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The Spatial Practices Of Privilege, Abigail A. Van Slyck
The Spatial Practices Of Privilege, Abigail A. Van Slyck
Architectural Studies Faculty Publications
The Spatial Practices of Privilege focuses on the children's cottage that stands on the grounds of the Breakers, in Newport, Rhode Island. Designed by Peabody and Stearns in 1886, the cottage was the first of several changes Cornelius Vanderbilt made to the property after he purchased it in 1885. While the main house (designed by Richard Morris Hunt after the first Breakers burned in 1892) has long been interpreted as the architectural reflection of the Vanderbilts' class status, the cottage has been ignored. Bringing together the methodologies of cultural landscape studies, performance theory, and the history of childhood, Abigail A. …
The Lady And The Library Loafer: Gender And Public Space In Victorian America, Abigail A. Van Slyck
The Lady And The Library Loafer: Gender And Public Space In Victorian America, Abigail A. Van Slyck
Architectural Studies Faculty Publications
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"The Utmost Amount Of Effectiv [Sic] Accommodation": Andrew Carnegie And The Reform Of The American Library, Abigail A. Van Slyck
"The Utmost Amount Of Effectiv [Sic] Accommodation": Andrew Carnegie And The Reform Of The American Library, Abigail A. Van Slyck
Architectural Studies Faculty Publications
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