The Henry Clay Frick houses. Architecture, interiors, landscapes in the golden era

Par : Martha Frick Symington Sanger
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  • Nombre de pages312
  • FormatBeau Livre
  • PrésentationRelié
  • Poids2.385 kg
  • Dimensions25,9 cm × 31,2 cm × 3,1 cm
  • ISBN978-1-58093-677-4
  • EAN9781580936774
  • Date de parution31/10/2024
  • ÉditeurMonacelli Press
  • PréfacierWendell Garrett

Résumé

An architectural, personal, and historical account of one of the towering figures from America's Gilded Age This volume—a reissue of the original book first published in 2001—features the four major houses purchased, built, and renovated for Henry Clay Frick, the world-famous art collector and steel tycoon. With priceless furnishings, cultivated gardens, and interiors by the most prestigious designers of the day, the houses in this book exemplify the great residences of the era.
Martha Frick Symington Sanger lives in Maryland and is a great-granddaughter of Henry Clay Frick. She has dedicated the last thirteen years to researching the life of Henry Clay Frick. Her award-winning biography, Henry Clay Frick : An Intimate Portrait, was published in 1998. Ms. Sanger has lectured throughout the world on Frick's life and art collection, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and at Sotheby's in New York.
A recognized expert on the life and times of Henry Clay Frick, Martha Sanger served on camera as a consultant for a public television documentary about Frick and Andrew Carnegie. Wendell Garrett is senior vice president of American art at Sotheby's, New York, and editor at large of The Magazine Antiques. He is the author of several books on American social and cultural history.