The first monograph on Arthur Elrod, layout|structure} king of the barren region|barren area|barren region|desolate tract|wilderness} within the|throughout the} Fifties|1950s|1950s},’60s, and ’70s.
Arthur Elrod used to be|was once|used to be} as soon as} essentially the most|one of the vital|necessarily essentially the most}} a hit|a luck|a success} internal|inside|inside|inside of} clothier|model clothier}|designer|dressmaker} operating|working|running} within the|throughout the} Palm Springs Space|House|House} from 1954 to 1974. His ahead|beforehand}-pondering|taking into account|considering} midcentury internal|inside|inside|inside of} layout|structure} gave the impression|appeared|appeared} in number one|primary} houses|homes|houses}, 2nd|second|2d} {homes|houses}|houses}, 3rd|third} {homes|houses}|houses}, spec {homes|houses}|houses}, united states of america|usa|united states|u . s .|usa of the usa|u . s . a .|united states of america} golf equipment|golfing apparatus}, and experimental {homes|houses}|houses}―within the|throughout the} barren region|barren area|barren region|desolate tract|wilderness} and throughout|during} america|the US|the usa|america}. He used to be|was once|used to be} as soon as} captivating|fascinating|attention-grabbing}, good-looking|just right-having a look}, and labored|labored}} tirelessly for his A-record|list|Report|tick list} clients|shoppers|customers|clients|customers|customers}, corresponding to|an identical to|very similar to|comparable to|related to|comparable to|paying homage to} Lucille Ball and Walt Disney. Most likely|Perhaps|Possibly|Perhaps} his such a lot|such a lot|any such lot} well-known|well known} paintings|artwork} used to be|was once|used to be} as soon as} performed|carried out} in his own residence|personal place of abode}, referred to as|known as} the Elrod {House|House|Space}} in Palm Springs, constructed|built} through|via|by the use of|by the use of|by the use of} architect John Lautner in 1968.
His upward thrust|upward thrust|rise} paralleled the rising|emerging} modernist motion|movement} in barren region|barren area|barren region|desolate tract|wilderness} structure|construction}, and he labored|labored}} along|alongside} the top|best|very best|top|leading} California architects of the day together with|at the side of} E. Stewart Williams, William F. Cody, Paul R. Williams, Buff & Hensman, A. Quincy Jones, Wexler & Harrison, Palmer & Krisel, Howard Lapham, Richard Dorman, Edward Fickett and, such a lot|such a lot|any such lot} famously, John Lautner.
Elrod’s lifestyles|life|life} used to be|was once|used to be} as soon as} reduce|scale back|decrease|decrease} tragically quick|transient|fast} while|at the same time as|while} the convertible he used to be|was once|used to be} as soon as} driving|using|the use of} in used to be|was once|used to be} as soon as} hit through|via|by the use of|by the use of|by the use of} a inebriated|inebriated|drunk} motive force|driving force|motive force} one morning in February 1974; he used to be|was once|used to be} as soon as} 49. This in-intensity|depth} biography of the midcentury’s wunderkind internal|inside|inside|inside of} clothier|model clothier}|designer|dressmaker}, Arthur Elrod, is the primary|the principle} and most effective|such a lot} efficient|very best|best|most simple} of its type|sort|type}.
Adele Cygelman is an established|a longtime} author|writer|creator|writer|author} and editor who has lined|covered|covered} internal|inside|inside|inside of} layout|structure}, structure|construction}, and actual|exact} property|assets} for a lot of|numerous|a large number of} magazines, together with|at the side of} Architectural Digest and Robb {File|Record|Document|Report|Report|File|Document}. She is the {writer|author}|creator|writer|author} of Palm Springs Modern and Secret Gardens of Hollywood.
