With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
6 Opening Hill Road, Madison
- Burton & Emily Hall Tremaine house
- Burton and Emily Tremaine
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Having begun collecting modern art individually, together at their property in Madison Burton and Emily assembled some 700 works representing major European avant-garde movements, Abstract Expressionist, Pop, and Minimalist art. Their patronage extended to architecture when they hired Philip Johnson to design additions and renovations to the house and grounds.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- The Cape farmhouse at the core of the compound became the home of writer Philip G. Wylie and his wife Sally in 1928; several additions and renovations were made at this time. By 1945, the property was the home of modern art collectors and patrons Burton and Emily Hall Tremaine. During their ownership, the couple organized several exhibitions of their extensive collection of emerging art and artists. They also engaged architect Philip Johnson to renovate the house, which was enlarged with modernist stone and glass additions, a pool and a walled sculpture garden between 1951 and 1955.
- Date of Construction
- 1720 with additions/renovations in 1928, 1939, 1951-55
- Historic Designation(s)
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