Tony Duquette
Hollywood Regency theatrical maximalist
Mid-Century · 1941–1999 · Los Angeles, CA
Signature styles
- Hollywood Regency
- Maximalist
- Theatrical
Profile
Tony Duquette decorated for Doris Duke, Mary Pickford, and the Duchess of Windsor — and won a Tony Award for set design in 1961. His own Dawnridge house in Beverly Hills was a layered fantasy of malachite, gilt coral, Venetian glass, and Chinese pagodas. Maximalism's patron saint.
Visual language
Malachite, gilt coral, Venetian blackamoors, jeweled wall ornaments, pagoda and chinoiserie motifs.
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