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- Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer's View ANGEL CITY PRESS
Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer's View ANGEL CITY PRESS
by Janna Ireland
"There is a poignancy to all of this that make each image a compelling piece of a larger search for the essential meaning of Paul R. Williams, and of the city that gave him his chance." ―LA Review of Books
In her book Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View, artist Janna Ireland explores the work and legacy of Williams through a series of intimate black-and-white photographs of his designs.
Williams, known as "Architect to the Stars," was the first Black AIA-certified architect west of the Mississippi River; in a career spanning decades, he designed both public housing projects and mansions for celebrities.
In her stunning images, Ireland provides a vision of Williams that is at once universal and highly personal. More than a book of architectural photographs, Regarding Paul R. Williams is the result of one artist’s encounter with another, connecting across different generations within the same city.
Janna Ireland is an African-American photographer whose work has been shown in solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Chicago, and in group exhibitions across the United States and internationally. She has been published in Aperture, Harper’s, Art Papers, Vice, and The Los Angeles Times and is the 2013 recipient of the Snider Prize, presented by the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago. She lives in Los Angeles.
Angel City Press
hardcover
English
September 15, 2020
224 pages
9.5 x 1 x 12.5 inches