Frances Elkins: Interior Design

Book Description
Inspiration for interior designers today, this book showcases the work of a legendary interior decorator. The career of Frances Adler Elkins (1888-1953), the sister of the renowned Chicago architect David Adler, spanned more than three decades. An avant-garde decorator and arbiter of taste, Elkins was celebrated for inspired designs that integrated various periods and styles, from country French to chinoiserie to art deco, and featured furnishings by such modern designers as Alberto Giacometti and Jean-Michel Frank. This book offers a tour of twenty-nine luxurious Elkins interiors, including several collaborations with Adler. Elkins's illustrious clientele extended from coast to coast and as far afield as Hawaii, including many private and public commissions in northern and southern California and the Midwest. Generously illustrated with 160 stunning color and black-and-white photographs, the book includes a list of selected clients and a visual inventory of selected furniture, fabrics, wallpapers, and accessories favored by Elkins. 100 color and 60 black-and-white illustrations.

About the Author
Stephen M. Salny, author of The Country Houses of David Adler, lives in Baltimore, Maryland.


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Surveys the work of a grande dame of interior design, with archival and new photographs of the sumptuous interiors she created for her wealthy clientele. The sister of David Adler, Elkins often collaborated with him.


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