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PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION / PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM, OYSTER BAY, SUMMER 2015 NEWSLETTER

BILL BARASH Cherry Trees & Playhouse

THE COMPLETED RESTORATION OF MRS. COE’S BEDROOM AT COE HALL Story page 6 FEATURED BOARD OF TRUSTEES STORIES Michael D. Coe Chairman

Hal Davidson President

Sarah Coe Vice President Peter Tilles 6. MRS. COE’S BEDROOM Vice President The furnishings for this room are finally completed Peter Tiberio WE WARMLY WELCOME... for visitors to enjoy. Treasurer NEw TRuSTEES TO PLANTINg FIELDS FOuNDATION John Casaly Secretary

CAROL M. CANTER TRUSTEES Carol M. Canter is a non-fiction writer, publicist and consultant with g. Morgan Browne extensive experience in the non-profit sector, education and the arts. She has Hannah Burns worked as a free-lance journalist since 1979 and her by-line has appeared in Carol M. Canter A GLIMPSE OF THE the New York Times and Newsday as well as local metropolitan magazines. 10. Mary Ciullo COE FAMILY IN 1915 In addition to her work as a journalist, Carol has volunteered her time and Ronald F. Foley In 1915, six years after expertise as a consultant in the area of development and governance to several Robert Foschi Rogers’ death, Mai Coe independent schools in New York City. She presently serves as an ad hoc had two huge purple Richard w. gibney member of the Committee on Trustees at Professional Children’s School in beeches from her father’s Anne Coe Hayes* gardens moved to New York City and as a trustee of the John J. Magovern Memorial Fund at Margaret Hayes Planting Fields. Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, New York. Carol is a member of Constance Haydock the National League of American Pen Women; she is a graduate of Wheaton Bruce Herlich College, Norton, MA and is a former trustee of the College. David R. Holmes, Jr. Jeffrey Lee Moore Andrew F. Nevin DAvID R. HOLMES, JR. Count Ernesto vitetti* David R. Holmes, Jr., “D. R.”, is an active supporter of the preservation of Jennifer A. wiggins ’s north shore. He is currently involved with the North Shore Land *Emeritus Alliance, and . A graduate of St. 22. “HEELS & WHEELS: Lawrence University with a B.S. in Economics, in 2012, he started the North THE BIG NOISE Ex Officio Shore Land Alliance Heritage Committee, a group of young professionals that AROUND LITTLE TOYS” Henry B. Joyce proactively build support and awareness among the younger demographic. EXHIBITION Executive Director, D. R. started his career at BNP Paribas’s Corporate Investment Bank. In 2012 Fashion-conscious Planting Fields Foundation Barbie dolls and sleek he joined Provista Diagnostics, a molecular diagnostics company focused on Matchbox cars are vincent A. Simeone developing and commercializing tests for cancers affecting women. Currently, currently strutting Director, and cruising at D. R. manages the company’s Business Development, Investor Relations, Planting Fields. Planting Fields Arboretum Advocacy Support and Grant Administration at their headquarters in New State Historic Park York City.

2 3 MESSAgE FROM THE EXECuTIvE DIRECTOR DEAR MEMBERS

The restoration of Mai Coe’s bedroom at Coe Hall is excellent press in local and national newspapers about complete; the new carpet was installed this winter and the exhibition which has helped attract visitors. the silk curtains to match the lost originals, were hung in March. The reproductions of the original pieces of In January the visitor numbers for our second annual furniture were made over the last two years. The room “Paradise Weekend” in the tropical greenhouse were now is a really good evocation of how the space looked more than double last year’s attendance. Everyone in 1921 when it was first completed. Mai Coe died in enjoyed music and crafts. The following month our T1924 and Mr. Coe remarried in 1926. At that time the “Camellia House Weekend”, in its fifth year of music, room was radically redecorated for Caroline Coe. By lectures, a magic show and the Mad Hatter’s tea party, the 1960s the room had been painted beige and was was very popular. It was indeed a magical weekend— used as a classroom. The mural was reproduced in most of the time it did not snow! Our visitors had a 2010. The Foundation is extremely grateful to Natalie lovely time in the greenhouses and Coe Hall, with a Comfort for her generous gift in support of this variety of musicians including a barbershop quartet, restoration project. which was a big hit.

Restoration work on Mr. Coe’s bedroom began about The Foundation held its first golf outing, on Monday eighteen months ago with the purchase of a good June 15th at the Mill River Country Club. Sponsors quality four-poster bed very much like the one included Banfi Wines, Oyster Bay Brewing Company and originally supplied to Mr. Coe by the decorator and several individuals. It was a tremendously successful day. antique dealer, Charles Duveen, in 1921. We now have The newly built Sensory Garden, paid for by New York an additional six or seven pieces of furniture in the State Parks, Planting Fields Foundation and many other style of the furnishings that were once in the room. generous donors, will open on July 9th, along with the Late last year, Planting Fields Foundation board new Entrance Pavilion which sits on the south end of chairman, Michael D. Coe, generously donated the the main parking lot. The Sensory Garden is a very original William Kent-style mirror that once hung exciting addition to the park. above the fireplace. It is a stunning addition to the refurnishing project and really makes the whole We have a full roster of programs this summer, renovation possible. The room, which was painted last highlighting music and theater in the park as well as month, should be completed in 2017. special events for children. I hope to see you here often.

