L.A. History Conference at The Autry — “Los Angeles Renaissance: Redefining The Soul Of A City”
April 2, 2011
“Los Angeles Renaissance: Redefining The Soul Of A City
Thought, Music And Imagery Of A Momentous Quarter Century”
08:30 Registration and Refreshments
09:00 Welcome to the Autry – Patricia Adler-Ingram, Executive-Director, HSSC
09:15 Keynote Address: William Deverell, Professor of History, USC
09:50 Sarah Schrank – “Monuments on the Margins: Watts Towers, América Tropical, and the Politics of Place”
10:15 Panel: Music and the Transformation of Los Angeles
Sherrie Tucker — “On Location: Situating National Memory of the Hollywood Canteen in Wartime Los Angeles”
Andrea Thabet — “Tales of Summer Nights: The Enduring Magic of the Hollywood Bowl”
Kenneth Marcus — “Arnold Schoenberg and Late Modernism in Los Angeles”
James Lent — Keyboard | Leila Nassar-Fredell — Violin
11:30 Lunch and Autry Visit
01:30 Michael Dawson – “Modern Photography in Southern California: 1920–1940”
01:55 Jake Wien – “Paul Landacre and Hollywood: The Flowering of a Modernist Printmaking
Enterprise”
02:30 Barbara Lamprecht – “From Luckenwalde to Los Angeles: Neutra’s Forgotten Forest Cemetery”
03:05 Award Presentations
Merry Ovnick — Nunis and Wheat Awards
Paul Spitzzeri — Pflueger Awards
Cecilia Rasmussen — Jack Smith Award
04:00 Cheese and Wine Reception
Location: The Autry: 4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027–1462
Hours: 8:00am — 5:00pm
Admission: Early Bird Admission: Members $30, Non-Members $40
After March 15, 2011: Members $35, Non-Members $45
Contact: HSSC at 323/460‑5632, hssc@socalhistory.org
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