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Elsie De Wolfe: The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration
Elsie De Wolfe The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration Author:Penny Sparke, Mitchell Owens, Elsie De Wolfe "I am going in now for interior decoration. By that I mean supplying objets d'art and giving advice regarding the decoration of their houses to wealthy persons who do not have the time, inclination, nor culture to do such work for themselves. It is nothing new. Women have done the same thing before." Elsie de Wolfe Authored by ... more »English Decorative Arts Scholar Penny Sparke and edited by New York Times and Elle Decor contributor Mitchell Owens, this large format, profusely illustrated book provides the foundation of a renewed interest in the decorator's groundbreaking carrer, her philosophy of design, and her belief that an atmosphere of beauty could cure the world of ills.« less