Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View

When: This event is in the past
February 28 2:00pm – 5:00pm, 2021

Location: Virtual

Join the Pasadena Heritage to virtually meet artist and photographer Janna Ireland as she discusses her book, Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View.

Known as the “architect to the stars,” Paul Revere Williams was a Los Angeles native who built a wildly successful architectural practice decades before the Civil Rights Movement. He designed municipal buildings and private homes as well as banks, churches, hospitals, and university halls. He designed public housing projects and mansions for celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. Williams was the first Black member of the American Institute of Architects.

Ireland explores the work and legacy of Williams through a series of intimate black-and-white photographs. Ireland gives the reader a vision of Williams that is both 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.