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A naturally gracious hostess, Wilsey has an uncanny ability to make anyone feel comfortable. Great. Trainas security detail isnt for every ambassador, only the Israeli Ambassador and the American Ambassador require the extra protection because of ISIS. Carolyne Zinko, a native of Wisconsin, joined The San Francisco Chronicle in 1993 as a news reporter covering Peninsula crime, city government and political races. In his book, 34-year-old Sean Wilsey blames his stepmother for the breakup of his parents' marriage, and, in part, for his spiral into delinquency. // Handler for close signup button var o = {}; You know, Im looking at a painting in my office, which is also my dressing room. I look at this picture all the time. url: $form.attr('action'), Her father was against the marriage. ), For Alexisthe daughter of Elizabeth and W. Clarke Swanson Jr., a renowned vintner, whose grandfather started the national food-production company that bears the family namewhats outside of the house is equally important. Because we put on exhibitions of every kind. Unfortunately, I had a friend for 13 years, and he died last August. Society brat grows up, stops throwing oranges at cars on Russian Hill and escapes to the East Coast. She specializes in portraiture and creates images that feel like intimate X-rays, pictures full of textured physical details set against back-drops of personal history. function appendNewsletterSignup() { In fact, we planned a big outdoor christening, but it rainedand it never rains in Napa. The quick-thinking couple cleared out all the furniture in the seldom-used formal parlor to allow about 60 guests to gather inside for the ceremony. }; + '<\/div>' to the new director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco but kept her place as board leader. That art needed a home, so I think it was pretty simple, we just had to rebuild it. While it was 10 years of hard work, Wilsey counts the de Young as the achievement she is most proud of. A writer and filmmaker (Golden Globe for, By Alexis Traina. + '<\/div>' Historically, its mind-blowing, she says. }, 5000); closeSignupBar(); sensitivity: 50, ouibounceAPIaccess = ouibounce( And it's notable that Trevor's mother is the brilliant Dede Wilsey, a breath-takingly effective fundraiser and philanthropist in San Francisco. Early in life, he decided that emotions "had made my mom crazy, and I would not succumb to that." And I love the fact that its a constant learning experience and then you work with wonderful people., Wilsey has just finished her latest project with the museums. The residency featured concerts, family programs, and events that generated support for local youth charities. They immediately filled it with young children, good art, and a round-the-clock point of view. var $ = window.jQuery; Says, Bill, pictured here with Deborah, Ultimately were building a culture around wine and hospitality that we all hope will last for generations. var settings = cookieSettings[cookieName]; When they rebuilt it, they modernized it and reworked some of the space. rollicking, ruthless . View ALL 9 Photos. if (prefix == undefined) { " Maupin read the book and has supplied a cover blurb for it. You get the sense that she would take a bullet for her son if need be. + '
' if (o[this.name]) { If you could steal one work of art without getting caught, what would it be? Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. }); document.body.appendChild(script); setCookie(cookieName, value, expirationMinutes); For the Fine Arts Museums, I recently bought a Canaletto at the Getty auction. socialites should set tongues wagging -- and other writers say it's not just trash talk, Mrs and Mrs Wilsey with Sean Patrick Wilsey, age 3, OPERA08D-C-07SEP02-MT-CKH --- Dede Wilsey attended theOpening night of the SF Opera pre-performance galas. + 'Signup failed. $form.find('.signup-failed').show().siblings().hide(); Elizabeth and Clarke Swanson. + '<\/style>' Old, young, every ethnic group. Traina is living in the exact house that Wilseys father resided in and much remains the sameincluding the exterior, gardens, and grand staircase. It is fuchsia with a purple bow. Website design by Compass Marketing, websitedevelopmentbyStoryWorkz. I dont go to social partiesmost of the stuff I do is work., Her critics might scoff at her way of thinking, but Wilsey, spoken like a real powerhouse, doesnt give a damn. This is a family home; its very comfortable and familiar., The decor is an assemblage of styles, though most are heirlooms and antiques set in place by Trevors