Esther McCoy
General Information
Occupation: Architectural Historian, Critic
Date of Birth: January 01, 1904
Date of Death: January 01, 1989
Birth City: Horatio
Birth State/Province: Arkansas
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Santa Monica
Resident State/Province: California
Resident Country: United States
Notes: Smithsonian Archives of American Art Finding Aid Online at: http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/mccoesth.htm
Archive/Repository: Smithsonian Archives of American Art, the Esther McCoy Papers
Specialties
Jobs
Employer: Douglas Aircraft
Title: Engineering Draftsman
Start Date: January 01, 1942
End Date: January 01, 1944
Employer: R. M. Schindler
Title: Architectural Draftsman
Start Date: January 01, 1944
End Date: January 01, 1947
Employer: Los Angeles Times
Title: Free-lance Writer
City: Los Angeles
Start Date: January 01, 1950
End Date: January 01, 1968
Employer: University of California at Los Angeles
Title: Lecturer
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1965
End Date: January 01, 1968
Notes: School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Employer: University of California at Santa Barbara
Title: Lecturer
City: Santa Barbara
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1969
End Date: January 01, 1970
Employer: Progressive Architecture
Title: Contributing Editor
Start Date: January 01, 1969
End Date: January 01, 1989
Collaborators
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Star of Order of Solidarity
Description: By Republic of Italy for reporting on arts and crafts in Italy
Date Received: January 01, 1960
Name: Distinguished Achievement Award
Description: Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Date Received: January 01, 1982
Name: American Institute of Architects
Description: Institute Honor
Date Received: January 01, 1985
Name: Vesta Award
Description: For outstanding scholarship
Date Received: January 01, 1987
Name: Award from the Historical Society of Southern California
Date Received: January 01, 1989
Name: Award from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Date Received: January 01, 1989
Exhibitions
Title: R. M. Schindler Retrospective
Description: Exhibition at the Landau Art Gallery
City: Los Angeles
Start Date: January 01, 1954
End Date: January 01, 1954
Title: Roots of California Contemporary Architecture
Description: Exhibition at the Municipal Art Depatment
City: Los Angeles
Start Date: January 01, 1956
End Date: January 01, 1956
Title: Felix Candela
Description: Exhibition at the University of Southern California
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1957
End Date: January 01, 1957
Title: Irving Gill
Description: Exhibition at the County Museum of Art
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1958
End Date: January 01, 1958
Title: Juan O'Gorman
Description: Exhibition at San Fernando Valley State College
City: Northridge
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1964
End Date: January 01, 1964
Title: Ten Italian Architects
Description: Exhibition at County Museum of Art
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1967
Title: Home Sweet Home: The California Ranch House
Description: Exhibition at the California State University
State: California
Country: United States
Title: High Styles
Description: Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1986
Title: Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study House
Description: Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1989
Notable Projects
Education
Institution: Central College for Women
Start Date: January 01, 1920
End Date: January 01, 1922
Notes: Preparatory School
Institution: Baker University
Notes: Baldwin City, Kansas
Institution: University of Arkansas
Notes: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Institution: Washington University
Notes: St. Louis, Missouri
Licensing
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Arts & Architecture
Role: Editorial Board Member
Start Date: January 01, 1950
Organization: Huntington Hartford Foundation
Role: Resident Fellow
Start Date: January 01, 1963
Organization: MacDowell Colony
Role: Resident Fellow
Start Date: January 01, 1966
Organization: Southern California Chapter AIA
Role: Honorary Associate
Start Date: January 01, 1967
Organization: Guggenheim Foundation
Role: Fellow
Start Date: January 01, 1979
Organization: Los Angeles Chapter of Women's Architectural League
Role: Honorary Member
Start Date: January 01, 1981
Publications By
Title: Architecture West
Country: delete
Notes: Wrote script
Title: Five California Architects
Publisher: Reinhold
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1960
Title: Richard Neutra
Publisher: Braziller
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1960
Title: Modern California Houses
Publisher: Reinhold
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1962
Notes: Reprinted as Case Study Houses
Title: Craig Ellwood
Publisher: Walker & Company
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1968
Notes: Reprinted in 1998
Title: Case Study Houses
Publisher: Hennessey and Ingalls
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1978
Notes: Previously printed as Modern California Houses
Title: Vienna to Los Angeles: Two Journeys
Publisher: Arts & Architecture Press
City: Santa Monica
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1979
Title: The Second Generation
Publisher: Peregrine Smith Books
City: Salt Lake City
State: Utah
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 1984
Title: Dodge House
Date Published: January 01, 1966
Notes: Wrote and produced
Publications About
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