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In 1986, Howard married journalist Roberta Green.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Howard |url=https://howardahmansonjr.com/about-howard-ahmanson/ |website=Howard Ahmanson Jr. |publisher=Howard Ahmanson |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> In 1986, Howard married journalist Roberta Green.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Howard |url=https://howardahmansonjr.com/about-howard-ahmanson/ |website=Howard Ahmanson Jr. |publisher=Howard Ahmanson |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==

===Organizations and projects===
'''Fieldstead and Company''', Howard and Roberta Ahmanson's personal office, has a steady history of making contributions to a plethora of organizations and initiatives.<ref name="theguardian.com"/> It is stated that the mission of Fieldstead and Company is to "make the world more like ... a place where there is no darkness, no sickness, no hunger or thirst, no slavery, no prisoners, no tears, no death".<ref name="Giving-Fieldstead & Company">{{cite web |title=Giving |url=https://www.fieldstead.com/giving/ |website=Fieldstead and Company |access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> The following is a list of organizations to which the Ahmansons have contributed significant amounts in the past:
*''']'''; ]
:→''Association of orthodox Episcopal churches, led by Rev. Canon David Anderson.''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two">{{cite news |last1=Larsen |first1=Peter |title=Rich in Faith Part Two |agency=OC Register |date=9 August 2004}}</ref>
*''']'''; ] ], one of many entities to benefit from the philanthropic efforts of Howard Ahmanson, Jr.]]
*''']'''; ]
:→''Howard played a significant role in financially and intellectually supporting a publication, “With Friends Like These”, that was organized by the California Policy Center and served California elected officials by displaying a grounded case against crony corporate welfare in the state of California.''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ahmanson |first1=Howard |title=Insights from Francis Fukuyama on the Problem of Crony Capitalism |url=https://howardahmansonjr.com/2020/01/insights-from-francis-fukuyama-on-the-problem-of-crony-capitalism/ |website=Howard Ahmanson, Jr. |date=January 8, 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE |url=http://calocalelectedofficials.org/wp-content/uploads/Corporate-Welfare-pgs-1-36.pdf |website=California Policy Center |publisher=CPC |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Roberta Ahmanson graduated from Calvin College in 1972.''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/>
*''']'''; ]
*''']'''; ]
:→''By way of Fieldstead & Company, Howard has made possible a series of conferences and events predominantly focused on matters such as housing policy and urbanism, all held at Chapman University’s Wilkinson College for Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. These events have tackled conversations relevant to the Greater Los Angeles area, such as the future of transportation, the LA housing crisis, housing injustices, and the dwindling power of municipal governance/bodies.''<ref>{{cite web |title=The City of Bell Scandal Revisited |url=https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/about/events/bell-conference.aspx |website=Chapman University Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |publisher=Chapman University |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=REIMAGINING LOCAL GOVERNMENT: STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN OUR COMMUNITIES |url=https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/localgovernmentreconsidered/strengtheningdemocracy/ |website=Chapman University Digital Commons |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=4th Annual Local Government Conference: Will California Ever Figure Out How to House Itself? |url=https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/about/events/4th-annual-local-government-conference.aspx |website=Chapman University Wilkinson College |publisher=Chapman University |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Future of Transportation: 5th Annual Public Policy Conference |url=https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/about/events/local-government-conference.aspx |website=Chapman University Wilkinson College |publisher=Chapman University |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Think tank seeking "to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life."''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Mission |url=https://www.claremont.org/page/claremonts-mission/ |website=Claremont Institution |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Howard Ahmanson Jr. served on the board of directors for the ''']''', a proponent for the pseudoscientific ] movement.''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.discovery.org/p/ahmanson/ |website=Discovery Institute |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Founders of a team that published 28 volumes of the '''"Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture."'''''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Think tank that view domestic and foreign policy issues from a ] point of view.''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Evangelical-based relief organization with annual budget of about $76 million and programs in 37 countries in the developing world.''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/>
*'''Fullhart-Carnegie Museum Trust'''; ]
:→''The contribution funds a museum in the town of Perry, Iowa, in which Roberta Ahmanson grew up.''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Fullhart Carnegie Charitable Trust |url=https://www.hometownheritage.org |website=Hometown Heritage |publisher=Dallas County Foundation}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