The exhibition in the Manor House “Heels and Warmest regards, Wheels” about Barbie dolls and Matchbox cars opened at the end of March and drew a good number of visitors to Planting Fields even though spring was so late and the magnificent blossoms were not out until Henry B. Joyce Rose arbor mid-April. We have had a considerable amount of Executive Director, Planting Fields Foundation beyond the Tea House

4 5 MRS. COE’S BEDROOM THE RESTORATION IS COMPLETE

MFive years ago the lost (Above) Not only was the mural lost but Mai Coe’s death in 1924, the The finished bedroom, Robert Chanler mural in there was no original furniture bedroom was entirely refurnished May 2015. Mrs. Coe’s bedroom was from the room, just three or four by Mr. Coe’s third wife, Caroline, and most of the mural was removed (Left) painted a new by scenic interior photos, but even those The bedroom before its artist, Polly Wood-Holland. images do not show all of the or covered up. Our research turned restoration. up the papers of the Paris-based It was the first stage in the original furniture. recreation of what was the furniture maker Carlhian who supplied Mai’s 1921 furnishings. most elaborate and fanciful Bills and receipts now in the T room of Coe Hall when it Foundation’s archives show that hose records are now part of the J. Paul Getty Research Center in Los was finished in 1921. seat furniture was delivered after the pictures were taken. Then, with Angeles, and include detailed

6 7 Mai Coe’s silver mounted dressing table set, now exhibited in the bedroom.

Mrs. Coe’s Bedroom (continued)

photos of Mai’s original arm chairs, chaise lounge and bed.

Using these images Polly Wood- Holland made full scale measured drawings of the pieces so that it could be re-made by the British furniture manufacturer, the Wood Carvers Guild. The carved wooden bed frame was finished two years ago and the chairs arrived more recently; their frames were gilded by Polly Wood-Holland. The upholstery is extremely fine, ewlyn made, silk brocade that was supplied by the French firm, Prelle, who have been manufacturing fine silks, in Lyon, since 1762.

To complete the project, new wool carpet made in Italy for Stark Carpet, was installed in January and silk curtains from Kravet Fabrics, Inc. were made and hung in March. We are grateful for all of the support that we received from Eileen Kathryn Boyd who kindly expedited the purchase of this carpet. This re-creation of Mrs. Coe’s bedroom was generously supported by Natalie Comfort to honor Missy Geddes and two former presidents of Planting Fields Foundation

board of trustees, Morgan (Top) Polly Wood-Holland working on a full scale sketch for the recreated mural. Browne and Gib Chapman. (Bottom) The reproduction carpet being installed, spring 2015.

