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The Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM) received a First Tennessee Foundation Award for Innovation in the Arts to support the Paul R. Williams exhibition, which is part of the multi-faceted Paul R. Williams Project. In order to promote artistic excellence, the First ...

To celebrate Williams' birthday on February 18, the University of Memphis officially launches The Paul R. Williams Project. Focusing on the life and work of the pioneering architect, The Paul R. Williams Project is a collaborative effort of the University of Memphis, the ...

A program proposal by Deborah Brackstone, Paul R. Williams Project Archivist, and Kay Cunningham, Director of the Christian Brothers University Library, has been accepted by the Tennessee Library Assocation (TLA) for presentation at the 2010 annual meeting. The title of the presentation, Planning ...

In the January 27, 2010 electronic issue of Design Within Reach: Design Notes, writer Gwendolyn Horton discusses the history and art of the neon sign.  In the article Horton mentions the “bone yard” at the The Neon Museum in Las Vegas and the museum’s goal of preserving this ...

The Architecture Glossary is now available in the Education section of the Paul Revere Williams Project website. This 12 page glossary with simple illustrations may be downloaded as a PDF document. If you have comments about the glossary or suggestions for other words or terms to be included in ...

Dr. Donalyn Heise, Dr. Emily Ruch, and Janna Bernstein all have had papers relating to Paul Revere Williams accepted for presentation at the 2010 National Art Education Association (NAEA) meeting. The meeting will be held in Baltimore and the theme this year is "Art Education and Social ...

The State of Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs recently launched a series of 3 short web videos about Paul R. Williams’ architectural contributions to their state. Williams is usually associated with California, but as these videos illustrate Nevada has many excellent examples of his ...

Edward Cella, Director of Edward Cella Art+Architecture, has generously given permission for the PRW Project to post on the web site seven Carlos Diniz (1928-2001) renderings for an unrealized Williams and David Jacobson project, The Hollywood (1961). Diniz was one of the last of the 20th ...

A “Googie-style” building in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles designed by African American architect Roy Anthony Sealey has recently been restored and renovated.  As a young architecture student at USC, Sealey worked for Paul R. Williams. ...