The Getty and USC Launch Talks Shedding Light on the Impact of Architect Paul R. Williams

Paul Revere Williams, the late architect who was the first black member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), has recently been receiving some long-overdue recognition. The AIA awarded him a posthumous gold medal in 2017; a PBS documentary “Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story” aired in February, and a book titled “Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View” was published in September.

The Getty and USC Launch Talks Shedding Light on the Impact of Architect Paul R. Williams
Portrait of Paul R. Williams, photography by Julius Shulman, 1952. Image © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles Portrait of Paul R. Williams, photography by Julius Shulman, 1952. Image © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles

Paul Revere Williams, the late architect who was the first black member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), has recently been receiving some long-overdue recognition. The AIA awarded him a posthumous gold medal in 2017; a PBS documentary “Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story” aired in February, and a book titled “Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View” was published in September.

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