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In the summer of 1888, Clara Wolcott, a daring young artist from Ohio, walked into Louis Tiffany's Manhattan office to interview for a job as a designer. For the next 21 years, her pivotal role in his multi-million dollar empire remained one of Tiffany's most closely guarded secrets-a secret that when revealed 118 years later sent the international art world into a tailspin. Torn between his obsession with Clara and his lust for success, Tiffany resorts to desperate measures to keep her creative genius under his command. Clara cleverly navigates both her turbulent love-hate relationship with Tiffany and the rigid rules of Victorian and Edwardian societies, in order to embrace all the adventure and romance turn-of-the-century New York City has to offer. Basing her story on a recently discovered cache of letters written between 1888 and 1944, New York Times bestselling author Echo Heron artfully blends fact with fiction to draw the reader into the remarkable life of one of America's most prolific and extraoridnary women artists: Clara Wolcott Driscoll, the hidden genius behind the iconic Tiffany lamps.… (más)
A good story, an interesting and somewhat scandalous revelation, and the Tiffany name combine to make this a very enjoyable read. I am uncomfortable with half of the story being fabricated. It makes it difficult to know what to take away from reading it. The themes are all of interest: women's rights, intellectual/artistic property, socioeconomic discrimination, lousy romantic choices, the value of natural family and family of choice....yep....all interesting. ( )
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
When I see her mosaics, lamps and windows now, I see my sister's soul. I have always thought of Clara as one of the special heroines of God's world. We have singled out to enjoy the blessing of her companionship; we have walked in her light. Her memory is a star that will move on before us to the end. Emily Wolcott, 1944
Dedicatoria
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
In memory of Clara Pierce Wolcott Driscoll Booth December 15, 1861 -- November 6, 1944
Primeras palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
A team of wild-eyed horses rounded the corner at a reckless speed at the same moment that Clara Wolcott and her younger sister reached the middle of the intersection.
Citas
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
It's only when we look behind ourselves that we have a tendency to trip.
Últimas palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
I have to stop here for now, as my eyes are not behaving and I am very tired. With all my love, Emily
In the summer of 1888, Clara Wolcott, a daring young artist from Ohio, walked into Louis Tiffany's Manhattan office to interview for a job as a designer. For the next 21 years, her pivotal role in his multi-million dollar empire remained one of Tiffany's most closely guarded secrets-a secret that when revealed 118 years later sent the international art world into a tailspin. Torn between his obsession with Clara and his lust for success, Tiffany resorts to desperate measures to keep her creative genius under his command. Clara cleverly navigates both her turbulent love-hate relationship with Tiffany and the rigid rules of Victorian and Edwardian societies, in order to embrace all the adventure and romance turn-of-the-century New York City has to offer. Basing her story on a recently discovered cache of letters written between 1888 and 1944, New York Times bestselling author Echo Heron artfully blends fact with fiction to draw the reader into the remarkable life of one of America's most prolific and extraoridnary women artists: Clara Wolcott Driscoll, the hidden genius behind the iconic Tiffany lamps.
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