I remember it was something to do with newspaper graphics.
Dec 6, 2020 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
On this day 135 years ago, D.C. #GildedAge socialite photographer Marian Hooper "Clover" Adams ended her life. For years, friends would bring bouquets of her favorite white violets to her #RockCreekCemetery memorial on the anniversary. We've taken to keeping up the tradition
A far better memorial to #CloverAdams herself is the writing of her beloved friend, #HenryJames. His Pandora Day, Daisy Miller and Isabel Archer were all sketches of Clover. Augustus Saint-Gaudens' 1891 signature masterpiece here is a monument only to husband Henry Adams' grief