Henry F. du Pont and Winterthur: A Daughter`s Portrait
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300070748 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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The son of the wealthy senator and Civil War hero Henry Algernon du Pont, Harry spent his early years floundering around in school, struggling both with academics and athletics, and found few, if any, pursuits at which he excelled. There, for lack of anything better to do, he began to manage the family's vast estate, which included sprawling gardens and even bigger cattle farms. After graduating from Harvard with a less-than-stellar academic record, Harry moved back home to Delaware. Henry F. He chaired the committee to save the Cooper Union Museum (now the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design) and helped Jacqueline Kennedy redecorate the White House. After doubling its size to house all of its holdin
Based on her personal experience, and on extraordinary family archives, the author provides a behind-the-scenes view of the legendary lifestyle of the du Pont family, brings to life other family members, including her brilliant mother and her irrepressible aunt, Louise Crowninshield, and tells of her father's many additional activities, which culminated in his leadership role in Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration.. du Pont (1880-1969), envisioned and then brought to fruition his great museum of Americana. du Pont from a shy, lonely child, a seemingly hopeless student, to a man who went on to achieve singular distinction in three disparate fields-as art connoisseur, horticulturist, and eminent cattle breeder. World renowned for its vast woodland gardens, its 175-room house, and its unrivaled collection of American decorative arts, Winterthur in Delaware is today among the most beloved museums in the United States. In this memoir, Ruth Lord engagingly describes the development of Henry F. In its earlier days Winterthur was the family hom
Henry DuPont and Winterthur: A Daughters Portrait BLRombold-Gillies the moment i picked up this book i could not put it down. Ruth writes a great insight into Winterthur and her father and mother. A must for those who have been to Winterthur but also like me those who have not. Great Pictures to give you a taste of what life was like back then. An amazing man who knew many, many years before that his family's home would be a great museum. You'll read about his strange and almo. Enna Nichrus said Insight and Intelligence. This is a truly unusual biography. Written with insight and perception, Ruth Lord's protrayal of her father lead her to an understanding of him that she never had when he was alive. That any adult child could write of a parent with such objectivity is really remarkable.The world of wealth and privilege comes with responsibilites and obligations. H.F. du Pont met his but not without personal hardship. As as a c. Winterthur delights Mrs Lord's memoir is more than mere biography of her father, Henry Francis du Pont, who developed the world's premier collection of American decorative arts. She explores in depth the man who was collector, designer, AND father & family man - & this gives those who love Winterthur so much to consider beyond the collection.Much has been written about Henry Francis du Pont in the context of his collection & magn