Subscribe to our newsletter to get the breaking news, eye-opening interviews, and incisive critical takes that drive the conversation forward. Once you really understand that you can make a difference, I think thats the bottom line of all philanthropy. These pursuits along with her frequent appearances on the charity social circuit are why some people refer to Wilsey as a socialite. Its the most beautiful picture of a girl in a fabulous negligee, lying on a sofa reading a book. What work do you have hanging above your sofa? "We'll teach him a lesson together." // Append ouibounce to page From left: Dede and Al Wilsey in 2001, Cissie Swig in 1992, Frances and John Bowes in 1995; Sharon Owsley in 1993 | San Francisco Examiner via Library of Congress clearInterval(initOuibounce); + '<\/div>' Festival Napa Valley is presented by Napa Valley Festival Association, a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring the arts to all through world-class performances and inspiring arts education programs. ctx.customSerializer(); var generalSettings = { In recent years, Wilsey has become one of the top tier socialites in San Francisco and the unstoppable force behind the construction of the new de Young Museum, which one wag in town has taken to calling the "Dede Young.". On the lifestyle front, her duties also including writing about cannabis culture for The Chronicle and its cannabis website, www.GreenState.com website. My lunch, if Im home, its on a tray with my dog. } ". A fabulous Caillebotte in London. Napa Valleys flagship festival presents international stars and emerging talent in free and affordable concerts in iconic venues, and to audiences virtually worldwide. I now have an entire bathroom, dressing room, bedroom at my house in Napa covered in these paintingsjust wall to wall. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. closedSignupBar: { The author's feelings toward his stepmother careen wildly from veneration to venom: He adored her until he was sent off to boarding school and then several reform schools. Ive had two husbands die and then that person. Wilsey and I are 30 minutes into an hour-long conversation, and I . if (generalSettings.loadFontAwesome) { From 1979 to 1982, she was the society columnist for the San Francisco Examiner. More than 200 artists, wineries, resorts, theaters, restaurants, chefs, and vintners participate each year, joining with audiences, patrons, staff and volunteers to create a vibrant and vital community. What a gift to our community! Al and I were very proud of him. To find out if you are eligible for an Artnet News Pro group subscription, Trevor said to me, Mom, you have to sit here. Her universal generosity to the arts, schools, local . San Francisco socialite and philanthropist Diane Wilsey, known as Dede, just gave $100,000 to the streamlining housing measure backed by Mayor London Breed, Proposition D . He went on to become winemaker at Harlan Estate and Bond, producers of some for the most sought-after cult wines ever made in the United States. "There hasn't been a wicked stepmother like that since 'Cinderella.' }, map, photo credits | site by tmarks | dev by, 2023 nimbus arts tax ID: 27-1503762, Galbraith, Mayor of St. Helena and Supporter, Continued Support from Napa County Art and Culture Advisory Committee, Benefits of Artmaking on Mental & Emotional Health, Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Co.s Nimbus Creativity Blend, CL 1 Foundations in Clay: Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Techniques, PD 1-2 High School Master Artists Open Studio. Register Now. In 2016 she contributed to more than 380 different charities. Its a really amazing thing to do, to stroll on a warm night with a glass of wine.In a place like this, it certainly is. + '<\/div>' }, Well, Im sure there are several and Im sure I have sold them by now. $form.find('.invalid-email').show().siblings().hide(); }, 100); You may wish to switch to the. Christopher Kostow, seen herewith his wife Martina and their two daughters, grew up near Chicago in a food-forward family that, he says, traveled to eat. After working in some of the best kitchens in the world, he opened the Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena, which has been awarded three Michelin stars. recentlyShown: { Its popularity led a group of local leaders to imagine a festival that would define Napa Valley as a cultural destination. // Signup submission var paywallPagesRegex = /^\/subscribe|subscribe-confirm|my-account(\/|$)/; You cant tell the difference. A car with machine gun-armed men follows his armored vehicle. But its not just milestones that make the house special; its also everyday moments. slideInModal('Up'); He hired Andre Tchelistche , godfather of American wine, and his young apprentice, Marco Cappelli, to make elegant and refined wines under the label Swanson. Penguin Press has already devoted considerable energy to a pre-publicity tour with independent booksellers, which are generally intended to garner favorable word of mouth that can build and propel a book to higher visibility in chain stores across the country. He says, In 1975, I bought an old cabin, put a cupola on the top, and called it Tucker Farm Schoolhouse to make it sound legit-ish. She is the granddaughter of Herbert Henry Dow, founder of. // =================================================================== loadFontAwesome: false Frost School at FNV Blackburn Music Academy, Maria Manetti Shrem Daniel Brewbaker Composer Prize. Giovanni Antonio Canal, Il Canaletto, Entrance to the Grand Canal looking East, with Santa Maria della Salute at right. + '

