
Broken By Denise Dube

by Denise Dube
Title
Broken By Denise Dube
Artist
Denise Dube
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
`2014 Honorable Mention IAF New York. (Opening reception October 8th 2014)
`On Tour 2014- 2015 with New York's Museums International Road Tour.
`Showing in Museum of Russian Art.
`Featured in the 2014 AIF Catalog. (Also for Sale in late 2014)
A broken window behind the carriage house at the Beautiful Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills California. Built in 1927 by oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny and perched in the storied and scenic hills of one of the most elegant neighborhoods in America, Greystone Estate is a Beverly Hills and Los Angeles treasure, recognized since 1976 as a historic landmark in the national registry of Historic Places.
The City of Beverly Hills purchased the property in 1965 and in 1971 the entire 18.3 acre site was formally dedicated as a public park by the City of Beverly Hills.
Construction of the palatial manor home began February 15, 1927 and although Ned, his wife Lucy, and their five children moved into the residence in September 1928, the estate took three years to complete at a cost of over $3 million, an almost unimaginable sum in real estate at the time. The original cost to construct Greystones entire estate was $3,166,578.12, the Mansion alone cost $1,238,378.76. The extraordinary result became known as Greystone for its abundant use of stone construction and its rather somber gray appearance. In addition to the Mansion, originally located on the grounds were stables and kennels, tennis courts, a fire station, gatehouse, swimming pool and pavilion, a greenhouse, a lake, babbling brooks and cascading waterfalls. But on the night of February 16, 1929, only five months after the family had moved in, Ned Doheny was found shot to death inside the home, at the age of 36 and the victim of an apparent murder-suicide perpetrated by his longtime personal friend and aid Hugh Plunket. Lucy continued living at Greystone until 1955, after which she and her second husband Leigh M. Battson sold the majority of the original land to the Paul Trousdale Corporation, developers of Beverly Hills prestigious Trousdale Estate homes. The following year Lucy and her husband sold for approximately $1.5 million the remaining 18.3 acre parcel, including Greystone Mansion, to Henry Crown of Chicago-based Park Grey Corporation. Mr. Crown, however, never formally occupied the site but instead leased it out as a popular filming location, a legacy Greystone still maintains today.
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My work has been added to various collections and used by designers and set designers. My architectural work has been featured on MSN Lifestyle. More of my work can be bought and found at my www.GrinsandGoosebumps.com
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Thank you for taking the time to view my photographs. Feel free to contact me at grinsandgoosebumps@verizon.net
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September 17th, 2013
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Kandy Hurley
This is one of my favorites, it begs a story and you've provided it with a wonderful description.

John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"