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Paul Chalfin (1874-1959) was an artist and interior designer with an interest in architecture, best known for his work at Villa Vizcaya. Chalfin was openly gay; his longtime partner was Louis Koons. [1] Early life. Paul Chalfin was born in New York City on November 2, 1874, to Colonel Samuel Fletcher Chalfin and Jane Voorhees (Connolly) Chalfin.
- November 2, 1874, New York City
- February 16, 1959 (aged 84), Clifton, New Jersey
- American
- Villa Vizcaya
Paul Chalfin’s influence over the design of Vizcaya is unmistakable. See a few examples of his lasting impact on this historic estate. Beyond Vizcaya. Paul Chalfin was a Gilded-age designer who's most famous creation was Vizcaya.
Paul Chalfin. Pioneer Information. Born in New York, Chalfin began his studies at Harvard University. After two years he left Harvard to study painting at the Art Students League of New York, where he graduated in 1898.
May 9, 2023 · ‘It is a completely faithful homage to the villas of Italy, a thorough essay on the essence of those great houses, reflecting the travel prowess of Deering and his creative partner, Paul Chalfin.’ So says Ferguson & Shamamian senior associate architect Jonathan Burgess Hogg, a long-time Coconut Grove resident.
Paul Chalfin (November 2, 1874 - February 15, 1959) was an artist and interior designer with an interest in architecture, most known for his work on Villa Vizcaya. Chalfin lived openly with his male lover in Miami, where he expressed himself as a gender-transgressive pansy.
By the time designs for the Marine Garden were developed, Vizcaya’s artistic director and self-proclaimed architect, Paul Chalfin (1874-1959), had embraced the patronage of contemporary artists with site-specific commissions for the estate, which included the painter Robert Winthrop Chanler (1872–1930), author of a decorative screen and the ...