' var expires = "expires="+d.toUTCString(); " Maupin read the book and has supplied a cover blurb for it. His parents, he writes, were so narcissistic they didn't have time to nurture him. A well-known donor to Bay Area causes and an heiress to the Dow Chemical fortune, Wilsey recently stepped down from her 21-year position as the president of the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums board. When he did return home periodically in the 1980s, his mother threw him out of the house; his father's patience wears thin. DC, but has been in the Bay Area for a number of years, with homes in San Francisco and the Napa Valley. She and Wilsey were fixtures on the social axes of San Francisco and Napa Valley, where they maintained a country house. //console.log(prefix + cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/"); And wouldnt care to do it. Weekends in Oakville are generally spent sans guests and are passed mostly outsideby the pool or on the tennis courtsin the company of the Trainas two children, Johnny and Delphina, and their Jack Russell terrier, Honey. var signup = It is so much fun to have that deja vu, Wilsey says. There were two people in beautiful clothes, a man and a woman with a parasol, walking away from you. if (!expirationMinutes) { Napa Valley's flagship festival presents international stars and emerging talent in free and affordable concerts in iconic venues, and to audiences virtually worldwide. d.setTime(d.getTime() + (expMinutes*60*1000)); As happens with some memoirs, author and subject appear to be in two polarized camps, with Wilsey's friends protecting him and his stepmothers' friends protectively closing ranks around her. She is the chairman emeritus of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. function setNewsletterCookie(cookieName, value) { return ""; var ctx = this; throw Error('onSuccess callback is required'); Nimbus Arts I was at boarding school when my parents (pictured here) called to say, We just bought a vineyard in Napa Valley! } Tax ID 26-4008029. Married four times. So, I bought a late Monet of Giverny with lots of pink flowers and trees. . Sean Wilsey wrote that novelist Danielle Steel had an affair with Al Wilsey, but when she lost out to Dede, married Traina "as a consolation prize" in June 1981. The drive from San Francisco to the Napa Valley takes only a little more than an hour, but for tech entrepreneur and IfOnly CEO Trevor Traina and his wife, Swanson Vineyards creative director Alexis Swanson Traina, the two places feel as far away from each other as possible. Europe's Most Luxurious Train Rolls Again! He writes that Dede Traina was his mother's best friend and suggests his father had been involved with her romantically for some time before his breakup with Montandon. December 5, 2022. aggressive: true, Dede Wilsey has been a supporter of the de Young Museum in San Francisco since 1998, but she only began collecting art for herself a few years later, when she was looking for a place to put her . Since then, the Trainas have made plenty of their own memories at the estate. Because we put on exhibitions of every kind. You are currently logged into this Artnet News Pro account on another device. She raised $3.2 million for the Immaculate Conception Academy, and she led fundraising that bankrolled $16.6 million for Grace Cathedral. On October 10, she emailed us an .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}update after evacuating from Yountville, and this week, she sent us news that she and a number of local winemakers, chefs, and other concerned citizens (including many profiled in this story) have partnered with Tipping Point to form Napa & Sonoma Relief, a fund that will provide support to those most impacted by the fires. She married John Traina after his divorce from Dede. Their imaginative approach is consistently fun, educational and innovative. An interior designer and event wizard, Ken Fulk first visited the valley in 1994, and says We came to Napa on our very first trip to California. Her father was against the marriage. // Signup validation Ive hung it on my powder room doorvertically, instead of horizontally. Deceased. + 'Thank you for subscribing!' "Sean has every right in the world to write his story, and I applaud him for it, 100 percent." When I was growing up here, we had this thing we called scary walks, and after dinner wed go out with our flashlights and walk through the vineyards. Microsoft has removed the Birds Eye imagery for this map. } Despondent about her divorce from Al Wilsey, she urged her 11-year-old son to jump with her to their deaths from their penthouse at 999 Green St. "That'd show your dad," Wilsey recalled her saying, in the book. But though they threatened to give up on him, his mother, Montandon, and his father continued to support him financially, ever trying to find a new school that would set him straight. He recounts how he repeatedly promised his parents he would behave and stay out of trouble -- and repeatedly broke those promises. I wondered if wed live near Lorenzo Lamas. See our Privacy Policy for more information about cookies. customSerializer: function(){ I mean you dont want them to blow your child up, Wilsey says seriously. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. } else { 74 is the new 54 and Wilseys bubbly blonde beauty has not faded. Trevor's father, the late John Traina, was a winegrower and vintner in the Napa Valley for many years. She was a part of the search committee that found the new director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), the umbrella that oversees both the de Young and the Legion of Honor. Bottlerock Napa Valley 2021 reminds us of what it means to just feel good again. Dede Wilsey is a San Francisco socialite, Republican donor and philanthropist, and the widow of San Francisco businessman Al Wilsey. I bought a [Mary] Cassatta woman with a baby. 649 Main Street onSuccess(); But she didn't handle stress well. I dont care. Tweet. I didnt feel any better. No. Maupin doesn't think so. var $modal = $('#ouibounce-modal'); Says, Bill, pictured here with Deborah, Ultimately were building a culture around wine and hospitality that we all hope will last for generations. What was your first purchase (and how much did you pay for it)? $modal.find('.form-row').hide(); But its great, I love it. Alexis Trainas ode to Napa Valley, which appears in the November issue of Town & Country, went