8 9 plant life. The elder Sargent was a friend of H.H. Rogers and advised on Rogers’ Fairhaven, Massachusetts estate. In 1915, six years after Rogers’ death, Mai Coe had two huge purple beeches from her father’s gardens moved to Planting Fields. Letters in the archives reveal that Lowell and the younger Sargent were in charge of the move. The trees each weighed about 28 tons, with root balls between 20 and 30 feet across. They were barged across Long Island Sound, to Oyster Bay, in January, where they were moored and surrounded by ice for a month while local roads were widened. The Coes spent $4,000 or about $95,000 in today’s money, on lawyers’ fees to convince Nassau Light & Power Company to take down their wires to allow the trees to pass. The Fairhaven Star newspaper reported that Mr. Coe’s pocketbook was the “open sesame that overcame all objections”. The journey from FROM THE ARCHIvES Oyster Bay to Planting Fields took about two weeks and involved steam rollers pushing the loads while teams of horses pulled. However, A GLIMPSE OF THE only one of the Fairhaven trees lived a long life, until 2006. It was also at this time, one hundred years ago, COE FAMILY IN 1915 that beech trees were planted along the drive from the park entrance on Planting Fields Road, to the main BY ANDREA CRIvELLO, CuRATORIAL ASSISTANT house, which had been built by Grosvenor Atterbury in 1906. To make way for many new plantings throughout the estate, old trees were removed—over 800 of them in 1915, Mrs. Coe’s income was She inherited her investments from her father, Henry Huttleston Rogers and their stumps were blown out of always more than her (1840-1909) who was a Standard Oil partner and owned interests in many the ground using dynamite husband’s. In 1915 the industries, including his immensely profitable Virginian Railway, as well as purchased from E.I. Dupont de family ledgers (now in the copper and steel. In 1915 Mr. Coe’s income, from marine insurance and Nemours Powder Co. other sources, amounted to $134,190.41, which in today’s dollars is about Foundation’s archives) show $3 million. The Coes purchased a wide variety that Mai Coe’s income for of plants and trees, including a the year was $426,781.60, For the transformation of Planting Fields (which the Coes had jointly cutting from the famous two just under $10 million in owned for two years) into a magnificent English landscape garden, they hundred year old grape vine from a today’s dollars. hired the prominent Harvard-trained architect and landscape architect, Guy greenhouse at Hampton Court Lowell and his partner, landscape architect, Andrew S. Sargent. Together Palace. The English had begun they designed several Long Island gardens, including those of J. Pierpont cultivating oranges and grapes (Opposite) The Coe’s Irma Lake Ranch, Cody Wyoming, 1911. Morgan and Clarence Mackay. Sargent was the son of Charles Sprague under glass in the sixteenth century (Top) Mr. Coe, (far right) in Oyster Bay overseeing the big beech tree move. Sargent who was an internationally known authority on agriculture and when Henry VIII, father of the (Bottom) The seeding propagated from the parent tree of the original Fairhaven Beech. 10M 11 A Glimpse of the future Queen Elizabeth, owned recent years many of his plantings secretary was often sent fresh eggs. purchases. They paid $1,449.25 in the company laid 15.76 miles of Coe Family in 1915 Hampton Court. Mr. Coe, who was have been renewed, once again The architects Walker & Gilette two installments for city real estate new track. A total of 742.69 miles (continued) British by birth, eventually built making these shrubs one of the (who later built Coe Hall) taxes. The Coes were in their fifth were operational with purchases of Coe Hall in the Elizabethan style, glories of the park. submitted plans for estate year of ownership at Irma Lake, 775 steel gondola cars, and just very likely to honor his country of buildings, including one for the near Cody, after purchasing the over 400 cars rebuilt with steel origin. The mansion includes brick In 1915 plans for a new Italian Boarding House, where men property from Buffalo Bill. under frames. One locomotive was chimneys like those at Hampton Garden began to take shape. It was working at Planting Fields lived. According to correspondence newly equipped with a mechanical Court. Mr. Coe’s vision for Planting centered on a tea house that Eight rooms were to be added. between Mr. Coe and his son stoker, a technological advance at Fields is a tribute to his heritage; originally looked out onto a tennis Changes were also proposed for the Robert, Mr. Coe had 599 cows and the time. therefore, to have a cutting from court . For Mrs. Coe this small one- garage building and stable, with 599 calves, purchased in Billings, the legendary palace vine, which room building was decorated inside Mr. Walker’s assurance that they Montana, which were sent to the Mr. Coe made time to play an still grows there today, is in keeping with murals by the New York City- would produce something “which ranch in the spring. There were active role in his children’s lives. In with his romantic plans for the based artist Everett Shinn. He will in every way be a credit to shingles purchased from Pearson 1915, William was 14, Robert 13, estate. Unfortunately, there is no signed his Fragonard-inspired west Planting Fields”. Bros. and new furnishings, Henry 12, and Natalie 5, grape vine from that cutting here in wall lunette, and dated it “1915”. including Arts and Crafts style respectively. Henry and Natalie the park today. Elsie de Wolfe was the overall Aside from spending time on Long lamps, chairs, and three leopard remained at home under the care designer of the room. She had Island, the Coes continued to visit skins. Money was also spent on a of a nurse and governess. In May In April Mr. and Mrs. Coe were in known Shinn for about fifteen and maintain their other properties new Ford truck. The annual 1915 Henry’s nurse was discharged California where they purchased years before the tea house was —the residence they owned in running expenses at the ranch were for what Mr. Coe conveyed as plant material including kumquats decorated and hired him to paint Manhattan at 6 East 83rd Street, about $9,272.13 (in today’s money, “impertinence”. A new nurse was and lemons from Armstrong several murals for other clients in and the ranch in Wyoming. There about $215,630). hired and Mr. Coe noted that she Nurseries in Ontario. The nursery and around the city. In our archives was considerable maintenance and was doing “fairly well”. had been founded in 1889 and still there is a small group of letters enhancements to each of these In terms of business, Mr. Coe was flourishes today as the Armstrong between Shinn and W. R. Coe that properties. In their New York City now in his fifth year as president of William and Robert were away at Garden Centers. At Planting Fields traces the progress of the project home, the 1915 ledgers indicate the insurance firm, Johnson & St. Paul’s School in Concord, New these purchases would have been over the summer and fall. In June electrical repairs, painting of Higgins. He was a director of the Hampshire and their parents housed in Lowell and Sargent’s the artist was paid $2,000 for his various rooms, and furniture Virginian Railway where in 1915, expected the boys to write often. main greenhouse that had begun to work (in today’s money about be built in 1914. From Luther $47,000). His painted furniture, Burbank Co. in Santa Rosa (also which is still in the room, was continuing in business today), the completed in October. From other Coes bought roses and cacti. Their documents it appears that the new largest purchase of plants in 1915 Italian Garden, as we know it today, was a huge group of 2,000 was not built until 1916. rhododendrons from John Waterer Sons & Crisp Nursery in England The farm, at the southern end of who, because of World War I, had the estate, was part of the Coes’ large unsold stocks and offered Mr. plan to enlarge what the Byrnes had Coe very reasonable prices. begun when they owned the Rhododendrons were widely property. In 1915 a new incubator cultivated and hybridized in was purchased for rearing chickens, England where they were used in and the vegetable garden was many types of gardens, particularly, expanded with corn, grain, and in the outer edges of large country potatoes. A series of ledgers specific estates, where informal meandering to farm activity indicate that from (Top) Rhododendrons in the park today. pathways and drives might be lined January to November (Bottom) The famous grapevine from with rhododendrons that could approximately 17,613 eggs, 3,032 the greenhouse at Hampton Court grow to be twenty or thirty feet in quarts of milk, 372 quarts of cream, Palace, England. height. This manner of grand and 294 pounds of butter were (Opposite) Mr. Coe in the North showy shrubs to see while walking, produced. A portion of this was Rhododendron Park. driving, or riding by also became consumed on the property, while prevalent in American landscape the rest were shipped to other Coe gardens, of which Planting Fields is family residences and the surplus a very fine example. Over a forty sold. The produce included lettuce, year period Mr. Coe planted tomatoes, string beans, and thousands of rhododendrons. In mustard cress. Mr. Coe’s private

