Sunnylands : America's midcentury masterpiece / text by Janice Lyle ; foreword by Michael S. Smith ; principal photography by Mark Davidson.

New York : The Vendome Press, [2016]

©2016

255 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

"With its pastel green and yellow interior, its dazzling collection of Impressionist paintings, and long, low sofas that look like vintage Cadillac convertibles, Sunnylands was a Versailles for the Space Age. In Palm Springs, the mecca of midcentury modern architecture, this immaculately preserved estate is considered the undisputed masterpiece, envisioned by A. Quincy Jones, one of California's most important architects, and furnished by California's great decorator-to-the-stars, William Haines. Built by media moguls, art collectors, and diplomats Walter and Leonore Annenberg, Sunnylands became a seat of power where politicians, movie stars, and corporate leaders could meet, relax, reflect, make deals, and run the world all with nobody watching." -- Provided by publisher.

English

October 06, 2017

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