Burton Tremaine, CEO, Miller Company and art collector
Andy Warhol (with EHT). Marilyn diptych, (1962) in varied publications, exhibitions, and more
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21
Andy Warhol (with EHT). Marilyn diptych, (1962) in varied publications, exhibitions, and more Meet the other lady behind the diptych who also experienced a shocking, celebrity-style implosion, but survived it, initially. Her name is Emily; she advised Warhol pair the two paintings like a...
Jasper Johns. Three flags, (1958) in varied publications, exhibitions
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21
Jasper Johns. Three flags, (1958) in varied publications, exhibitions Meet the lady behind the painting. Her name is Emily. Plus a list of exhibitions and selected publications regarding Three flags. Jasper Johns Three flags, (1958) Encaustic on canvas 30 7/8 x 45 1/2 x 5 in. (78.4 x 115.6 x...
Piet Mondrian. Victory boogie woogie, (1942-44) in varied publications and exhibitions
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 18 Jun 21
Piet Mondrian. Victory boogie woogie, (1942-44) in varied publications and exhibitions Meet the "mother" of the painting. Her name is Emily. Plus a list of exhibitions and selected publications regarding Victory Boogie Woogie. Piet Mondrian Victory boogie woogie, (1942-44) Oil and scotch tape...
Emily Hall Tremaine Papers at the Smithsonian, reproduction permissions section: Shortlisted guide to artworks
ADC staff - 19 Mar 20
Emily Hall Tremaine Papers at the Smithsonian, reproduction permissions section: Shortlisted guide to artworks To assist researchers, below is a quick scan through the documentation that specifies which artworks are mentioned in each folder. As a reminder, this documentation provides leads,...
Emily Hall Tremaine - Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in publications (compilation; 1945-present)
ADC staff - 14 Jan 20
Emily Hall Tremaine - Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in publications (compilation; 1945-present) With her extensive communications experience from the 1930s, Emily Hall Tremaine marshalled those skills for the benefit of the artworks and designs that she worked with, 1945-87. This...
The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters exhibition catalogue (list of photos of artworks and designs) (1984)
ADC staff - 26 Aug 19
The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters exhibition catalogue (list of photos of artworks and designs) (1984) The following is a photo index of the catalogue accompanying the exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (26 February - 29 April 1984). The following photos of artworks...
Oscar Niemeyer / Roberto Burle Marx. Tremaine House & Painting toward architecture (2017)
R. J. Preece - 27 Dec 17
Oscar Niemeyer / Roberto Burle Marx. Tremaine House & Painting toward architecture (2017) Left: Oscar Neimeyer. Beach House for Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine, project, Santa Barbara / (Montecito), California, (1948); Right: Roberto Burle Marx. Design for a garden, (1948). Both in the...
Frank Lloyd Wright. Project for Meteor Crater & Painting toward architecture (2017)
R. J. Preece - 27 Dec 17
Frank Lloyd Wright. Project for Meteor Crater & Painting toward architecture (2017) Click below to see a black-and-white reproduction of the color drawing showing FLW’s Meteor Crater design, on view in the 2017 MoMA exhibition. See Arthur Drexler’s 1962 book: The drawings of Frank Lloyd...
Piet Mondrian. Victory boogie woogie & Painting toward architecture (2018)
R. J. Preece - 27 Dec 17
Piet Mondrian. Victory boogie woogie & Painting toward architecture (2018) Piet Mondrian. Victory Boogie Woogie, (1942-44). Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, The Netherlands. > Make sure to see the overview page for Mondrian’s Victory boogie woogie. A third work with Miller Company...
Painting toward architecture (1947-52) in 2017: Three works, three histories, three Modern mysteries
R. J. Preece - 27 Dec 17
Painting toward architecture (1947-52) in 2017: Three works, three histories, three Modern mysteries From left to right: Design drawing for Meteor Crater, Frank Lloyd Wright (this drawing not in MoMA exhibition); Design for a garden by Roberto Burle Marx, (1948), in DB KunstHalle show...
Rethinking Painting toward architecture (1947-52) (2017)
R. J. Preece - 01 Jul 17
Rethinking Painting toward architecture (1947-52) (2017) Painting toward architecture exhibition as installed at the Contemporary Art Museum, Houston (January-February 1950). Courtesy the Karl Kamrath Collection, University of Texas at Austin architectural archives. (See FN "Photo A" for...
Design Meriden 1(2) (2016)
ADC staff - 28 Sep 16
Design Meriden 1(2) (2016) This issue focuses on Modernism in Meriden. Modernist silver from Meriden-Wallingford: Interview of Jewel Stern (2016) > R.J. Preece interviews Jewel Stern to learn about her research and work related to her book Modernism in American silver and the accompanying...
The Painting toward architecture exhibition (1947-52) by the Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art: The artworks and designs (2016)
ADC staff - 28 Aug 16
The Painting toward architecture exhibition (1947-52) by the Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art: The artworks and designs (2016) Artworks exhibited in Painting toward architecture (1947-52) It is important to note that over the 28(+) venues of Painting toward architecture, the...
The Painting toward architecture exhibition (1947-52), Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art: Documentation and historical information
ADC staff - 16 Jul 16
The Painting toward architecture exhibition (1947-52), Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art: Documentation and historical information "The part that the Medicis played in Renaissance Italy can be best approximated today by such great corporations as those that I have named...
Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in exhibitions (compilation; 1945-present)
ADC staff - 16 Jun 16
Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in exhibitions (compilation; 1945-present) Starting with their Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art, Burton Tremaine and Emily Hall Tremaine, known for her great eye, built a collection of works which were featured in hundreds of exhibitions. After...
Miller Company design catalogues and historical information
ADC staff - 25 Feb 16
Miller Company design catalogues and historical information Patents, advertisements, catalogues & more concerning the design legacy, exclusively by artdesigncafe. Above, two Modernist graphic designs (left, cover of the Miller Company’s 1945 Ceilings Unlimited catalogue; right,...
Design Meriden 1(1) (2016)
ADC staff - 22 Feb 16
Design Meriden 1(1) (2016) This special focus of articles explores historical Meriden design and Tremaine art, both of which are featured in national and sometimes international museum collections. Illustration of Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co. in Meriden, CT, USA from King’s Hand-book of...
The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters (1984) (list of artworks in exhibition)
ADC staff - 26 Feb 84
The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters (1984) (list of artworks in exhibition) The following is a spotlighted list of works on view in the exhibition The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford (26 February - 29 April 1984). After each artwork...
Philip Johnson lecture on Chick Austin and Burton & Emily Hall Tremaine - Wadsworth Atheneum (1984)
Tracy Atkinson , Philip Johnson - 25 Feb 84
Philip Johnson lecture on Chick Austin and Burton & Emily Hall Tremaine - Wadsworth Atheneum (1984) In the following lecture given at the unveiling of the exhibition The Tremaine Collection - 20th century masters: The spirit of modernism (1984), Philip Johnson talks about the Tremaine’s...
Letter: Burton Tremaine to Nelson Rockefeller (re: Philip Johnson), MoMA (27 December 1951)
ADC staff - 27 Dec 51
Letter: Burton Tremaine to Nelson Rockefeller (re: Philip Johnson), MoMA (27 December 1951) The Miller Company Meriden, Connecticut December 27, 1951 Mr. Nelson A. Rockefeller, President The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street New York 19, New York Dear Mr. Rockefeller: Thank you...