Join us for this exceptional trip to explore the architecture, landscapes, art, and food of Los Angeles, including the Stahl House, the Broad Museum, Gamble House, the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Hollyhock House, the Getty, and so much more!
A day trip to the exceptional Prestwould estate in Clarksville Virginia will explore early American architecture, furnishings, and decorative arts in addition to the personal gardens of Lady Jean Skipwith. This tour includes transoprtation, lunch, and admission/tour of Prestwould.
Constructed in stages in the 1910s and 1920s, the facility contains a variety of cavernous spaces and incorporates a variety of materials that serve as a contrast with nearby Revolution Mill. The structure is currently vacant, and its walls have been used as a canvass for grafitti artists!
A fascinating look at the techniques of construction; use of materials such as timber, brick and plaster; and architectural terminology related to Blandwood Mansion. This tour explores the architecture of Blandwood, a National Historic Landmark with additions designed by preeminent New York City architect Alexander Jackson Davis, as an illustration of early Piedmont Carolina architectural…
As a museum, Blandwood chronicles an impressive collection of historical media that documents the evolution of portraiture from eighteenth century silhouettes to late nineteenth century photography. This special tour reviews the progression of portraiture from simple backwoods representations through posed oil portraits, calotype and daguerreotype prints, to modern photography. This tour explores Blandwood as a…
The decorative arts at Blandwood reveal an astonishing amount about changing tastes in America during the first half of the nineteenth century, as taste makers pivoted from Roman Classical to Greek Classical and French inspirations. Blandwood features a remarkable collection of pieces that are original to the house and family known as "The Morehead Collection.".…