Emily Hall Tremaine, art & design director / exhibition organizer / art collector

Rachel Maddow’s "Ultra" (2022) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 14 Jul 23

Rachel Maddow’s "Ultra" (2022) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels) Top left: After a year-long second marriage, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) sues for divorce (7 Sept 1940; New York Daily News. Top right: Three months later, Adolph B. Spreckels declares...

Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America (2017) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 14 Jul 23

Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America (2017) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels) Top left: After a year-long second marriage, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously) Spreckels sues for divorce (7 Sept 1940; New York Daily News....

Sensation at Royal Academy of Arts, London (1997) press releases, list of works, in varied publications

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 17 Sep 21

Sensation at Royal Academy of Arts, London (1997) press releases, list of works, in varied publications Section A. Personal context; B. a 1940 predecessor: lady with diamonds, shocking disclosure, and sensational media coverage nationwide; C. Sensation exhibition press releases; D. exhibition...

Damien Hirst. For the love of God (2007) in publications, exhibitions

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 12 Sep 21

Damien Hirst. For the love of God (2007) in publications, exhibitions Meet Damien Hirst’s long-lost "art grandmother", performing sensational diamond publicity back in 1940, before her celebrity "It Girl" media coverage implosion. Her name is Emily. Plus a list of exhibitions and selected...

Tracey Emin. My bed (1998) in publications, exhibitions

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 10 Sep 21

Tracey Emin. My bed (1998) in publications, exhibitions Meet Tracey’s long-lost "art grandmother". She publicly initiated shocking disclosure back in 1940, reported nationally in waves of media reports. (She later turned to Art.) Plus a list of exhibitions and selected publications, including...

Andy Warhol (w/ EHT). Marilyn diptych, (1962) in publications, exhibitions, and more

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21

Andy Warhol (w/ EHT). Marilyn diptych, (1962) in 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 diptych. Plus a...

Andy Warhol. A boy for Meg (1962) in publications, exhibitions

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21

Andy Warhol. A boy for Meg (1962) in publications, exhibitions Meet the other lady behind the painting. Her name is Emily. Plus a list of exhibitions and selected publications regarding A boy for Meg. Andy Warhol A boy for Meg, (1962) Oil on canvas 72 x 52 in. (182.9 x 132.8 cm) Acquired 1962...

Jasper Johns. Three flags (1958) in publications, exhibitions

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21

Jasper Johns. Three flags (1958) in 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 12.7 cm)...

Apéritif magazine (1934-36) - issues, contents, media coverage & shocking context

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 04 Aug 21

Apéritif magazine (1934-36) - issues, contents, media coverage & shocking context This start-up magazine based in Santa Barbara, headed by Emily von Romberg (later Tremaine) featured provocative content and produced national media coverage in just a two-year run. Why it stopped publication...

Emily Hall Tremaine’s 1930s: In danger, madness, decadence and publicity

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R. J. Preece - 02 Aug 21

Emily Hall Tremaine’s 1930s: In danger, madness, decadence and publicity Left: Wire service photo of Emily Spreckels (later Tremaine) wearing in today’s value from USD$14.5-220m in diamonds, and stealing the press at the Beaux Arts Ball in New York, probably partly a piss-take and...

Emily Spreckels vs. Adolph B. Spreckels, initial divorce court filing & deposition (1940)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 29 Jul 21

Emily Spreckels vs. Adolph B. Spreckels, initial divorce court filing & deposition (1940) In 1940, Emily Hall Spreckels (later Tremaine) courageously stood up and publicly blasted her second husband after a turbulent year-long marriage: "no" to his alleged spousal violence and "no" to his...

Piet Mondrian. Victory boogie woogie (1942-44) in publications, exhibitions

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 18 Jun 21

Piet Mondrian. Victory boogie woogie (1942-44) in publications, exhibitions Meet the "mother" of the painting. Her name is Emily. Plus a list of exhibitions and selected publications regarding Mondrian’s Victory Boogie Woogie. Piet Mondrian Victory boogie woogie, (1942-44) Oil and scotch tape...

New discoveries: Emily von Romberg, Max von Romberg, Brünninghausen and more

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 11 Apr 21

New discoveries: Emily von Romberg, Max von Romberg, Brünninghausen and more Living in California in the crazy and increasingly dangerous 1930s towards WWII, the two socialites accumulated a significant amount of media coverage, some with eye-popping controversy. Unfortunately looking back 80+...

Emily Hall Tremaine Papers at the Smithsonian, reproduction permissions section: Shortlisted guide to artworks

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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,...

Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in publications (compilation; 1945-present)

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ADC staff - 14 Jan 20

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 compilation focuses on...

The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters exhibition catalogue (list of photos of artworks and designs) (1984)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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...