"Stuffed with never-before-seen archival material, correspondence, scrapbooks, and late-career projects, this tribute to the late Mario Buatta, known as the Prince of Chintz, is a must have for any design aficionado. – Town and Country
Book Talk & Signing: A Conversation with Emily Eerdmans and Patricia Altschul
Join author Emily Evans Eerdmans and Patricia Altschul, who penned the forward, for a discussion and book signing of Mario Buatta: The Anatomy of a Decorator. Ticket price includes a signed copy of the book.
$35
A 3% credit card fee will apply
About the Speakers
Emily Evans Eerdmans is a design historian and founder of Eerdmans, a fine and decorative arts gallery and consultancy in New York City. She is the author of several books including the newly published Mario Buatta: Anatomy of a Decorator as well as monographs on Madeleine Castaing and Henri Samuel. A close friend of Buatta, Eerdmans oversaw the dispersal of his estate, including the blockbuster auction at Sotheby’s. Eerdmans has a Master’s degree in Fine and Decorative Arts from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, and has taught design history at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the New York School of Interior Design.
Patricia Altschul has been featured in publications including Vogue, Town & Country, Architectural Digest, and People; and she is the beloved matriarch of the Bravo hit reality series, Southern Charm. Wise, cultivated, elegant, and funny, Patricia is an academic with a specialty in Art History, a philanthropist, a consummate hostess, and a lifestyle icon whose unique combination of class and sass has endeared her to fans of all ages.
"Stuffed with never-before-seen archival material, correspondence, scrapbooks, and late-career projects, this tribute to the late Mario Buatta, known as the Prince of Chintz, is a must have for any design aficionado. – Town and Country
