The Architecture of Gregory Ain: The Play Between the Rational & High Art by Gebhard, David; Von Breton, Harriette; Weiss, Lauren - 1980

Santa Barbara, CA: University of California Santa Barbara Art Museum, 1980. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Square 8vo. Scarce first edition of the 1980 University of California Santa Barbara Art Museum Exhibition Catalog. Introduction by Harriet Von Breton and a 13 page essay by noted Southern California architectural historian David Gebhard. Includes a complete chronological project list from 1928 to 1971, a seven page bibliography and 87 illustrations in the 96 page book. Signed and dated on the title page by noted architectural photographer Julius Shulman whose 1939 photograph of Ain's Becker House appears on the cover. Other Shulman photos are prominent throughout the book.