Reflections of a Disney Icon
She's the original live-action Disney princess. She never wore the ballgown or the tiara, but she's Hollywood royalty. Hayley Mills, at one time the biggest box office draw in the United States, is elegant and … [Read More...] about Reflections of a Disney Icon
Mid-Century American Car Culture
The decades following the end of World War II were boom times for the Detroit auto industry, and its gargantuan factories were pumping out products at a prodigious speed. After the ra-tioning and belt-tightening … [Read More...] about Mid-Century American Car Culture
Design Rooted in Nature
Carmel Valley residents Paul and Marta Kephart, along with their three children, embody the ecologically based lifestyle of their business, Rana Creek Habitat Restoration. On any given weekend, you might find the … [Read More...] about Design Rooted in Nature
Bold Expressions
My paintings are not at all simple from a technical perspective, but their essence and stark compositions are," painter Annie Hooker told Western Art Collector Magazine in 2020. "I feel that is still true for my … [Read More...] about Bold Expressions
Paging Through History
In 1938, two years before winning a Pulitzer Prize for "The Grapes of Wrath," John Steinbeck typed a letter to Zena Holman. Zena and her husband, Wilford Rensselaer (W.R.) Holman, had transformed their family's … [Read More...] about Paging Through History