Elizabeth Taylor Jewelry Sale at Christie’s
“Her beauty was luxurious. Her eyes just made you melt into her,” said my friend Adam Redfield. He is the son of the late actor William Redfield, who knew Elizabeth Taylor. Adam had the privilege of meeting her once when… Continue reading
Sun Drop Diamond Auction at Sotheby’s
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon
Who is already sick and pale with grief.”
In the play, Mr. Capulet tried to… Continue reading
Andy Warhol: Liz #5
By BarbaraAnne:
Andrij Warhola was Rusyn Byzantine Catholic coal miner from Pittsburgh. His son invented pop art and painted the British-born daughter of Americans, who became a movie star. Phillips de Pury & Co. sold Andy Warhol’s “Liz #5” for… Continue reading
Elizabeth Taylor: The Woman and Her Jewels
By BarbaraAnne:
First, she was a young girl with violet eyes, so slumbrous your mind melted into them. In 1943, she played Priscilla in Lassie Come Home, was unforgettable as Helen Burns in Jane Eyre, and gained stardom… Continue reading
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+Susan Maxwell Schmidt
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Loosely wrapped, creative, nocturnal, eternally blue, reclusive, eccentric, obsessive perfectionist... in other words, an artist.
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