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


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