1st Edition
John Fowler: The Invention of the Country-House Style
Edited By Helen Hughes
Copyright 2005
96 Pages
55 Color & 25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
The eminent interior designer, John Fowler, was responsible for transforming some of Britain's most important historic interiors. The 'Fowler style' was tacitly accepted as the correct style for the decoration of a period interior, despite the fact that this appearance of understated elegance and comfort was in fact entirely an American invention. This fascinating and controversial review of... Read more
Foreword Sir Neil Cossons. Introduction Helen Hughes. Working with John Fowler Peter Inskip. John Fowler and the National Trust Tim Knox Recent investigations of Fowler schemes by Christine Sitwell; Inspired by the past? by Patrick Baty; Colour in historic houses in public ownership by Ian Bristow; John Fowler and Nancy Lancaster at Kelmarsh Hall by Marianne Suhr; Paint samples from the Entrance Hall at Kelmarsh by Ian Bristow; English Country-House style: the English Country House as it might have been but never was by Louise Ward; Index.
Biography
Helen Hughes
