
Last month I posted a review of a documentary film on Julius Shulman, “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.” Since then, two books on Julius Shulman were published: Julius Shulman: The Last Decade by Kehrer Verlag and Julius Shulman Los Angeles: The Birth of a Modern Metropolis by Sam Lubell and Douglas Woods (Rizzoli [...]

It wasn’t until May of 2009 that I truly started to appreciate the work of Julius Shulman. I’d seen his work and thought it was amazing before then, but I didn’t bother to research or buy any of his books – I know… shame on me! In May of 2009, I joined a bus tour [...]

The Bavinger House
The Bavinger House was the last stop for the Oklahoma Modernism Architecture Tour. It was designed by Bruce Goff and built by Eugene Bavinger, a former art professor at the University of Oklahoma, between 1950 and 1955. The world renowned Bavinger House is considered to be one of the most significant designs of [...]

The day we had been waiting for finally came. We drove 150 miles to join Oklahoma Modernism Architecture Tour, sponsored by Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) and Modern Wealth Management. The tour was one of the events conducted in conjunction of the exhibit “Julius Shulman: Oklahoma Modernism Rediscovered” at the OKCMOA, running from April [...]
Oklahoma City Museum of Art will host an exhibit called “Oklahoma Modernism Rediscovered” featuring legendary architectural photographer Julius Shulman. The exhibit, featuring over 65 images of buildings including homes, banks, churches, and hospitals taken by Shulman in Oklahoma, runs from April 30, 2009 through June 7, 2009.
The museum will also host a series of related [...]
On May 2, 2009, Oklahoma City Museum of Art and Modern Wealth Management will sponsor Oklahoma Modernism Architecture Tour featuring five Oklahoma City area modern buildings that Julius Shulman photographed during the years he worked in Oklahoma.
Tour destinations include: St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, State Capital Bank, McConnell Residence, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, and Norman’s [...]