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A Room with a Viewpoint: Katharine Prentis Murphy and the Colonial Revival in the Age of Modernism, 1950-1960

Description:

During the 1950s Katharine Prentis Murphy (1882-1967) used authentic colonial era furnishings to create a series of complex, multi-layered museum and historic house installations that highlighted the aesthetic qualities of American antiques and placed her at the forefront of the post World War II...

Author:

Schiavo, Monika V.

Keyword:

Shelburne Museum, Colonial Revival, Interior Design, New York Historical Society, Katharine Prentis Murphy, and Decorative Arts

GW Unit:

Decorative Arts

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Williams, Cynthia and Fitzgerald, Oscar

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation