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SUMMARY:The Royal Oak Foundation\, Virtual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Oak Foundation\nWelcomes \nVictoria Kastner\nAuthor of \nJulia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect \nMay 15\, 2025\nVirtual Lecture\n6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (ET)\nFRED ASTAIRE IN LONDON\nThough born in Omaha\, Nebraska\, and raised in New York City\, dancer Fred Astaire spent a significant portion of his early career in the United Kingdom. From 1922 to 1932\, he and his sister Adele captivated London audiences in three wildly popular West End musicals\, sparking a sensation so intense that critics dubbed it “Astairia.” During his time in London\, Astaire immersed himself in British culture\, studying music theory at London’s Guildhall School of Music alongside Noël Coward and socializing with the aristocracy. After a decade in London\, Adele retired from the stage to marry Lord Charles Cavendish\, the second son of the Duke of Devonshire\, and moved to Lismore Castle in Ireland. The pair’s decade of dancing and performing in London had an equally profound effect on Fred. With his new dance partner\, Claire Luce\, he expanded his repertoire\, incorporating sweeping\, romantic movements as well as an English sense of style. His impeccable fashion sense\, effortless charm\, and refined elegance—so central to his legendary dance films of the 1930s through the 1950s—were deeply influenced by the customs and style he observed while mingling with British high society and even the royal family. Victoria Kastner will explore the profound impact of Astaire’s years in the UK\, revealing how his time on the London stage helped shape the dancer\, actor\, and icon the world came to adore. \nVictoria Kastner is the leading scholar and author about the architect Julia Morgan as well as about Hearst Castle\, where she worked for 30 yrs as historian. She is the author of Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House\, published by Harry N. Abrams in 2000; Hearst’s San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land\, May 2009; and Hearst Ranch: Family\, Land and Legacy. She co-authored The Beverly Hills Hotel: The First 100 years with Robert Anderson. In 2022\, Victoria published; Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the trailblazing architect. Ms. Kastner has lectured extensively on Julia Morgan\, Hearst’s art collection\, and the history of collecting for many museums and groups: including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the American Museum in Britain in Bath; and the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. She has also written for The London Telegraph\, the American Institute of Architects\, Oxford University’s Journal of the History of Collections\, and The Magazine Antiques.\n \nTickets: $15 members*; $25 non-members\n*Membership discount applied automatically when logged into your Royal-Oak.org account \nRegister Here. \n 
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/the-royal-oak-foundation-virtual-lecture/
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SUMMARY:The American Country House Foundation\, Virtual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The American Country House Foundation\nwith \nVictoria Kastner\nAuthor of \nJulia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect \nVirtual Lecture for Book Club and Museum Members\nMarch 13\, 2025\n6 p.m. EST\, 3 p.m. PST\nThe American Country House Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and preservation of country houses across America. No matter the size or style\, we believe that these buildings play an important role in understanding the history of America and enriching our cultural landscape. \n\n\n\nOur educational Lecture Program is designed to expand the public’s knowledge and interaction with country houses. On March 13th\, we are pleased to welcome Victoria Kastner to discuss her biography on architect Julia Morgan. By exploring both Morgan’s work and her life\, Victoria weaves a captivating tale about courage\, vision\, and resilience.\n \n\n\n\nJulia 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. Morgan spent thirty years constructing this opulent estate on the California coast for the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst—forging a lifelong friendship and creative partnership with him. Together\, they built a spectacular and unequalled residence that once hosted the biggest stars of Hollywood’s golden age\, and that now welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. \nVictoria Kastner’s 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. \nBook Club & Museum Members\, please join us on March 13th at 6 p.m. EST or 3 p.m. PST. \nDetails to follow.
