The University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute (GRI) have together acquired the archive of late Black American architect Paul Revere Williams, who died in 1980 at age 85. The collection—which has been maintained by his granddaughter Karen Elyse Hudson and will be housed at the Getty—includes some 35,000 plans and 10,000 original drawings of both built and unbuilt work, as well as blueprints, project diazotypes, hand-colored renderings, vintage photographs, and correspondence
Williams operated extensively in Los Angeles and Southern California for nearly six decades, completing more than 3,000 projects in the U.S. and abroad. A master of the Late Moderne style, single-family residences were a major focus for the architect, who designed homes for Hollywood stars, business leaders, and middle-class citizens alike. Some of his A-Lister clients included Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Frank Sinatra, and Cary Grant.
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