12 13 A Glimpse of the Mr. Coe also paid attention to his Robert had his share of charity. Whenever William asked Coe Family in 1915 boys’ academic performance and admonishment in May, when he for money, he made sure to (continued) spending activities. Much of the received 10 demerits for laughing mention that he had not received correspondence from the year had with a friend in front of one of his any demerits. Mr. Coe sent the to do with their grades and masters at school. When Robert boxes, along with $5 for William to demerits. William asked for his said he felt the staff was against spend at the fair, while advising father’s permission to switch from him, he was told by his father to him not to fill up on candy and get (Opposite) CHUMS boys Greek to Spanish, as Greek was too not only “change his perspective, sick. Washington’s Birthday Fair on annual adventure story difficult for him. In his response but his behavior” as well. February 22, 1915, was a day vintage 1916 edition, Mr. Coe ignored this request and traditionally without classes at St. published by Cassell & instead focused on the fact that A letter from February listed the Paul’s School; instead there was a Company. William was ranked 11th in a boys school books for that term, hockey game played against (Left) Part of the original division of seventeen while Robert Dartmouth, a fair to raise money Walker & Gillette plans for which included, Natural History, the farm buildings at Planting was 1st in his division. He War of 1914, Uncle Sam’s Modern for the orphans’ homes, a dance, Fields, December 1915. austerely stated “You are at the age and a performance of the play “The Miracles, CHUMS, and Popular Fleet. (Bottom) Nobman’s now where you should brace up CHUMS was a boys adventure story Second in Command.” Mr. and Hardware store, Oyster Bay, and not remain in the disgraceful published weekly at one penny a Mrs. Coe made the trip to see the 1911. Photo credit: Oyster condition you are now in, with copy. They told stories with boys on that occasion, and again Bay Historical Society. your studies, so that your younger historical context ranging from the for the Yale-Harvard football game, brother beats you in everything”. Napoleonic Wars, to adventures in in October. In terms of hobbies and Africa, China, South America and leisure activities, William was very India. In a letter to William, Mr. involved with hockey and wrote to Coe asked him if his mother gave his father in January that his team them the authority to charge their the ‘Isthmicins’ had ‘swept the school books, and if not, how they boards’. Both he and Robert also intended to pay for them noting enjoyed skiing and skating in “You will remember that before winter, and swimming and rowing you went to school, I cautioned you in summer. about charging things to my account without authority, and I Mr. Coe pursued different sports; wish you would please keep this in he was a member of several clubs mind”. Both boys failed to do so at including the Seawanahaka Yacht one point during the year; William Club in Oyster Bay and the Merion purchased a Verascope camera Cricket Club outside Philadelphia. without asking. Mr. Coe warned A New York Times article from May him, stating, “It is easy to spend 7th, 1915, highlighted W. R. Coe’s money when you have it, but membership in The Hunters sometimes it is very hard to get it. Fraternity of America, with a Do you realize that after you get picture of Mr. Coe and his fellow through college and take a position members. The fraternity pledged to you will be very lucky indeed if you extend the system of refuges for receive a salary of $50 a month?” game throughout the U.S. Robert purchased a Ulysses S. particularly in the Adirondacks, Grant autograph for $15, which he and on Long Island for waterfowl. later explained he had charged The Brotherhood aimed to unite in petty cash, $2,700 on the farm, much liked by the Coe children, under the assumption that it outdoor men, whether big game $5,675 on the greenhouse, $4,796 was given a new stove and would be a birthday present from hunters or not, to represent ‘the on repairs and $44,342 in wages plumbing fixtures for his cottage his mother. highest standard of American for a total of $80,218 at the time, on the property. Christmas that manhood and citizenship’. in today’s dollars about year, both correspondence and gift Of the events during their time in $1,865,000. The hardware store, ledgers, indicate that Mr. Coe gave school, William wrote a letter in For the upkeep of Planting Fields, Nobman’s, which can still be $10 gold pieces to each of his February asking his father to send where the family enjoyed many found in the town of Oyster Bay outside laborers employed for 6 5lbs of candy in ½ lb boxes for the outdoor activities, the 1915 today, appears often in the ledgers months or longer, and $5 gold school’s Washington’s Birthday running expenses included for supplies. In the fall of 1915, the pieces to all other men serving for Fair, the proceeds of which went to $21,905 for the main house, $800 Butler/Valet Henry Whyte, very a shorter time.

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16 17 SENSORY CELEBRATION BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES SENSORY GARDEN SUNDAYS AT PLANTINg FIELDS EvERY SuNDAY JuLY 12TH – AuguST 30TH, 12:00 NOON

The Planting Fields Foundation and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation proudly present Sensory Garden Sundays.

The Sensory Garden has been specifically designed to be accessible for visitors of all ages and abilities and provides everyone with an interactive sensory connection with an emphasis on colors, sounds, tastes, textures and scents.

