John Entenza

I have been somewhat of a Modern Architecture book fiend of late, so I thought I would share another little gem with you...

Arts & Architecture: The Entenza Years. (1998) An anthology of articles published from 1938 to 1962. Works by Craig Ellwood, Charles Eames, George Nakashima, Konrad Wachsmann, etc. Originally published in 1990 by MIT.

This anthology consists of various articles from one of America's most famed architecture magazines. Published and edited by John Entenza from 1938 until 1962, Arts & Architecture played a significant role both in Los Angeles's cultural history and in the development of American modernism in general.

  John Entenza with Charles Eames

Arts & Architecture was the first American magazine to popularize the work of Hans Hofmann, Craig Ellwood, Margaret DePatta, George Nakashima, Bernard Rosenthal, Charles Eames, Konrad Wachsmann, and many others.

It also embodied the highest standard of graphic design attained by an American art magazine of its time, employing the talents of such designers as Alvin Lustig, Herbert Matter, and John Follis.

The articles cover modern design, architecture, photography, music, and visual arts. They explore the culture that led to the famous Case Study House program, and feature industrialized and postwar tract housing, as well as houses designed by the Case Study House architects during the same era as the program.