Tuesday, October 6Old Westbury Gardens71 Old Westbury Rd.Old Westbury, NY 115686:00PM: Reception, Program to Follow
Join the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, the Friends of Old Westbury Gardens, celebrated international photographer Dylan Thomas, and award-winning editor and writer Clive Aslet for an engaging conversation about the creative process behind their newest publication, Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace (Triglyph Books, 2026). Moderated by noted interior designer Thammanoune Kannalikham, the discussion will explore the stories, research, and visual imagination that shaped this richly illustrated tribute to one of Long Island’s most beloved estates.
Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace brings the house and its history vividly to life through archival images and lush contemporary photography. The book honors the legacy of the estate Jay Phipps built to woo his English love, Dita Grace, after promising to recreate the world of elegance, gardens, and dogs she had known in Sussex. She said “Yes”—and the rest is Old Westbury Gardens.
Clive Aslet is an award-winning architectural historian and journalist, widely recognized as a leading authority on Britain and its way of life. Deeply familiar with every aspect of publishing, he has written more than thirty books, including The Last Country Houses, The American Country House, and The Story of the Country House for Yale University Press. In 2014, he published his first novel, The Birdcage, set in Salonika during the First World War.
Dylan Thomas is one of Britain’s foremost photographers of people and interiors. After beginning his career as an assistant to Lord Snowdon, he developed an outstanding reputation for detailed, technically complex work across a range of visual media and for a distinguished roster of notable clients.
Thammanoune Kannalikham is a New York–based interior designer whose firm, Kannalikham Designs LLC, focuses primarily on residential work. Passionate about historic precedent, historic properties, architecture, and decorative arts, Ms. Kannalikham advances connoisseurship among younger generations through her dedication to old-world traditions, quality craftsmanship, and historic preservation.
Brought to you by the Bunny Mellon Curricula at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. The ICAA is very grateful to the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation for its generous support of this program, along with the Bunny Mellon Curricula Sponsors:
Premier Sponsor: Janice Parker Landscape ArchitectsLead Sponsor: Hollander Design Landscape ArchitectsContinuing Education and Public Programs Sponsor: Charlotte Moss
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