Curve & flow : the elegant vision of L.A. architect Paul R. Williams / written by Andrea J. Loney ; illustrated by Keith Mallett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loney, Andrea J., author.

Contributor:

Mallett, Keith, illustrator.

Youth Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Los Angeles (Calif.).

California--Los Angeles.

United States.

Williams, Paul R., 1894-1980--Juvenile literature.

Williams, Paul R.

African American architects--Biography--Juvenile literature.

African American architects.

African American professional employees--Biography--Juvenile literature.

African American professional employees.

Architects--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Architects.

Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Pictorial works.

Architecture.

Williams, Paul R., 1894-1980.

Architects--United States--Biography.

African American architects--Biography.

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

Picture books.

Authors' autographs.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Curve and flow

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]

Summary:

"As an orphaned Black boy growing up in Los Angeles in the early 1900s, Paul R. Williams became obsessed with the concept of 'home.' He not only dreamed of building his own home, he turned those dreams into drawings. Defying the odds and breaking down the walls of racism, Williams was able to curve around the obstacles in his way to become a world-renowned architect, designing homes for the biggest celebrities of the day ... while creating a number of Los Angeles historic landmarks and thousands of private and public buildings across the United States."-- Front jacket flap

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy signed by the author.

Athenaeum copy bears sticker: "I Read to See Me -- A celebration of multicultural children's book[s] presented by Cal State LA's College of Ethnic Studies & the African American Children's Book Project."

Other Format:

Online version: Loney, Andrea J. Curve and flow

Online version: Loney, Andrea J. Curve and flow.

ISBN:

9780593429075

0593429079

9780593429082

0593429087

OCLC:

1268544221