First they filled their Pacific Heights mansion with art, then they bought Azalea Springs Vineyards near Calistoga and built Stonescape, a 5,000-square-foot private museum in an Art Cave carved out of a mountainside. 3 of 6 4 of 6 Norman Stone is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 in the dressing room of his San Francisco, Calif., home. I wish you a glorious summer in the Canadian Rockies. Their first purchase as a couple was John BaldessarisA Painting That Is Its Own Documentation(196668). TNVRSome of the most complex and difficult pieces are in your house in San Francisco, overlooking San Francisco Bay. Norman Stone, a San Francisco arts patron and collector who, along with his wife Norah, was known for a renowned contemporary collection and larger-than-life style, died on April 2. Carolyne Zinko, a native of Wisconsin, joined The San Francisco Chronicle in 1993 as a news reporter covering Peninsula crime, city government and political races. He is wearing a sequined hoodie by Osklen, stretch leather pants by Jitrois . Ask your funeral homes to submit your obituary to us. Edgar Norman Stone, '41 (history), of San Francisco, May 29, at 97. Since 1980, Norman has served as a staff psychologist at the mental health center for the government-funded Bayview Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement in San Francisco. Another artist with whom we have established a close relationship is Theaster Gates, whose work we first saw at MOCA in LA two years ago. 2023-01-27, Pinellas County 6th Judicial Circuit Courts | Probate | He had one of the first Tesla Roadsters to come off the line in 2005. Beloved husband of the late Mildred Stone for 54 years; loving father of Diana Stone, Linda (Martin) Gicklhorn, and Martin Stone New directions? Since then, she has worked for the Sunday Style and Datebook sections, covering gala night openings and writing trend pieces. He is an urban planner by training. Their collection is monumentally important, and their commitment to working with artists was equally so, said Thea Westreich, their New York art adviser for 30 years. She is based in New York and travels all over the world in search of interesting art particularly by emerging artists. We wanted a cohesive collection that reflected our passion for contemporary art. We received a call from the drilling foreman letting us know that we might lose the cave as water coming down from Diamond Mountain was shooting into the cave through the shotcrete material. "We'll be changing the pieces every year. The Stones really wanted to know what was happening in the world now. He didnt throw money around. Several of the artists in our collection spent generous amounts of time with us while installing large pieces. Its not an investment.. 2023 Art Media, LLC. Together, they collect art, make Cabernet Sauvignon under the Stonescape label and enjoy a certain joie de vivre, hosting elaborate costume parties every summer that are the talk of the social scene. Paper Airplane San Francisco couple Norah and Norman Stone, already renowned in jet-set circles for their playful personas and modern art collection, created even more of a stir when they unveiled the cave - and . Her profiles of personalities have included fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Emanuel Ungaro fashion house owner Asim Abdullah, to name a few. Moving from Everyman documentaries, and a pioneering Nadine Ware, of Norman, Oklahoma, crossed over to the other side on February 10, 2023, at age 92. Your collections are diverse, dynamic and global. The Stones collection also features works from such seminal artists as Andy Warhol, Marcel Duchamp, Hans Bellmer and Tony Conrad. For example, youre trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which is currently undergoing a major expansion. I am on their Executive Committee. TNVRYou started at the top, really. She is seen here in a bright pink Colleen Quen gown, with Schreiner vintage earrings. Since the 1990s, their superbly landscaped hillside property has produced critically acclaimed Merlot wines under the Azalea Springs label. Norman Stone married, secondly, in 1982, Christine Booker, who predeceased him in 2016. Obituaries; Public Notices. He left the board of SFMOMA in 2020. A neon sculpture by Paulina Olowska hangs in the kitchen. In the dining room, a painting and puppy vase by Jeff Koons, a Martin Szekely table, and 1970s chairs by Tommi Parzinger upholstered in a Sahco fabric set the tone. Representing San Francisco's finest luxury properties, in San Francisco's finest locations. 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"It is a totally original place to look at art - a gorgeous, light-filled volume of space," he said. ARTnews is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Clare DeLeon August 12, 1950 - January . Norman Stone, born March 8 1941, died . "As our art collection began, we started going to more parties, and I thought I would wear exotic clothing, too, because it was an art crowd," Norman recalled. The collection was open to the public by appointment, and the tour guides were Norah and Norman, who could discuss each piece on display at length. The Stones replanted their vineyards in 2002 with Cabernet Sauvignon vines and their terroir now produces premium grapes. She brings artists and particular works to our attention and a discussion ensues. View Obituary. Petra F. Bueno The couple are locally