Title: Houses of the sundown sea : the architectural vision of Harry Gesner /
Authors: Germany, Lisa.; Gesner, Harry 1925-; Nogai, Jürgen.
Publisher: Abrams,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Gesner, Harry Criticism and interpretation.; Seaside architecture California.; Architecture, Domestic California, Southern History; Architecture, Domestic California, Southern History
Contents: The imprint -- The War as fulcrum : Lake Arrowhead before and after -- A journeyman by day, architect by night : the first years -- Of ridges, canyons, and cliffs -- Sculptural forces : the Cooper "Wave House" -- "Tuning in and free wheeling" -- Turn of the decade : and the tale of the lost negatives -- Seeking the picturesque and sublime : grottoes, caves, and hidden treasures -- The circle comes 'round again : Sandcastle rises from the beach -- At home in Malibu : the sea as muse -- Icons revisited : "the sumptuous Ridge-Crest" -- How the arch house became Ravenseye : the spy who came in from the cold -- Epilogue. "Lust for life."