Paul L谩szl贸 papers, 1924-1979

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Summary

Creators:
Laszlo, Paul, 1900-1993 -- Archives
Extent:
24.0 Linear feet (7 record storage boxes, 5 flat file drawers, 1 model)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Paul L谩szl贸 papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The Paul L谩szl贸 papers span 24 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1975. The collection primarily contains drawings and photographs that document L谩szl贸's interior planning and design work done after 1936, when he arrived in California, with most work dated since 1944. Some of his major clients include J. C. Hall (Hallmark), The Hudson Bay Company (Canada) and department stores Robinson's, and Bullock's. Materials include presentation boards for residential and commercial buildings (showing interior and exterior views) and furniture designs. Architectural drawings, correspondence, black-and-white photographs, and magazine and newspaper clippings are arranged by project.

Biographical / historical:

Paul L谩szl贸, interior designer and architect, was born February 6, 1900 in Debrecen, Hungary. He attended the Staatliche Akademie der Bilden den Kunste in Stuttgart, Germany where he studied architecture and design. L谩szl贸 apprenticed with Fritz August Brueuhaus in Cologne Germany before he opened his practice in Vienna in 1925, at the age of 24. In 1936, L谩szl贸 moved to Los Angeles where he quickly gained residential commissions. Throughout L谩szl贸鈥檚 career the majority of his work consisted of ultra-modern, spacious residential homes for celebrities and the wealthy. He designed homes for Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor and Barbara Hutton, among others. L谩szl贸 often designed all of the furniture and interiors for his buildings. As his career progressed L谩szl贸 focused more of his energy on interior design. Some of his more notable projects include designs for deparment stores, including Bullock鈥檚, Goldwater鈥檚, Robinson鈥檚, and Ohrbach鈥檚 stores; a bomb shelter for Mr. John Daniel Hertz; and the Illing of California building. Paul L谩szl贸 died on March 28, 1993, at the age of 93.

Custodial history:

Gift of Paul L谩szl贸, 1974. Additional material gifted from Loma Griffith in 1978 and 2003.

Physical location:
Box1-3, 5/ADC - regular Box 4, 6, 7, 8/ADC - oversize* 5 Flat File Drawers/ADC - flat files Paul Laszlo house/Mosher - model Furniture - Mosher Coffee Table (2003.005.001) cork, wood and lacquer (13 x 71 x 21")
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

Paul L谩szl贸 papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
Contact:
(805) 893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
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