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Dorothy Draper (November 22, 1889 – March 11, 1969) was an American interior decorator. Stylistically very anti-minimalist , she used bright, exuberant colors and large prints that encompassed whole walls.
Dorothy Catherine Draper was born 6 August 1807 in St. Helens, Lancashire in England, [5] to John Christopher Draper (1777–1829), a Wesleyan clergyman and Sarah (née Ripley) Draper (1773–1834). She was baptised on 2 November 1807 by Revd. Dr. Thomas Coke . [ 6 ]
The original main lobby was designed by Dorothy Draper. [167] [168] The entrance hall initially had white marble columns, in addition to mirrors on the walls. The main lobby was decorated in green and had a grayscale marble floor, yellow-leather furniture and a green frieze near the tops of its walls.
Varney began his career by teaching Spanish, French, and history at New York's New Rochelle Academy, [6] joined Dorothy Draper & Co. in 1960, and bought the firm in 1964. [7] Dorothy Draper Co., Inc. has offices located in New York, Palm Beach, White Sulphur Springs, and London. [ 8 ]
Her father was a successful Manhattan stockbroker. Her aunt (her father's sister) was the decorator Dorothy Draper. [2] She had a sister, Cynthia Tuckerman Gay (died 2014) and a brother, Roger Tuckerman. Her nephew John Gay Jr., married Deborah Hearst, of the Hearst family.
Before her death in 1942, [12] they were the parents of three children, including: Dorothy Draper (1920–2017), a graduate of DePauw University who married Lt. James R. Wagner, USNR, who was killed In action in the European theatre of World War II. [13] She joined WAVES and later married Phillips Hawkins in 1947. [14] [15]
Living room in Hollywood Regency style, drawing on its tendency to favor turquoise, mirrors, and strong dark/ white contrasts. Hollywood Regency, sometimes called Regency Moderne, is a design style that describes both interior design and landscape architecture characterized by the bold use of color and contrast often with metallic and glass accents meant to signify both opulence and comfort.
By late 1930, a contract for 3,770 short tons (3,370 long tons; 3,420 t) of structural steel had been awarded for the building's construction. [7] The developers field plans for Hampshire House in early 1931, [8] and the New York Title and Mortgage Company gave the builders a construction loan of $2.2 million in March 1931. [9]