Dorothy Draper

Dorothy Draper was an American socialite, architect and interior designer (1889–1969). She was born at Tuxedo Park.

Also recorded as Dorothy Tuckerman.

Dorothy Draper in brief

Born
1889
Died
1969
Known for
socialite, architect and interior designer
Place of birth
Tuxedo Park
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Dorothy Tuckerman.

She was the child of Paul Tuckerman and Susan Ficken Tuckerman. She married George Draper.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1909 to 1992.

The livable apartment. 365 shortcuts to home decorating, dated 1965. Entertaining is Fun!, dated 1941. Decorating is fun!, dated 1946. The Eisenhower Toile (Furnishing Fabric), dated c. 1953, cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.330. Controversy : politics of technical decisions / Dorothy Nelkin, editor., dated [1992], held by Wellcome Collection. Personal, dated 1909-1984, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Draper, Dorothy (1889-1969), interior decorator and columnist, American National Biography Online, 2000. Draper, Dorothy, Interior Design Masters, 2018. Draper, Dorothy Tuckerman (1889–1969), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016. Dorothy Draper, Invisible Giants, 2003. Dorothy Draper and the American Housewife: A Study of Class Values and Success, The Handbook of Interior Design, 2015.

Digitised editions and texts

5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Decorating is Fun (1941) — Internet Archive. Decorating Is Fun! How to be your own (1939) — Internet Archive. Entertaining is Fun! (2004) — Internet Archive. 365 shortcuts to home decorating, (1965) — Internet Archive. Decorating is fun! (1939) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1889Dorothy Draper born at Tuxedo Park.
  2. 1939Decorating Is Fun! How to be your own digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1939Decorating is fun! digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1941Entertaining is Fun!.
  5. 1941Decorating is Fun digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1946Decorating is fun!.
  7. 1953The Eisenhower Toile (Furnishing Fabric) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  8. 1965365 shortcuts to home decorating.
  9. 1965365 shortcuts to home decorating, digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1969Dorothy Draper died.
  11. 1992Controversy : politics of technical decisions / Dorothy Nelkin, editor. (Wellcome Collection).
  12. 2004Entertaining is Fun! digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Dorothy Draper and the American Housewife: A Study of Class Values and Success, The Handbook of Interior Design, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Dorothy Draper, Invisible Giants, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Draper, Dorothy (1889-1969), interior decorator and columnist, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Draper, Dorothy Tuckerman (1889–1969), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Draper, Dorothy, Interior Design Masters, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Dorothy Draper (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500217426, Dorothy Draper & Co..

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under Dorothy Draper as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Dorothy Draper.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Dorothy Draper.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5298390: Dorothy Draper

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  12. 12.

    “Dorothy Draper”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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