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Valentine focuses on the career of architect S. Charles Lee, who designed movie theaters from the 1920s until 1950.
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S. Charles Lee designed more than 300 movie theaters between 1920 and 1950, mostly in California. Over his long career, he incorporated architectural elements from Beaux Art, Spanish Baroque, Art Deco, Streamlined Moderne, and almost any other strong design theme that he thought would please clients and draw audiences. Valentine has done a good job of setting the cultural tableaux of Lee's world. With ample illustrations, she limns Lee's four decades of building bold, sometimes outlandish movie houses and honors him for making monuments where the fantasy world of film was at home. The book is strongest when Valentine describes the importance of Moderne design: sleek yet powerful, optimistic in hard times and, best of all, providing great impact on a low budget. A valuable, though specialized, addition to a growing body of work on American movie houses; recommended for libraries with large architecture collections and libraries in California, where Lee's theaters are still a presence.
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Valentine focuses on the career of architect S. Charles Lee, who designed movie theaters from the 1920s until 1950.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
S. Charles Lee designed more than 300 movie theaters between 1920 and 1950, mostly in California. Over his long career, he incorporated architectural elements from Beaux Art, Spanish Baroque, Art Deco, Streamlined Moderne, and almost any other strong design theme that he thought would please clients and draw audiences. Valentine has done a good job of setting the cultural tableaux of Lee's world. With ample illustrations, she limns Lee's four decades of building bold, sometimes outlandish movie houses and honors him for making monuments where the fantasy world of film was at home. The book is strongest when Valentine describes the importance of Moderne design: sleek yet powerful, optimistic in hard times and, best of all, providing great impact on a low budget. A valuable, though specialized, addition to a growing body of work on American movie houses; recommended for libraries with large architecture collections and libraries in California, where Lee's theaters are still a presence.
David Bryant, New Canaan P.L., Ct.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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storefront theatres, newsreel theatre, poster cases, motion picture theatre, nickelodeon theatres, theatre attendance, theatre architects, theatre architecture, theatre construction, exhibition techniques, theatre design, picture theatres, theatre owners, motion picture exhibition, theatre type, movie palace, moving picture theatre, theatre district, vaudeville theatres, movie attendance, conversation with author Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, New York, United States, Tower Theatre, Art Deco, World War, Hollywood-Western Building, San Diego, Max Factor, Mexico City, West Coast, Academy Theatre, Beverly Hills, Miami Theatre, Fox Florence Theatre, John Eberson, Paris Opera, Simeon Levi, Warner Bros, Linda Vista Theatre, The Impact of World, Adolph Zukor, Fox Wilshire Theatre, Marcus Loew, Studio Theatre New!
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American heroes and celebrities in the twentieth century have been predominantly movie stars; details of their personal and professional lives fill the tabloids, talk shows, and best-seller lists. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
storefront theatres, newsreel theatre, poster cases, motion picture theatre, nickelodeon theatres, theatre attendance, theatre architects, theatre architecture, theatre construction, exhibition techniques, theatre design, picture theatres, theatre owners, motion picture exhibition, theatre type, movie palace, moving picture theatre, theatre district, vaudeville theatres, movie attendance, conversation with author Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, New York, United States, Tower Theatre, Art Deco, World War, Hollywood-Western Building, San Diego, Max Factor, Mexico City, West Coast, Academy Theatre, Beverly Hills, Miami Theatre, Fox Florence Theatre, John Eberson, Paris Opera, Simeon Levi, Warner Bros, Linda Vista Theatre, The Impact of World, Adolph Zukor, Fox Wilshire Theatre, Marcus Loew, Studio Theatre New!
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