Mellon: An American Life, by David Cannadine. Alfred A. Knopf, 779 pages, $35.
The political wags tell us we’re living in a new Gilded Age, so it’s probably a good time to check in with the old—but be advised that these two biographical whoppers about a pair of industrial Andrews from the first Gilded Age Read More
Mellon: An American Life, by David Cannadine. Alfred A. Knopf, 779 pages, $35.
The political wags tell us we’re living in a new Gilded Age, so it’s probably a good time to check in with the old—but be advised that these two biographical whoppers about a pair of industrial Andrews from the first Read More
The storied Upper East Side townhouse that just entered the market for $26.5 million was attracting enough attention before anyone knew it was the former home of the philanthropist Paul Mellon.
His widow, Rachel (Bunny) Lambert Mellon, who currently lives in northern Virginia, put the 70th Street townhouse up for sale with brokers Kirk Read More
Has anyone ever thought of writing a combined history of the
varying fortunes of Anglophilia and Anglophobia in America? What an interesting
story that would be! Owing to the snobberies and affectations that Anglophilia
has been known to inspire in this country, the subject obviously lends itself
to a good deal of comedy. Yet, owing Read More
Some subjects in the art world are better left to be dealt with historically than in the present tense. One of them is the private patronage of contemporary art and contemporary art museums. History has some wonderful stories to tell on this subject, and some not so wonderful stories, too. Yet when it comes to Read More
