The Henry Clay Frick Houses: Architecture, Interiors, Landscapes in the Golden Era
by Martha Frick Symington Sanger (The Monacelli Press, New York), $65.
"For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by houses." So begins this account of Henry Clay Frick’s luxurious 19th-century residencies by the famous art collector and steel tycoon’s great-granddaughter and biographer, Martha Frick Symington Sanger. Featuring the four houses Frick constructed and filled with priceless art—including the Victorian Clayton in Pittsburgh—this text transcends mere description of opulent abodes to capture the essence of life in the "gilded age" of late-19th- and early 20th-century America. After all, as the late Elsie de Wolfe aptly pronounced, "The story of houses is the story of life."
"For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by houses." So begins this account of Henry Clay Frick’s luxurious 19th-century residencies by the famous art collector and steel tycoon’s great-granddaughter and biographer, Martha Frick Symington Sanger. Featuring the four houses Frick constructed and filled with priceless art—including the Victorian Clayton in Pittsburgh—this text transcends mere description of opulent abodes to capture the essence of life in the "gilded age" of late-19th- and early 20th-century America. After all, as the late Elsie de Wolfe aptly pronounced, "The story of houses is the story of life."
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