Dimensions
291 x 308 x 28mm
William Haines came to Hollywood after winning a new-talent contest in 1922. He appeared in at least twenty films as a leading man to many of Hollywood's famous stars, such as Joan Crawford and Marion Davies. As Haines' film career faded, his skills as a self-taught decorator flourished. Soon, he was decorating the homes of the elite crowd of the movie industry, including mogul Jack Warner and director George Cukor. Peter Schifando, a longtime associate of Haines' business partner, Ted Graber, and Jean H. Mathison, who worked with Haines for thirty years, have opened their private collections to bring together more than three hundred photographs and drawings of Haines' fabulous interiors as well as his classic furniture designs, which include the influential Elbow, Hostess, and Seniah chairs. Peter Schifando maintains the line of succession from William Haines to Ted Graber, incorporating under his own name in 1989. Associated with the interior design firm of J. Jonathon Joseph in Boston since 1972, Schifando's practical experience included training in classical interiors and furniture design. Jean H. Mathison joined the William Haines studio in 1955, where she remained until 1985, as an assistant to William Haines and later to Ted Graber. SELLING POINTS: First monograph on this legendary decorator's most important interior design projects A glimpse into the glamorous private world of Hollywood movie stars' homes Images of interiors by world-famous photographers such as Julius Shulman and Russell MacMasters 170 b/w e110 colour illustrations
