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Intimacy Over Grandeur

Sunnylands guest books reflect the welcoming charm and unmatched hospitality of Walter and Leonore Annenberg

BY GLORIA GREER

Contain Yourself

High Desert photographer Tim Palen may be thinking outside the box, but he’s living inside of it. Actually, he lives in five cargo containers.

The Artful Garden

Sunnylands’ landscape mimics the Impressionism and Post-Impressionism artworks beloved and collected by Walter and Leonore Annenberg

MAUREEN GILMER

How Healthy Is Your House?

It's Time To Give Your Personal Abode A Checkup To Ensure It Truly Is A Safe Haven. Millions of us every year fall ill or sustain injuries because we overlook dangers in our own homes. Just as we see our doctor for regular physicals, it's in our best interest to consistently assess potential health and safety risks in our home environment.

Roxanne Jones

Home Is Where The Art Is

The depth and sophistication of the Annenbergs’ art collection became ever clear in the 1990s, when its heart and soul — the Impressionist and post-Impressionist works — departed Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BY STEVEN BILLER

A Bright, Sun-Shiny Day

“OH, I LOVE PALM SPRINGS,” Trina Turk beams as guests arrive at the iconic, hillside Ship of the Desert, the house in The Mesa neighborhood of south Palm Springs owned Trina Turk and her husband, Jonathan Skow.

BY ERIN WEINGER

The Passionate Collectors and the Billion-Dollar Gift

The Annenbergs bought what they loved, assembling a world-class collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art — and then giving it away for all to see

BY TIM KANE

Reflecting On The Past

Nine acres of agave, cacti, and wild grasses hint at the sustainable practices found throughout the grounds of the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands.

Morris Newman

From the Top Down

You can learn much about Palm Springs architecture by simply driving around looking at rooftops.

BY ROBERT JULIAN

A Taste of Tuscany

It certainly looks and feels like a picturesque Italian hill town, but it’s not. You’ve just entered Toscana Country Club

By JAN SILVER MAGUIRE