Thursday, October 15, 2015

Hermes Mallea and the Great Houses of Havana

Hermes Mallea will be the Guest of Honor
at the Decorative Arts Trust gala anniversary celebration.
All Devoted Readers within driving distance will not want to miss an upcoming talk about the great houses of Havana by architect/interior designer/author Hermes Mallea.  This event is just one part of the 35th anniversary celebration of Decorative Arts Trust, a support group of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.  Hermes' presentation will be Saturday, October 17, 10:30 am in the museum auditorium in Overton Park, 1934 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.  The talk is free and open to the public.  A book sale of both THE GRAND HOUSES OF HAVANA and ESCAPE: THE HEYDAY OF CARIBBEAN GLAMOUR, with proceeds benefiting D.A.T., will follow the talk along with a book signing by the author.
 
 
And be sure to allow enough time in your schedule afterwards to view the current exhibition which features over 100 items donated to the museum collection by Decorative Arts Trust and its members.  For more information, see the Trust's website.
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  1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2015 at 12:21 AM

    On our way to San Francisco next week! Wish I could make Memphis! Hermes reminds me of the saying:

    (you are probably too young to have heard it)!

    "God looked at him; and said... "You! You get it all"!!!

    That is what happened!

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    1. John J. TackettOctober 18, 2015 at 4:53 PM

      Penelope, Hermes is as talented as he is charming. I would like to enlist on one of his Friends of John Soane trips to Cuba.

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  2. Cynthia LambertOctober 17, 2015 at 3:33 PM

    Cary and Hermes live not too far from me, in a wonderful house right on the Hudson River, and have written 3 books between them. They have book signings at Stair Galleries which are always a lot of fun. Their house, Chiddingstone, is featured in Carey's book, STUFF, which is a bestseller. There's a lot of talent in those two! And they are a couple of great guys that I feel privileged to know.

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    1. John J. TackettOctober 18, 2015 at 4:51 PM

      Cynthia, Hermes told me a bit about the house and his friends at Stair. Hermes is quite fun and we hope to get Carey to come talk about STUFF and have Hermes come, too.

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  3. John J. TackettOctober 19, 2015 at 7:48 PM

    For the record, Hermes gave a great talk and was a big hit. A lot of books were sold and signed, an accurate sign of an appreciative audience. For any organizations looking for a speaker, this a a very good and current topic in an attractive and enjoyable presentation.

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