Edith Wharton and the Beauties of the Gilded Age
Today, the New York Times wishes a happy upcoming 150th birthday to Edith Wharton, the author of such works as the Age of Innocence and The Buccaneers, which ripped into the culture and practices of...
View ArticleBeauty in Strength: The Athlete of the Marié Miniatures
It’s easy to assume the women of high society in the Gilded Age did nothing more than sip champagne and attend parties with the rest of Mrs. Astor’s 400. But not every woman who counted herself among...
View ArticleBeauties of the Gilded Age: Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
Next week, Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America opens at the New-York Historical Society. The exhibition examines the popular resurgence of portraiture in the United States during the...
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