Gloria Vanderbilt's Book of Collage

by Gloria Vanderbilt

Hard cover with dust jacket. Anderson Copper's mom is an accomplished artist and designer this book is charming and instructional.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. She was a member of the Vanderbilt family of New York and the mother of CNN television anchor Anderson Cooper. Wikipedia

Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was the author of four memoirs and two novels. She contributed to various publications, including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Elle, and has received two honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts. She lived in New York City.

Reviews

[Bianca]

High camp value. Pink gingham ceiling in Southampton? Check. Tiny Anderson Cooper? Check. I loved looking through her enormous glasses in the how-to photos. (They do not appear in her majestic dust-jacket portrait.) My favorite collage is the bedroom floor covered in hundreds of pieces of fabric, cut precisely to prevent overlap, and painted with "many coats of varnish." Who can tell me how that extremely labor-intensive project held up?

[Cheryl Collier · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was searching my library system's online catalog for books on collage. That's how I came across this. The cover piqued my curiosity: a whimsical portrait, light and airy, surrounded by the lavender color of the book's jacket. It drew me in. Her art and writing both have a timeless charm and appeal. My favorite thing was a photo of her Southampton sitting room: lavender gingham on the walls and ceiling, white wicker furniture, and a sisal floor covering. At first glance I thought it was a dollhouse interior.

[Wendy Holliday · Rating 2 out of 5]

this book was probably epic and cutting edge in 1970...but now, it's just old fashioned and dated.

I wanted to see it because i love GV.