Augustus Mayhew, Author at New York Social Diary

Palm Beach declares Addison Mizner Month!

Palm Beach• December 12, 2022.

Today is the 150th birthday of Addison Mizner, the architect who designed more than 60 houses and buildings with a vision that still defines Palm Beac... READ MORE

PB-MIA Social Diary ART SCENES

Palm Beach• December 7, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew covers the annual art scene convergence in Palm Beach/Miami from Beth Rudin DeWoody’s Bunker Artspace to the Margulies Collection in... READ MORE

On the Waterfront: ANSG Sculpture Garden + GCPB Tidal Garden

Palm Beach• November 25, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew takes in the ongoing social activities in Palm Beach such as the 40-car Grand Tour Parade at the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social History: Avant-Garde Flashback

Palm Beach• November 3, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew considering Miami Art Basel is reminded of PB’s art colony when the creative pioneers were Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Velma Gle... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social History: Society Afloat @ Palm Beach

Palm Beach• October 14, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew takes on his investigation of Palm Beach’s history in the social world of both America and Europe gathering... READ MORE

The Rauschenberg Residency @ Captiva

Palm Beach• October 3, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew reminds us about the Rauschenberg Residency’s cottage colony down there in Florida just after the great hurricane, showing the beaut... READ MORE

Resort Life, Chapter XXXVIII: January 1970 – December 1970 Palm Beach + Boca Grande + Down East + Brittany + Ireland

Palm Beach• September 5, 2022.

Labor Day Special. We look back to Ellen Ordway’s photographic record of a life and lives on these days in yesteryear... READ MORE

Summer Ramble: Birthday Cake & Hard Hats @ Palm Beach

Palm Beach• August 31, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew celebrates Palm Beacher David Reese’s milestone 90th birthday dinner and can't help but take a look at the finishing touches being ... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social History: Isadora At Palm Beach

Palm Beach• August 11, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew tells us the story of Isadora Duncan, a woman of her time and before her time, immortalized by her natural energy... READ MORE

House of Munn Revisited: Was There Life Before Palm Beach?

Palm Beach• July 8, 2022.

Augustus Mayhew takes us on a multi-family saga whose lives all became a major part of Palm Beach history... READ MORE

Unsettled History: The Kennedys at Palm Beach 1910-1950

Palm Beach• June 7, 2022.

Another fascinating look at the history of Palm Beach by Augustus Mayhew, this time beginning with the Kennedy family history in the early 20th centur... READ MORE

ADDISON MIZNER ON PAPER Sketches & Drawings: 1904 – 1930. PART II

Palm Beach• April 6, 2022.

Part II of Addison Mizner’s sketches and drawings 1904-1930, Augustus Mayhew curates an online exhibition in association with the Society of the Fou... READ MORE

ADDISON MIZNER ON PAPER — SKETCHES & DRAWINGS: 1904-1930, PART 1

Palm Beach• April 1, 2022.

Our man, the Master of the Art and Architecture of Palm Beach and south Florida, Augustus Mayhew, presents an online exhibition of the works of Addiso... READ MORE

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