Henry Clay Frick
Author: Sanger, Martha Frick SymingtonBrand: Abbeville PressEdition: First EditionBinding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 600Release Date: 01-09-1998Part Number: Illustrations (some col.), facsims.,portDetails: With unprecedented access to personal letters, private family diaries, and the Frick archives at the Frick Collection in New York City and at family residences in Pittsburgh, Martha Frick Symington Sanger has written a unique and penetrating account of the life and times of Henry Clay Frick and his family. In addition, the author explains in this meticulously researched book the reason why Frick and his daughter Helen selected the paintings, sculpture, and other items that are included in the collection. Since 1935 the magnificent art treasures of the Frick Collections have been open to the public in the New York City mansion that the family occupied. This book will enrich any visitor's experience of the Frick Collection in a way that had not been possible in previous books. The intr