tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post4287029342133739284..comments2024-03-29T04:16:43.389-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: Reggie's Rooms IV: The Wheeler LibraryReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-73532652875851764722011-08-12T14:54:46.181-04:002011-08-12T14:54:46.181-04:00Truly, The Waiting Room For Heaven, if heaven ther...Truly, The Waiting Room For Heaven, if heaven there be. Frankly, if it were an option, I’d hang out in the Library for eternity.<br /><br />Someone (you know who you are) pinched my copy of Pratt’s DAVID ADLER, which I paid $50 for about twenty years ago. Interesting that Frances Elkins gets little, if any, mention in that book. I have a plaster albatross ceiling fixture over my desk that Giacometti designed for her exclusive use. I bought a pair of them in Santa Barbara in the ‘70s. You’ll see two of them applied as wall decorations in Salny’s FRANCES ELKINS on page 174. Rather effective, sont-ils pas?<br /><br />Lovely blog you’ve got here.MAX KINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279682830233210583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-33494614279590045692010-08-06T05:54:36.848-04:002010-08-06T05:54:36.848-04:00Yes, Reggie there was strict segregation between t...Yes, Reggie there was strict segregation between the two schools that inhabited the charming Dorset town of Sherborne. My early romance with one of the boys foundered because my housemistress confiscated all letters with a Sherborne postmark. As I write this, it is hard to believe. By preventing the right to 'association' between the pupils, the net result was two hot houses of repressed desire! Well, I suppose that was quite entertaining in itself.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-7278760821001515032010-08-05T07:31:59.263-04:002010-08-05T07:31:59.263-04:00Dearest Rose: I attended Sherborne (as you know co...Dearest Rose: I attended Sherborne (as you know correctly pronounced "Shuh-bn") for one year, under the auspices of the English Speaking Union, which at the time sponsored an exchange program (or "programme") between US and UK boarding schools. Remarkably, the ESU accepted my application, and I spent a delightful school year at Sherborne before attending Yale. I remember the "gels" from the sister school you attended fondly, although I recall that in my day fraternization, unless chaperoned, was frowned upon. Best, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-88926328802283964162010-08-05T07:30:38.756-04:002010-08-05T07:30:38.756-04:00Now that is a library. Magnificent. Thanks for th...Now that is a library. Magnificent. Thanks for the education. Off to do a bit of research.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-22508092034662716352010-08-05T06:59:53.104-04:002010-08-05T06:59:53.104-04:00Reggie, you attended Sherborne Boys School. I kne...Reggie, you attended Sherborne Boys School. I knew you were a 'decent chap' as my father would say. I was at Sherborne Gels... I never saw that library, but ours was pretty fine in an oaky arts and crafts way. I could reminisce happily about the Sherborne years for hours.<br /><br />But thank you for this David Adler post.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-90779678616913321562010-08-02T18:56:42.605-04:002010-08-02T18:56:42.605-04:00Laurent: Not quite sure what you mean by agreeing ...Laurent: Not quite sure what you mean by agreeing uncivilly, given your comment. The price of the Pratt book is all over the map, I've seen it listed for as little as $180 and as high as $1,400. I bought mine somewhere in the middle. The reason it is so coveted is that, although available as you say initially, it is more often today locked away in its owner's library, and difficult to pry out, except under extraordinary or sad circumstances.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-50358543761861281022010-08-02T12:59:17.479-04:002010-08-02T12:59:17.479-04:00I'm in the ambiguous category of agreeing unci...I'm in the ambiguous category of agreeing uncivilly, so we shall have to see how that goes. Pratt's book on Adler sold very briskly from the Art Institute's store in Chicago, and broadly in independent bookstores in California, now defunct and with many customers who would be, too -- Scott Martin Books, Tillman Place, Minerva's Owl in SF come to mind. I would be pretty confident of finding a copy at a collector's shop in San Francisco; there are many, still, who can't be bothered with sales networks. I never contemplated the book (which I have) as especially gorgeous, but you're right. I have always thought Adler to be gorgeous, however, especially for his scale, and especially on his smaller scale. Do you recall the house Cukor allowed Cary Grant to occupy in "Philadelphia Story," as his "own design"? It always felt very David Adler to me. Maybe it was the drinks in the library.