Christian Herter was most famous for his fine-crafted furniture, as part of the 'Herter Brothers of New York'.
His work can be found in the most prestigious of homes, including 'The White House', and covered every aspect of Interior Design.
THE 'EL MIRASOL' HERTER ESTATE IN SANTA BARBARA WAS AN ARTISAN'S SHOWCASE OF HERTER ART
Christian Herter was the most respected 'Interior Designer' in the world, and remains so to this very day. 
His work was of exceptional quality, and is highly sought after by museums, art dealers and collectors worldwide.
Christian Herter was most famous for his fine-crafted wood furniture, as part of the 'Herter Brothers of New York'. His work could be found in the most prestigious of homes, including 'The White House', and covered every aspect of Interior Design.
Although Christian Herter died in 1883, his legacy continued when his wife Mary Herter and their son, the famous artist Albert Herter built the 'El Mirasol Herter Estate'. It became a showcase of Herter Family Art, much of which has never been documented.
Built at the turn of the 19th century, the El Mirasol estate was an artisan's showcase for Herter Family Art.
The artwork at the El Mirasol was created by Christian Herter and his talented family, including the artists Albert and Adele Herter.
This California Herter mansion contained elegant Herter Brothers furniture, Christian Herter designed "sunflower" motif wallpaper, lighting fixtures, and more...
Albert and Adele Herter decorated the El Mirasol mansion with Herter artwork, including beautiful wall murals, elegant tapestries and textiles (by Albert Herter's 'Herter Looms'), fine oil paintings -including several family portraits, painted antique-foil wallcovering by Albert and Adele Herter, and elegant Louis Tiffany stain glass jeweled windows designed by Albert Herter and executed by Tiffany Studios.
Learn more about Christian Herter's 'lighting fixture design', and his Sunflower bronze lantern. Select links on left menu to see additional Herter art from this estate.
Download important Acrobat PDF files below, plus WATCH MOVIE presentation of the Herter Family estate:
- 'HOUSE of HERTER ART' -watch a movie within your browser. This 22 minute presentation documents the EL MIRASOL Herter Family Estate from 1908 until 1969, with rare and undocumented photos of Herter Art created by the Herter family. For the 'full quality' DVD, send email request.
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- 'The Herter Archetype', -focusing upon Christian Herter 'lighting fixture designs', including information on the elegant Sunflower Lantern.
- 'The House of Herter Art', focusing upon the Interiors of the EL MIRASOL Herter family estate located in Santa Barbara California, including many undocumented Herter masterworks.
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