Wallis Bio Slideshow

Wallis Annenberg Hall at USC

Once completed, the 90,000 square foot Wallis Annenberg Hall at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on the University of Southern California campus will feature networked, media-saturated classrooms and laboratories configured in a flexible way to take advantage of future technologies and new approaches to teaching and learning. The entire building will be filled with the latest technologies, equipment, and collaborative spaces to incubate new ideas, promote experimentation, and provide a home for cutting-edge concepts and the school’s entrepreneurial ideas.

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Once completed, the 90,000 square foot Wallis Annenberg Hall at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on the University of Southern California campus will feature networked, media-saturated classrooms and laboratories configured in a flexible way to take advantage of future technologies and new approaches to teaching and learning. The entire building will be filled with the latest technologies, equipment, and collaborative spaces to incubate new ideas, promote experimentation, and provide a home for cutting-edge concepts and the school’s entrepreneurial ideas. Once complete, USC will have a new building that infuses creativity and innovation into the very DNA of the school.<\/p>\r\n

Above rendering courtesy of the University of Southern California<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n"}

The Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation

The Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation was established through a $5 million grant to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation supports a multi-faceted, multi-year program of initiatives to strengthen MoMA’s efforts to explore and advance contemporary art.

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The Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation was established through a $5 million grant to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation supports a multi-faceted, multi-year program of initiatives to strengthen MoMA’s efforts to explore and advance contemporary art.<\/p>\r\n"}

Wallis Annenberg Performing Arts Center

The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts will preserve the landmark, historic Beverly Hills Post Office by transforming the building into a dynamic performing arts and cultural facility for the presentation of theater, dance, music, professional children's theater and other cultural activities.

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The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts will preserve the landmark, historic Beverly Hills Post Office by transforming the building into a dynamic performing arts and cultural facility for the presentation of theater, dance, music, professional children's theater and other cultural activities.<\/p>\r\n"}

Wallis Annenberg Heart program

Established through a $2.9 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation, and in partnership with the American Heart Association and the City and County of Los Angeles Fire Departments, the Wallis Annenberg HEART Program plays a lead role in implementing a new emergency cardiac care system that helps paramedics and hospital-based physicians better diagnose and treat patients with symptoms of heart attacks.

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Established through a $2.9 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation, and in partnership with the American Heart Association and the City and County of Los Angeles Fire Departments, the Wallis Annenberg HEART Program plays a lead role in implementing a new emergency cardiac care system that helps paramedics and hospital-based physicians better diagnose and treat patients with symptoms of heart attacks.<\/p>\r\n"}

The Universally-Accessible Treehouse in Torrance, California

The Universally-Accessible Treehouse in Torrance, California, the first universally-accessible treehouse in a public space in the state, was opened April 10, 2005 at Wilson Park in Torrance. The treehouse, a 2,500 square foot wooden structure, was designed to give children and adults of all ages and physical abilities an awe-inspiring experience -- and a bird's eye view.

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The Universally-Accessible Treehouse in Torrance, California, the first universally-accessible treehouse in a public space in the state, was opened April 10, 2005 at Wilson Park in Torrance. The treehouse, a 2,500 square foot wooden structure, was designed to give children and adults of all ages and physical abilities an awe-inspiring experience -- and a bird's eye view.<\/p>\r\n"}

The Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at LACMA

The Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art holds 12,000 works of art that span the period from the medium's invention in 1839 to the present.

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The Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art holds 12,000 works of art that span the period from the medium's invention in 1839 to the present. Walliis' support provided LACMA the opportunity to acquire The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, a group of more than 3,500 prints<\/span> that forms one of the finest histories of photography and collections of masterworks from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. <\/p>\r\n

Image: Imogen Cunningham’s Magnolia Blossom <\/i>(1925)
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Annenberg Community Beach House

The Annenberg Community Beach House opened on April 26, 2009 and provides public access to a beautiful, multi-faceted facility offering swimming (both pool and beach), volleyball and beach tennis courts, children's play areas, event & meeting spaces, classes and other recreational opportunities. Wallis Annenberg's interest and generosity in the form of a $27.5 million grant paved the way for the historic site's rehabilitation and reuse.

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The Annenberg Community Beach House opened on April 26, 2009 and provides public access to a beautiful, multi-faceted facility offering swimming (both pool and beach), volleyball and beach tennis courts, children's play areas, event & meeting spaces, classes and other recreational opportunities. Wallis Annenberg's interest and generosity in the form of a $27.5 million grant paved the way for the historic site's rehabilitation and reuse.<\/p>\r\n"}

Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography, the first solely photographic cultural destination in the Los Angeles area, opened in March 2009. The original inspiration was sparked by Wallis Annenberg’s devotion to photography. 

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The Annenberg Space for Photography, the first solely photographic cultural destination in the Los Angeles area, opened in March 2009. The original inspiration was sparked by Wallis Annenberg’s devotion to photography. <\/p>\r\n"}

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