All Sensory Garden program ming events are free admission with $8.00 parking fee. Rain or Shine. To register please call Antigone Zaharakis at (516) 922-8668 or email: [email protected]

SENSORY STROLL SALSA, SALSA!! KIDS ON CANVAS LONG ISLAND AARDVARKS SENSORY STROLL SUNDAY, JUlY 12TH, 2015 SUNDAY, JUlY 26TH, 2015 SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2015 MUSIC PROGRAM 12:00pm/Registration Required 12:00pm/Registration Required 12:00pm/Registration Required SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2015 Take a stroll through the Join Lisa Sparkles Ballroom and Abrakadoodle Kids on Canvass i 12:00pm/Registration Required Sensory Garden and explore all Latin Dance studio for a fun designed to stir children’s Join us for a foot stomping, jingle of your senses with one of our experienced afternoon of Latin dancing! Later, imaginations by exploring the shaking, drum drumming outdoor educators who will lead you on an stay and plant your own salsa world of art. This unique program hullabaloo that both kids and exciting adventure. Children will have the garden with tomatoes, cilantro, teaches children about painting on parents enjoy. This interactive opportunity to see, taste, touch, smell and listen to jalapenos and red onions so that a variety of canvas surfaces with musical experience combines songs, the wonders of the Sensory Garden. Afterwards, you can make your very own salsa acrylic paint and offers aspiring dance and rhythm and is geared enjoy a tasty scoop of homemade ice cream made at home! young artists a chance to learn towards toddlers and children 4 from ingredients right out of the garden! about color and painting months to 4 years old. Singing, techniques. Sip lemonade and dancing, musical storytelling, PLAYING WITH PLANTS create your very own masterpiece. instrumental jam sessions and SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2015 JACK AND For children 6 years or older. more. Stay and make your own 12:00pm/Registration Required THE BEANSTALK musical instruments. PUPPET SHOW Learn all about the life cycle of SUNDAY, JUlY 19TH, 2015 plants with one of our experienced BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES 12:00pm/Registration Required outdoor educators who will lead SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 2015 SENSORY CELEBRATION 12:00pm/Registration Required Come see Dream Tale Puppets’ adaptation of the you on a multi-sensory adventure SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2015 12:00pm/Registration Required classic tale about Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack, his exploring colors, textures, smells, Come learn about the fascinating mother, and their cow come to life through Jacek tastes and sounds. Listen as The Cat world of butterflies with one of our Celebrate the end of the season Zuzanski’s comical movements and Margaret in the Hat explains experienced outdoor educators who with music, stories, educational Moody’s lively voice accompaniment. Jack’s how seeds grow. Later, will lead you on a scientific activities, crafts and snacks. Matt daring adventure up the beanstalk delights plant your very own exploration uncovering the the Music Man will provide a fun, children and their families. Best for ages four and mini sensory garden caterpillars and butterflies that animated, children’s music show up. After the show stay and plant your very own and enjoy a dirt pudding make their home within the that combines guitar accompanied magical beanstalk. snack filled with yummy Sensory Garden. Stay and make a sing-a-longs, hands-on drumming, gummy worms. butterfly wind chime to take home. and loads of silliness! For ages 3 -9.

18 19 COE HALL OPEN FOR THE SEASON – MARCH 28TH – SEPTEMBER 30TH / 11:30AM-3:30PM DAILY / wEEkENDS ONLY IN OCTOBER SELF-guIDED vISITS - $5.00 FOR NON-MEMBERS/FREE FOR MEMBERS & CHILDREN uNDER 12 / PARk OPEN DAILY 9:00AM-5:00PM SuMMER AUGUST CALENDAR OF SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2015 Concert in the Park: 3 West SuMMER 6:00pm – 7:30pm l Coe Hall, West Portico l FREE, No Parking Fee l No reservations CALENDAR OF EVENTS required l Restrooms at Main Greenhouse l Coe Hall closed during the concert AuguST Bring a chair, blanket and a picnic dinner & SEPTEMBER 3 West, an acoustic duo originally from New Jersey, performs over EVENTS 200 shows a year and is one of the most booked acts in the Tri- State area. with their range of music interests, you can hear them JuNE & JuLY perform their country/pop originals, acoustic renditions of some FOR MORE INFORMATION of the most current popular hits, as well as some favorites from FOR MORE INFORMATION years past. please contact Jennifer Lavella at (516)922-8678 or [email protected] FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2015 Planting Fields Foundation’s 7th Annual Champagne Party A Totally Awesome 80s’ Party! 7:00pm-10:30pm l Coe Hall $75.00 Members/Firefighters/Military/Police/EMS l $100.00 Non-Member JUNE Celebrate summer in the grandeur of the gardens at Coe Hall. Enjoy a cocktail buffet catered by Jeff Lawton Events featuring plentiful hors d’oeuvres, savory desserts, SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH, 2015 champagne, wine, sangria and craft beer. we’re going back to the days of metal bands Concert in the Park: Ainslee Street Vibes and big hair—grab some leg warmers, muscle shirts or acid wash to wear. 6:00pm – 7:30pm l Coe Hall, West Portico Bring your dancin’ shoes because we’re gonna get Footloose! Dance under the stars all FREE, No parking fee l No reservations required l Restrooms at Main Greenhouse evening to the energetic and fun music provided by Tommy’s Tunes. Join us to celebrate Coe Hall closed during the concert l Bring a chair, blanket and a picnic dinner the best decade yet at this fun garden soiree! Ainslee Street Vibes is a collective of Brooklyn based musicians that combine modern-chic style with top quality music entertainment rooted in vintage jazz tradition!

SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2015 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2015 SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 2015 FAMILY FUN NIGHT: Strummin’ & Drummin’ Summer Theater in the Park: Concert in the Park: West Side Story, Plaza Theatrical River of Dreams, A Billy Joel Tribute Band 6:00pm – 7:30pm l Coe Hall, West Portico l FREE, No parking fee Productions, Inc. 6:00pm – 7:30pm l Coe Hall, West Portico l FREE, No parking fee l No reservations Heels & Wheels: No reservations required l Restrooms at Main Greenhouse Coe Hall closed during the concert l Bring a chair, blanket and a picnic dinner 6:00pm l Hay Barn/Visitor’s Center at Planting required l Restrooms at Main Greenhouse l Coe Hall closed during the concert The Big Noise Around Little Toys Fields l FREE, No parking fee l No Reservations Bring a chair, blanket and a picnic dinner at the Manor House Strummin’ & Drummin’ blends catchy lyrics with world rhythms into styles of pop, world Required l Rain or Shine Exhibition on view March 28th music, blues and jazz. Their music is fun for the kids of course, but also hip for the parents River of Dreams is a six piece authentic tribute to the music of Billy Joel covering three through September 7th, 2015 too. Come out and enjoy this fun and interactive night! The world’s greatest love story takes to the decades of his most popular songs. 11:30am – 3:30pm, daily streets in this landmark Broadway musical that Free with $8 parking fee is one of the theatre’s finest accomplishments. SEPTEMBER JULY The award-winning score includes Maria, Tonight, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere, and the FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2015 SATURDAY, JUlY 11TH, 2015 hilarious, Gee Officer Krupke. Family Fun Night at Coe Hall Concert in the Park: Vivaldi performed by the Dolce Ensemble 5:30pm – 7:30pm l West Portico l FREE, No parking fee 6:00pm – 7:30pm l Coe Hall, West Portico l FREE, No parking fee SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 2015 Restrooms at Main Greenhouse l Bring a chair, blanket and a picnic dinner No reservations required l Restrooms at Main Greenhouse Concert in the Park: A night of family fun—Enjoy DJ music by Tommy’s Tunes, all evening. Bring glow Coe Hall closed during the concert l Bring a chair, blanket and a picnic dinner North Shore Pops Concert Band sticks for after dark! Enjoy beautiful vivaldi music and the beauty at Planting Fields and exterior of Coe Hall! 6:00pm – 7:30pm l Coe Hall, West Portico FREE, No parking fee l No reservations SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2015 Concert in the Park: The Hambones, A Bob Dylan Tribute Band FRIDAY, JUlY 17TH, 2015 required l Restrooms at Main Greenhouse Summer Theater in the Park Coe Hall closed during the concert 5:30pm – 7:00pm l Coe Hall, West Portico l FREE, No parking fee l No reservations required l Restrooms at Main Greenhouse l Coe Hall closed during the concert SHREK the Musical! Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. Bring a chair, blanket, and picnic to enjoy 6:00pm l Hay Barn/Visitor’s Center at Planting Fields beautiful music and the beauty at Planting Bring a chair, blanket, and picnic to enjoy celebrating music and the 40th anniversary FREE, No parking fee l No Reservations Required l Rain or Shine Fields and exterior of Coe Hall! of Bob Dylan’s classic album, Blood on the Tracks!

20 21 HEELS & WHEELS THE BIg NOISE AROuND LITTLE TOYS

The Foundation’s summer exhibition, Heels and Wheels: The Big Noise Around Little Toys, opened on Saturday, March 28th, at the Manor House and will run through September 7th, 2015. It is open every day from 11:30 am to 3:30pm.

