Inventaire photographique des collections de Mme. Grace Whitney Hoff. ca. 1920.

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Inventaire photographique des collections de Mme. Grace Whitney Hoff. ca. 1920.

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The album documents the Paris residence of Grace Whitney Hoff and displays the taste of an eclectic collector who mixed styles with a special predilection for the Medieval through the Baroque. The interiors are decorated with sculpture, architectural fragments, period furniture, and decorative art objects. The exterior of the residence is constructed in ashlar masonry and rubble stone work, and decorated with sculptured wooden framing.

1 album (63 photoprints) ; 20 x 30 cm.

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Eymonaud, E.

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An American from Detroit, Grace Whitney Hoff (1862-1933) moved to Paris in 1900 and soon gained renown for her philanthropic activities. Most of her effort was directed toward assisting young women pursuing careers. She built the Foyer internationale des etudiantes in Paris, a modern residence and cultural center housing 100 students. From the description of Inventaire photographique des collections de Mme. Grace Whitney Hoff. ca. 1920. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id:...

Hoff, G. Whitney (Grace Whitney), 1862-1938

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Grace Whitney, daughter of David and Flora Ann (McLauchlin) Whitney, was born in Detroit, Oct. 22,1862. She attended Detroit Public Schools, The Liggett School, and Hellmuth College in London, Ont. In 1880 she married John E. Evans, and they had a daughter born in 1888. Evans died in 1892. In 1893 Mrs. Evans became the first president of the Detroit Y.W.C.A. On Apr. 3,1900 she married John Jacob Hoff, an American associated with the Standard Oil Company in Paris. Always interested in human welfa...