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010 _a 2005017670
020 _a1580931634
020 _a9781580931632
_c(hardcover)
035 _a(OCoLC)ocm60705658
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050 0 0 _aNA737
_b .N37K36 2005
100 1 _aKanner, Diane.
245 1 0 _aWallace Neff and the grand houses of the Golden State /
_cDiane Kanner.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bMonacelli Press,
_c2005.
300 _a248 p. :
_bill. (some col.) ;
_c29 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-244) and index.
505 0 _aComing to California -- Lemon Grove gamble, La Mirada dreams -- Pasadena rites -- The Grand Tour and back -- Santa Barbara interlude -- Building on ballyhoo -- Public notice -- The search for the style of wealth -- Tuscan Pasadena -- Louise -- Adobe days -- Architect to the stars -- Pickfair -- Putting it together -- Going Hollywood on a shoestring -- Costarring the European Provincial and the American Colonial Revivals -- Fighting back -- The diva, the car dealer, and the Doheny Library -- The bubble house -- We moved there because you could smell orange blossoms -- Father of the showcase house.
520 _aThis significant architect was raised as Southern California aristocracy, as an heir to one of the founders of Rand McNally & Company, and grew up to influence the course of architectural history in California. Illustrated with archival photographs that document Neff's family life and professional accomplishments, journalist Diane Kanner's narrative offers a behind-the-scenes look at the development of residential architecture in Southern California.--From publisher description.
600 1 0 _aNeff, Wallace,
_d1895-1982.
650 0 _aArchitects
_zCalifornia
_vBiography.
650 0 _aArchitecture, Domestic
_zCalifornia.
650 0 _aEclecticism in architecture
_zCalifornia.
700 1 _aNeff, Wallace,
_d1895-1982.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0514/2005017670.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2005017670-d.html
942 _2lcc
_cBOOKS
_hNA737 .N37K36 2005