The Elmhirsts of Dartington

by Michael Young

Book Overview

Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst were the founders of Dartington - she the daughter of an American millionaire who was once Secretary to the US Navy; he the son of a Yorkshire parson and secretary to Rabindranath Tagore in Bengal before he married Dorothy. They were the twentieth century's most substantial private patrons of architecture in England as well as of the arts and education.

Dartington School was one of the most famous experimental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367423693
• ISBN13: 9780367423698
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"