“Julius Shulman: Modern San
Diego”
THROUGH January 19, 2020
San Diego Central Library Gallery
Recognized
for his work in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, it is not widely known that
between 1934 and 2007, architectural photographer Julius Shulman (1910 – 2009)
shot over 200 projects in San Diego. His clients were architects, publishers,
construction companies, and developers, and included notable San Diego
architects Lloyd Ruocco, Sim Bruce Richards, Henry Hester, and Frederick
Liebhardt.
Shulman’s work, spanning
several decades, documented the region’s evolving 20th century architectural
landscape and he played an instrumental role in sharing California’s unique
post-War modernism with a wide audience. Through a large number of publications
and exhibitions, focused largely on his work in Palm Springs and Los Angeles
for architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Pierre Koenig, Charles Eames, and Richard
Neutra, interest in Shulman’s work continues to this day.
However, his images of San Diego have not been widely shared or published. This exhibition will present selected photographs from Julius Shulman’s projects in San Diego, represented in both vintage and contemporary prints, and ephemera that contextualize this historically significant work. Curated by Keith York.
Concurrently, at the La Jolla
Historical Society: Julius Shulman: Modern La Jolla.
© J. Paul Getty Trust
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