A Tale of Two Kaufmann Wives and Two Tragic Endings

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Includes a limited edition 2023 Nancy & Lee signed vinyl and a signed copy of Nancy's new book Fashion Icon.

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Symposium only: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

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Symposium, Reception, and Supporter Thank You Gift
$500.00

$375 is tax deductible

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$500.00

An online invoice for the balance will be sent soon after confirmation is received.

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$500.00

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From the moment the Kaufmann house in Palm Springs was captured on camera in 1947, it became a beacon of modernism and one of the most recognizable houses in the world. But all the attention has been tightly focused on three men—the architect Richard J. Neutra, the owner Edgar J. Kaufmann and the photographer Julius Shulman. 

Little is known about Liliane Kaufmann, who obligingly blocked the pool light in Julius Shulman’s famous Twilight photo. And even less is known about Edgar Kaufmann’s second wife, who assumed hostessing duties at the desert house after Liliane retreated back to Pittsburgh.

Join Adele Cygelman, author of Palm Springs Modern and Arthur Elrod: Desert Modern Design, as she delves into the lives of the two women who were eclipsed by their better-known husband and even better-known house, and who both met a tragic end. 

$12

Things to Know
This event is for ages 12 and older.
Ample free public parking is available. Enter at Hyatt on Palm Canyon Drive or in the multi-level public garage across from the Palm Springs Art Museum.
Handicap parking is available. This event is wheelchair accessible.
The organizer of this event is Modernism Week.

Event Check-in Location 
CAMP Theater, Hyatt Palm Springs, 285 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
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Photo Credits: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute (2004.R.10), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Archives