![]() ![]() Truman Capote and Peter Beard were regular guests for cocktails. Lee would have late-afternoon cocktail parties that summer, and she actually had a good French rosé, as opposed to the Portuguese Mateus rosé that was really sweet and that was all you usually could find. We, people like Andy’s boyfriend Jed Johnson, and Bob Colacello, stayed in the other two cottages. Vincent: Renting the main house helped defray the costs of running the compound. Andy Warhol napping in the main house of Eothen. But when Halston rented the main house in 1977 or ’78, he insisted that we install a Vulcan professional stove in the kitchen, and he changed the decor of the house to a chinois style and had a mosquito-net cover installed over the bed in his bedroom. We wanted to keep the original ambience of the houses-a cozy and comfortable, albeit masculine, summer fishing lodge, with stuffed striped bass on the walls and shelves full of old books on each side of the large fireplace. That first year Lee Radziwill rented the main house and then Andy and the rest of us stayed at the Boomhauer Cottage and the second cottage, which were adjacent to the main house, and that is when the magic started.Ĭasey: How was it decorated? Did Andy and Paul make any major renovations after they bought it? So the summer of ’72 was the first summer that all of us, meaning all of us at Andy’s studio and Paul, went out to Montauk. Vincent: Paul and Andy were 50/50 partners. She took Andy and Paul out to Montauk to see this property called Eothen. Tina Fredericks, the art director who actually gave Andy his first job in the 1950s at Glamour in New York, was a real estate agent at that point. ![]() Vincent Fremont: It was 1971, and I think it was probably Paul who pushed Andy to buy a place out in Long Island. This is so exciting! Let’s set the scene. He swims in the ocean almost every afternoon but never the pool, and he is always the first to refill a glass and the last to leave the porch, telling unbelievable stories-including those of his years spent in Montauk.Ĭasey Fremont: A father-daughter interview. It’s the only place he doesn’t wear his suit jacket, and occasionally on really hot days, he will even allow himself to wear shorts. It’s easy to see how he changes when he gets to Long Island. It’s still a place where no matter who you are, you can escape the expectations of the city and indulge in magical summer nights.Īfter years spent in Montauk, Shelter Island, and Southampton, we’re all grateful (most of all, my father) that my mother finally convinced him they should buy their own tiny Bridgehampton farmhouse 20 years ago. Despite all that has changed, the East End of Long Island continues to be a sanctuary for my father and so many people in the creative community. It’s clear that he’s still in awe of what he experienced during those summers. Where my infant sister slept on Halston’s bed while the night carried on.Īs the onetime manager of Andy Warhol’s studio and cofounder of the Andy Warhol Foundation, my father dedicated his professional career, and really his life from age 18, to Andy Warhol, and Andy’s Montauk home was often my father’s responsibility. Where my parents were engaged and ultimately celebrated their elopement (following the surprise ceremony under a tree at the East Hampton courthouse). I've always loved hearing about Eothen, Andy Warhol’s Montauk compound where my father spent long nights partying and hosting weekend guests like Elizabeth Taylor, Lee Radziwill, Mick Jagger, and so many other icons. Group photo with Vincent Fremont (on Dick Cavett’s lap) and Andy Warhol. ![]()
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