Stanny: The Gilded Life of Stanford White - Hardcover

Baker, Paul R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0029017815 ISBN 13: 9780029017814

Publisher: Free Pr, 1989

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

In this well-researched, engrossing biography, Baker, professor at New York University, records the life of White as a great artist and as "Stanny," his lecherous alter ego. The architect was born in New York City in 1853 and rose to the top of his profession early; at age 25, he was a partner in the eminent architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. His splendid buildings, Manhattan mansions and Newport "cottages" were financed by the rich profits of the "gilded age," as were the amorous escapades of Stanny and his pals. Married men, they left their wives at home and frolicked instead with madcap young women, one of whom proved to be Stanny's downfall: Harry Thaw shot him fatally in 1906 for seducing his fiancee, Evelyn Nesbitt. Stanny as roue remains vivid to a public which has unfortunately not treasured his buildings. Many of them, like Madison Square Garden, where he was killed, have been felled by the wrecking ball to make way for modern architecture.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

White was one of the most talented and prolific designers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, responsible, with his partners McKim and Mead, for elegant summer cottages and mansions, stately libraries, and grandiose railroad stations throughout the Northeast. White's significant architectural achievements have been eclipsed by his sensational scandal-ridden murder in 1906; here they are finally given their due recognition. This meticulously researched and comprehensive biography brings White's complex world vividly to life, providing an immensely readable and compelling portrait not only of the architect but of his age. Highly recommended.
- H. Ward Jandl, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Pr
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0029017815
• ISBN 13: 9780029017814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 483