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Talks at Vizcaya: Paul Chalfin and LGBTQ+ History in Early Miami

December 4 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

3251 S. Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33129

Join us in celebrating the 150th anniversary of Paul Chalfin (1874–1959) with a thought-provoking conversation about his life and legacy as Vizcaya’s Artistic Director, set against the vibrant backdrop of early 20th-century Miami.

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People and Ideas, Style

Rococo at Vizcaya: Exuberant and Fantastical

Rococo is a style known for its exuberant natural forms, and it is abundant at Vizcaya. First appearing in France and Italy in the 1730s, Rococo was considered light and theatrical—and it was a bold, but apt, choice for a South Florida winter home. At Vizcaya, you’ll find Rococo design in the sinuous garden parterres,...

History of Vizcaya, People and Ideas

Paul Chalfin, the accidental artistic director

Back in the United States, Chalfin begin to work with influential interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe (1865 – 1950), and in 1910, when James Deering asked her to decorate his apartment on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, she passed the commission to Chalfin. That was the beginning of a collaboration that lasted more than a...

The Stories of Vizcaya

Talks at Vizcaya: Paul Chalfin and LGBTQ+ History in Early Miami

Rococo at Vizcaya: Exuberant and Fantastical

Paul Chalfin, the accidental artistic director

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The Stories of Vizcaya

Talks at Vizcaya: Paul Chalfin and LGBTQ+ History in Early Miami

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Paul Chalfin, the accidental artistic director

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