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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, the accidental artistic director. A start as an artist. Paul Chalfin (1874 – 1959) intended to be an artist. After two years at Harvard, he enrolled at the Art Students League in New York, followed by three years at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.
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.
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 ...
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.