<br /><br />I appreciate your support of Adler's values; that is the "main thing."Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972899387484460347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-80595068880220785702010-07-31T14:37:28.906-04:002010-07-31T14:37:28.906-04:00Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful spa...Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful space and to the work of David Adler. I feel I should have known about him but I did not. <br /><br />I have a question for Reggie - completely off-topic but I hope you don't mind. The question is: if Reggie were visiting Venice, where would he stay? I've looked back in your posts and don't see a reference to Venice, but I can't believe you have not visited. I'd be fascinated to know your recommendation(s)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-30111779245639758322010-07-29T13:22:18.121-04:002010-07-29T13:22:18.121-04:00Reggie, Darling-I love the stacks too and would LI...Reggie, Darling-I love the stacks too and would LIVE in this room if permitted,well any library. I could tuck a little "cot" in somewhere. Never wanting to be of that noble profession- Librarian, I missed my calling-shhhh! The fireplace wall I adore-nix the head and clear out the guns for a mineral specimens case. Much to admire in this room,GayeP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-2320013903555730782010-07-28T08:30:35.916-04:002010-07-28T08:30:35.916-04:00I was just looking at this library a couple of day...I was just looking at this library a couple of days ago and I really do find it very beautiful. I had been looking for the Kuppenheimer Estate in The Country Houses of David Adler because of a comment I received over the weekend on my Friday post. I have the book I mentioned above and the Frances Elkins. <br /><br />Great post, Reggie.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-54197350375959406232010-07-28T08:30:27.901-04:002010-07-28T08:30:27.901-04:00DED: Please do not refrain from doing a post on th...DED: Please do not refrain from doing a post on the Wheeler library, as I am sure you will have much to add to Reggie's feeble attempt. I look forward to reading your essay.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-58714123121687947612010-07-27T23:07:57.540-04:002010-07-27T23:07:57.540-04:00It's surprising, when you think about it, that...It's surprising, when you think about it, that so few architects think to put libraries -- or something like that -- in transitional spaces.The Ancientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-77490790525987086772010-07-27T13:08:04.648-04:002010-07-27T13:08:04.648-04:00The Wheeler Library is quite exquisite.
I love th...The Wheeler Library is quite exquisite. <br />I love the fine architecture of McKim, Mead and White but Richard Morris Hunt has my heart.<br />Reggie you have impeccable taste..have a lovely one, cheers.Kimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215071765260300920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-17926585765031032792010-07-27T08:48:47.948-04:002010-07-27T08:48:47.948-04:00I agree with everything you've writtten about ...I agree with everything you've writtten about this rooms original state, and wish more people today understood this kind of subtle chic. If I may, I would like to add that this library is actually a hall. It serves as the main artery of the house, connecting the entrance hall to the living room and dining room. It is the "great room" as they say, and in house with very few rooms life revolves around it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-7599935416687441502010-07-27T02:37:52.285-04:002010-07-27T02:37:52.285-04:00Thank you for bringing this room to my attention. ...Thank you for bringing this room to my attention. I, too, dream of having a library at home. And I would like to learn more about David Adler and Frances Elkins.SewingLibrariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-13814008344540625232010-07-27T02:03:23.323-04:002010-07-27T02:03:23.323-04:00LOL, the Dilettante is in a snit. He also had a p...LOL, the Dilettante is in a snit. He also had a post underway about this room, also one of his favorites.<br /><br />I bought my copy of David Adler at Lauriat's in Boston when I was 17, for the then astounding sum of 21 bucks. It has since been my standard for such a book---superb design, superb printing.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.com