Hosted by the Palm Springs Art Museum, these 40 minute docent led tours are a rare opportunity to see the residence of modernist architect, Albert Frey. A limited number will enjoy this unique experience and gain insight into this modern master’s architectural sensibility. A shuttle van will transport ticket holders from Palm Springs Art Museum’s …
Session II, African American Art, represents the third auction this year of this type held in Cincinnati—the first two being major successes. This sale once again includes more than 125 lots of various mediums: painting, sculpture, original prints, and photography. A single collection of photographs by Harlem Renaissance master, James Van Der Zee, which includes 14 …
Session I, 20th Century Art + Design, Features unique and beautifully executed European glass and ceramics, from a diminutive George Woodall for Webb perfume bottle, a number of Scandinavian ceramics with unique glazes, to glassworks by Loetz, Galle, and Daum. A Southern collection features an Oriental Poppy and a Dragonfly table lamp, both by Tiffany. The …
You are invited to join Docomomo US/Hawaii for their annual Holiday dinner and party at a significant mid-century residence in Kahala. This year's Holiday dinner and party will be at a residence designed by Harold Whitaker in the 1960s, and sensitively upgraded by Hawaii architects Welch and Weeks. Valet parking, dinner, and cocktails are included. …
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On Friday May 8, 2020, we will kick off the Mid-Century Modern Design Series, our signature historic preservation event highlighting mid-century modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in the Pacific Northwest. Pre-sale tickets available 2/2020. Stay tuned for more information.
The Halprin Landscape Conservancy’s recently celebrated restoration of the Portland Open Space Sequence and its impact on the emerging Fountain District is the subject of this presentation. $12 (1 hr) As the first park conservancy focused on the stewardship of a collection of Modernist landscapes, the Halprin Landscape Conservancy (HLC) recently celebrated the transformation of …
Modernism Week 2020 he Alexander Construction Company, founded by George Alexander and his son, Robert Alexander, had an enormous impact on the residential development of Palm Springs from 1956 to 1965. After proving to his father, with the success of a small development in Los Angeles, that there was an untapped market for …
This striking experiment in seasonal desert living has never before been open to the public. Architect Barry Berkus envisioned a small condo community that guarded privacy while celebrating communal living. Guests of this special "Valentine to Barry Barkus" tour will have the opportunity to select a vintage Valentine which they can then enter …
Tiki-lovers and midcentury modern cocktail culture enthusiasts unite! Royal Hawaiian Estates invites you to enjoy peek-a-boo home views, a fashion show and happy hour at our Polynesian-inspired community. The event begins with a self-guided tour of our park-like grounds and peek-a-boo visits of several units within the community (including a keepsake map illustrated by RHE …
