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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.
In the same era, Dorothy Draper, one of Manhattan's top interior decorators of the 1960s, used 'dull' white and 'shiny' black as one of her favorite combinations. [2] The "Retro Modern" style is associated with the decades of the 1950s and 1960s. [3]
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 ]
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John William Draper was born May 5, 1811, in St. Helens, Lancashire, England, [3] to John Christopher Draper, a Wesleyan clergyman, and Sarah (Ripley) Draper. He also had three sisters, Dorothy Catherine Draper (August 6, 1807 – December 10, 1901), [4] Elizabeth Johnson, and Sarah Ripley.
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.
Carleton Varney, a protégé of Dorothy Draper, decorated the Grand Hotel in late 19th-century decor, including Pelargonium geraniums. Varney purposely designed the hotel so that all the rooms are different from each other in at least one aspect. There are four types of rooms: Category I, Category II, Category III, and Named Rooms.
William Henry Draper Jr. (August 10, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American army officer, banker, government official, ... Dorothy Draper (1920–2017), ...