OUR STORY THROUGH THEIR EYES: JACK STUMPF His Love of Woodwork Leads to a Passion for Greene & Greene By Mary Quinn-Lumsden, Gamble House History Committee Jack Stumpf’s woodworking hobby began as a 10-year-old when, mesmerized, he witnessed the talents of his grandfather—a woodworker, carpenter, and quite resourceful craftsman who made his own tools. When Jack was a sophomore in high school, his parents bought him an old lathe. That magic …Read More
Love at First Sight
OUR STORY THROUGH THEIR EYES: SUE ZANTESON Her “Love at First Sight” Is Still Going Strong By Chini Johnson-Taylor, Gamble House History Committee Sue Zanteson first stepped inside the Gamble House doors to attend a lecture hosted by the American Society of Interior Designers. Her first impression was “love at first sight. The neatness and simplicity of the House, with nothing extraneous, was straightforward and well done”—a description that could …Read More
Bookstore with a Capital “B”
Lee Sanders and Docent friends on a 1998 arts and architecture tour of Chicago OUR STORY THROUGH THEIR EYES: LEE SANDERS Making It a Bookstore With a Capital “B” By Bobbi Mapstone, Gamble House History Committee Lee Sanders was destined for a life in art and architecture. His parents, interior designers and antique collectors, greatly influenced his love of historic buildings, antiques, and the decorative arts. His uncle, a devotee …Read More
Beauty in Motion
OUR STORY THROUGH THEIR EYES: NANCY ULLRICH Setting the House’s Beauty in Motion By Mary Quinn-Lumsden, Gamble House History Committee Dancing had always been Nancy Ullrich’s true passion. But she had no idea that another passion was about to take center stage… Her first experience with The Gamble House came through a strong friendship with Paula Stewart, sister of then-Director Randell Makinson, whom she met through her sorority alumnae group. …Read More
Collective Curiosity
EXPLORING THE MAKING OF THE GREENE & GREENE ARCHIVES Over the past 7 years, I’ve visited the Greene & Greene Archives at The Huntington twice, once at the old Scott Gallery location and most recently at its new home at the Munger building. Each visit has been full of wonders such as family diaries, iridescent glass samples that resemble the glass in the Gamble House front door and dining room …Read More
A Mentor’s Gift
OUR STORY THROUGH THEIR EYES: NANCY MARINO A mentor’s gift enriches the Gamble House experience By Lynne Mircheff, Gamble House History Committee “It’s been one of the great loves of my life.” That’s Nancy Marino speaking about her remarkable accomplishment: 15 years spent dispensing her Gamble House wit and wisdom to over 300 Docents-in-training. For those Docents, Nancy has become teacher, leader, role model, icon, friend, mentor, and legend. While …Read More
A Toast to the Pioneers of ’67
OUR STORY THROUGH THEIR EYES: GLENICE HERSHBERGER A toast to the pioneers of ’67 By Lisa Reitzel, Gamble House History Committee Imagine that The Gamble House is, well, just a house. Suddenly it’s changing from a drive-by curiosity to a walk-in destination—and you’re among the handful of people who need to make that happen. That was the challenge Glenice Hershberger faced as she and a group of Pasadena-area women agreed to …Read More
Native Born
JULIA MORGAN (1872-1957) WAS A CONTEMPORARY OF THE GREENE BROTHERS, and one of the few native-born architects working in California in the early decades of the twentieth century. It has been speculated that it was this attribute that lent her a greater sensitivity to the contours of its geography, the subtle variations in its climate, and local flora and fauna. Her architectural career spanned 47 years, during which she was …Read More