LITTLEFIELD, SHARON — Doris Duke's Shangri la
Honolulu, HI: Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0937426571. B&W and Color Photographs; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket (but with french flaps). The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. '"Construction of Shangri La took place from 1936 to 1938, after Doris Duke's 1935 honeymoon which took her through the Islamic world. For nearly 60 years, Duke commissioned and collected artworks for the space, eventually forming a collection of over 4,000 objects. The structure was designed by Marion Sims Wyeth. An artistic reflection of the construction of Shangri La can be found in Kiana Davenport's novel Song of the Exile. The building was opened to the public as a museum, the Shangri La Museum for Islamic Art, Design & Culture, in 2002." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
