© Columbia University Press
Stanford White: Decorator in Opulence and Dealer in Antiquities
May, 2005
Cloth, 288 pages, 69 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-13344-9
$40.00
/ £27.50
"The author does an admirable job in showcasing not only the talents of White but also the rise of interior design as a profession." — Barbara Jacobs, Booklist
"The book is a breakthrough account of White the dealer and director... The book is a major contribution to decretive arts literature." — Antiques and The Arts Weekly
"White's interior's, even as ghosts known only from grainy vintage photos, still have much to teach, especially about the art of loosening up while going over the top." — Eve M. Kahn, Period Homes
"A key text for understanding the great houses of the Gilded Age." — Thomas Denenberg, Winterthur Portfolio
"Wayne Craven fills an important gap between studies of Stanford White as an architect of houses and Stanford White as a society figure and bon vivant. Craven has accomplished the near impossible task of finding and organizing White's papers and writings to illuminate his work on selected building designs and their attendant interiors." — Leland Roth, University of Oregon, author of McKim, Mead & White, Architects
"This is a valuable book that represents an impressive amount of research. Craven reveals White's important role as an interior decorator in helping to form his clients' tastes and in importing important works of art and other objects to the United States." — Richard Guy Wilson, University of Virginia, author of The Colonial Revival House
"Wayne Craven provides a detailed account of how Stanford White created some of his most fantastic interiors, describing his many sources and contacts; and ultimately how White used his extraordinary talent for mixing styles and antique furnishings in a unique, imaginative way." — Pauline C. Metcalf, editor of Ogden Codman and the Decoration of Houses