Frederick Monhoff

Frederick Monhoff (November 23 1897–October 11 1975) was an American architect, artist, and illustrator. His architectural style ranged from art deco to mid-century modern.

Early life and career

Frederick Monhoff was born in New York City to Emil Monhoff and Maria Therese Kremer Monhoff. Monhoff moved to Los Angeles with his family as a boy and then attended the University of California, Berkeley. On June 29 1926, Monhoff married Hildegarde Flanner, whose books of poetry and essays he often illustrated with his drawings and etchings. The couple had one child, John, born in 1941.

Monhoff and Flanner settled in Altadena, California where Monhoff worked as a design instructor at Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles (1926-1950), at Pasadena Art Institute (1959) and taught architecture at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) during the 1940s. He also served as an architect for Los Angeles County and designed numerous residences and buildings in the Los Angeles area, as well as in Palm Springs, Malibu, Orange County, and Napa Valley, California. In 1962, Monhoff and his family moved north to Calistoga, California.

The International Printmakers Society of California awarded Monhoff a bronze medal for "Best Print or Best Series of Prints" in 1924 and he was listed in "Who's Who in California, 1942-1943". [http://www.otis.edu/index.php?id=117 The Frederick Monhoff Memorial Prize] and [http://www.otis.edu/life_otis/labs_and_shops/printmaking_lab.html The Frederick Monhoff Printing Lab] at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California are named in his honor.

Major works

Buildings

* [http://www.thehollywoodhills.com/hancock_pk.htm 3450 Ben Lomond Place] Los Feliz Knolls, California (1927)
* [http://www.plasticliving.com/biltmore/page-1.html Biltmore Hotel] Palm Springs, California (1948; demolished in 2003)
* [http://www.you-are-here.com/modern/micheltorena.html 1975 Micheltorena Street] Silver Lake, Los Angeles (1950)
* 630 Georgina Ave., Santa Monica, CA (1950)
* 420 7th St., Santa Monica, CA (1950) 420 7th Street [http://www.420seventh.com/]
* [http://www.3101clarmeya.com/ 3101 Clarmeya Lane] Pasadena, CA (1951)

Etchings

* [http://search.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?keywords=Cruz&artist=&country=&period=&sort=&start=1&position=4&record=33427 "Indian and Mexican Traders, Santa Cruz, New Mexico"] , the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
* [http://search.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?keywords=%6C%69%67%68%74%65%64&artist=&country=&period=&sort=&start=11&position=18&record=33428 "Marriage Ceremony, Santa Clara, New Mexico"] , the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
* [http://search.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?keywords=%4D%6F%6E%68%6F%66%66&artist=&country=&period=&sort=&start=1&position=4&record=33429 "Old Church, Zuni, New Mexico"] , the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
* [http://search.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?keywords=%4D%6F%6E%68%6F%66%66&artist=&country=&period=&sort=&start=1&position=3&record=33430 "Penitente Ceremony, Nambe, New Mexico"] , the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
* [http://search.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?keywords=%4D%6F%6E%68%6F%66%66&artist=&country=&period=&sort=&start=1&position=2&record=33431 "Procession of St. Mary, Santa Fe, New Mexico"] , the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
* [http://search.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?keywords=%4D%6F%6E%68%6F%66%66&artist=&country=&period=&sort=&start=1&position=1&record=33432 "Worshippers at Cathedral, Santa Fe, New Mexico"] , the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California

Illustrations

* "Time's Profile". By Hildegarde Flanner with illustrations by Frederick Monhoff. Published by Macmillan Company. (1929)
* "In Native Light". By Hildegarde Flanner with illustrations by Frederick Monhoff. Published by James E. Beard (1970)
* "Vanishing Land". By Hildegarde Flanner with illustrations by Frederick Monhoff. Published by No Dead Lines (1980)
* "Brief Cherishing: A Napa Valley Harvest". By Hildegarde Flanner with illustrations by Frederick Monhoff. Published by John Daniel and Co. (1985)

References

* [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt2v19n83n/ Frederick Monhoff Papers, 1922-1970] Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles

* [https://digital.lib.washington.edu/php/architect/record.phtml?type=publication&publicationid=1743 Who's Who in California, 1942-1943] R. H. Fletcher, Editor. Published by Who's who Publications Co. (1943)

* "Motels, Hotels. Restaurants and Bars: An Architectural Record Book". James Hornbeck, Editor. Published by F.W. Dodge Corporation (1953)

* [http://www.manasjournal.org/pdf_library/VolumeXXXIX_1986/XXXIX-11.pdf Manas Journal] (1986)

* [http://www.psmodcom.com/Lost.html "The Palm Springs Modern Committee: Lost Buildings"] Palm Springs, California (2003)

* [http://www.desertmodernism.com/biltmore_hotel/ Biltmore Hotel Postcards] (2006)

* [http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070128/NEWS05/701280315 "Teardown Debate Close to Home"] The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California (January 28 2007)

* [http://www.palmspringslife.com/media/Palm-Springs-Life/February-2007/Modernism-Timeline/ "Palm Springs Modernism Timeline"] Palm Springs Life, Palm Springs, California (February 2007)