# Event Details - **Event Name**: Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a talk on four influential New England bachelors and delve into their private worlds and dazzling homes.About this EventStep into a world of refined intrigue and bold design in this intriguing talk led by Wheaton College professor R. Tripp Evans, as he unveils his provocative new book, The Importance of Being Furnished: Four Bachelors at Home. Discover the private worlds of four remarkable figures—each a confirmed bachelor whose dazzling abodes echo the iconic elegance of Vizcaya.The stories of these “surprisingly domestic bachelors” (as the press dubbed them) reveal the complicated depths beneath their homes’ brilliant surfaces. The bachelors in question include:Charles L. Pendleton (1846-1904), the reclusive gambler who amassed one of his era’s finest collections of eighteenth-century furnitureOgden Codman, Jr. (1863-1951), a renowned interior decorator who inherited his family’s pedigree and vicesCharles H. Gibson, Jr. (1874-1954), a writer who transformed his Boston home into a personal literary shrine and monument to his own beautyHenry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934), who created his Eastern Point masterpiece, Beauport, for the love of his extended circle of friends, including painter Cecilia Beaux, Harvard economist Piatt Andrew and collector Isabella Stewart Gardner.TICKETS | $5; FREE for students and Vizcaya MembersVizcaya Members reserve tickets here.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with complimentary wine | Talk starts promptly at 7:00 p.m.Featured speaker: R. Tripp EvansR. Tripp Evans specializes in American art and architecture, with a focus on the material culture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He received his B.A. in Architectural History from the University of Virginia and his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History of Art from Yale University. Evans is the author of three books and won the National Award for Arts Writing in 2010. His most recent book focuses on the role of the American house museum, as seen through four historic homes located in New England. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Providence Athenaeum in Providence, Rhode Island, and was appointed to the Rhode Island State Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission in 2017.  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/miami/talks-at-vizcaya-the-importance-of-being-furnished/100001249469750659 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 7.18, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Miami - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: Vizcaya Museum & Gardens - **lat**: 25.7443866 - **long**: -80.21047469999999 - **full address**: Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, 3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/3eb253c00a651f84c2559f05e11aca7fc332eb27197ea9de77928bb3c545b525-rimg-w1200-h600-dc4b4744-gmir.jpg?v=1741121206 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished being held? - **A:** Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished takes place on Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, 3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished? - **A:** Tickets for Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished are priced at USD 7 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionUSD 7 + USD 2 feeAvailableStudent (must have valid ID)FreeAvailableGeneral Admission - at the doorUSD 7 + USD 2 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished? - **A:** Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished is organized by Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Talks at Vizcaya: The Importance of Being Furnished is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Miami, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Built between 1914 and 1922, Vizcaya is one of the most intact remaining examples from this era in United States history, when the nation’s most successful entrepreneurs built estates inspired by the stately homes of Europe. Vizcaya features a Main House filled with a decorative art collection, 10 acres of formal gardens, a rockland hammock (native forest), mangrove shore, and a historic village that is being restored to tell Vizcaya’s full story and provide additional spaces for programs and community outreach, including those on agriculture. Vizcaya has been a community hub since it opened to the public in 1953; it currently welcomes about 300,000 visitors annually.Located on Biscayne Bay at 3251 South Miami Avenue, Vizcaya is open Wednesday through Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. For more information, visitwww.vizcaya.org, connect via social media, or call 305-250-9133." } ] } ] ```