© Columbia University Press
Yaddo: Making American Culture
Paper, 184 pages, 125 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14737-8
$29.95
/ £19.95
November, 2008
Cloth, 184 pages, 125 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14736-1
$79.50
/ £55.00
"Few names in American arts and letters resonate like Yaddo . . . This lavishly detailed book offers an intimate glimpse into life at this enchanting and storied retreat." — Publishers Weekly
"[A] beautifully illustrated and engagingly compiled book." — Angus Trumble, Times Literary Supplement
"Things have been written about Yaddo, but nothing comes close to such an insider's look at the institution, its founders, and the place the colony has held in the creation and encouragement of the arts in twentieth-century America. The reminiscences alone are worth the price of entry. They promote an understanding not only of an institution but also of the conditions under which creative minds perform their best labors." — Willard Spiegelman, editor of Love, Amy: The Selected Letters of Amy Clampitt
"Steeped in history and atmosphere, gazing at Yaddo both head on and aslant, this beautifully produced volume conjures up the special nature of a celebrated haven where generations of artists have labored and flourished, connected or parted, while living cheek by jowl with the most beneficent of ghosts." — Frances Kiernan, author of The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story
"Yaddo: Making American Culture is an illuminating look inside one of America's most vibrant and influential cultural institutions. Much like Yaddo's magical acres in Saratoga, this is a book and a place one wants to visit again and again. When charting a history of twentieth and twenty-first century American culture, it is amazing to note how many key figures have spent time at Yaddo-and the profound impact of the cross pollination of artists, writers, poets, and composers all creating, creating, creating under one roof. This volume is a most excellent permanent record of a place that embraces the transient, ever ethereal nature of art making." — A. M. Homes, author of The Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir