Arts & Architecture was the first American magazine to popularize the work of Hans Hofmann, Craig Ellwood, Raphael Soriano, Margaret DePatta, George Nakashima, Bernard Rosenthal, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Thomas Church, Garrett Eckbo, Lloyd Wright, Konrad Wachsmann, Robert Royston, Hans Hollein, Frank Gehry and many others. It also embodied the highest standard of graphic design attained by an American art magazine of its time, employing the talents of such designers as Alvin Lustig, Herbert Matter, John Follis, and photographer Julius Shulman. The magazine featured articles by writers such as architectural historian Esther McCoy, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Walter Gropius, Lewis Mumford and many more that were deeply involved in the modern movement.