Jock Peters, Architecture and Design: The Varieties of Modernism

- First-ever monograph on architect and designer Jock Peters, a German-born modernist who immigrated to Los Angeles in 1922, where he gained national recognition for his elegant and lavish interiors at the iconic Bullock's Wilshire department store- This visually rich study includes never before published material from the architect's personal archive, still in family hands- A detailed story of an architect's fascinating career set within the context of architectural developments in Hamburg, Germany, in the 1910s and the early history of Los Angeles modernism in the 1920s and early 1930s- The 262 historic photographs, etchings, watercolors, drawings (including floor plans), many in color, provide design inspiration for houses, retail spaces, storefronts, furniture, packaging, textiles, and set designs- Christopher Long - author of ground-breaking studies on Kem Weber, Adolf Loos, and Paul Frankl - writes another important history to broaden our understanding of modern architecture and