*'''International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation (INFEMIT USA)'''; ]
*''']'''; ]<ref name="Larsen">{{cite news | title=Giving generously to their causes | last=Larsen | first=Peter | url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/sections/news/article_193704.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512020257/http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/sections/news/article_193704.php | archive-date=May 12, 2009 | work=Orange County Register}}</ref>
*'''John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation'''
*'''Maranatha Trust'''; ]
*'''Mariners Christian School'''; ]
:→''Private school in Costa Mesa with about 650 students in preschool to eighth grade.''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/>
*'''National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families''' (formerly National Coalition Against Pornography);<ref></ref> ].
*'''Orange County Classical Academy'''; ]
:→''Orange County's only free tuition-free, K-12 Classical Education public charter school.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://orangecountyclassicalacademy.org |website=Orange County Classical Academy |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
*'''Orange County Rescue Mission'''; ]
:→''Howard and Roberta are active supporters of the Orange County Rescue Mission, an effort that turns impossibilities into possibilities for the lesser fortunate; predominantly serving those who suffer from abuse, addiction, and abandonment. The Orange County Rescue Mission provides housing, support, treatment, and opportunity for the betterment of those afflicted and forgotten.''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ahmanson, Jr. |first1=Howard |title=A Manifesto: Important Events That Shaped My Political Views – Howard Ahmanson |url=https://howardahmansonjr.com/2016/10/a-manifesto-important-events-that-shaped-my-political-views-howard-ahmanson/ |website=Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. |date=October 11, 2016 |publisher=Howard Ahmanson |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Night at the Symphony |url=https://www.rescuemission.org/night-at-the-symphony/ |website=OC Rescue Mission |date=August 13, 2013 |publisher=OC Rescue Mission |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Scheller |first1=Christine A. |title=Connoisseur for Christ: Roberta Green Ahmanson |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/january/art-roberta-green-ahmanson.html |website=Christianity Today |publisher=Christianity Today |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Good News in Tustin |url=https://www.rescuemission.org/good-news-in-tustin/ |website=OC Rescue Mission |date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=OC Rescue Mission |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Help Us Rescue Young Girls |url=https://www.rescuemission.org/help-us-rescue-young-girls/ |website=OC Rescue Mission |date=February 2, 2015 |publisher=OC Rescue Mission |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Through his philanthropic giving, Howard has utilized support panels and conferences held at Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy. These events consisted of conversations around housing affordability and included a deep, varied unit of experts on housing policy in the Greater Los Angeles area.''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coghlan |first1=Ed |title=Clash between housing affordability, preserving neighborhoods in spotlight at Pepperdine |url=https://caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/clash-between-housing-affordability-preserving-neighborhoods-in-spotlight-a |website=California Economic Summit |date=March 28, 2019 |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Home in California: Are Our Communities Sustainable? |url=https://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/events/2019/sustainable-home-conference.htm |website=Pepperdine School of Public Policy |publisher=Pepperdine University |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Formerly "St. James Episcopal Church", the Ahmansons have attended the "evangelical church with charismatic roots."''<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/>
*'''CityGate''' ''(Formerly "Sen USA")''; ]
:→''Evangelical Christian missionary group working in Central and Eastern Europe.''<ref name="Larsen"/><ref>{{cite web |title=CityGate Homepage |url=https://citygate.org |website=CityGate |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>
*'''Strong Towns'''; ]
:→''Howard has made possible events put on by Strong Towns, a think tank and community that encourages Americans and Canadians, alike, to rethink the way municipal infrastructure is developed and sustained in their respective communities. Fieldstead & Company have been generous in making it possible for Strong Towns to bring their community together for an in-person gathering to learn from active policy experts, policymakers, and researchers around sustaining municipal infrastructure.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Speakers for the Regional Gathering |url=https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/11/20/speakers-for-the-regional-gathering?rq=Fieldstead |website=Strong Towns |publisher=Strong Towns |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]
:→''Fieldstead & Company has generously supported Voice of OC, a startup nonprofit newsroom founded by Norberto Santana, Jr. Troubled by the corruption he discovered in modern journalism, Santana started Voice of OC as an initiative to cover matters that empower, not exploit, the citizens within Orange County.''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Santana Jr. |first1=Noberto |title=Santana: Voice of OC is Ten Years Old Today |url=https://voiceofoc.org/2019/06/santana-voice-of-oc-is-ten-years-old-today/ |website=Voice of OC |date=June 3, 2019 |publisher=Voice of OC |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
*''']'''; ]

