Sylvia Coles lives with her architect husband in Buffalo, New York. Her memoir bears fascinating witness to a lifelong pursuit of her own identity and successes. This book chronicles her travels to such exotic places as Papua New Guinea and Machu Picchu, and across North America and Europe, from the 1950's until the present. Addtional fulfillment is found in the author's more recent pursuits in the photographic arts.
Sylvia Coles lives with her architect husband in Buffalo, New York. Her memoir bears fascinating witness to a lifelong pursuit of her own identity and...
Robert Traynham Coles William H. Siener Sylvia Coles
This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son of a postal worker, through a 50-year career as an architect. When a high school teacher sought to discourage him, telling him there were no opportunities for Negroes in architecture, Coles became determined to prove him wrong. His native ability and perseverance propelled him through a master's degree from M.I.T. to opening his own firm in 1963 and leading to senior positions in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the AIA College of...
This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son o...
Robert Traynham Coles William H. Siener Sylvia Coles
This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son of a postal worker, through a 50-year career as an architect. When a high school teacher sought to discourage him, telling him there were no opportunities for Negroes in architecture, Coles became determined to prove him wrong. His native ability and perseverance propelled him through a master's degree from M.I.T. to opening his own firm in 1963 and leading to senior positions in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the AIA College of...
This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son o...
