Art and Living
Wing T. Chao
Written by Judy Seckler Sunday, February 05 2012 08:27
RENAISSANCE MAN
WING T. CHAO
An enduring legacy at Disney
When a guest visits a Disney resort anywhere in the world and notices Disney character art in the fabrics, the furniture, the carpets, the marble, light fixtures and the wrought iron grille work, a smile is almost sure to follow.
So many of the details that surprise and delight children and adults alike and make their entertainment experience special are the works of Wing T. Chao, who was the chief architect and master planner for Disney.
For almost 37 years, Chao created hundreds of projects worth more than $8 billion. Chao’s touch can be seen everywhere you look: the resorts, the parks, the restaurants, the retail shops, the vacation clubs, the entertainment centers, the Disney Cruise Line, the sports centers, the office buildings and the new planned communities.
MARK NORCROSS
Written by Lynn Morgan Tuesday, January 31 2012 16:00
NORCROSS FURNISHING LEADER MAKES
THE WORLD A BETTER AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE
Mark Norcross wants to make the world a better place. The president and CEO of Mark David, the High Point, North Carolina–based furniture company, understands the hospitality industry from both sides: as an international traveler whose brief takes him from Beverly Hills to Beijing and as the supplier of high-end furniture with high-end finishes to some of the most luxurious hotels and resorts in the world. He uses his success, connections and business acumen to support a wide variety of humanitarian causes and institutions, locally and across America.
History Channel Nancy DuBuc
Written by Sherry Dean Curreri Friday, December 16 2011 07:36
President and General Manager, History
Nancy Dubuc has transformed History. Now president and general manager of the cable network—which she has been helming since January 2007—Dubuc has creatively steered the network from one that only looked back in time to one that also shows history in the making. By launching testosterone-driven, tough-guy programming like Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men and powerful specials like “102 Minutes That Changed America,” which recently won three Emmy awards, Dubuc is responsible for green-lighting ten of the top-rated series and five of the highest-rated specials ever for the network. Under her, History’s Web traffic is up by more than 400 percent.
The Return of Cool
Monday, September 10 2007 16:00
“The Cool School” presents a cinematic take on the explosion of the Los Angeles art world at midcentury. Director Morgan Neville discusses the film, its significance, and why he chose to point his lens at SoCal.
A half a century ago, Los Angeles emerged from its origins in the artistic blasé to become the embodiment of art world hip. Billy Al Bengston, Ed Ruscha, Dennis Hopper, Larry Bell and Ed Kienholz, to mention some of the coolest cats, threw the art world for a loop, managing to nudge the NewYork crowd off its perch at the art world mountaintop.
Philanthropists Leading The Way
Friday, November 27 2009 16:00
A. Alfred Taubman, Richard A. Manoogian, The Ford Family
“Let’s use the image of a four-legged stool,” says Graham W.J. Beal, director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, when asked about key sources of museum support. Earned income, unrestricted operating endowment and government taxes account for three legs of the stool. The fourth comprises private donors’ largess.
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