The Making Of Miami Beach 1933-1942 The Architecture Of Lawrence Murray Dixon

LEJEUNE, Jean-Francois and SHULMAN, Allan T.

Published by Rizzoli International Publications New York, 2000

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LEJEUNE, Jean-Francois and SHULMAN, Allan T. [240] pp. Rizzoli International Publications New York 2000 12" x 10" Lawrence Murray Dixon (February 16, 1901 - October 8, 1949) was an architect in Miami Beach, Florida. He was born in Live Oak, Florida, attended the Georgia School of Technology (1918-1919) and worked in New York for Schultze and Weaver from 1923 to 1929, when he moved to Miami Beach. He is credited with designing The Temple House (1933) in the South Beach section of Miami Beach as well as other Art Deco hotels and residences. Dixon is listed as a Great Floridian. Dixon work includes The Tides Hotel (1936), The Victor Hotel (Miami) (1937), The Tiffany (1939), The Marlin (1939), Tudor Hotel (1939), The Senator (hotel) (1939), The Raleigh Hotel (1940), the Ritz Plaza Hotel (1940), Regent Hotel (1941) and The Betsy Ross (1942). His work is known for its curvilinear design. The PBS show American Experience called Dixon and Henry Hohauser the principal architects of Deco South Beach including "streamlined curves, jutting towers, window "eyebrows," and neon." Such buildings were less expensive and less ornamented than those by Carl Fisher, such as the Flamingo and "seemed perfectly suited to a city created for sun, sand, and relaxation.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making Of Miami Beach 1933-1942 The Architecture Of Lawrence Murray Dixon
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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