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/the-american-country-house-foundation-virtual-lecture/
LOCATION:Webb Deane Stevens Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Royal Oak Foundation Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Oak Foundation\nThe Royal Oak Foundation seeks to raise awareness of and advance the work of the National Trust of England\, Wales\, and Northern Ireland by inspiring support from the United States for the Trust’s efforts to preserve 
and protect historic places and spaces—for ever\, for everyone. \nPlease join us for \n“A Collector’s Country House: William Randolph Hearst”\nwith \nVictoria Kastner\nZoom Webinar (Live)\nApril 16\, 2024\n6:00-7:00 p.m. (ET)\nClick HERE for Tickets.\nWhen Winston Churchill visited William Randolph Hearst’s estate at San Simeon during Churchill’s 1929 California tour\, he was pleasantly surprised. Though he had been expecting “a Monte Carlo casino perched atop the Rock of Gibraltar\,” he found instead a stunning country house and an intriguing host. Hearst was an art collector in the 18th-century English tradition. Like William Beckford and Horace Walpole\, Hearst personally selected every object in his vast collection\, and determined its location. For 28 years\, Julia Morgan—the first female architect to gain worldwide prominence—worked right beside him creating La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted Hill)\, as it was formally known. \nAt San Simeon\, Hearst blended English country house traditions with Californian informalities. Charlie Chaplin\, Cary Grant\, and all the Hollywood set rubbed elbows with Calvin Coolidge and Bernard Shaw. Presiding as hostess was Hearst’s companion\, the actress Marion Davies. The end result was a quintessentially American country house with English style gardens: built by a media mogul\, designed by a woman architect\, presided over by a Hollywood starlet\, and forever immortalized by a film—Orson Welles’s brooding Citizen Kane. Victoria Kastner will discuss Hearst’s extensive art collection—Renaissance tapestries\, Mediterranean furniture\, English silver\, and architectural fragments galore—and provide lively anecdotes about the hilltop\, in this examination of America’s most glamorous country house and estate. \nVictoria Kastner is a leading scholar and author about the architect Julia Morgan as well as about Hearst Castle\, where she worked for 30 years and was the historian. She is the author of Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House\, with a foreword by George Plimpton\, published by Harry N. Abrams in 2000; Hearst’s San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land\, May 2009; and Hearst Ranch: Family\, Land and Legacy. She co-authored The Beverly Hills Hotel: The First 100 Years with Robert Anderson. In 2022\, Victoria published Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect. Ms. Kastner has lectured extensively on Julia Morgan\, Hearst’s art collection\, and the history of collection for many museums and groups: including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the American Museum in Britain in Bath; and the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. She has also written about Hearst\, San Simeon\, and Morgan for The London Telegraph\, the American Institute of Architects\, Oxford University’s Journal of the History of Collections\, and The Magazine Antiques.
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/the-royal-oak-foundation-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar (Live)
CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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SUMMARY:NYC DDC Talks: Breaking Barriers in Architecture
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING BARRIERS IN ARCHITECTURE:\nLOUISE BLANCHARD BETHUNE\, JULIA MORGAN\, AND BARBIE\n\nwith\nVICTORIA KASTNER\nAUTHOR OF JULIA MORGAN: \nAN INTIMATE BIOGRAPHY OF THE TRAILBLAZING ARCHITECT\nThursday\, March 28\, 2024\n10 am – 12 pm EST \nVIRTUAL LECTURE via TEAMS\nIn recognition of Women’s History Month\, this month’s DDC Talks will focus on barrier-breaking women in the architecture profession: Louise Blanchard Bethune\, America’s first professional female architect\, and Julia Morgan\, the first woman licensed to practice architecture in California. Guests include speaker Kelly Hayes McAlonie\, author of a recent biography of Bethune. McAlonie was also a key contributor in collaboration with Mattel in its design and launch of Barbie I Can Be: Architect\, the Career Doll of 2012. She will discuss both projects and her perspectives on the status of women in the architecture profession. \nArchitectural historian Victoria Kastner will speak about her new book\, Julia Morgan: An\nIntimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect\, which provides the first in-depth look at Julia\nMorgan’s fascinating private life\, as well as her remarkable career. Julia Morgan was a lifelong\ntrailblazer. In 1902 she became the first woman to graduate from the renowned architecture\nprogram at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1904 she became California’s first licensed\nfemale architect. And in 2014 the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded her\nthe Gold Medal\, as its first female recipient. Best known as the designer of William Randolph\nHearst’s lavish estate at San Simeon\, she built an astonishing 700 additional projects throughout\nthe west. Victoria will share new information about many of these buildings\, as well as reveal the\nmany triumphs and tragedies of Julia Morgan’s inspiring personal life.
