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Doris Duke, Cecil Beaton Duke Drawing, Duke Mansion, Doris Duke, Hawaiian Homes, Guardian Spirit, Cafe Society, English Fashion, Vintage Pics, Cecil Beaton

Post contributed by Mary Samouelian, Doris Duke Collection Archivist One of the most well-known photographs in the Doris Duke Photograph Collection is a very glamorous Doris Duke draped in a floral gown and pearls, standing against an ornate backdrop. The photograph was taken in the early 1930s by Cecil Beaton, a fashion photographer known primarily for … Continue reading A Candid Doris Duke →

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Scrumpdillyicious: Shangri La: Doris Duke's Hawaiian Home & Museum Doris Duke, Home Museum, Famous Lifestyle, Hawaiian Homes, Jewelry Wall, Diamond Head, Architecture Landscape, Islamic World, Shangri La

Perched on the Pacific Ocean with gorgeous views of Honolulu’s Diamond Head, Shangri La is the spectacular Hawaiian estate of the American heiress Doris Duke. Built in 1937, the five-acre estate with sweeping ocean views, is an interlocking complex of fabulous buildings, exotic gardens and saltwater pools, incorporating architectural features inspired by palaces and gardens Duke saw in Iran, India and the Middle East during a year-long honeymoon she took in 1935. Born into untold fortune as…

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