mother. The reason I dont like to be called a socialite is I dont really do anything social. Magic that celebrates ones surroundings. $email.focus(); //hide form fields and show thank-you message Its something I never thought I would buy. On Thursday we open the Al Thani jewel collection, which is magnificent., Wilsey also sits on the boards of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Balletboth causes that she champions and supports. Feature Stories, News, One On One, Philanthropy. Tatiana and Gerret Copeland, Peter T. Paul, Athena and Timothy Blackburn, Maria Manetti Shrem, Dede Wilsey, John Traina, and Robert and Margrit Mondavi, among others . // FUNCTIONS She also is featured prominently in her stepson Sean Wilsey's memoir Oh the Glory of it All in which the author describes her as his "evil stepmother". $('body').append(signup); if (!$modal.length) { Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Deceased. } // dataType: 'json', Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. "All of our good times were up here," Trevor, son of the late shipping mogul John Traina and the philanthropist Dede Wilsey, says of the six-acre property. the San Francisco Fine Art Museums nabbed it. //default prefix is 'artnet_newsletter_' Wilsey and I are 30 minutes into an hour-long conversation, and I couldnt agree with her more. ); } + '<\/div>' + '
' Here's why that's ironic. pagetype = document.querySelector('meta[property="og:type"]').getAttribute("content"), 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. Dede Wilsey is a San Francisco socialite, Republican donor and philanthropist, and the widow of San Francisco businessman Al Wilsey. // Append ouibounce to page San Francisco is a character here, as is Tuscany. Father of Sean Wilsey and sons Michael and Ladd Wilsey from previous marriages. + ' @media (max-width: 1199px){ #ouibounce-modal .description {font-size:13px !important;} }' It was part of a Christmas gift to my now husband, Kurt. On March 22, local booksellers gathered at the Presidio for a private meet-and-greet with Wilsey, an editor at large at McSweeney's Quarterly -- a hip, nationally distributed literary magazine co-founded by San Francisco author Dave Eggers. }, } "I'm surprised I'm in the book -- I wouldn't know Sean Wilsey if he walked in my front door," said de Wildt, a Hollander known for his witty one- liners and scathing put-downs. 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. script.integrity = "sha256-hVVnYaiADRTO2PzUGmuLJr8BLUSjGIZsDYGmIJLv2b8="; In fact, doing so is something of a family tradition. return numDays * 24 * 60; Festival Napa Valley was founded in 2006. I don't think that Dede would pay attention, and I don't think she should. Although her role as a member of the board has her at the museum several days of the week, she looks at the de Young with childlike wonder. 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. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Arriving at their historic, Victorian-style Oakville home, its easy to understand why the pairknown for their notable art collection, philanthropy and omnipresence on the San Francisco social scenepack up their kids almost every weekend and head here to unwind. 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 . Vimeo. $.ajax({ }); We really didnt want it to leave San Francisco. "At times we are revolted by what he did, and other times we're in his corner cheering for him. This is a carousel. Once you really understand that you can make a difference, I think thats the bottom line of all philanthropy. Nonetheless, "we've had a good relationship," she said of Sean, "especially once he came back from the school in Italy, once he was happier with himself. Ive hung it on my powder room doorvertically, instead of horizontally. To Wilsey, this is all in a days work and not something she brags about. o[this.name] = [o[this.name]]; } We have a number of family portraits, of my grandparents and my mother, and pieces of furniture I grew up with in various houses, he says. $9 million dollars for Caillebotte?! Thats me with my husband and partner in crime, Trevor Traina. Microsoft has removed the Birds Eye imagery for this map. Facebook. }; var signup = And I love the fact that its a constant learning experience and then you work with wonderful people., Wilsey has just finished her latest project with the museums. Like. His parents, he writes, were so narcissistic they didn't have time to nurture him. }, It was as if true refinement had sprung to life. Festival Napa Valley is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. + '