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January 3rd, 2012
Janna Bernheim Bernstein died in December 2011. An active member of the art education community in Memphis, Janna volunteered many hours working on the Paul Revere Williams Project education component posted on our website. Her creative enthusiasm will be missed.
More ›June 17th, 2011
Summer 2011 issue of Atomic Ranch: Midcentury Marvels includes an article on Paul R. Williams' ranch houses. "Nick of Time: Paul R. Williams" addresses the architect's contributions to the American ranch house. Less well known are the midcentury tracts and custom homes for mere ...
More ›October 18th, 2010
The first museum exhibition of 20th century African-American architect Paul Revere Williams opens at the Art Museum of the University of Memphis on the evening of October 22, 5-7:30 with a public reception. The exhibit, which continues through January 8, emphasizes the architectural talent of ...
More ›September 17th, 2010
A recent article by Mella Rothwell Harmon, an architectural historian and preservation consultant, chronicles the rediscovery and authentication of two forgotten Paul R. Williams’ buildings in Lovelock, Nevada. (The existence of the Lovelock Inn and the Tharpe/Brinkerhoff residence were ...
More ›August 16th, 2010
Two previously unknown Paul R. Williams’ buildings in Nevada have been discovered through queries sent to the Paul R. Williams website. In 2010 homeowner Valerie Santos of Lovelock, Nevada contacted the Paul R. Williams Project concerning her midcentury ranch-style home. ...
More ›August 11th, 2010
TL, the official Tennessee Library Association journal, selected an article for publication by Kay Cunningham, Library Director, Christian Brothers University, and Deborah W. Brackstone, archivist for the Paul R. Williams Project. “Planning Warehouse 13: Sharing Resources ...
More ›August 11th, 2010
The Paul Revere Williams Website was selected in August 2010 by the INTUTE Consortium (Great Britain) as an outstanding example of an online research tool in architecture. The website and a link are now listed on their website. INTUTE is a free electronic service created to ...
More ›June 17th, 2010
Two teams of photographers recently returned from trips to California and Nevada with hundreds of new images of Paul R. Williams’ building projects. In Los Angeles the California crew photographed Williams’ designed buildings on the UCLA campus and commercial ...
More ›April 8th, 2010
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 ...
More ›February 18th, 2010
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 ...
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