Ashley began the week with some history so I will finish it with some, too by revisiting the Great Lady Decorators.Selecting the decorators for these three posts was not an easy task. After all, I had to choose from a dozen featured in The Great Lady Decorators by Adam Lewis. I selected Elsie de Wolfe, Dorothy Draper, Rose Cumming and Sister Parish because they Continue Reading
Revisiting Some of the Great Lady Decorators – Part Two
Dorothy Draper was a Great Lady Decorator Dorothy Mintrum Tuckerman was younger than Elsie de Wolfe, but they would both later work at the same time in New York. Dorothy's parents were both descended from aristocratic American families. She made her debut in New York where she met George Draper who also was from a prominent family. They married after George Continue Reading
Revisiting Some of the Great Lady Decorators – Part One
Elsie de Wolfe is a Great Lady Decorator. I'm reading a wonderful book, The Great Lady Decorators, The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955, by Adam Lewis. There are a dozen, but don't worry, I'm only going to cover a few and not all in one post!Elsie de Wolfe was the first professional interior designer in America. Until Elsie came on the scene, well Continue Reading
