Stories fromThe House
Sixty years of friends, film and family — told through the photographs Nate kept.
Film · Japan · 2 min read
二人の瞳: Margaret O’Brien, Hibari Misora and a Poster in Nate’s Archive
In 1952 Hollywood child star Margaret O’Brien went to Japan to make 二人の瞳 (Futari no Hitomi) with Hibari Misora. Decades later she posed with its poster — in Swoboda.
Hollywood · Friendship · 2 min read
Margaret O’Brien, in Swoboda
The MGM child star of Meet Me in St. Louis appears again and again in Nate Waxman’s archive — at lunches, galas and award nights, wearing Swoboda.
Hollywood · The Archive · 2 min read
Hollywood Nights: Virginia Mayo, Mickey Rooney, Anthony Hopkins and Friends
Signed portraits and gala snapshots from Nate Waxman’s archive — Virginia Mayo, Mickey Rooney, Anthony Hopkins, June Haver, Joan Leslie and more.
The House · 2 min read
Since 1963: Edward Swoboda, Nate Waxman and a Los Angeles Workshop
How Nate Waxman became Edward Swoboda’s partner in 1963, led Swoboda Jewelry through its greatest expansion — and earned a key to the city of Louisville.
Collectors · Asia · 2 min read
Jade, Buddhas and a Hollywood Legend: Swoboda in China and Japan
Why Swoboda’s genuine jade, coral and Buddha pieces speak to collectors in China and Japan — and how a Chinese antiques gallery came to call it a brand ‘beloved by Hollywood stars.’
