Palm Springs Tiki: Polynesia in the Desert

by Sven Kirsten and Peter Moruzzi

Palm Springs Tiki presents a visual exploration of a midcentury tropical paradise in the California desert.

From the 1930s through the 1970s, Palm Springs and other desert communities embraced the midcentury fantasy of a home-grown Polynesian paradise. The concept of the oasis and that of the tropical island shared the qualities of exotic escapism for the urban dweller, these would-be islanders under the desert sun. Sprouting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423666038
• ISBN13: 9781423666035
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.06 lbs.