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Articles 1 - 10 of 10
Full-Text Articles in American Art and Architecture
Book Review: Rev. Dr. Mark Hargreaves' The Sacred Architecture Of Irving J. Gill, Molly Mcclain
Book Review: Rev. Dr. Mark Hargreaves' The Sacred Architecture Of Irving J. Gill, Molly Mcclain
History: Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The House Of Dreams Awakens, Molly Mcclain, Heather Crane
The House Of Dreams Awakens, Molly Mcclain, Heather Crane
History: Faculty Scholarship
La Jolla's "House O'Dreams" (1911-18) is a palatial East Asian-style house built from architectural materials most likely sourced from San Francisco’s Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915) which featured a Chinese Village and a three-acre Imperial Japanese Garden.
Home: Where The Art Was, Molly Mcclain
Home: Where The Art Was, Molly Mcclain
History: Faculty Scholarship
California plein air artist Alfred R. Mitchell (1888-1972) and his wife Dorothea Webster Mitchell designed a unique studio space in the Arts & Crafts style in their home in Golden Hill with the assistance of architect Lloyd Ruocco.
Portrait Of The Artist’S Wife: Dorothea Webster Mitchell, 1894-1985, Molly Mcclain
Portrait Of The Artist’S Wife: Dorothea Webster Mitchell, 1894-1985, Molly Mcclain
History: Faculty Scholarship
Dorothea Webster Mitchell participated in the career of her husband, a well-known plein air artist Alfred R. Mitchell working in San Diego, California. The article reconstructs Dorothea's subjectivity, or changing conceptions of herself as a creative and artistic woman who found herself enmeshed in her husband's life and work.
Mapping Renewal: How An Unexpected Interdisciplinary Collaboration Transformed A Digital Humanities Project, Elise Tanner, Geoffrey Joseph
Mapping Renewal: How An Unexpected Interdisciplinary Collaboration Transformed A Digital Humanities Project, Elise Tanner, Geoffrey Joseph
Digital Initiatives Symposium
Funded by a National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Foundations Grant, the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture’s “Mapping Renewal” pilot project focused on creating access to and providing spatial context to archival materials related to racial segregation and urban renewal in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, from 1954-1989. An unplanned interdisciplinary collaboration with the UA Little Rock Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) has proven to be an invaluable partnership. One team member from each department will demonstrate the Mapping Renewal website and discuss how the collaborative process has changed and shaped …
Wild Things To Make Your Heart Sing, Molly Mcclain
Wild Things To Make Your Heart Sing, Molly Mcclain
History: Faculty Scholarship
The article describes the collaboration between philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932) and artist Albert R. Valentien (1862-1926) that produced an exceptional collection of watercolors depicting the wildflowers of California, now in the collection of the San Diego Natural History Museum.
America’S Finest Housing Crisis: Racialized Housing & Suburban Development, Vicenta Martinez Govea
America’S Finest Housing Crisis: Racialized Housing & Suburban Development, Vicenta Martinez Govea
McNair Summer Research Program
U.S. Government operations between 1940-1950 brought unprecedented direct and indirect employment opportunities to San Diego, exacerbating an already growing housing shortage. To accommodate the thousands of new defense workers, the government produced the largest defense housing project to date in the small neighborhood of Linda Vista. However, this opportunity and largesse was extended primarily to a select group of white working-class families who had access to defense jobs and, consequently, subsidized housing. Military presence in San Diego during World War II shaped the design of homes and exclusively allocated housing, as both shelter and financial instrument, to white working-class families …
Modest, Modern, Molly Mcclain
Modest, Modern, Molly Mcclain
History: Faculty Scholarship
This article looks at the mid-century modern houses built by architect Russell Forester in the Scripps Estates Associates in La Jolla, California.
St. Mary’S Chapel, The Bishop’S School, La Jolla, Molly Mcclain
St. Mary’S Chapel, The Bishop’S School, La Jolla, Molly Mcclain
History: Faculty Scholarship
The article explores the history of St. Mary’s Chapel at The Bishop’s School, a sacred space for students, staff, and alumni at the Episcopal preparatory school in La Jolla, California.
Architecture As Nature’S Canvas, Molly Mcclain
Architecture As Nature’S Canvas, Molly Mcclain
History: Faculty Scholarship
This short article explores architect Irving J. Gill's integration of the natural environment into his modern structures.