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- This month, a new coffee-table book, In the Pink: Dorothy Draper, America’s Most Fabulous Decorator, is coming out, and a retrospective at the Museum of the City of New York called “The High Style of Dorothy Draper,” opening May 2, will further her influence.
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Jun 29, 2022 · Real Estate. Comments. How Dorothy Draper’s iconic design work elevated ‘chaotic and dark times’. By. Shayne Benowitz. Published June 29, 2022. Updated June 29, 2022, 2:30 p.m. ET. An inside...
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The High Style of Dorothy Draper. Museum of the City of New York. For this retrospective of Dorothy Draper’s work, we used dramatic overscaling of Draper’s signature decorating techniques to convey her bold, brash, and sometimes grandiose style.
Dec 31, 1999 · In the 1950s, with the advent of high modernism, Draper's style went out of fashion to a degree. Her bold mixing of colors, however, and her surreal sense of scale made her a true artist of...
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- Flooring. A Dorothy Draper trademark, the high-contrast checkerboard that paves the upper lobby is instantly eye-catching. “It’s a symbol of a lot of what she did,” says Varney of the oversize black Belgian and white Georgian marble pattern, which is set at a diagonal.
- Walls. Often compared to Tiffany & Co.’ s famous robin’s egg blue, the cheerful shade that Draper selected for the walls of the Greenbrier creates a romantic contrast to the chic marble floors.
- Furniture. The lobby’s sumptuous array of furnishings includes Draper’s original red wingback armchairs and kidney-shaped sofas, which were a modern look in the 1940s.
- Art. “Mrs. Draper loved art,” says Varney, noting that the decorator counted artist Marcel Vertès among her close circle of friends. The upper lobby is bookended by two large works of art, including a copy of Gilbert Stuart’s famous portrait of George Washington (above) that was created by his daughter, Jane Stuart.
Apr 30, 2006 · dam-images-architects-2006-05-draper-arsl05_draper.jpg For one of her last projects, the 1957 International Hotel at Idlewild Airport in New York, Draper departed from her usual lavish style.
Dec 22, 2020 · I have spent 53 years of my life following Dorothy Draper, opening the windows of America to color. The current situation is what I call “empty refrigerator” interiors—white walls, some ...
In 2006, Dorothy Draper was honored in a retrospective exhibition of her work entitled “The High Style of Dorothy Draper” by the Museum of the City of New York – the first time that such an honor was given to an interior designer. It was enormously successful, and it is estimated that more than 300,000 people attended over a period of six months.
