Paul Chalfin was an artist and interior designer with an interest in architecture, most known for his work on Villa Vizcaya. Paul was openly gay; his longtime partner was Louis Koons.
Paul Chalfin was an artist and interior designer with an interest in architecture, most known for his work on Villa Vizcaya. Paul was openly gay; his longtime partner was Louis Koons. (en)
Paul Chalfin (New York, 2 novembre 1874 – Clifton, 16 febbraio 1959) è stato un architetto e interior designer statunitense. Nel 1894 Chalfin iniziò i suoi studi all'Università di Harvard; due anni dopo cominciò a studiare pittura. Conseguito il diploma nel 1898, fu ammesso all'École des Beaux-Arts a Parigi, dove studiò con Jean-Léon Gérôme. Il suo lavoro più importante fu l'ideazione della Villa Vizcaya a Miami. (it)
Paul Chalfin (* 2. November 1874 in New York City; † 15. Februar 1959 in Upper Montclair (New Jersey)) war ein amerikanischer Innenarchitekt. Der Sohn von Colonel Samuel Fletcher Chalfin und Jane Voorhees (Connolly) Chalfin brach sein Studium an der Harvard University nach zwei Jahren ab und inskribierte bei der Art Students League of New York, um Malunterricht zu nehmen. 1898 wurde er zur École des Beaux-Arts in Paris zugelassen, wo er beim Genremaler Jean-Léon Gérôme studierte. Nach zwei Jahren kehrte Chalfin in die USA zurück. 1903 war Chalfin als Kurator für Chinesische and Japanische Kunst im Museum of Fine Arts in Boston tätig. 1905 erhielt er ein dreijähriges Lazarus Scholarship für Italien. (de)