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View the Archive of Past Gamble House Events LectureS & TOurS:Lloyd Wright: Architect of Sunshine and Shadow Lloyd Wright’s Sowden House. Courtesy of TempleHome. Tour #4: Lloyd Wright HomesTHIS SATURDAY, May 8, 2010 — 10am–4pm Tour 3 rarely seen Lloyd Wright homes in the Los Angeles area: an exotic concrete block house with a mysterious past, and upscale version of a Usonian, and a hillside house with Native American themes. Before Frank Lloyd Wright first built in Los Angeles, his eldest son, Lloyd Wright, moved to the city where he would practice architecture for the rest of his life. Lloyd Wright designed buildings and landscapes in the spirit of his father’s revolutionary ideas, but infused with the brash vitality of Southern California. From his spectactular houses of the 1920s to orchestral shells for the Hollywood Bowl to the celebrated Wayfarers Chapel, Lloyd Wright’s buildings are as theatrical as stage sets, yet his work remains under-appreciated today. 
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Tour Ticket PricingTour tickets are available for advance purchase only. While tours are meant to enhance the lecture, each tour may be purchased as an individual event. Please see specific tour information (above) for pricing. Tour locations and directions will be provided only to ticket buyers. Past 2009-2010 Lecture Series Events Lloyd Wright’s Sowden House. Courtesy of TempleHome.Lloyd Wright: Architect of Sunshine and ShadowDana Hutt Before Frank Lloyd Wright first built in Los Angeles, his eldest son, Lloyd Wright, moved to the city where he would practice architecture for the rest of his life. Lloyd Wright designed buildings and landscapes in the spirit of his father’s revolutionary ideas, but infused with the brash vitality of Southern California. From his spectacular houses of the 1920s to orchestral shells for the Hollywood Bowl to the celebrated Wayfarers Chapel, Lloyd Wright’s buildings are as theatrical as stage sets, yet his work remains underappreciated today. Dana Hutt will highlight Wright’s efforts to create an architecture unique to Southern California, his experimentation with materials and new building technologies, and his most significant works in a career that spanned 6 decades. Dana Hutt is co-author of Lloyd Wright: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. (Harry N. Abrams, 1998). An architectural historian and writer, she is currently editor of SCI-Arc Press at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. Next Tour: March 20 Calco tile panel, Rufus Keeler house. Courtesy of Brian Kaiser.Tour #3: Rufus B. Keeler Home March 20, 2010 This is a rare opportunity to tour the Spanish Colonial Revival home of Rufus B. Keeler, founder of both Calco and Malibu Tile. A key focal point is a magnificent fireplace, 9 feet tall and 8 feet wide, which was inspired by the main panel of the Temple of the Cross, at Palenque, and is a magnificent example of the Ancient Mayan Revival style popular at that time.  Calco tile wainscoting, from the entry hall at Rufus Keeler home. Courtesy of Brian Kaiser.Everlasting Tile: The Life and Work of Rufus B. Keeler Brian Kaiser Brian Kaiser will present the life and works of Rufus B. Keeler, founder, plant manager, and sole ceramist of the Calco (1923-1932) and Malibu potteries (1926-1932). Keeler’s mastery of the medium contributed to many historic locations throughout Los Angeles; such as the Natural History Museum; “Dias Dorados” in Beverly Hills, the home of Thomas Ince; “Ocean House”, the beach home of Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst; City Hall; the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; The Mayan Theatre; and Rindge Castle in Malibu. The primary emphasis of this lecture will be on Keeler’s own home, designed and built by Keeler himself in 1924 and made entirely of Calco tile. This Spanish Colonial Revival was meant to be a showcase for the use of clay products in home construction and decoration, and still stands as a magnificent example of Keeler’s artistry. Brian Kaiser has owned the Rufus Keeler home since 1987. Kaiser has extensively researched Keeler’s life, conducted many interviews with the Keeler family, spending several years excavating the original Calco Pottery site and is responsible for the discovery and restoration of the original Malibu tile wall fountain in the blossom ballroom at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.  Cinco de Mayo RoseRoses and the Arts & Crafts MovementTom Carruth The arts-and-crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th century was inspired by the writings of John Ruskin and a romantic idealization of the craftsman taking pride in his personal handiwork. Present in works such as detailed William Morris textiles, stylized Charles Rennie Mackintosh furnishings and the “cottage” garden designs of Gertrude Jekyll, the rose is the enduring symbol of the romantic notions of the movement. Tom will discuss the roses found in the imagery of the arts and crafts movement, revealing their ancestry to the modern roses of today. He’ll share the secrets of the mechanics of rose hybridizing and give us a peek into the rose ‘future’. We all know of Pasadena’s history as the City of Roses. Tom will explain why our lovely climate is one of the best rose gardening areas in the nation and provide a list of low maintenance roses specifically selected for us. Tom Carruth has worked in the rose industry in California since 1975, training under and working with the late Bill Warriner of Jackson & Perkins Co. in Tustin, CA (3 years) and Jack Christensen of the former Armstrong’s Nursery in Ontario, CA (7 years). He is currently in charge of the rose hybridizing effort as Director of Research at Weeks Roses in Pomona, CA. Tom has over 60 rose patents that bear his name as the inventor. Among those hybrids are ‘Betty Boop’, ‘Fourth of July’ and ‘Julia Child’.  adDRESSING Titanic: Appearance and Identity in 1912Kevin Jones There are many stories about the 2,227 people who survived or perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Though they were joined together for this one ill-fated voyage, each passenger’s social identity was revealed by his or her sartorial appearance in a microcosm of European class-consciousness. This lecture will examine the 4 categories the passengers had to fit into: First Class, Second Class, Steerage, or Crew. The ship carried many individuals associated with the fashion world — from high society, to industry trade, to journalism — and some of the most well-known will be discussed, along with garments and accessories known to have been worn aboard, survived, or have been recovered from the wreck site. Kevin Jones is curator of the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles. Born in Ventura, California, Kevin studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His fashion and social history expertise encompasses the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.  Betsy Bloomingdale, 1969. Photo: Nicholas Ackerman. Courtesy ofMrs. Alfred Bloomingdale, FIDM Museum. Tour #1: High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale and the Haute CoutureSpecial exhibit tour with curator Kevin Jones This exhibition celebrates a donation of 125 haute couture garments given to the FIDM Museum over 30 years by International Best Dressed Hall of Fame icon Betsy Bloomingdale. Mrs. Bloomingdale, wife of Alfred P. Bloomingdale — an heir to Bloomingdale’s department stores and founder of Diners Club credit cards — purchased French haute couture from 1961 to 1996. Her couture wardrobe included designs by Marc Bohan and Gianfranco Ferré for Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, and André Courrèges, along with ready-to-wear by James Galanos, Adolfo Sardina, Oscar de la Renta, and Valentino Garavani. This exhibition includes 60 ensembles and describes the process of couture, showcases her favorite designers, and examines her personal style and lifestyle. The exhibition also includes hand drawn croquis (colored sketches with attached fabric swatches), contemporary photographs of Mrs. Bloomingdale at many international events (including the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana), as well as magazine layouts illustrating garments she ordered photographed by famed photographers. See FIDM - Museum and Galleries for more info. This is a free exhibit open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10am to 4pm, through December 13, 2009. The suggested donation benefits the FIDM Costume Acquisition Fund and Friends of the Gamble House. A portion of the donation is tax deductible (please inquire).
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