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 …

               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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …