JULIA MORGAN: HER LIFE AND HER ARCHITECTURE
Presentation and book signing by Victoria Kastner
Friday, June 10, 2022 :: 6:00 p.m.
at The Gamble House (rear terrace) w/book signing and reception following the presentation
Tickets w/out book: $10 Members | $20 Non-Members
Tickets w/book: $40 Members (Household and above) | $45 Members (Individual and Student) | $50 Non-Members
• This is a limited capacity event, advance ticketing is required. • Proof of vaccination or booster, or a negative covid test within 48 hours of your visit and face coverings are required while indoors or shopping at The Gamble House.
Copies of Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect will be available for purchase the night of the event.
Architectural historian Victoria Kastner will speak about her new book, Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect, which reveals the fascinating private life of this talented artist, as well as examining Julia Morgan's impressive career.
Julia Morgan was a lifelong trailblazer. She was the first woman admitted to study architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the first licensed to practice architecture in California. Over the first half of the 20th century, she left an indelible mark on the American West. Of her remarkable 700 creations, the most iconic is Hearst Castle.
This compelling biography draws on interviews, letters, and Morgan’s diaries, including never-before-seen reflections on faith, art, and her life experiences. Morgan’s friendship with Hearst, her passion for California’s landscape, her struggles with familial dementia, and her devotion to architecture reveal her to have been a singularly brilliant and determined artist.
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Victoria Kastner Bio: Victoria was the official historian at Hearst Castle for three decades, during which time she authored the definitive trilogy on its history, published by Abrams Books. Victoria has previously given several talks for Friends of the Gamble House, and she is eager to share her new discoveries about Julia Morgan.