Fashion-conscious The first Barbie dolls were produced company Lesney Productions, now replicated them with finely detailed Barbie dolls and sleek in 1959 by the California-based owned by Mattel, Inc. The toy versions. The stylish miniature Matchbox cars are company, Mattel (founded in 1945). London-based company was vehicles and the gorgeous Barbies currently strutting and The company’s co-founder, Ruth founded in 1947 by Leslie Smith, make the show appealing, not just cruising at Planting Fields. Handler, recognized that the Rodney Smith and John Odell. The to boys and girls, but to men and majority of dolls created during this concept behind Matchbox began women as well. period were predominantly with Odell creating a miniature The exhibition chronicles the representations of infants. green and red road roller small The exhibition guest curator, history of these toys and is revealing Observing how her daughter, enough to fit into a matchbox so Matthew Bird, an associate about the broad culture of Barbara, often gave her dolls adult his daughter could take a toy with professor of industrial design at American life, particularly in the roles, she was able to capitalize on her to school. This idea helped the Rhode Island School of GIFT SHOP 1950s, 60s and 70s during the this gap in the American doll launch Lesney into a worldwide, Design, bought over three In conjunction with the Heels initial heyday of Barbies and market and used a popular German mass-market success and hundred dolls and miniature cars and Wheels exhibition, the Matchbox toys. This period of huge, adult doll as the inspiration behind Matchbox was born. on eBay, spanning from the late garden gift shop now features post-World War II suburban Barbie. The first Barbie dolls were 1950s to 2009, the year when a variety of Barbie’s, Hot Fexpansion with massive new manufactured in Japan and about Planting Fields opened as a New Barbie marked its 50th Wheels, and Matchbox cars interstate road projects, car 350,000 were sold during the first York State Park in 1972, at a time Anniversary. Bird thinks that, that appeal to children of all manufacturing and an explosion of year of production. About a billion when ever increasing numbers of “Barbies and Matchbox cars are ages. The gift shop is located the fashion industry, is directly Barbies have been sold in over 150 Long Islanders were driving to just as valuable today as they were within the Hoffman Visitor’s reflected in the toys exhibited. The countries, and are still made today. State parks for recreational in the 1950s for one reason: they Center and is open daily from 1957 Manor House with its stylish activities. As more and more new helped, and still help kids imagine 11:00-4:00. rooms, makes a perfect backdrop The Matchbox toy brand was and exciting models of cars were themselves as grownups. They for the glamorous Barbies. introduced in 1953 by the British produced every year, Mattel made for personal empowerment”.

22 23 A RECENT GIFT FROM MICHAEL D. COE, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANTINg FIELDS FOuNDATION

This magnificent It was part of Charles Duveen’s designs for the room. After Coe’s death in mirror once hung in 1955, the mirror was inherited by William Roger Coe, Professor Coe’s father Mr. W.R. Coe’s and subsequently by the professor himself. With the recent completion of bedroom at Coe Hall Mrs. W.R. Coe’s bedroom, her husband’s room is next in line for restoration. For the Foundation, receipt of this gift is particularly important for the and after sixty years it completion of the project. The mirror frame is in the manner of the English has been returned. artist William Kent (1685-1748) who designed rooms and furniture for several fine English houses between about 1720 and 1740, including Chiswick House, Holkham Hall and Houghton Hall.

24 25 “CHINA THEN AND NOw” AT NASSAu COuNTY MuSEuM OF ART EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF COLLECTING

BY LILLY MCguRk, DEvELOPMENT OFFICER

1722) imperial porcelain covered jar (Left Top) which is decorated in the famille Carved Jade Bowl with Two Lotus Flower Handles verte color palette, consisting of China, late 19th – 20th century green and iron red. The center of Rosewood base with laminated decoration Planting Fields Foundation the jar illustrates a charming and (1985.007.037) decorative scene. Another piece selected for its well preserved condition, attractive motif, and vibrant colors was the Coe’s Canton (Left Below) Oval Carved Jade Bowl with enamel on copper dish, Qing Rounded Edges Dynasty, late 18th -19th century, China, 18th-19th century which depicts a scene of a Daoist Planting Fields Foundation (1985.007.054) paradise. The auspicious symbols, folk deities and literary characters represented in these fine works appealed to the early twentieth (Opposite Left) century American collectors. Canton Enameled Dish with a Scene of a Daoist Paradise China, Qing Dynasty, Several pieces of fine jade bowls and late 18th-19th century Enamel on copper objects from Robert Coe’s Planting Fields Foundation collection were also featured in this (1985.007.012) exhibition. The skillfully crafted ornamental designs and the translucent appearance of the jade (Opposite Right) make these decorative objects Famille Verte Covered Jar considerably valuable and admired with Narrative Scenes China, Qing Dynasty, by collectors. traditions with a new contemporary A few select pieces of The exhibition opened last contemporary pieces from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) approach to themes an d techniques. Porcelain with over glaze enamels Chinese art from Coe Hall November and closed this past perspective of Long Island The Coe Hall pieces added to an Planting Fields Foundation made themselves right at March. Guest curators Amy G. collectors. The seven objects loaned (1985.007.003) already impressive repertory of blue We are thrilled that these pieces home in the Nassau County Poster, Curator Emerita of Asian Art from Coe Hall were collected by and white porcelains from the from Coe Hall were chosen for such Museum of Art’s exhibition, at the Brooklyn Museum, and W.R. Coe’s son, Robert Coe, who Childs and Frick Collections from a rare and unique opportunity for “China Then and Now.” Kaijan Chen, Ph.D., postdoctoral bequeathed part of his collection to the Ming (1386-1644) and Qing visitors to gain a deeper Fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute Planting Fields Foundation in 1985. (1644-1911) dynasties, large scale understanding and appreciation of for the History of Science, explored Buddhist sculptures (525-618) from Chinese art. They are currently on three eras of Chinese art works and One of the pieces chosen for this the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, exhibition in the Reception Room varying mediums which showcased exhibition included a Qing and modern ink paintings by artist and the Gallery at Coe Hall for our classical, early modern, and Dynasty, Kangxi period (1661- Liu Dan which reinterpreted early visitors to enjoy.

