City of Angles.(buildings of architect Rudolph Schindler in Los Angeles)

NOT EVERYONE IN HOLLYWOOD becomes a superstar overnight--sometimes appreciation comes from a whole new generation. For all his talent, Rudolph Schindler never achieved tremendous acclaim in his lifetime. Maybe he was too scruffy in his trademark open-neck shirt and sandals; perhaps his perfectionism kept him from taking on the predictable, repetitive projects that would lead to a successful "look"- or was he just too easily pinned down as a hard-to-pin-down dreamer? Finally, he committed the ultimate Tinseltown sin: His artistry outweighed his schmoozing.

Unlike fellow ...

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