The Red Hot Roush Residence: Mid-Century Modernism in the Sacramento Suburbs
It was a red-hot Sacramento day (90 plus degrees) when I toured the mid-century modern home built in 1954 for Bob and Jan Roush. The home’s most distinctive feature, its red-hot colored steel beams, outline the roof and crisscross its …
Read More...Guest Lectures: Spring 2012, CSUS Art Department
Throughout the spring 2012 semester, Elaine O’Brien, CSUS Art History Professor, arranged a series of guest lectures delivered by visiting professionals. The following is a round-up of those sessions.
LIV MOE
On Tuesday, March 13, 2012, the annual “Professions of …
Read More...Confluence: Where Art and a Graduate Education Meet
Six talented graduate students with vastly different art practices have come together in this Master of Art show to offer the best of their work. The exhibition and its title, “Confluence,” represent the culmination of the artists’ California …
Read More...“Art-in-Architecture” Program on View in Sacramento
Yesterday, my Modern Architecture class went on a field trip to the United States Courthouse (federal) in Sacramento, CA. In addition to taking in the spectacular architecture I was surprised to discover thirteen original works of art on display. The …
Read More...SMUD Headquarters: International Style Architecture in Sacramento, CA
When the original headquarters building for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) opened its doors at 6301 S Street in Sacramento, California (Fig. 1), few predicted its lasting architectural relevance. The year was 1961; John F. Kennedy was president, …
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