26 27 PLANTINg FIELDS FOuNDATION’S RECENT EvENT DECK THE HALLS 2014

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A. Amos Nevin, Julia Weidinger C D B. Meg Hayes, Peg Hayes, Dr. Michael Coe, Natalie Coe, Clive Coe, Cassius Coe C. Constance Haydock, Barry Osborn, Nancy Taylor D. Marjorie Isaksen, Jay Benjamin, Fredd Isaksen, Kirsten Benjamin E. Jeffrey Lee Moore, Susan Moore F. Emily Chapman, Hannah Sechrist-Burns G. Front Row: Linda Anderson, Sally Peters, Hal Davidson, Peter Quick, Crisler Quick Back Row: Jacques Busquet, Gillian Mestre, Eduardo Mestre, Joel Fairman H H. Bob Merrill Society Swing Band E

28 29 NEWLY CONSERVED SETTEE PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION STAFF ON EXHIBITION IN THE DEN AT COE HALL NEW AUDIO TOUR AT COE HALL Henry B. Joyce Executive Director gives visitors an in depth experience Of all the lavish furnishings purchased by William R. and Mai Coe in 1921, the English settees for the Tel: 516-922-0479 through Coe Hall with Dr. Michael [email protected] drawing room (now known as the Great Hall), the Gallery and the Den, were the most expensive. Coe, grandson of William Michelle Benes Robertson Coe, and Chairman of Membership Coordinator Planting Fields Foundation. We Tel: 516-922-8682 [email protected] They came from Charles Duveen's by highly skilled craftsmen, became centuries, but it was really an teamed up with Acustiguide, to company, Charles of London. He increasingly more comfortable. invented tradition. To see have the script recorded on hand Andrea Crivello was an antique dealer and interior needlework or tapestry covered Curatorial Assistant Coe Hall guests, Grayson Jones and held devices that give guided tours Tel: 516-922-8688 architect in London and New York With Britain's increasing settees, like the four at Coe Hall Rachel Holdswolth on a daily basis. Come and [email protected] with a vast and successful business mercantile prosperity, a demand for today, is more a sign of We are pleased to announce a new experience the house in a new way! Elsa Eisenberg dealing in very expensive old high quality furniture was workmanship from the 1920s than audio tour is now available at Coe The audio tour is available in Coe Group Tours and Volunteer Coordinator furniture and rooms. established, and newly invented the 1720s. Hall. This new and exciting option Hall daily from 11:30am to 3:30pm. Tel: 516-922-8670 upholstered chairs and sofas were [email protected] Historically, settees had always been the most sought after. Throughout Charles of London's original 1921 Laraine Giardina expensive because of the elaborate the eighteenth century the most paperwork in the Foundation's Finance Manger Tel: 516-922-8672 Tupholstery that made them the expensive chairs and sofas were archives show that the price of the FURNACE MAINTENANCE [email protected] most luxurious and comfortable upholstered in silk or cotton newly restored settee, now in the In February, new gaskets were fitted Jennifer Lavella seat furniture in any interior. damask or brocades, although den, was $7,500 (about $98,684.21 Director of Marketing and Special Events to the original furnace at Coe Hall. Upholstered settees were first made sometimes seats were covered with in today's money). By comparison a Tel: 516-922-8678 The cost was shared by New York [email protected] in Paris in the 1670s for Louis XIV ornamental needlework which French marquetry commode (chest State Office of Parks, Recreation and his family. Before that time might have been stitched by women of drawers) was priced at only Bryan Maccarrone and Historic Preservation and the seat furniture had only movable of high social status. In the early $1,320. A carved oak four poster Curatorial Intern Planting Fields Foundation. Tel: 516-922-8684 cushions for comfort. It was twentieth century this convention bed was $1,500. The high cost of [email protected] furniture makers in France who of needle upholstery was adopted the settee was due to the fact that Lilly McGurk originally devised the elaborate by firms such as Charles of London, because fine comfortable furniture Development Officer stitching techniques to fix cushions here and in England, to evoke had been expensive for over two Tel: 516-922-8676 and to make padded seat backs and period authenticity of the hundred years and in the 1920s [email protected] arm rests, and so upholstery, made seventeenth and eighteenth such settees were also seen as Rosemarie Papayanopulous antiques and so doubly valuable. In Librarian CURATORIAL INTERN AT COE HALL Tel: 516-922-8631 fact the framework of the settee was new in 1921 and the needlework This summer our intern is Bryan Maccarrone who has just Antigone Zaharakis Education Coordinator/Gift Shop Manager and tapestry covering might have graduated from SUNY College at Oswego with a B.A. in Tel: 516-922-8668 been new too, but designed to look history. He has a special interest in American history, and [email protected] old and precious. museum studies. He will be working on the archive Evergreen is published by collection at Coe Hall and on up-coming interpretive Planting Fields Foundation. The excellent conservation work on Copyright © 2015 projects. graphic Design by Amy Herling the settee was carried out to the [email protected] highest standards by conservation staff of the Bureau of Historic Sites Planting Fields Foundation 1395 Planting Fields Road at the New York State office of P.O. Box 660 Parks, Recreation and Historic MISSION STATEMENT Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Planting Fields Foundation collaborates with the New www.plantingfields.org Preservation, Peebles Island, York State Office of Parks, Recreat ion and Historic Tel: 516-922-9210 Waterford, NY. Preservation to preserve and interpret Planting Fields Fax: 516-922-9226 Arboretum State Historic Park as a premier Long Island gold Coast estate and arboretum by providing educational and enriching experiences.

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