College Art Association (AAC) 97th Annual Conference
Los Angeles, California, February 25–28, 2009

Call for papers
Session: California Design, 1940-1965: "Living in a Modern Way"

This session at the 2009 College Art Association meeting in Los Angeles
examines the role of California designers in shaping the material
culture of the United States in the period just before and after World
War II. As California became the center for the shipping and aircraft
industries essential for the war effort, the state experienced intense
growth and radical change. The migration of people to California in
search of economic opportunities, the creativity spurred by restrictions
on materials and manpower, followed by the imperative to apply newly
developed materials and production methods to peace time use-all
contributed to an unprecedented efflorescence of experimentation and
optimism. The session examines the specific influences of designers,
architects, graphic artists, and craftsmen on California design, and how
the new environment shaped them and transformed their work. The session
chairs, Wendy Kaplan and Bobbye Tigerman, are organizing a major
exhibition on the subject for October 2011, welcome new research on
objects, materials, and individual designers.

A complete proposal includes:

1. Session participation proposal form, located at
http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/CallforParticipation2008.pdf. (It is page
27 of this PDF document.)

2. Abstract of one to two double-spaced, typed pages.

3. Letter explaining speaker's interest, expertise in the topic, and CAA
membership status.

4. CV with home and office mailing addresses, e-mail address, and phone
and fax numbers. Include summer address and telephone number, if
applicable.

Please send proposals by May 9, 2008 to btigermanlacma.org or

Bobbye Tigerman
Assistant Curator, Decorative Arts and Design
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Detailed information on all the 120 Sessions on Art History at the
AAC 2009 and their respective call for papers can be found at:

http://conference.collegeart.org/2009/
http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/CallforParticipation2008.pdf

Deadline for CFPs of all sessions is may 9, 2008.