Stanford White: Letters to His Family : Including a Selection of Letters to Augustus Saint-GaudensStanford White was a quintessential figure of the Gilded Age and one of its most fascinating personalities. This collection of candid and informal letters, assembled by his son, Lawrence Grant White, presents a private, intimate view of a character whose life has been scrutinized ever since his murder in 1906. Spanning more than 50 years, the letters offer a glimpse into his views on architecture, clients, and family, revealing the energy and exuberance for which White was known. 80 illustrations, 60 in color. |
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... aboard who , what time they are not throwing up , violently endeavor to learn French . They are in the tow of a Professor , who alternately teaches them French and gives unattended lectures to the passengers . His name is Prof. Narcisse ...
... aboard who , what time they are not throwing up , violently endeavor to learn French . They are in the tow of a Professor , who alternately teaches them French and gives unattended lectures to the passengers . His name is Prof. Narcisse ...
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... aboard , but alas they can speak nothing but their own tongue . We sight land tomorrow and land the night after , if all goes well . Till then , adieu . FRIDAY Hooray ! Old England on our lee . Bless her ! Too much excitement aboard to ...
... aboard , but alas they can speak nothing but their own tongue . We sight land tomorrow and land the night after , if all goes well . Till then , adieu . FRIDAY Hooray ! Old England on our lee . Bless her ! Too much excitement aboard to ...
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... aboard . Meanwhile during all this fuss the grand old river is sweeping past us at its incredible pace , the sun has begun to dispel the fog , a small boy under the mistaken impression that we are going to start gets up on the paddle ...
... aboard . Meanwhile during all this fuss the grand old river is sweeping past us at its incredible pace , the sun has begun to dispel the fog , a small boy under the mistaken impression that we are going to start gets up on the paddle ...
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1878 MY DARLING aboard affly afraid arrived asked Augustus Saint-Gaudens Babcock back to Paris Batopilas Bessie Smith Bruges Chihuahua CHILDHOOD & APPRENTICESHIP Cisco COLLABORATION WITH SAINT-GAUDENS course COURTSHIP & MARRIAGE damn DARLING BESS DARLING MAMA DEAR MAMA DEAR PAPA Dick dinner dollars EUROPEAN TOUR everything Farragut feel feet four France French Gaudens getting glad Heaven hell hope hour Langogne Laon Cathedral Larrie Lawrence Grant Le Puy letter look Love to Papa lovingly Madison Square McKim Mead & White miles monsieur monument Morgan morning mountains never night Nîmes pedestal pretty Richard Grant White Richardson rushed sail Signed with caricature Signed with monogram sketch Socorro sorry STANFORD WHITE stay steamer stone suppose sure tell thing thousand told tomorrow took town week wish write wrote yesterday York