sought out the original providers of paint and fixtures, bought a metal-crimping machine to reproduce the sheet-metal fascia that lined the roof and even reopened a long-closed section of a Utah quarry to mine matching stone to replace what had been removed or damaged.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPR-wbGf4EFm0Jtca4goAE1Avp87nHFQ1Hz8tpVPyVGDCVA11WlRO0v76X43rWhzjeIJ86GYKVEgIW7CaPL5fqdHH1wy3xfcBadtcJsJMcd3T8dpYYDHuMaHCmG3tG-WzaoykYuyQZrer/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127533419754925154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPR-wbGf4EFm0Jtca4goAE1Avp87nHFQ1Hz8tpVPyVGDCVA11WlRO0v76X43rWhzjeIJ86GYKVEgIW7CaPL5fqdHH1wy3xfcBadtcJsJMcd3T8dpYYDHuMaHCmG3tG-WzaoykYuyQZrer/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 547px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo: Tim Street-Porter</span></span><br /><br />Without the original plans for the house, the Harrises dug through the Neutra archives at the University of California, Los Angeles, looking at hundreds of Neutra’s sketches of details for the house. They persuaded Mr. Shulman to let them examine dozens of never-printed photographs of the home’s interior, and found other documents in the architectural collections at <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/columbia_university/index.html?inline=nyt-org" title="More articles about Columbia University.">Columbia University</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NoBwbi77pg_vFFDj2OM3bI-9iBHVwBrpizgBJw0WmgrEW_srSm-Rb2BA6H4FN9o_oDFaTTlOD-_AmjaBOTYq52p6yFWXgCw6Jpy4FQK-Ib3wQBJ3hIWSl4yM6vB4JY9oQo8NB2piYFQp/s1600-h/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127546725563608290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NoBwbi77pg_vFFDj2OM3bI-9iBHVwBrpizgBJw0WmgrEW_srSm-Rb2BA6H4FN9o_oDFaTTlOD-_AmjaBOTYq52p6yFWXgCw6Jpy4FQK-Ib3wQBJ3hIWSl4yM6vB4JY9oQo8NB2piYFQp/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><br />The Harrises also bought several adjoining plots to more than double the land around the 3,200-square-foot house, restoring the desert buffer that Neutra envisioned. They rebuilt a pool house that serves as a viewing pavilion for the main house, and kept a tennis court that was built on a parcel added to the original Kaufmann property.<br /><br />The Harrises “were visionaries in their own way,” said Joshua Holdeman, a senior vice president at Christie’s who oversees the 20th-century decorative art and design department. With the renovation “they created a whole new public awareness of midcentury-modern architecture.”<br /><br />Describing the results of the restoration in The Los Angeles Times in 1999, Nicolai Ouroussoff, now the architecture critic for The New York Times, said the house could “now be seen in its full glory for the first time in nearly 50 years.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmekWb7P5urU5KOTfde4yaNhoRPOi2OGeJgujWyPmLcBZCpdDnQTZUKMTqAzjydwpeDBx3XT-5i-Ul2Qw6rHcVxnACRuvtCKO4JOJN0V8wIbGHVzbF10j6AZj17z81bu48SnFi65wyEfqA/s1600-h/Kaufmannslide2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127558042802433346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmekWb7P5urU5KOTfde4yaNhoRPOi2OGeJgujWyPmLcBZCpdDnQTZUKMTqAzjydwpeDBx3XT-5i-Ul2Qw6rHcVxnACRuvtCKO4JOJN0V8wIbGHVzbF10j6AZj17z81bu48SnFi65wyEfqA/s400/Kaufmannslide2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><br />The pending sale is bittersweet for the current owners, who said they planned to give a portion of the proceeds to preservation groups. Asked how it felt to be close to selling the property, Dr. Harris looked back at the house, blinking away tears. “Oh, it’s horrifying,” she said. “But we did our time here. There will be other things.”<br /><a href="http://www.christies.com/home_page/home_page.asp">Click here to go to Christies Auction site.</a><br /></p></div></div>

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