Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
Known as an American landscape architect, graphic designer, and interior Supergraphics, Barbara Stauffacher Solomon is one to inspire many. Born in 1928 in San Francisco, Barbara was a born artist. Later she would marry into the Stauffacher family where her brother-in-law, Jack Stauffacher, a well-known designer, and printmaker, would help guide her in the direction of her dreams. Once moving to Basel, Switzerland in 1956, after her husband’s passing, Barbra decided to continue her education by studying graphic design because she needed to make a living and support not only herself but also her child.
Later in 1962, Barbra returned to her hometown, San Francisco, where she would then meet Lawrence Halprin, an American Landscape Architect and Designer, who would give her work at Sea Ranch to design large-scale paintings for the building’s interiors. This is the moment known to have kick-started her career. Barbara then received numerous awards, teaching at Harvard and Yale University while creating fantastic supergraphics and working on projects that she was immensely passionate about.
I am incredibly interested in Barbara’s works not only because of her artistic ability and passion but also I am super interested in murals and the act of painting them. I had the honor of painting three of them in the past, and I would be lying if I said Barbara wasn’t an inspiration of mine.
