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Announcement:  We are happy to announce that our much loved Gone With the Wind mansion Dollhouse is no longer at Country Arts Gallery.  Our Gone With The Wind mansion was born in 1993-94 and has grown to maturity at Country Arts.  Now it has a new home at Scarlett O’Hardy’s Gone With The Wind Museum in Jefferson Texas.  http://www.scarlettohardy.com/  We feel that it will be loved and cared for there and will be enjoyed by many for many years to come. The link below will take you directly to the Museum Tour page where you can scroll down and see the dollhouse.  http://www.scarlettohardy.com/MuseumTour.htm

Scarlett O'Hardy's Gone With the Wind Museum sponsored a BIG "Tara In Texas A Gone With The Weekend Weekend in Jefferson, Texas.  Danny and I were invited. See our diary page with photos.   GWTW Weekend 

Gone With The Wind  

Miniature Mansion

By Linda and Danny Hass

Dollhouse featured in Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine

In 1936 the epic novel, Gone With The Wind written by Margaret Mitchell was published, later made into a movie in 1939 that won many awards. On December 15^th, 1999 we will celebrate its 60^th Anniversary. This novel and movie inspired Linda and Danny Hass to undertake the project to build this unique GWTW Mansion dollhouse in 1994-95. The exterior is Twelve Oaks, Ashley Wilks’ plantation where the barbecue was located. The 8 rooms are from 3 different homes in the movie as follows:

Big Hall - Twelve Oaks

          Parlor - Tara

Dining Room - Twelve Oaks

Young Scarlett’s bedroom – Tara (from early scenes in the movie)

Bonnie Blue’s bedroom - Atlanta Mansion (from later scenes in the movie)

Library - Twelve Oaks

Scarlett’s bedroom - Atlanta Mansion

Rhett’s bedroom - Atlanta Mansion

"We did strive very hard for authenticity," said Linda. "We watched the movie many times and studied many of the books about the movie."

The total GWTW Mansion measures 36" x 72" x 36" high in 1" to 1' scale and is in three parts. The Big Hall measures 35"x 36". The section to each side measures 18" x 30" each. It took one year of work over the two-year period to complete

   In the Big Hall, Danny worked 3 months on the winding stairs and balcony  which is made of basswood. Linda made the parquet floor was made by stenciling with stain.  She assembled the chandeliers from jewelry findings and crystals. This is where Scarlett and Rhett first saw each other.

Linda assembled and dressed the ten character dolls, stitched the petite point rug, assembled the furniture, curtains, and painted many of the paintings throughout the house.

In Tara’s parlor, notice the floral chair where Scarlett was supposedly saying her prayers but was daydreaming about Ashley not knowing she loved him. This is also where Scarlett’s wedding to Charles was held. The green curtains are waiting there for Scarlett to make her Deception dress in a later scene in the movie. The fireplace flickers

Behind the parlor is the dining room at Twelve Oaks where all the men gathered and were talking about the pending Civil War. There is a working fireplace flickers.

Upstairs in Scarlett’s bedroom, Mammy is tidying up after helping Scarlett dress for the barbecue. Scarlett had not eaten all her breakfast. Linda made her canapé bed and chenille bedspread. The walnut wardrobe Linda made in a miniature workshop with a nationally renowned miniature craftsman.

Bonnie Blue’s bedroom from the Atlanta Mansion, behind Scarlett’s bedroom, is decorated with the mural painted by Linda.

The Library from Twelve Oaks is very large. It took Danny 2 weeks to make all of the little books that line the shelves. Linda made the couch and tables. Scarlett declared her love for Ashley in this room, with Rhett listening, unknown to Scarlett until Rhett popped his head up from behind the couch and said, "Has the war already started?"

Scarlett’s bedroom upstairs at the Atlanta Mansion, built for her by Rhett after their marriage, was very ostentatious with its French ornamentation and French Baroque furniture assembled and decorated by Linda. You may remember the scene when Scarlett was in bed all a glow after the night she discovered she was in love with her husband, Rhett.

Rhett’s bedroom from the Atlanta Mansion is directly behind Scarlett’s. Notice the painting of Scarlett over Rhett’s desk. This is the one he threw a drink at after Scarlett had forbid him from her bed because she didn't want to have any more children. Painting of Scarlett by Linda. The sailing ship model on the fireplace made by Danny.

"We are looking for a new home for out GWTW Mansion. Even though we enjoyed every hour we worked on it and will miss it, it is going to need a new home soon or be threaten by demolishing. We display it at our business but will need the space for other things soon. We want it to have a home with someone who loved the movie as much as we did and will give it loving care." Said Linda.

Linda has a long background of fine arts, and all handicrafts. Danny excels in woodworking and handicrafts. They have used these talents in their shared miniature hobby since 1990.

Danny and Linda own and operate Country Arts Gallery, where they display their GWTW Mansion, and 9 other dollhouses and room boxes.

"Gone With The Wind: A Complete Reference" by Cynthia Marylee Molt

"Gone With The Wind: The Definitive illustrated history of the book, the movie and the legend" by Herb Bridges and Terry C. Boodman

"David O. Selznick’s Gone With The Wind" by Ronald Haver

"Nutshell News" Magazine November 1989