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Post #502720 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jan 6, 2010 10:15 PM

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However, I can take no credit for the term "Mayan Revival Style", which was introduced by this wonderful little 1984 book:

http://www.amazon.com/Mayan-Revival-Style-Deco-Fantasy/dp/0826311431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262844135&sr=1-1

.. the cover of which shows the Mayan Theater in downtown L.A. --which I photographed for Tiki Modern 20 years later.

Then there is

http://www.amazon.com/Pre-Columbian-Art-Post-Columbian-World-American/dp/0810929473/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262844640&sr=1-1

And the definitive book on my favorite 1920s architect/explorer, Robert Stacy-Judd:

http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Stacy-Judd-Architecture-Creation-Style/dp/0884963519/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262844768&sr=1-1