Howard has previously served as a board member for both the ] and the ]. Ahmanson is a major supporter of the ], whose ] supports ideas centered around ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Discovery Institute-Board Members |url=https://www.discovery.org/p/ahmanson/ |publisher=Discovery Institute |access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name="wilgoren">{{Cite web| last = Wilgoren| first = Jodi| title = Politicized Scholars Put Evolution on the Defensive| work = ]| date = August 21, 2005| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/21/national/21evolve.html| access-date = June 24, 2010}}</ref> Through Fieldstead, Ahmanson's wife Roberta, a former religion reporter and editor for the '']'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard & Roberta Ahmanson |url=https://www.fieldstead.com/ahmansons |website=Fieldstead & Company |publisher=Fieldstead & Company}}</ref> has funded and been directly involved with some programs of the ], including the Washington Journalism Center that encompasses both the Summer Institute of Journalism, and the Fieldstead Journalism Lectures.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614141957/http://wjc.bestsemester.com/overview.asp |date=June 14, 2006 }}</ref> Fieldstead has funded other Christian journalistic projects such as Gegrapha<ref></ref> and GetReligion. A common thread in all of these organizations is ], a personal friend of Roberta Ahmanson, who directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, teaches journalism, and writes a weekly column for the ]. Roberta Ahmanson recently co-edited a book called ''Blind Spot.''<ref>Marshall, Paul A.; Gilbert, Lela; & Green-Ahmanson, Roberta (eds.). (2009). . New York: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0195374371}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1080/15348420903536844| title=Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't get Religion| year=2010| last1=Buddenbaum| first1=Judith M.| journal=Journal of Media and Religion| volume=9| pages=47–51| s2cid=143471762}}</ref> Howard and Roberta are also supporters of ''The Media Project,'' an organization that "educates journalists on the importance of religion" and its digital magazine, ''Religion Unplugged.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Staff & Board |url=https://www.themediaproject.org/board |website=The Media Project |publisher=The Media Project |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> The Ahmansons have also supported the creation of the 29-volume ''Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture'', published by ].<ref name=Levenick>{{cite news|last=Levenick|first=Christopher|title=Ex Libris Philanthropy|url=http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/higher_education/ex_libris_philanthropy|access-date=June 6, 2012|newspaper=Philanthropy|date=Spring 2012}}</ref>

===Social advocacy and political involvement===
Ahmanson was a major advocate for the property owners and tenants exploited in the abuses by California redevelopment agencies, especially concerned about the widespread abuse of ] and public subsidies to private businesses which he views as perversely incentivising cronyism to the detriment of those with the least money and influence. He financed the publication ''"Redevelopment: The Unknown Government"'' and the formation of '''Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform''' (MORR), alongside ], California legislator and former mayor of ], in 1995.<ref name="Redevelopment">{{cite web |last1=Norby |first1=Chris |last2=Curtis |first2=Sherry |last3=Gilson |first3=Ruth |last4=Heinl |first4=Jean |last5=Kaplan |first5=Douglas |last6=Shaffer |first6=Dr. Ralph |last7=Sutton |first7=Christopher |title=Sutton |url=http://sanlorenzoexpress.com/norby1.htm |website=Redevelopment: The Unknown Government |publisher=Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform |access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> Norby later served in the California State Assembly when redevelopment agencies were abolished in 2011 and MORR was disbanded, having succeeded in its sole purpose.<ref name="Pacific Legal">{{cite web |last1=Sandefur |first1=Timothy |title=Celebrating a victory for property owners in California |date=March 7, 2012 |url=https://pacificlegal.org/celebrating-a-victory-for-property-owners-in-california |publisher=Pacific Legal Foundation |access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>

Ahmanson was a registered Republican until 2008; Ahmanson, worried about the narrowing focus of the California Republican Party on lowering taxes, announced that he switched parties and was a registered Democrat from 2008 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenhut |first1=Steven |title=Howard Ahmanson Becomes Democrate |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2009/03/23/howard-ahmanson-becomes-a-democrat-seriously/ |website=Orange County Register |date=March 23, 2009 |publisher=OC Register |access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Finding fault with both parties, he is now officially registered as a "No Party Preference" (NPP) voter (formerly referred to as a ] by the state of California).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ahmanson, Jr. |first1=Howard |title=I Became a "Decline to State" |url=https://howardahmansonjr.com/2018/07/i-became-a-decline-to-state/ |website=Howard Ahmanson Jr. |date=July 4, 2018 |access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Padilla |first1=Alex |title=No Party Preference Information |url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/political-parties/no-party-preference#:~:text=Voters%20who%20registered%20to%20vote,Party%20Preference%20(NPP)%20voters.&text=A%20nonpartisan%20ballot%20contains%20only,local%20nonpartisan%20offices%20and%20measures. |website=California Secretary of State |publisher=State of California |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> In the 2020 presidential election Ahmanson voted for and endorsed ] of the ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ahmanson |first1=Howard |title=The American Conservative 2020 Presidential Symposium |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-american-conservative-2020-presidential-symposium/ |website=The American Conservative |date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