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/nyc-ddc-talks-women-in-architecture/
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SUMMARY:Greenwich Decorative Arts Society Online Lecture
DESCRIPTION: “The Fascinating Life of Hearst Castle’s Architect Julia Morgan\,”\nVictoria Kastner\nAuthor of Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect \n\nMonday\, February 5\, 2024\n 1:00 PM 2:00 PM \n\nArchitectural historian Victoria Kastner will speak about her new book\, Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect\, which provides the first in-depth look at Julia Morgan’s fascinating private life\, as well as her remarkable career. Julia Morgan was a lifelong trailblazer. In 1902 she became the first woman to graduate from the renowned architecture program at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1904 she became California’s first licensed female architect. And in 2014 the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded her the Gold Medal\, as its first female recipient. Best known as the designer of William Randolph Hearst’s lavish estate at San Simeon\, she built an astonishing 700 additional projects throughout the west. Victoria will share new information about many of these buildings\, as well as reveal the triumphs and tragedies that filled Julia Morgan’s inspiring personal life. \nThis lecture will be on Zoom. \nGuests Welcome: Guest fee $30 cash or check. \nReservations: greenwichdecorativearts@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/greenwich-decorative-arts-society-online-lecture/
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Club Julia Morgan Livestream
DESCRIPTION:If you are not a member yet\, now is the time to join our community and receive the great benefits of membership. We are a group of people seeking truth\, insight and wisdom about the issues we face as individuals and as a society. Please join! You can become a monthly sustaining member for just $10 a month. \nThe Commonwealth Club of California welcomes  \nVictoria Kastner\, author of Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect on\n\nWed\, Dec 7 / 3:00 pm PST\nJulia 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. Born in San Francisco and trained in Paris\, she developed a distinctive aesthetic that now defines certain regions of California. But only in the last 20 years has her contribution to architecture been fully recognized and celebrated. In 2014\, the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded her its Gold Medal; she is the first female recipient. Victoria Kastner has spent years compiling photographs\, interviews\, letters\, drawings\, and diaries—including material never published before—to create a comprehensive portrait of this amazing woman. \nOf Julia Morgan’s remarkable 700 creations\, from hotels to churches to private homes\, the most iconic is Hearst Castle. She spent 30 years constructing this opulent estate on the California coast for the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst\, forging a lifelong friendship and creative partnership with him. Together they built a spectacular and perhaps unequalled residence that once hosted the biggest stars of Hollywood’s golden age\, and that now welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. \nNotes \nThis program is online-only. Please pre-register here to receive a link to the live-stream event. \nWe welcome donations made during registration to support the production of our online programming. \nCopies of Julia Morgan are available for purchase during registration (for U.S. domestic shipping only). \n\n\n\n\nThis program is part of our Good Lit series\, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation. \n\nAll ticket sales are final and nonrefundable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/commonwealth-club-julia-morgan-livestream/
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SUMMARY:Julia Morgan: Her Life in Three Acts (Part 3)
DESCRIPTION:Julia Morgan: Her Life in Three Acts\nVictoria Kastner will present a three-part lecture on Julia Morgan\, created exclusively for the Foundation at Hearst Castle. She will share historic images and newly discovered information that she did not have room to include in her new book\, Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect. \nPart Three: San Simeon and Beyond\nVictoria will provide a detailed look at San Simeon\, as well as examine several other major commissions that Julia undertook at the same time. She’ll analyze Julia’s relationship with W. R. Hearst\, quoting extensively from their voluminous correspondence. She’ll reveal the health problems Julia began to experience in her fifties\, and their worsening consequences. She’ll discuss Julia’s final years\, and chart the changes in how critics have responded to her architecture over the past several decades. \nDate: Thursday\, May 12\, 2022 (Zoom)\nTime: 7:00 pm PT\nTickets: Public $20\, Members $0\nSigned Book: $50 includes inscription & shipping\n\n*This online lecture series is FREE for FHC Members 2020 – 2022. Registration required.*
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/julia-morgan-her-life-in-three-acts-part-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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SUMMARY:Julia Morgan: Her Life in Three Acts (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:Julia Morgan: Her Life in Three Acts\nVictoria Kastner will present a three-part lecture on Julia Morgan\, created exclusively for the Foundation at Hearst Castle. She will share historic images and newly discovered information that she did not have room to include in her new book\, Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect. \nPart Two: A California Architect\nVictoria will reveal some of the challenges Julia faced on her return to the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she began her architectural career in 1902. She’ll examine many of her notable projects\, including Julia’s early commissions from Phoebe Apperson Hearst and William Randolph Hearst. She’ll also describe Julia’s business practices\, quoting the reminiscences of Julia’s own employees. And she’ll share information about some of the Morgan family’s tragic losses\, which began in 1913 and continued through the 1920s. \nDate: Thursday\, May 5\, 2022 (Zoom)\nTime: 7:00 pm PT\nTickets: Public $20\, Members $0\nSigned Book: $50 includes inscription & shipping\n\n*This online lecture series is FREE for FHC Members 2020 – 2022. Registration required.*
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/julia-morgan-her-life-in-three-acts-part-2/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Victoria Kastner
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL: An Evening with Victoria Kastner\, Author of Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect\nHudson Library & Historical Society\n\nMonday\, May 2\, 7 p.m.\n\n\n\n  \nOn Monday\, May 2 at 7 p.m. the Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with Victoria Kastner\, author of Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect. An exploration of Morgan’s work and her life\, this book is a captivating tale about courage\, vision\, and resilience. \n\n\n\n\nJulia Morgan 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. Kastner’s compelling biography draws on interviews\, letters\, and Morgan’s diaries\, including never-before-seen reflections on faith\, art\, and her life experiences. Over 150 archival images and photographs by Alexander Vertikoff complement the text. The San Francisco Chronicle calls this book “handsome and comprehensive…a volume to hold in your hands and savor.” \nKastner spent more than three decades as Hearst Castle’s official historian and her previous books include the definitive trilogy of its history. Kastner now works as an independent researcher and lecturer. \nCopies of Julia Morgan will be available for purchase courtesy of the Learned Owl Book Shop. Registration for this program is required and a valid email address is required at time of registration. Participants will receive an email invitation to attend the program\, hosted on Zoom\, a day before the program begins. \nIf you have any questions\, please email askus@hudson.lib.oh.us or call (330) 653-6658 x1010. \n\nRegister Here or call (330) 653-6658.
