Documentary: DVD. Desert Utopia, Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs. David Shearer. Palm Springs, Ca. 2006

Description

Producer: David Shearer

DVD: Desert Utopia

Limited Edition. Extended Version

Subject: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs

Date: 20006

DVD: 200

Documentary

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Southern California’s Coachella Valley, including the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs, boasts hundreds of extraordinary midcentury modern homes, public buildings and commercial structures. Modern designers such as William F. Cody, Albert Frey, William Krisel, John Lautner, Richard Neutra, R.M. Schindler, Donald Wexler, E. Stewart Williams left their collective mark on this desert paradise. Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs traces the history of modern architecture in Palm Springs from the first bold forays into modernist design to the preservation challenges facing the region today. Director Jake Gorst’s film features rare archival images and footage as well as interviews with historians, homeowners and the architects who helped create this mecca of modernism.

*This DVD is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity authorized by the Julius Shulman Trust and Photographic Archives.

Size 5.25″ x 7.25″  (13.335 cm. x 18.415 cm.)

This DVD  is in excellent condition. Condition Report: Any condition statement is given as an opinion and the condition statement does not imply that this DVD is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfection or the effects of aging.

This DVD is part of the Julius Shulman Estate and came directly from Shulman’s Hollywood Hills Home.