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Pinstripes
The word once signaled uptight guys wear-
ing preppy suits. No more. Now a pleasure
dome with that name has opened by
Georgetowns canal, rebranding Pinstripes
as cool destination. If a group of friends,
think convivial lunches, cocktails, six bocce
courts and 14 bowling lanes. If a party of two,
think chef Laurence Cohens food in the spa-
cious bistro, well actually, anywhere. This is
not a segmented experience; servers deliver
wherever nourishment is needed.
And ne Mediterranean nourishment it
is: calamari, meatball sliders, ricotta-honey
focaccia, pizzas and atbreads, salads like
pear with pine nuts, sandwiches, pastas,
ribs and seafood, then nishes like house-
made proteroles and gelato. Other assets: a
serious wine bar and cellar, live music on the
weekends and a canal-side patio with owers
and a re pit (page 36).Jean Lawlor Cohen
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Kreeger Museum 2014
K@20
Once upon a time, David and Carmen Kreeger lived in a modest brick colonial
in northwest Washington, but they needed more space and, considering their
furnishings, more light. After all, they had surrounded themselves with paintings by
Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Chagall and Cezanne. David Kreeger, CEO of GEICO insurance
company, described their situation in a 1963 letter to architect Philip Johnson, inviting
the famed modernist to see their collectionthe source of our problem!
Busy with major projects, Johnson resisted residential commissions, but when a
National Airport ight delay gave him a few unexpected hours, he agreed to visit.
Impressed by what he saw, Johnson accepted the design challenge of providing for
the display of a growing collection, a large recital hall for concerts, family spaces with
privacy, sta quarters, a swimming pool and tennis courts. The site5 1/2 wooded
acres with a distant view of the capitalno doubt factored for Johnson as well. His
own Glass House, an icon of International Style (the term he may have coined as
MOMA curator), nestles in a natural landscape.
The postmodernist design by Johnson and colleague Richard Foster features
glowing ivory travertine within and without, a 22-foot square module as base unit for
both intimate and soaring spaces plus roof and window arches that not only bring in
vistas and light but also create a visual procession. In 1994, between the passing of
David in 1990 and Carmen in 2003, their residence opened to visitors, and now the
Kreeger and its director Judy A. Greenberg celebrate that 20th anniversary with K@20,
works by 14 artists who have mattered hereKendall Buster, William Christenberry,
Gene Davis, Sam Gilliam, Tom Green, Ledelle Moe, Michael B. Platt, Jann Rosen-
Queralt, John Ruppert, Jim Sanborn, Je Spaulding, Dan Steinhilber, Rene Stout and
Yuriko Yamaguchi. Sculpture by John Dreyfuss graces the pool (page 25).JLC
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