famous for a summer party they host every two years at their Calistoga home. This case was filed in San Francisco County Superior Courts, San Francisco County Civic Center Courthouse located in San Francisco, California. "We did it because we wanted to enjoy our art collection in a way we hadn't been able to," Norah Stone said. Thinking of your family with much love, Lucille Abrahamson. The case status is Not Classified By Court. Both he and wife Norah are members of the National Committee of the Whitney Museum in New York, and the Tate International Council in London. NCSDuring the past 12 months we have attended the Basel Art Fair, Miami Basel, Armory Show New York, Frieze Art Fair London and New York, Dubai Art Fair and Documenta (Kassel Germany). These communities have suffered because of social injustice like racism, inferior schools, a weakened social safety net, higher rates of unemployment and unusually high rates of incarceration. Their red brick Beaux-Arts style residence was designed by architect Arthur Brown in 1927. Among his recent acquisitions are a Givenchy blazer with a purple bird and floral motif because it struck him as "the most unusual jacket of the season," and a thigh-length sport coat made of "exotic" silver metallic fabric at a tailor shop in Jodhpur, India, that also caters to Mick Jagger, Bono and Sting. But it's also a very complex, smart, beautiful object. She worked as the paper's society columnist from 2000 to 2004, when she wrote about the lifestyles of the rich but not necessarily famous. SAN FRANCISCO (18-12) Hawthorne 3-6 0-0 7, Kunen 2-5 0-0 4, Rocak 4-8 3 . Norman is a mental health counselor in Hunters Point who still works two days a week, parking his Tesla at the curb near the Bayview Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement Inc. treating drug addicts, people with mental problems and abuse victims. Zinko, Carolyne. His way of approaching the spiritual path is not as an intellectual exercise, but rather as a direct personal experience meant to bring mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Thats life really.. In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore. Acrylic on multiple canvases The work in the very background, behind that wall is Norman Stone's first wife, Nicole Aubrey, was the niece . We want to hear from you! Whats on your immediate art agenda? The late Bay Area collectors and philanthropists Norah and Norman Stone have left the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) a donation of 350-some contemporary artworks and a $10 million . (The property has gravel roads otherwise.) Its almost impossible to embrace that someone so alive and vibrant is gone.. 2021-09-28. The bed in the master suite is by Quatrain, the Roman shades are of a Rubelli satin, and the rug is by Stark; Murano-glass sconces flank a sculpture by Dieter Roth, and the print is by Andy Warhol. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. After she became smitten, he revealed he was the son of a billionaire insurance magnate. Norah supervised the initial volunteer nursing staff at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic in San Francisco in 1967. The foyer retains its 1937 decor by Frances Elkins, including a console and mirror by Jean-Michel Frank; the sculpture and photograph are by Hans Bellmer. We have recently purchased pieces by Keith Tyson, Ryan Gander, Philippe Parreno, Ai Wei Wei and Leigh Ledare amongst others. THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY vs. WENTZ, JUDITH B, CONKLIN, LOUISE C, CONKLIN, NATALIE O Et Al. I'm dressing for me.". Hed make the drive from the city to the Napa Valley in record time, at the wheel of his Porsche, one of only four street-legal 959s in the United States. But by the mid-60s, he had grown disenfranchised with the business and his familys conservative morals. The 1927 Beaux Arts dwelling was designed by Arthur Brown Jr., who was . Though conceptual art, from its grandfather Duchamp to later practitioners like Beuys, form the core of their holdings, the Stones also collected across a spread of styles, mediums, and approaches, picking up works by Donald Judd, Vito Acconci, Robert Gober, Mike Kelley, Matthew Barney, Alex Israel, Hito Steyerl, Liz Deschenes, Seth Price, Amalia Ulman, Aaron Flint Jamison, and Anna Uddenberg over the years. Stone, son of Chicago businessman and self-help book author W. Clement Stone, was born in Evanston, Illinois. Decanter Magazine, May 2002, "For the Love of Art / Bay Area gaining international recognition for its increasing number of art collectors", "TRADING PLACES / Philanthropist and psychologist Norman Stone divides his time between Pacific Heights, home of his cutting-edge art collection, and Hunters Point, where he counsels inner-city clients", "Norman Stone, S.F. He was novice boxing champion in 1938 and won the 175-pound all-university championship in 1940 (as Edgar Stein). ABOUT NORAH AND NORMAN STONE. By then, a lung condition had slowed down Norman, but he kept their home open for private tours. NSSWe became interested in collecting art in the mid-eighties when we were visiting art fairs, galleries and museums in New York and Europe with a private art dealer from Germany who was an old friend of Normans family. It took him eight years to complete his degree, and all the while he was working as a staff psychotherapist at the Bayview Hunters Point Foundations mental health center.