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The Distinct Modernism of San Diego | Art History Lecture Series | Presented by Dr. Mark Hargreaves & Hallie Swenson | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library |
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Athenaeum Music & Arts Library |
| Address |
1008 Wall St |
| City |
La Jolla |
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CA |
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92037 |
| Opening Hours |
Wednesdays, October 16, 23 & 30; November 6, 2024
7:30 PM
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| Fee |
$16/21 Individual, 76/56 Series |
| Reception Date |
16-10-2034
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| Dates |
Starts On 16-10-2024 Ends On 6-11-2024
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| Event Description |
This four-part lecture series tells the story of the emergence, development, and lineage of architectural modernism in San Diego. It has long been recognized that the West Coast of the United States made a significant contribution to architectural modernism, but attention is invariably focused on Palm Springs, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. San Diego’s modernism has several characteristics which, when taken together, give rise to a distinctiveness that goes all the way back to the work of Irving J. Gill (1870–1936) at the beginning of the last century.
These lectures are designed to highlight San Diego’s contribution to the field. Not only did San Diego’s modernism have its own roots in the work of Gill, but it also had an unusual set of circumstances in the post-war period, when an enormous amount of construction took place without the constraints of an established city fabric. |
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