by Lynne Rostochil. Of all of my great vintage discoveries, I think this might be one of the best. While digging through a box of old maps and tourist brochures at a flea market recently, I stumbled upon what I believe is a dedication brochure for the Bavinger House. It’s not flashy or graphically exciting, but […]
by Lynne Rostochil While researching Henry L. Kamphoefner and his years at OU, I stumbled upon the North Carolina State University library photo archive, which happens to contain a small collection of vintage COLOR photos of some of Bruce Goff’s best work in Norman. Giddy as a teenager on a first date with her big crush, […]
This is an article and photo essay from the September 19, 1955 issue of Life magazine. Young Bill sleeps in his net-walled bedroom in a huge hanging saucer which floats above the breakfast area where his father is sitting. Oklahoma family lives in suspension in a unique structure Gene and Nancy Bavinger, who live […]
by Lynne Rostochil (Originally, this article was written to correspond with the opening of the Goff exhibit at OU in 2010. It is reprinted here in its entirety.) A new exhibit celebrating Oklahoma’s most famous architect, Bruce Goff, and his work opened last weekend at the Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art on the […]