The magazine of the photo-essay
Mar / Apr 2021 back issue
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The dreamy Palm Springs vibe washes over the traveler at the first sight – from land or air – of the vast windmill farm
sprouting from the Southern California desert, surrounding the town like guards at the gate to paradise.
In Palm Springs – The Good Life Goes On, Nancy Baron guides us through this storied American resort town and its mid
century modern lifestyle from the vantage point of a resident.
This large and tight-knit group of self-proclaimed modernists are committed to the mid century modern life style and the
preservation of its architecture. Their homes, cars, and clothes pay homage to this carefree post World War II time in US
history that glows warmly in their vintage rear view mirrors. Many of these modernists weren’t born yet in the 1950s and
1960s, but they find comfort in this reenactment of gentler times. Baron’s informal images casually document the
carefree Palm Springs lifestyle as though captured in passing, in the seemingly effortless way that most things happen in
Palm Springs.
All images copyright Nancy Baron
by Nancy Baron
Desert Wind.
Edris with a View.
Lawn Lion.
Sunday Drive.
Poolside Stogie
Green Tile.
Desert Pompeii.
The Pucci Chair and all the Rest.
Props.
Airstream Sunset.
Bob’s Closet.
And the Cars to Match.
