By Skip Moskey Ambassador and Mrs. Larz Anderson, 1924, by Philip de László. The Andersons were among Washington’s most glamorous couples. Everything about them was glamorous: their homes, their clothing, their art, and their style. (Photo by Skip Moskey.) In Part 1 of this two-part series, I reviewed the relationship between the architectural form and […]
A compendium of short, illustrated essays about the people, buildings, gardens, art, books and more that define the long 19th-century in the U.S.
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A Gorinto is the Japanese interpretation of a type of Buddhist pagoda used as a memorial or burial marker. Larz and Isabel Anderson saw many of these on their trips to Japan and purchased one for their estate in Brookline, MA. Their estate is now the Larz Anderson Park. A Gorinto has five levels, each with […]
Biography | The Gilded Age in America
February 1, 2018 skipmoskey By Skip Moskey Mark Twain’s house (view from the rear), Hartford, Connecticut (Photo by Skip Moskey) Since the publication of my biography of Isabel and Larz Anderson in 2016, people have asked me where my fascination (or some might say – my obsession) with the Gilded Age came from. I blame […]
The Gilded Age in America | A compendium of short, illustrated essays about the people, buildings, gardens, art, books and more that define the long 19th-century in the U.S. | Page 76
A Gorinto is the Japanese interpretation of a type of Buddhist pagoda used as a memorial or burial marker. Larz and Isabel Anderson saw many of these on their trips to Japan and purchased one for their estate in Brookline, MA. Their estate is now the Larz Anderson Park. A Gorinto has five levels, each with […]
Gilded Age | The Gilded Age in America
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC., 1905, designed by the Boston architectural firm of Arthur Little & Herbert Brown. (Photo by Skip Moskey.) Did you know that, like people, buildings have their own “genealogy”? I’m not talking about the style of a house (such as Gothic Revival, Art Deco, or International), nor am […]
Book Trailer | The Gilded Age in America
Book Trailer, Publication Updates Click here to order on Amazon. What others are saying about the book: “This first-ever book on Larz and Isabel Anderson is a good read. The story is told through rich material drawn from the couple’s own letters and diaries, and those of their contemporaries. The weaving together of various sources […]
Form Follows Function: The Genius of Anderson House | The Gilded Age in America
By Skip Moskey Anderson House (1905) in Washington, D.C. From the moment Gilded Age guests arrived at this imposing mansion on the capital’s prestigious Massachusetts Avenue, they knew they were about to spend an evening with important and interesting people. (Photo by Skip Moskey.) Anderson House in Washington, D.C., the winter home of Larz and […]
Japan | The Gilded Age in America
February 7, 2016 skipmoskey The lives and stories of many Gilded Age personalities weave their way in and out of the great narrative of the Andersons’ lives told in my biography of the couple: Larz and Isabel Anderson: Wealth and Celebrity in the Gilded Age. One of the most interesting people I came across while writing […]
Gardens & Horticulture | The Gilded Age in America | Page 7
A Gorinto is the Japanese interpretation of a type of Buddhist pagoda used as a memorial or burial marker. Larz and Isabel Anderson saw many of these on their trips to Japan and purchased one for their estate in Brookline, MA. Their estate is now the Larz Anderson Park. A Gorinto has five levels, each with […]
Smithsonian Dupont Circle Tour Reading List (2017) | The Gilded Age in America
By Skip Moskey The following books on Washington social and architectural history are part of my ready-reference shelf at home. The book on American House Styles by Baker, though not specifically about Washington, is one of the best available. John Milnes Baker, A.I.A.. 1994. American House Styles: A Concise Guide (New York: W.W. Norton) Kathryn Allamong Jacob. […]
An American (Cathedral) in Paris | The Gilded Age in America
“Cathedral américaine de Paris” (ca. 1900) by Jean Béraud (1849-1935) Larz and Isabel Anderson loved visiting Paris and often spent a few weeks at a time there on their way to and from other destinations. When they were in Paris, they attended services at what is known popularly as the American Cathedral in Paris. The American […]
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“Open the Door of Your Heart” from Isabel Anderson’s operetta Marina (1932) Words and music by Grace Warner Gulesian Performed by Antoine Palloc (Paris, France) [Sheet music for “Open the Door of Your Heart” is linked below.] Open the door of your heart dear, For love stands waiting outside. Pray leave the portals ajar dear, […]
Friends & Family | The Gilded Age in America | Page 3
My copy of Presidents and Pies, by Isabel Anderson (1920) While I was writing my biography of Larz and Isabel Anderson, I discovered hundreds of “rabbit holes” that, had I decided to go down into, could have added years to the time it took to write it. (Rabbit holes have been described by one New Yorker writer as something […]
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My copy of Presidents and Pies, by Isabel Anderson (1920) While I was writing my biography of Larz and Isabel Anderson, I discovered hundreds of “rabbit holes” that, had I decided to go down into, could have added years to the time it took to write it. (Rabbit holes have been described by one New Yorker writer as something […]