Senior Curator, Palm Springs Art Museum
Senior Curator, Palm Springs Art Museum; curator, Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982
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Daniell Cornell
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FROM Daniell Cornell
Design and Architecture
The Pool as a Cultural Icon There is perhaps no more purely Southern California image than that of an idyllic suburban swimming pool. That image—and the cultural implications that came with it—is the focus of the exhibition Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982 which recently opened at the Palm Springs Art Museum.
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