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Gallery Tour: Paul R. Williams

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  • Time: 2 PM – 3 PM
  • Location: Resnick Pavilion
  • Price: Free with museum admission
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Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute tour of Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living.

The most prominent Black American architect of his generation, Paul R. Williams helped shape his native Los Angeles during its rapid growth from the 1920s through the early 1970s. Acclaimed as an architect to the stars, he brought his innovation and rigor to stylistically diverse residential, civic, religious, commercial, and hospitality projects that ranged from ambitious public housing to iconic hotels in Southern California, Las Vegas, and Latin America. LACMA’s exhibition will be presented alongside projects at the Getty Research Institute and USC Fisher Museum of Art, marking the largest and most comprehensive museum presentations to date of this influential figure. Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living demonstrates the impressive breadth of Williams’s contributions, showcasing never-before-exhibited drawings and photographs from his archive.

Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the day for details.

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<p>Paul R. Williams and Frederick C. Bird, Apartment Building, Bogotá, Colombia (exterior perspective), 1951, jointly owned by the University of Southern California School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute, © Della M. Williams Trust, dated December 15, 1988</p>

Paul R. Williams and Frederick C. Bird, Apartment Building, Bogotá, Colombia (exterior perspective), 1951, jointly owned by the University of Southern California School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute, © Della M. Williams Trust, dated December 15, 1988

All education and outreach programs organized by LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund. 

Major support is provided 

Generous additional support is provided by the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, Capital Group, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, Alfred E. Mann Charities, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Flora L. Thornton Foundation, U.S. Bank, and The Yabuki Family Foundation.

Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Generous support provided by Sapna and Joe Dangaran, and Suzanne and Ric Kayne. 

All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Julie Jaffe, Stan and Ann Kroenke, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Alfred E. Mann Charities, and Kelsey Lee Offield.

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