Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 5
Edith Wharton's The Mount. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 5

For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/c9J3HQZh6U4 . Bedroom floor In Book 1 of Virgil's Aeneid,…

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Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 4
Edith Wharton's The Mount. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 4

For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/gyPVUmG8bEo . Wharton and Codman's The Decoration of Houses notes:…

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Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 3
Edith Wharton's The Mount. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 3

For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/LubSvEROliY. Ground floor & stairs This is the side of…

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Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 2
Edith Wharton's The Mount. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 2

For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/3pYpKcmp5o4. Informal gardens We go through the lime allée  and…

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Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 1
Edith Wharton's The Mount. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Edith Wharton’s The Mount, part 1

Background: The Mount The Mount, Edith Wharton's home, was completed in 1902. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/V0a3Xc_6BXc. In 1897, at age 30 - long before she…

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Naumkeag, part 4
Naumkeag. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Naumkeag, part 4

For more on Naumkeag, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/lQYzlOFti3M. Gardens at the north end of Naumkeag This week, we're…

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Naumkeag, part 3
Naumkeag, interior. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Naumkeag, part 3

For more on Naumkeag, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/MMlZuPW6zjg. Inside the house Ventfort (here and here) and The Mount -…

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Naumkeag, part 2
Naumkeag's gardens. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Naumkeag, part 2

For more on Naumkeag, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/npmDQpdImZY. This week: more of Naumkeag's spectacular gardens. Naumkeag's gardens, continued…

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Naumkeag, part 1
Naumkeag's gardens. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Naumkeag, part 1

This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/L4Gxc_QQWb0. Naumkeag (website here) is a 44-room “Berkshire cottage” in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Gilded Age mansion boasts fantastic gardens, spectacular views, and…

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Favorite Recommendations of 2022, part 3
Victor Horta, Hotel Tassel, 1893. Photo: Henry Townsend / Wikipedia

Favorite Recommendations of 2022, part 3

In 2022, I emailed 158 art-related items to my members of my free Sunday Recommendations list. For supporters, I recommended 52 more items. This week: favorite museums, plus architecture. Two of…

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