{"product_id":"sister-parish-the-life-of-the-legendary-american-interior-designer","title":"Sister Parish: The Life of the Legendary American Interior Designer","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSister Parish: The Life of the Legendary American Interior Designer\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eApple Parish Bartlett\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780865652941\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVendome Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e357\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eSister--as she was always called by family and friends--was born Dorothy May Kinnicutt into a patrician New York family in 1910 and spent her privileged early life at the right schools, yacht clubs, and coming-out parties. Compelled to work during the lean years of the Depression, Sister combined her innate design ability with her upper-echelon social connections to create an extraordinarily successful interior decorating business. The Parish-Hadley firm's list of clients reads like an American Who's Who, starting with Astors, Kennedys, Paleys, Rockefellers, and Whitneys. She helped Jacqueline Kennedy transform the White House from a fusty hodge-podge into a historically authentic symbol of American elegance. For her clients, she was an indispensable presence, both in their salons and designing them. Sister's style, marked by cozy, airy, colorful, but understated elegance, came to be known as \"American country,\" and its influence continues to this day. \u003cbr\u003eCompiled by Apple Parish Bartlett (one of Sister's daughters) and Susan Bartlett Crater (a granddaughter) from Sister's own unpublished memoirs, as well as from hundreds of interviews with family members, friends, staff, world-renowned interior designers (Mark Hampton, Mario Buatta, Keith Irvine, Bunny Williams, and her long-time partner Albert Hadley, among many others), and clients (Annette de la Renta, Glenn Bernbaum, Mrs. Thomas Watson, et al.), \u003ci\u003eSister Parish \u003c\/i\u003etakes the reader right into the houses--and the lives--of some of the most fascinating and famous people of this inimitable woman's time. \u003cbr\u003eLong out of print, this acclaimed biography--a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book--of the doyenne of American interior design is once again available to acquaint a whole new generation of designers and design lovers with the charismatic woman who redefined interior design in America. Fully updated, the revised edition features a new Foreword by Albert Hadley and an Appreciation by Bunny Williams, who began her career at Parish-Hadley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Sister Parish: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Sister Parish's reminiscences, along with those of her friends and admirers, bear a remarkable resemblance to what one remembers about her interior decorating--warm, personable, cozy, thoughtful, harmonious, satisfying, impeccable. An enchanting compilation.\"--George Plimpton\u003cbr\u003e\"In my novel \u003ci\u003ePeople Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e, I based the character of the famous society decorator Cora Mandell on Sister Parish. Apple Parish Bartlett and Susan Bartlett Crater have presented a loving portrait of her, as well as a superb social history of her era.\"--Dominick Dunne\u003cbr\u003e\"If you love design, history and a good biography, you are sure to enjoy this book!\"--\u003ci\u003eAnnechovie\u003c\/i\u003e blog \u003cbr\u003e\"What makes this biography so enjoyable is that it compiles Sister's own unpublished memoirs with stories from family members, friends, staff, clients and world-renowned interior designers. . . . All generations of decorators and designers will appreciate this look at the life of this American icon.\" --\u003ci\u003eFrom the Right Bank\u003c\/i\u003e blog \u003cbr\u003e\"Compiled from Sister's unpublished memoirs and augmented by many interviews with friends, family, staff and fellow design icons, it is a wonderful insider look at an era and a life.\" --\u003ci\u003eQuintessence\u003c\/i\u003e blog \u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a MUST HAVE for any design library of substance or design student.\" --\u003ci\u003eArchitect Design\u003c\/i\u003e blog\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Vendome Press","offers":[{"title":"Sister Parish: The Life of the Legendary American Interior Designer | Apple Parish Bartlett | Paperback | 9780865652941 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks C 1739554","offer_id":48168754380952,"sku":"1739554","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71h-zGD_STL.jpg?v=1771977120","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/sister-parish-the-life-of-the-legendary-american-interior-designer","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}