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Celebrate: The 100th birthday of The Gamble HouseCharles & Henry Greene, design architects, and John and Peter Hall, master craftsmen and contractors, delivered The Gamble House to its owners, David and Mary Gamble, in 1909. The house was lived in by the Gamble family for over 50 years, and given by them to the City of Pasadena in partnership with USC School of Architecture in 1966. 100 years after construction we are celebrating the centennial of this Arts and Crafts icon. To honor the century landmark of this architectural jewel and the people who made it a reality, several public exhibitions are planned. On this page:
Festivities begin in April when FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles honors the centennial of The Gamble House with 2 exhibitions of retrospective dress from the 1880s-1920s and a one-day symposium.
Fashionable Dress in an Artistic LandmarkApril 13 – June 8, 2008 AT THE GAMBLE HOUSE For 6 glorious weeks, The Gamble House can be viewed both as an architectural masterpiece and as a private home. 12 mannequins dressed in 1908 fashions and accessories, representing David and Mary Gamble, their children, aunt Julia, household staff, Charles Greene and visitors will be on view inside the House.  This very unusual exhibition featuring the House as a family home, consists of mannequins located in several rooms and placed in vignettes. Mr. David Gamble is in the living room wearing a silk dressing gown along with Charles Greene in a pinstripe shirt with drawings under his arm. Mrs. Mary Gamble can be seen in the dining room wearing an exquisite afternoon frock and her sister, Julia Huggins, is seated in her bedroom in a wicker rocking chair in a slightly out-of-date dress. 2 of the sons are dressed for sport activity, there is a gentleman in the downstairs guest bedroom bathroom less than fully dressed, and a uniformed household member, to mention a few. The House feels as if the family is in residence. The exhibition is curated by FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum & Galleries from their collection of over 12,000 costumes. This exciting partnership is a 3-phase celebration of The Gamble House Centennial 1908-2008. Phase 2 is "Aesthetes, Bohemians & Craftsmen: Artistic Dress, 1880s-1920s. The 3rd phase of the celebration is a one-day Artistic Dress conference at FIDM on May 31. See details below. To view The Gamble House and the family in their 1908 attire, join one of our regular docent-led tours, Thursday-Sunday from noon – 3 p.m. (last admission). For tour hours and fees, to arrange a private group tour or one of our special Behind The Velvet Ropes tours please visit the Tour page on this website. Kevin Jones, exhibition curator, commented that the contrast between how the Gambles dressed and what the 30,000 or so annual visitors to the house often wear today serves as a reminder of the age of the House. In 1908 when the house was built by Charles and Henry Greene for David and Mary Gamble it was ahead of the times, but, judging from family photographs, he said, “their clothes were typical, conventional, not haute-couture, and quite comfortable. The Gambles would have found people wearing shorts and T-shirts quite shocking.”  Aesthetes, Bohemians & Craftsmen: Artistic Dress, 1880s-1920sMay 20 – July 3, 2008 A second exhibition, curated by FIDM at their downtown Museum and Galleries, will explore the artistic dress movement over a forty-year time span of changing morals and attitudes relating to dress and positions in society. Examples of Greene and Greene decorative arts and others from the period will set the scene in the galleries. The exhibition will open on May 19, 2008 and continue through July 3, 2008. A one-day conference hosted by FIDM in conjunction with the two exhibitions is scheduled for May 31. For additional information: FIDM Museums and Galleries media contact: Shirley Wilson, , (213) 624-1200 x 2625 The next surge of centennial activity will begin in late August with three exhibitions featuring the work of Greene and Greene and their contractors John and Peter Hall:  Living Beautifully: Greene & Greene in PasadenaAugust 2008 The Pasadena Museum of History will exhibit objects, materials and photographs revealing the lives of Charles and Henry Greene and their families, as well as drafting tools, wood carving tools, and other artefacts of the partnership. The show will open in late August 2008.  Seeing Greene & Greene: Architecture in PhotographsSeptember 28, 2008 – January 11, 2009 The Pasadena Museum of California Art will present an exhibition of black and white photographs interpreting Greene & Greene through the lens of fine-art photographers throughout the 20th century. This exhibition is scheduled September 28, 2008 through January 11, 2009.  A “New and Native” Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & GreeneOctober 18, 2008 – January 26, 2009 This comprehensive exhibition celebrating the work of Charles and Henry Greene will open at the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens on October 18, 2008 and will run through January 26, 2009. A partnership between The Gamble House and The Huntington Library, the exhibition will feature 140 works designed by the Greene brothers covering the breadth and depth of their careers. The pieces to be displayed come from private and institutional lenders and, in some instances, have never been seen by the public. They include stained glass, metal, textiles, drawings, archival photographs, and virtuoso wood-carving and decorative inlay designed by the Greenes and executed by the master craftsmen with whom they were associated. The exhibition is co-curated by Edward R. Bosley, James N. Gamble Director of The Gamble House, and Anne E. Mallek, Curator of The Gamble House. A scholarly book of essays accompanied by new photography under the same title will be published in conjunction with the Huntington exhibition. A public conference will be held at the Huntington on November 7 and 8 with a celebrated keynote speaker. Their education department plans events and interactive displays for youth and adults. The Gamble House bookstore is developing new merchandise to celebrate the anniversary:  Centennial PosterLimited Edition Block PrintNEW! This lovely, limited-edition block print poster was created especially for The Gamble House Centennial and hand printed by Yoshiko Yamamoto of the Arts and Crafts Press. The price is $40.00. It may be purchased at the Bookstore; phone orders are welcome. MEDIA CONTACT The Gamble House Centennial and exhibitions View the archive of past Gamble House events… |
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