McMillian, Elizabeth Jean

PERSONAL:

Education: University of Southern California, Ph.D.

ADDRESSES:

Agent—Rizzoli Universe International Publications, 300 Park Ave. S., 3rd Fl., New York, NY 10010.

CAREER:

Santa Monica, CA, landmarks commissioner; Architectural Digest, architecture editor, 1982-92; University of Southern California, instructor.

MEMBER:

Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter.

AWARDS, HONORS:

J.P. Getty Memorial Fellowship.

WRITINGS:

Beach Houses: From Malibu to Laguna, photographs by Melba Levick, Rizzoli (New York, NY), 1994.

Casa California: Spanish-Style Houses from Santa Barbara to San Clemente, photographs by Melba Levick, Rizzoli (New York, NY), 1996.

Living on the Water, Rizzoli (New York, NY), 1998.

California Colonial: The Spanish and Rancho Revival Styles, photography by Matt Gainer and Elizabeth McMillian, Schiffer Publications (Atglen, PA), 2002.

Deco & Streamline Architecture in L.A.: A Moderne City Survey, Schiffer Publications (Atglen, PA), 2004.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, June 1, 1996, Barbara Jacobs, review of Casa California: Spanish-Style Houses from Santa Barbara to San Clemente, pp. 1662-1663.

Library Journal, July, 1994, Glenn Masuchika, review of Beach Houses: From Malibu to Laguna, p. 90; September 1, 1996, Russell Clement, review of Casa California, p. 175; September 15, 2002, Gayle A. Williamson, review of California Colonial: The Spanish and Rancho Revival Styles, p. 61.

Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2002, Kathy Bryant, "Design Notes," review of California Colonial, p. E2.

Los Angeles Times Book Review, May 15, 1994, Michael Webb, "Constructing Fantasy," review of Beach Houses, p. 10.

Reference & Research Book News, May 1, 2002, review of California Colonial, p. 181; August 1, 2004, review of Deco & Streamline Architecture in L.A.: A Moderne City Survey, p. 241.