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Sunnylands : art and architecture of the Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, California

Title
Sunnylands : art and architecture of the Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, California / edited by David G. De Long ; foreword by Kathleen Hall Jamieson ; afterword by Anne d'Harnoncourt.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010.

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Additional Authors
De Long, David Gilson, 1939-
Description
xi, 185 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 30 cm
Summary
Located near Palm Springs, California, Sunnylands was built in the early 1960s by philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg. Envisioned by architect A. Quincy Jones and the interior design team of William Haines and Ted Graber, the estate has come to be regarded as an icon of midcentury modernism. The grounds include twelve man-made lakes and a golf course set against the majestic backdrop of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains. Housed within the estate are exceptional collections{u2014}modern sculpture, paintings and works on paper, the Steuben Glass collection, decorative arts, Chinese art, and one-of-a-kind Mayan and Hindu objects{u2014}framed by furnishings in a style known as Hollywood Regency. Sunnylands became known as a gathering place for American presidents, British royalty, artists, writers, actors, and others. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, often joined the Annenbergs at Sunnylands. President Nixon used the estate to work on his State of the Union Message in 1974, and nearly every U.S. president since has paid a visit. This book tells the story of this home{u2014}how it came to be commissioned, details of its design and construction, acquisition of the extensive collections of art and objects, and changes over the years.
Alternative Title
Art and architecture of the Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, California
Subject
  • Annenberg, Walter H., 1908-2002 > Art collections
  • Annenberg, Lee > Art collections
  • Annenberg, Walter H., 1908-2002 > Homes and haunts > California > Rancho Mirage
  • Annenberg, Lee > Homes and haunts > California > Rancho Mirage
  • Jones, A. Quincy 1913-1979
  • Annenberg, Lee
  • Annenberg, Walter H., 1908-2002
  • Jones, A. Quincy 1913-1979
  • Annenberg, Walter H
  • Sunnylands (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
  • Art > Private collections > California > Rancho Mirage
  • Art > Private collections
  • Buildings
  • Homes
  • Sammlung
  • Architektur
  • Innenarchitektur
  • Gartengestaltung
  • Kunstsammler
  • Rancho Mirage (Calif.) > Buildings, structures, etc
  • California > Rancho Mirage
  • Rancho Mirage, Calif
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Kathleen Hall Jamieson -- The design of Sunnylands / David G. De Long -- The modern sculpture / Suzanne Glover Lindsay -- Selected paintings and works on paper / Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw -- The Steuben Glass Collection / M.J. Madigan -- Decorative arts / Donna Corbin -- A Maya figurine in Jaina style / Jeremy A. Sabloff -- Two Hindu temple door panels with silver repoussé / Michael W. Meister -- Chinese art / Virginia Bower -- Afterword / Anne d'Harnoncourt -- Notes -- List of contributors -- Index.
ISBN
  • 9780812241617
  • 0812241614
LCCN
2009005894
OCLC
  • ocn306803588
  • 306803588
  • SCSB-1538905
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library