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Hearst Collection Goes On Display

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Now seems like the perfect time for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) exhibit Hearst the Collector. The exhibit brings together about 150 works from the extensive collection of media magnate William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951). Much of Hearst's collection was sold off during a "liquidity crisis" in the late 1930s. As bankruptcy loomed, his huge collection, spread out over his many residences, was divided in half. Half he got to keep, the rest became an asset for his companies and were sold to keep his empire alive (something some of today's tycoons might want to take note of).

The exhibit at the LACMA runs November 9 through February 1, 2009 and shows Hearst's wide range of collecting interests. He had large collections of armor, silver and Renaissance tapestries as well as paintings by Boucher, Copley, van Dyck, Fragonard, Gérôme, Greuze, Lawrence, Lotto, Reynolds, and Vouet, with sculptures by Canova, Clodion, Marin, Sansovino, and Thorvaldsen. His collection of three hundred Native American textiles also showed a collector who was a bit ahead of his time. The pieces in the exhibit came from Hearst Castle as well from museums around the world. A book of the exhibition, shown at right, sells for $50.

[via Art Daily]

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Heiress / Model Lydia Hearst's Sexy New Lingerie Ads

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Filed under: Apparel

Model Lydia Hearst, daughter of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst (who was famously kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974) and great-granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, stars in London lingerie company Myla's sexy new ad campaign (above). The 1940s, Film Noir-influenced ads, shot by photographer Ben Hassett, will appear in print in December. Hearst, 23, who has also modeled for the likes of Prada and Louis Vuitton, also designs her own line of accessories in conjunction with Puma.

Gallery: Lydia Hearst in Lingerie

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Villa Venezio, Estate of the Day

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Filed under: Estates

Today's estate comes from The Real Estate Journal. Veronica Hearst and Randolph Apperson Hearst bought this stunning home in 2000 for nearly $30 million. The nine-bedroom stone mansion was built in 1929 by the Vanderbilt family and was formerly known as Eastover. The home is now called Villa Venezio and has more than 30,000 square feet of space on 3.5 acres in Manalapan, Florida. It fronts both the ocean and the intracoastal waterway. The estate also has a guest house, dock and a six-car garage. This classic Maurice Fatio-designed home is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The most stunning feature of the home, aside from the location and the size, is the ornate carved stonework on the columns, ceilings and walls. It is listed at $27 million. After the jump, buy your own pedigree.

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