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| The James Goldstein house, designed by John Lautner. Photo: Jeff Green/LACMA |
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| The house was built in 1963 for Helen and Paul Sheats by Lautner, and bought by Goldstein in 1972. Photo: Tom Ferguson |
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| Lautner and Goldstein replaced all the glass in the house to blur the line between the indoor and outdoor and commissioned custom-built minimalist furniture made of concrete, wood and glass. Photo: Tom Ferguson |
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| Goldstein (famous for his NBA fandom) has promised his home, its contents, and the surrounding estate to LACMA. Photo: Tom Ferguson |
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| Prominent photographers who have shot at the house include Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, Steven Meisel and Mario Testino. Photo: Tom Ferguson |
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| The house includes a James Turrell Skyspace in its large tropical gardens. Photo: Tom Ferguson |
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| Elaine Wynn and Tony Ressler, co-chairs of LACMA’s board of trustees, said: ‘We are so thrilled that the gift of this work of architecture expands LACMA’s collections to include one of John Lautner’s masterpieces’. Photo: Tom Ferguson |
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| Michael Govan, LACMA CEO called the house ‘an exceptional example of domestic architecture and a tremendous legacy in our own backyard’. Photo: Tom Ferguson |
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| The house has spectacular views over the Los Angeles basin, encompassing the Pacific shoreline and stretching to the hills and mountains. Photo: Jeff Green/LACMA |
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