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/an-evening-with-victoria-kastner/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Preservation Society of Newport County\, Virtual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The year 2022 marks the sesquicentennial of pioneering architect Julia Morgan (1872-1957). Though best known as the designer of William Randolph Hearst’s lavish San Simeon estate (1919)\, Morgan built an additional 700 structures throughout the west. Her life and career are a story intersecting with the end of the Gilded Age\, both in the style of her architecture and her experiences. A prevailing myth maintains that Morgan destroyed her personal papers. Victoria Kastner\, author of the new biography “Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect\,” will refute this legend and reveal the fascinating story of Julia Morgan’s private life\, as well as discuss the architect’s inspiring public career. The virtual lecture will take place on Thursday\, April 14 at 6:00 pm EST\, 3:00 pm PST. \nOur virtual lectures are free and registration will be open to the public.
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/the-preservation-society-of-newport-county-virtual-lecture/
LOCATION:Newport Beach Preservation Society
CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220322T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220322T170000
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SUMMARY:Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Virtual Lecture\, "An Intimate Look at the Life and Work of Trailblazing Architect and Chief Designer of Hearst Castle Julia Morgan.
DESCRIPTION:On March 22\, 2022\, Julia Morgan’s sesquicentennial year\, Victoria Kastner will give a talk centered around her new book\, Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect\, published by Chronicle books. Drawing on Morgan’s unpublished letters and recently discovered diaries\, Kastner provides the first comprehensive portrait of this architect’s inspiring career and private life. \nPlease note:  This virtual program is free and open to ICAA Members only.
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/institute-of-classical-architecture-art-virtual-lecture-an-intimate-look-at-the-life-and-work-of-trailblazing-architect-and-chief-designer-of-hearst-castle-julia-morgan/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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SUMMARY:Legacy Day Virtual Lecture\, Annenberg Community Beach House\, Santa Monica
DESCRIPTION:The Annenberg Community Beach House Kicked off Women’s History Month with a Virtual Lecture on Sunday\, March 6\, 2022 at 1 p.m. During my presentation\, I shared many details from my new book\, “Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect\,” published by Chronicle Books and available everywhere. Drawing on Julia Morgan’s unpublished letters and recently discovered diaries\, this work provides the first comprehensive portrait of Julia’s inspiring private life. \nIn case you missed my Legacy Day virtual lecture\, a recording will be soon be made available online. The link will be provided here when available.
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/legacy-day-virtual-lecture-annenberg-community-beach-house-santa-monica/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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SUMMARY:Victorian Society in America Virtual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Victorian Society in America\, Virtual Lecture\, March 5\, 2022\, at 3 p.m. ET\, 12 p.m. PST. \nMy virtual lecture for the Victorian Society in America\, “Julia Morgan: An Intimate Portrait\,” was presented live on March 5th\, at 3pm ET. This was the last lecture in the Victorian Society’s “Women Artists\, Designers\, Architects” series. \nIf you missed the lecture or would like to view it again\, a recording of my lecture has been graciously made available online for two weeks until March 21\, 2022\, by the VSA.  The link is available on the Society’s Lectures web page at https://victoriansociety.org/lectures-2/
URL:https://victoriakastner.com/event/lecture/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture
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