The Henry Clay Frick Houses
Architecture, Interiors, Landscapes in the Golden Era
$121.89
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2024
Summary
First published in 2001, this acclaimed volume is back in print, shining a spotlight on the four major houses purchased or built and renovated for Henry Clay Frick, the world-famous art collector and steel tycoon.
The most authoritative book available about Frick’s houses, it contains exclusive content, including vintage photographs, documents, letters, original working drawings, artist’s sketches, and designer’s notes. With America’s Gilded Age continuing to fascinate readers, this b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781580936774 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1580936776 |
| Author: | Martha Frick Symington Sanger, Wendell Garrett |
| Publisher: | Monacelli Press |
| Imprint: | Monacelli Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 2.41kg |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 314mm x 261mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Amply illustrated with 300 archival photographs and drawings, this reprint of Sanger’s 2001 book coincides with the upcoming reopening of the Frick Collection, now one of America’s most celebrated house museums.’ – Architectural Record
About The Author
Martha Frick Symington Sanger
Martha Frick Symington Sanger is a great-granddaughter of Henry Clay Frick. Her award-winning biography, Henry Clay Frick: An Intimate Portrait, was published in 1998. Sanger has lectured throughout the world on Frick’s life and art collection.
Wendell Garrett was a senior vice president of American art at Sotheby’s New York, and was the author of several books on American social and cultural history.
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