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Addison Cairns Mizner, 1890
No full textPH Coll 1120.6Addison Mizner and his brother, Wilson Mizner, were notorious and famous members of the respectable Mizner family. They traveled to Alaska in 1897 to bilk miners during the Alaska Gold Rush. After the Gold Rush, Addison went to Guatemala, purchased relics and colonial-era furnishings, and then sold them in New York at tremendous markup prices. Despite his lack of architectural training, Addison Mizner is remembered for his pseudo-Spanish colonial designs for buildings constructed in the 1920s during the Florida land boom. Meanwhile, Addison's brother, Wilson, became famous for his wit and his plays. On the side, Wilson ran a gambling joint on Long Island, for which he was later arrested. Both Addison and Wilson Mizner died in 1933.
Their father, Lansing Mizner, was the step-son of James Semple (1798-1866), United States Senator from Illinois.To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see:
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Edgar Ames Mizner, Benicia, California, April 1884
No full textPH Coll 1120.3Edgar Ames Mizner (1863-1918), eldest son of Lansing Bond Mizner (1825-1893) and Ella Watson and brother of Addison and Wilson Mizner.
Lansing Mizner was the step-son of James Semple (1798-1866), a United States Senator from Illinois and step-sister of Lucy
Virginia Semple Ames (1836-1929).To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see:
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Finding Addison Mizner: His Scrapbook Testimony
No full textThrough historic archival research, this study focuses on the works of Florida architect Addison Mizner (1872-1933), credited with bringing Spanish/Mediterranean Revival architecture to Palm Beach, Florida in the early 20th century. This thesis is the first to study the works of Mizner through the perspective of his personal scrapbooks. In a state of advanced deterioration, Mizner’s scrapbooks are currently housed in Society of the Four Arts, King Library in Palm Beach, Florida. While a rare and treasured source of their own accord, the importance of the scrapbooks is elevated by the fact that many of Mizner’s buildings have been demolished, severely altered, or are inaccessible to the public. As a result, it is difficult to experience Mizner’s works first hand through his remaining buildings.
The absence of an in-depth study on Mizner’s personal scrapbooks leaves a gap in Mizner scholarship. This research reveals how the Mizner scrapbooks present his mode of thought and design intent, and how they serve as a pictorial narration of the workings of an architect in a very primitive Florida with few resources beyond his own innovations. In addition, this study will show how the scrapbooks refute long-standing views of Mizner’s lack of architectural acumen, a product of Modernism’s mid-century coup. Considering the fragile nature of the scrapbooks, it is hopeful that this thesis will not only spark a renewed interest in all things Mizner, but will advance an awareness and urgency for continued preservation of this treasured primary source and his remaining buildings.
Adviser: Mark Hinchma
Mizner Left Mark on West Coast, circa 1960s
No full textPhotouring Florida column that describes Addison Mizner\u27s buildings, focusing on those located in Florida, especially the Park Street home in St. Petersburg.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/dunn_phototouring/1169/thumbnail.jp
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