'']'' magazine included the Ahmansons in their 2005 profiles of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America, classifying them as "the financiers."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America |url=https://time.com/time/covers/1101050207/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209024332/https://time.com/time/covers/1101050207/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |magazine=Time |publisher=Wayback Machine |access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> In the 1970s, Howard became a board member of the ] and served until 1996. In 1996, he said he had left the Chalcedon board due to the fact that he "did not embrace" all of the teachings held by its leadership.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060531105603/http://reason.com/9811/col.olson.shtml |date=May 31, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="Flank2007">{{cite book |title=Deception by Design: The Intelligent Design Movement in America |last=Flank |first=Lenny |year=2007 |publisher=Red and Black Publishers |location=St. Petersburg, FL |isbn=978-0-9791813-0-6 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pClbgUWwrI0C&pg=PA52 |access-date=January 11, 2011}}</ref>

In 2004, the Ahmansons let the '']'' do a five-part series on them to give the public a more accurate view of their work and beliefs.<ref name="Rich in Faith Part Two"/>

Howard has contributed in numerous ways to different groups that exist to serve communities, better local schools, and to solve the housing crisis.<ref name="CPI">{{cite web |last1=Fetta |first1=Lisa |title=The 'Other' Howard |url=https://publicintegrity.org/politics/state-politics/the-other-howard/ |website=The Center for Public Integrity |date=October 5, 2006 |publisher=The Center for Public Integrity}}</ref><ref name="Howard Ahmanson-Board Member">{{cite web |title=Howard Ahmanson-Board Member |url=https://www.discovery.org/p/ahmanson/ |publisher=Discovery Institute |access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> The following is a list, not exhaustive, of entities that Ahmanson has made significant contributions to in the past:
*'''Protect Our Homes Coalition'''<ref name="CPI"/>
*''']''' (], ], ] and ])
*'''Harambee Christian Preparatory School''' (])
*'''Victims of war in ]'''
*'''] for schools in ]'''<ref name="discovery.org">{{cite web |title=Howard Ahmanson-Board Member |url=https://www.discovery.org/p/ahmanson |publisher=Discovery Institute |access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>
*'''Western Center for Law and Religious Freedom'''<ref name="Salon2004"/>

Holding a strong interest and passion in the activity of ], Howard has assumed a role of activism alongside '''FreeSUP SoCal''' in opposition to a particular determination made by the ] (USCG) that has been used to require operators of standup paddleboards to wear a ] (PFD). FreeSUP SoCal maintains that a leash is the more common and frequently most effective safety equipment, as evidenced by its widespread usage and the sport's significantly diminished mortality rate compared to other water sports. In 2014, the organization that would come to be known as FreeSup SoCal and which receives funding by Ahmanson, offered a formal, public comment to the USCG that explained how the PFD determination which was intended to promote safety for standup paddleboarders sorely lacked data justifying the determination, and that making determinations without the necessary data could have the opposite effect of putting paddleboarders in peril.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hoedt |first1=Jeffrey |title=Legal Determination on Vessel Status of Paddleboard |url=https://www.uscgboating.org/assets/1/workflow_staging/Publications/480.pdf |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Douglas |first1=S. |title=PFD Laws – SUP or Paddleboards Now Classified as Vessels |url=https://worldpaddleassociation.com/pfd-laws-sup-or-paddleboards-now-classified-as-vessels/ |website=World Padde Association |publisher=WPA |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Azadian |first1=James |title=Comment in Response to Docket No. USCG-2010-0164, Department of Homeland Security |url=https://homeport.uscg.mil/Lists/Content/Attachments/540/Ahmanson%20SUP%20Comment.pdf |website=Enterprise Counsel Group |publisher=ECG |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who We Are - FreeSUP |url=https://freesup.org/who-we-are/ |website=FreeSUP |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>


