Emily Hall Tremaine, art & design director / exhibition organizer / art collector
Emily Hall Tremaine - diamond skull publicity (1940)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 08 Feb 24
Emily Hall Tremaine - diamond skull publicity (1940) Almost 70 years before Damien Hirst’s publicity-driving diamond skull, arts figure Emily Hall Tremaine did the same, but became the diamond skull herself, wearing in today’s value, 14.5-220 million in diamonds. This generated media coverage...
Nazis in California: Emily Hall Tremaine fights back (1933-45) (book preview)
ADC staff - 07 Feb 24
Nazis in California: Emily Hall Tremaine fights back (1933-45) (book preview) Cropped views of Emily Hall Tremaine, then known as Emily Spreckels in early September 1940 (left) and December 10, 1940 (right) in the Daily News (New York) and on the front page of the Buffalo Evening News....
Emily Hall Tremaine - crazy anti-Nazi media coverage (1940)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 16 Jan 24
Emily Hall Tremaine - crazy anti-Nazi media coverage (1940) 1930s California society publicity queen Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) sued her husband for divorce just a year after marriage, occupying American newspapers for months with allegations of his pro-Nazism and spousal...
Emily Hall Tremaine - publicity outputs, Emily-style (1939)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 12 Jan 24
Emily Hall Tremaine - publicity outputs, Emily-style (1939) The "original It Girl" Emily Hall Tremaine (then Von Romberg) married Adolph B. Spreckels, Jr. in August 1939. See the full-on reporting of the young publicity queen across the United States and beyond. Five months later, she generated...
Rachel Maddow’s "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism" & Emily Hall Tremaine (formerly Von Romberg - Spreckels)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 23 Nov 23
Rachel Maddow’s "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism" & Emily Hall Tremaine (formerly Von Romberg - Spreckels) Top left: After a year-long second marriage, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) sued for divorce (7 Sept 1940; New York Daily News. Top right: Three months later,...
Rachel Maddow’s "Ultra" (2022) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)...
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Apéritif magazine (1934-36) - issues, contents, media coverage & shocking context
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 04 Aug 21
Emily Hall Tremaine - Apéritif magazine (1934-36) - issues, contents, media coverage & shocking context This start-up magazine based in Santa Barbara, headed by Emily Hall Tremaine (previously von Romberg) featured provocative content and produced national media coverage in just a two-year...
Emily Hall Tremaine’s 1930s: In danger, madness, decadence and publicity
R. J. Preece - 02 Aug 21
Emily Hall Tremaine’s 1930s: In danger, madness, decadence and publicity Left: Wire service photo of Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) 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...
Emily Hall Spreckels vs. Adolph B. Spreckels, initial divorce court filing & deposition (1940)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 29 Jul 21
Emily Hall Spreckels vs. Adolph B. Spreckels, initial divorce court filing & deposition (1940) In 1940, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) courageously stood up and publicly blasted her second husband after a turbulent year-long marriage: "no" to his alleged spousal violence and...
Piet Mondrian. Victory boogie woogie (1942-44) in publications, exhibitions
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 Hall Tremaine (previously von Romberg), Max von Romberg, Brünninghausen and more
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 11 Apr 21
New discoveries: Emily Hall Tremaine (previously 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....
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,...
Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in publications (compilation; 1945-present)
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...