R.J. Preece (ADP)

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Burton Tremaine: Navigating around crazy, diversified, colliding pro-Nazi factions in Cleveland

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 13 Jun 24
Like Emily Hall Tremaine’s first and second husbands, Max von Romberg and Adolph B. Spreckels, Jr., her third husband Burton Tremaine, that she married in 1945, also was interfacing to some extent with the Nazi / anti-Nazi element in America. What was he doing, what was he around, what did he...

Emily Hall Tremaine & pals vs. the British Nazi (1937-38)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 18 May 24
In the thick of the anti-Nazi / Nazi fight in California, the pal of Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Baroness Emily von Romberg), Philip Chancellor, was the victim of an extortion attempt by Leopold McLaglen, the brother of a British actor. It is understood, via spy reports, that this money was...

Emily Hall Tremaine - diamond skull publicity (1940)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 08 Feb 24
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 across America and beyond. (Before this, Emily occupied...

Emily Hall Tremaine fights back:
Nazis in California (1933-45)
(book preview)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 05 Feb 24
What do the following famous artworks, top in their respective museums, have in common— Jasper Johns’s "Three (American) flags" (1958), at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; Warhol’s "Marilyn Monroe diptych" (1962), at Tate Modern in London; and Piet Mondrian’s last work "Victory...

Emily Hall Tremaine - crazy anti-Nazi media coverage (1940)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 16 Jan 24
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 violence. But why did she frame it this way— and why at this time,...

Emily Hall Tremaine - publicity outputs, Emily-style (1939)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 12 Jan 24
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 publicity wearing a million dollars worth of diamonds to a...

Philip Johnson: "Sex and Nazis can do quite well"

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 23 Nov 23
FBI report, media coverage and more; a creepy art, design and Nazi publicity compilation. "Sex and Nazis can do quite well" - Philip Johnson in Vanity Fair, (June 1993). Oh really? Spotlighted video Rachel Maddow, MSNBC broadcast, 12 February 2024, referring to Tucker Carlson, Vladimir...

Rachel Maddow’s "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism" & Emily Hall Tremaine (formerly Von Romberg - Spreckels)

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 23 Nov 23
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, Adolph B. Spreckels declared "I’m not the Nazi, SHE is" (10 December 1940, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Bottom right: Ellis M....

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 14 Jul 23
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 "I’m not the Nazi, SHE is" (10 December 1940, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Bottom right: Ellis M....

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
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 "I’m not the Nazi, SHE is" (10 December 1940, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Bottom right: Ellis M....

Spencer Tunick art + Greenpeace (Swiss glacier) = Publicity extraordinaire

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 18 Oct 21
Greenpeace meets nude installation photographer Spencer Tunick. A compilation of the publicity outputs three years on. (Event: 2007; Media coverage compilation: 18 August 2010.) A. Introduction: Spencer Tunick art + Greenpeace (Swiss glacier), 2007-10 spencer tunick Psst......

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
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 checklist; E. In Berlin & at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York— with list of media coverage....

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 12 Sep 21
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 publications regarding For the love of God, (2007). OVERVIEW OF SECTIONS...

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 10 Sep 21
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 fascinating tabloid media coverage, regarding the iconic My...

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21
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 list of exhibitions and selected publications regarding the Marilyn diptych depicting...

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21
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 from the artist KNOWN PROVENANCE Tremaine Collection,...

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21
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) KNOWN PROVENANCE Tremaine Collection, 1959-1980...

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 04 Aug 21
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 run. Why it stopped publication is not yet known. But it appears firmly wrapped in the cultural battle in...

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 29 Jul 21
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 "no" to his alleged pro-Nazism. This was reported, via her initial divorce filing, in probably all media...

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

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R.J. Preece (ADP) - 18 Jun 21
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 on canvas 50 x 50 in. (127 x 127 cm) Acquired 1944 from Valentine...

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