Elsie De Wolfe : the birth of modern interior decoration / by Penny Sparke ; edited by Mitchell Owens.

Author
Sparke, Penny [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Acanthus Press, 2005.
Description
371 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Series
    20th Century decorators series.
    Summary note
    "Decorating legend Elsie de Wolfe revolutionized interior design at the beginning of the 20th century by boldly sweeping out the darkness of Victorian clutter to usher in the warm light, soft luxury, and connoisseurship we now consider essential qualities of modern interior design. Striped wall papers in subtle shadings, painted French 18th-century furniture and leopard-patterned upholstery became notable de Wolfe trademarks." "In Elsie de Wolfe, the Birth of Modern Interior Decoration, noted decorative arts scholar Penny Sparke presents in-depth profiles of 29 prominent de Wolfe projects for important and discerning clients. Rare archival photographs, newly restored and reproduced in duotone, combine with color renderings to evoke the sunny, airy elegance of de Wolfe interiors."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-359) and index.
    Contents
    • Foreword
    • Introduction
    • Elsie de Wolfe-Elisabeth Marbury residence (122 East 17th Street)
    • The Colony Club
    • Ethel and William H. Crocker residence
    • Brooks Hall, Barnard College
    • Lolita and J. Ogden Armour residence
    • Show house
    • Elsie de Wolfe-Elisabeth Marbury residence (123 East 55th Street)
    • Mary and Charles W. Harkness residence
    • Anne Morgan's rooms
    • Amanda and Jay P. Graves residence
    • Elsie de Wolfe residence (Villa Trianon)
    • Grace and Ormond G. Smith residence
    • Projects for friends
    • Elsie de Wolfe's showrooms
    • Adelaide and Henry Clay Frick residence
    • Magnolia and George Sealy residence
    • Mai and William R. Coe residence
    • Elisabeth Marbury residence (13 Sutton Place)
    • Anne Vanderbilt residence
    • Anne Morgan residence
    • Condé Nast apartment
    • Nell Pruyn Cunningham residence
    • Frances and Zalmon G. Simmons Jr. residence
    • Elsie de Wolfe residence (10 Avenue d'Iéna)
    • Hope Hampton and Jules Brulatour residence
    • The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
    • New York hotels
    • Elsie de Wolfe residence (After All)
    • Catalogue of known Elsie de Wolfe projects.
    ISBN
    • 0926494279 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780926494275 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2004030113
    OCLC
    57311408
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