==Arts and humanities== ==Arts and humanities==

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American philanthropist and writer (born 1950)
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Howard F. Ahmanson Jr.
Ahmanson Jr. in 2016
Born (1950-02-03) February 3, 1950 (age 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materOccidental College (BA)
University of Texas at Arlington (MA)
Occupation(s)Philanthropist, financier
Spouse Roberta Green Ahmanson ​ ​(m. 1986)​
ChildrenDavid Ahmanson
Parent(s)Howard F. Ahmanson Sr.
Dorothy Johnston Grannis
RelativesCaroline Leonetti Ahmanson (stepmother)
Robert H. Ahmanson (cousin)
William H. Ahmanson (cousin)

Howard Fieldstad Ahmanson Jr. (born February 3, 1950) is an American political activist.

Biography

Early life

Ahmanson was born on February 3, 1950. He is the son of Dorothy Johnston Grannis and the American financier Howard F. Ahmanson Sr. (1906–1968). His father was a prominent businessman in the savings and loan industry; Ahmanson, Sr. founded H.F. Ahmanson & Co. that thrived in the Great Depression and ultimately expanded throughout California and into New York state, Arizona and Florida. His father was well known for his support for the arts, an area in which the father and son share an interest. Howard Sr. found great pride in having a son, since he saw the opportunity to extend his own empire and legacy. Howard Sr. pursued a close relationship with his son, Howard Jr., whom he referred to as "Steady". Howard Jr. was intellectually inclined from a young age, reading by age three. He was quoted in a local newspaper about thermonuclear reactions at age eight.

His parents divorced when he was ten years old. His father died when his son was eighteen, and Ahmanson Jr. inherited the vast fortune built by his father.

He attended Occidental College, where he obtained a degree in economics. He then toured Europe, but returned because of complications with arthritis. He earned a master's degree in linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington. Ahmanson's language fluency in Spanish, German and Japanese are singular and uncommon triumphs over his Tourette syndrome.

In 1986, Howard married journalist Roberta Green.

Arts and humanities

Claude Monet "View of Vétheuil", Owned by Ahmanson before he donated to LACMA

Organizations

Howard has made numerous contributions and offered support for art initiatives across Los Angeles and Orange County. The following is a collection of organizations and projects in the arts & humanities that have benefited from the support of Howard Ahmanson, Jr.

Howard's generosity has benefitted the arts community, namely the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with his donation of View of Vétheuil, a work by the French Claude Monet, Scene of Judgement, by the Italian Marco Zoppo, and works by Auguste Rodin.

Bridge Projects

Bridge Projects is a LA-based art gallery that consists of a community of artists, scholars, and collectors who are inspired by art history, spirituality, living religious traditions, and contemporary art practices. Roberta, wife of Ahmanson and current chair of Bridge Projects, founded the gallery and community with LA based artist, Linnea Spransy, back in 2017. While Howard played a supportive role in bringing this project to fruition, Roberta spearheaded the vision for Bridge Projects, which has featured a number of progressive art installations, such as:

  • "10 Columns," an immersive light installation created by prominent Southern California artist, Phillip K. Smith III(active:10/12/19-2/16/20).
  • “A Composite Leviathan,” a two-part exhibition created by a collection of emerging Chinese artists (active: 9/12/20-2/27/21).
  • “To Bough and To Bend,” an exhibition of many artists using trees as imagery for discussions around ecological issues (active: 03/11/20-07.25/20).

Personal life

Ahmanson lives with Tourette syndrome. His primary residence is in Newport Beach, CA.

References

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  3. Johnson, Greg (January 23, 1991). "Home Savings to Buy Coast's S.D. Branches". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "Home Savings in Acquisition Washington, Aug. 12". The New York Times. August 13, 1984.
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  8. Abrahamson, Eric John (February 28, 2013). Building home : Howard F. Ahmanson and the politics of the American dream. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520273757.
  9. Doward, Jamie. Anti-gay millionaire bankrolls Caravaggio spectacular. The Observer. March 6, 2005.
  10. ^ Blumenthal, Max (January 6, 2004). "Avenging angel of the religious right". Salon. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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  15. "STANLEY SPENCER: AN ENGLISH VISION". Smithsonian. Smithsonian. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  16. "The Sacred Made Real". The National Gallery of London. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  17. Smith, Samuel. "New 'Visual Commentary on Scripture' website offers new way to study the Bible". The Christian Examiner. Christian Examiner. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  18. "Caravaggio: The Final Years at The National Gallery". Art Daily. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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