Winfield House
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500976783 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 172 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"balanced celebration of Winfield" according to N. H. Hubbard. This is a brilliant book. The images are of a consistent high quality and include static architectural views as well as images of people and events held at the house. The text gives a nice historical context and seems to provide a balanced view of the contributions of the various ambassadors, their spouses, and their advisers, in developing and improving the House and its interiors. Several Gatefolds provide wideangle images of rooms and vistas. Maria Tuttle is to be congratulated, particularly, in producing a book which gives recognition to major renovation. Gorgeous Pictorial Record of a Stunning Mansion Winfield House was rebuilt in 1936-37 by Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton to replace its decrepit Recency forerunner. This lovely Georgian manor sits in Regent's Park in London, and has the second-largest garden in the city (after Buckingham Palace). Previous Ambassadors to the Court of St. James's, such as the Annenbergs, have filled the house with beautiful furnishings and antiques. This book does full justice to its subject: the photographs are crisp and clear and colorful. A real treasure for your library!. Penelope W. Bianchi said A glorious book about a glorious house!!!. Maria Tuttle was surprised to find out when she moved into Winfield House, that there was no book about it! So she had this magnificent house photographed; and wrote her first book about it!!It is a national treasure; and Maria has made it accessible to everyone! I have noticed that it is in many libraries!Thank you Maria!!
175 illustrations, 158 in color.. James's.In this handsome book, James Mortimer's glorious photographs and a text by Maria Tuttle, the wife of the present Ambassador, reveal every aspect of the elegant house and garden, providing personal insights into the life of the house and its role as a tool of modern public diplomacy. The first book on Winfield House in its seventy-year history.Winfield House, a beautiful home set in twelve acres of Regent's Park in London, was built in 1936-37 by the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton. After World War II she gave it to the United States government for use as the official residence of the American Ambassador to the Court of St. The distinguished architectural historian Marcus Binney contributes an informative introduction to the history and design of this remarkable house