Thomas Hines, Scholar of California Modern Architecture, Dies at 89
Thomas Spight Hines Jr., a prominent historian celebrated for his work on modern architecture in Southern California, died from pneumonia on July 28 in Santa Monica, California, at 89. Born in 1936 in Oxford, Mississippi, he earned his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. At UCLA, he influenced many students throughout his teaching career. His first book, "Burnham of Chicago: Architect and Planner," won the John H. Dunning Prize in 1976. In 1982, he published "Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture" and co-curated an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. His later works include "Irving Gill and the Architecture of Reform" and "Architecture of the Sun," both released in 2000. Hines lived in a Neutra-designed apartment, with his archives at the Getty Research Institute.
Key facts
- Thomas Hines died of pneumonia on July 28 in Santa Monica, California, at age 89.
- He was born in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1936 and earned his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in 1971.
- He taught at UCLA as a professor of history, architecture, and urban design.
- His first book, 'Burnham of Chicago: Architect and Planner,' won the John H. Dunning Prize in 1976.
- In 1982, he published the first book-length study of Richard Neutra and co-curated a MoMA exhibition on Neutra with Arthur Drexler.
- His later books include 'Irving Gill and the Architecture of Reform' (2000) and 'Architecture of the Sun: Los Angeles Modernism 1900–1970.'
- He wrote 'William Faulkner and the Tangible Past' (1997), illustrated with his own photographs.
- He lived in a Neutra-designed apartment in Westwood, and his archive is at the Getty Research Institute.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Spight Hines Jr.
- Richard Neutra
- Irving Gill
- Craig Ellwood
- Pauline Gibling Schindler
- Gregory Ain
- William Faulkner
- Christa Wolf
- Arthur Drexler
- Philip Johnson
- Henry-Russell Hitchcock
- David Gebhard
- Robert Winter
- Esther McCoy
- Reyner Banham
- Edward Dimendberg
Institutions
- UCLA
- University of Wisconsin
- American Historical Association
- Museum of Modern Art
- Getty Research Institute
- New York Times
Locations
- Santa Monica
- California
- Oxford
- Mississippi
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Westwood
- Yoknapatawpha