to the printers before the devastating fires broke out in California earlier this month. I asked them to tell their Napa Valley stories and to describe the places, things, and experiences they love about the valley. In a six-month project with The Chronicle's investigative team, she recently revealed the misleading practices of a San Francisco fashion charity that took donations from wealthy philanthropists but donated little to the stated cause of helping the developmentally disabled. Here's why that's ironic. Following her mother Ruth Buchanan's death, Dede Wilsey purchased the house in March 2020. I have been told by friends that people think that Im intimidating and I thought it was the funniest thing Ive ever heard, Dede Wilsey says. The residency featured concerts, family programs, and events that generated support for local youth charities. "A fact checker from the New Yorker called the other day, and every fact they checked with me was wrong," she said. Diane "Dede" Wilsey. . Early in life, he decided that emotions "had made my mom crazy, and I would not succumb to that." }); return c.substring(name.length,c.length); A writer and filmmaker (Golden Globe for, By Alexis Traina. The fact that in the Bay Area no female is as graceful and giving as Wilsey. + ' @media (max-width: 767px){ .close-signup {top:0 !important;} }' As an adult, he began to stand up to what he describes as her verbal put-downs. His addition to our metal arts team sharpened our offerings and his popular programs have proven to be a cut above! UCSF Medical Center has named Diane "Dede" Wilsey to lead the philanthropic effort on behalf of UCSF Medical Center's new state-of-the art clinical facility planned for construction at Mission Bay. /** William Van Meter in Partnership With Royal Salute Scotch Whisky. Or that life in high society is about power and status, so everybody is always trying to position himself as a success -- or at least, avoid offending the powerful, for fear of being shut out of the scene. The sale marked the end of a chapter in the journey that has defined my adulthood, one that tested my fathers patience daily as I discovered a love of product design and creating new tasting experiences. } else { And make this a better place and respect the climate and respect people from all countries and understand that unless they work hard to make it better, were in real trouble, she says sounding more like a politician than a grandmother. while (c.charAt(0)==' ') { It was as if true refinement had sprung to life. $.ajax({ var ctx = this; "What's impressive is the degree to which he acknowledges the good and the bad in both sets of parents," Maupin said. }); Michael Taylor decorated Trevors parents homes, and his grandmothers house in Newport, Rhode Island, was done in the 1960s by Valerian Rybar; Thomas Britt decorated the homes of Alexis parents. document.cookie = prefix + cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/"; // Init - Anything you want to happen onLoad (usually event bindings) If passed, the measure would negate an April decision by the S.F. top: 'auto', setNewsletterCookie('recentlyShown', 1); } Festival Napa Valley blazed a trail for the other festivals that have since made wine country their home. ctx.submit($form, onSuccess); Definitely the Koons egg. I couldnt care less. timeout: 10000 Standard subscriptions can be purchased on the subscription page. What were we going to do with the art if we didnt [rebuild it]? I loved that painting. Needless to say, we were immediately smitten. bottom: 0 Image courtesy Christies. + '<\/form>' //don't run this function if the user has already triggered the modal by leaving the viewport There are no sociological pronouncements made. Photo courtesy of Spencer Brown. You learn all about what that art is and that artist. Sean Wilsey's charming manner, the quality of his writing and his connection to McSweeney's will lend an already compelling story some extra cachet, booksellers said, as will the bird's-eye view into the lifestyles of the rich, if not famous. Gina Gallo and Jean-Charles Boisset were the only ones audacious (and legit) enough to purchase the Wappo Hill home that belonged to Bob and Margrit Mondavi. // Handler for close signup button We have such diversity in our exhibitions, and its a learning experience every time we open an exhibition. break; }, I look at this picture all the time. In my bathroom, I have dog portraits and Chinese export porcelain. } } I wish him well.". "He's simply trying to cast an honest eye on himself and his family. My ten-year-old grandson thinks its so cool. Then Montandon became hostess of a TV show, where she caught Al Wilsey's eye. Old, young, every ethnic group. Perservation Society of Newport County, Yosernit Fund, Napa Valley Symphony Starlight Express, Nape Valley Symphony, SF Authority Of The Fine Arts Museums, Yosef Fund . At the forefront of this cultural dimension is Nimbus Arts!, Nimbus continues to be an amazing gift to this community and we are forever grateful to the entire team for your creativity, genius, dedication and commitment., Trevor & Kelly Foster, Nimbus Arts Leadership Circle and Supporter, Art is a powerful healer! Al Wilsey also invested in real estate with developer Gerson Bakar. Its as if shes seeing it for the first time. $('body').append(signup); Helsinki, Finland - July 19, 2017 Co-operation begins with interfaces for NAPA Steel and NDES Beagle, linking early-stage design with production planning NAPA, a leading global maritime software, services and data analysis provider, and NTT Data Engineering Systems (NDES), Japanese experts in maritime software development and engineering, today announced collaboration on ship design and . She is the granddaughter of Herbert Henry Dow, founder of the American multinational conglomerate Dow Chemical. }, The first dog picture was commissioned for my Jack Russell, Melissa, and my first Maltese, Serena. I installed that one and I still felt sad. 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