The Great Lady Decorators: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955
"The Great Lady Decorators: THe Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955profiles a dozen pioneers, including Elsie de Wolfe, a former actress with a flare for 18th-century-inspired rooms; Dorothy Draper, who brought Hollywood glamour to her interiors; and Sister Parish, who virtually codified American country style. The book's many photographs are supplemented with watercolors by Jeremiah Goodman." ~Elle Decor"Adam Lewis has a fabulous new book for Rizzoli calledThe Great Lady Decorators. The women who invented interior decorating were full of big advice." ~House Beautiful"Through a mix of period photographs and color interiors painted by Jeremiah Goodman, the book tells the design stories of these twelve legendary and influential women, sharing their decorating maxims and theories. Even if you are not familiar with everyone on the list, there is a great deal that can be learned from looking at the work of women who helped shape modern day interior design as an industry and as an art form from 1870-1955." ~StyleBeat.com"The Great Lady Decoratorsis a beautiful addition to every library as an essential visual resource as well as an authorative history of legendary women who paved the way for the field of design today." ~Romantic Homes