Kesling Modern Structures: Popularizing Modern Living in Southern California 1934-1962

Patrick Pascal, Julius Shulman, David Sadofski, David Gebhard,

ISBN 10: 189044913X / ISBN 13: 9781890449131

Edité par Balcony Press July 2002, 2002

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Practically unknown today, William Kesling and his design/build firm, Kesling Modern Structures, played a unique and important role in the development and acceptance of modern architecture in Southern California. For one year, beginning in November 1935, William Kesling was by far and away Los Angeles' most prolific and successful practitioner of Streamline Moderne design, breaking ground on more than twenty projects. His better-known peers, Schindler, Neutra, and other modernists could not so easily desert the principles of economy and austerity. The unschooled Kesling was not bound by such dogma but nevertheless was driven by the noble goal of bringing high quality modern design within reach of the everyday home-buying public. Today his houses and small apartment buildings are considered collector's items for L.A. cognoscenti and while many have been ruthlessly remodeled many others are being carefully restored to their original elegance. Kesling was one of Julius Shulman's first clients. These never-before-published images were taken with Shulman's first vest-pocket camera. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.

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• Titre: Kesling Modern Structures: Popularizing Modern Living in Southern California 1934-1962
• Éditeur: Balcony Press July 2002
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 189044913X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781890449131
• Reliure: Trade Paperback
• État de l'article: Used - Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Architecture - House Design - Mid-Century

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Practically unknown today, William Kesling and his design/build firm, Kesling Modern Structures, played a unique and important role in the development and acceptance of modern architecture in Southern California. For one year, beginning in November 1935, William Kesling was by far and away Los Angeles' most prolific and successful practitioner of Streamline Moderne design, breaking ground on more than twenty projects. His better-known peers, Schindler, Neutra, and other modernists could not so easily desert the principles of economy and austerity. The unschooled Kesling was not bound by such dogma but nevertheless was driven by the noble goal of bringing high quality modern design within reach of the everyday home-buying public. Today his houses and small apartment buildings are considered collector's items for L.A. cognoscenti and while many have been ruthlessly remodeled many others are being carefully restored to their original elegance. Kesling was one of Julius Shulman's first clients. These never-before-published images were taken with Shulman's first vest-pocket camera.