Barbara Stauffacher Solomon

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon (born 1928) is a landscape architect[1] and graphic designer[2] well known for the large scale interior Supergraphics[3][4] and exterior signage at Sea Ranch in Sonoma County, California.[5]

Early life and education

As a young woman Solomon studied and worked as a dancer, as well as studying painting and sculpture at San Francisco Art Institute.[6] In 1948 she married Frank Stauffacher. Solomon moved to Basel, Switzerland in 1956 after Stauffacher's death to study graphic design at the Basel Art Institute with Armin Hoffman.[6][7] She later studied Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.

Career

Solomon was an instructor at at Harvard and Yale. She later set up an office as a graphic designer in San Francisco.

In 1995, she designed a large outdoor art installation called "Promenade Ribbon" for the city of San Francisco.[8]

In 2002, Solomon was a member of the San Francisco Art Commission.[9]

In 2015, Solomon works as a landscape architect.

Solomon is the author of the book Why? Why not?.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Paula Deitz (29 November 2011). Of Gardens: Selected Essays. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 51–. ISBN 0-8122-0696-7.
  2. ↑ Design Book Review: DBR. Design Book Review. 1994.
  3. ↑ Jane Thompson; Alexandra Lange (18 August 2010). Design Research: The Store That Brought Modern Living to American Homes. Chronicle Books. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-0-8118-6818-1.
  4. ↑ Alexandra Lange (29 February 2012). Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities. Chronicle Books. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-61689-053-7.
  5. ↑ Sandhaus, Louise (2014). Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California & Graphic Design, 1936-1986. New York: Metropolis Books. p. 368.
  6. 1 2 Brook, Tony; Shaughnessy, Adrian (2010). Supergraphics: Transforming Space: Graphic Design for Walls, Buildings & Spaces. Unit 2. London: Unit Editions. p. 279.
  7. ↑ Friedman, Mildred S. (1989). Graphic Design in America: A Visual Language History. Minneapolis: Walker Arts Center. p. 254.
  8. ↑ "Skateboarders barred for art's sake". Gerald D. Adams, San Francisco EXAMINER December 20, 1995
  9. ↑ "S.F. struck by love / Cupid's big bow gets rise out of passers-by". San Francisco Chronicle, Patrick Hoge, November 23, 2002
  10. ↑ "Rebecca Solnit Variety Show for Modern Times". Mission Local

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