Diana Vreeland, et al.
Man and the Horse
Beautiful and fascinating catalogue of the landmark Costume Institute exhibition: a must-have for horse lovers.
Savile Row: an Illustrated History
R. Turner Wilcox
The Mode in Hats and Headdress
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1959
The updated and revised edition of this hard-to-find, exhaustive review of its subject with many hundreds of illustrations by the eminent author.
A selection of our books on great houses is shown below. Many more titles can be found at our gallery in Pine Plains: please visit!
James T. Maher
The Twilight of Splendor
Hard-to-find study of five of the greatest houses built in the
The Maharaja of
The Palaces of
First edition of this marvelous volume with color and black-and-white photos and meticulously researched text.
Deborah Turbeville (photos), Louis Auchincloss (text)
Jacquetta M. Haley, ed.
Pleasure Grounds: Andrew Jackson Downing and
A charming collection of writings by Downing, “
Dear Friends: I am excited to let you know that our inventory of rare, unusual and delightful books continues to grow. In addition to our well-known collection of sporting-related titles we have acquired many books about style, décor, great houses and grand people. A few titles are shown below. We will be adding titles to this section of the website continuously so do check back frequently. I invite you to visit my Pine Plains gallery to view the complete inventory of books as well as my collections of sporting art, Indian colonial and Tibetan furniture. I look forward to receiving you at the gallery, -Jeanne Chisholm, the Chisholm Gallery
Horst (photographs), Valentine Lawford (text), Diana Vreeland (foreword)
Vogue’s Book of Houses, Gardens, People
New York: the Viking Press, 1968
Sacheverell Sitwell.
Great Palaces.
FREUDY PHOTOS ARCHIVES, VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS, CLASSIC COLLECTOR’S ITEMS
For over 60 years, Freudy Photos, the East Coast’s premier society photographers, captured the beauty and split-second action of equestrian sports, and photographed America’s aristocratic, dynastic families from New York to Palm Beach. In the 1920s, Austrian-born Harry Freudy, a society photographer for the “New York Journal-American” newspaper, opened Freudy Photos studios in Aiken, S.C., and New York City.
Ted Freudy joined his father’s business in 1937, after graduating with honors from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In W.W.II, he served in a U.S. Army Photographer’s Unit, fought in the Philippines as a four-time decorated officer, and returned to Freudy Photos in 1946.
Following his father’s death in 1957, Ted became New York’s top society photographer for the next 30 years, covering Polo Matches, Steeplechase Races, Pony Races, Fox Hunting, Horse Shows, Hound Shows, and private social events.
Ted covered events at the Maryland Hunt Cup, Rosetree, Greentree, Litchfield, Newport Carriage Festival, Rolling Rock Hunt, Bryn Mawr Hound Show, Meadowbrook Polo Club, Fair Hill Races, Tuxedo Park, Rombout, Cheshire Hunt, Smithtown Hunt, Goldens Bridge Hunter Pace, Radnor Hunt, North Shore Carriage Meet, Monmouth Hunter Pace, Old Westbury, Millbrook, Essex, Far Hills, Piping Rock, Aiken, Devon, Southampton, the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden, and the annual Masters of the Foxhunt Dinner … and more.
His Golf Tournament photos feature A.C. and Pete Bostwick, Claude Harmon, Buzzy Sheftel, Justine Cushing, and sugar king Pepe Fanjul, among many others.
Ted photographed Debutante Parties, Cotillions, Assemblies, Bridal Dinners, Weddings, Christenings, Birthday Parties, and other private events of Social Register families at their homes and at excusive clubs. His portraits of society’s brides and brides-to-be were published in the Sunday edition of the New York Times for over 30 years.
Ted Freudy’s outstanding photographs, easy manner, and strict professionalism earned him the respect and trust of generations of the privileged.
He photographed the families of Ford, DuPont, Rockefeller, Harrington, Fisk, Paley, Phipps, Whitney, Bostwick, Hitchcock, Jackie Kennedy, Joseph Widener, Stewart & Phillip Iglehart, Gimbel, Burden, Hutton, Mortimer, Duke, Oxenburg, Roosevelt, Biddle, Strawbridge, Winston Guest, Duke & Duchess of Windsor, Hannum, Goodyear, von Stade, Lilly Pulitzer, McKim, Arthur Godfrey, Stoddard, Leslie Combs, F. Ambrose Clark, John Schiff, Fern Tailer, Clarence Pell, Eve Ledyard, Eve Pell, L.C. Ledyard, George A. “Frolic” Weymouth, Bouvier, Auchinchloss, Caroline Kennedy, John Kennedy Jr., Chauncey Stillman, Merck, Doubleday, Farnham Collins, Danforth, Frank Shields, Ordway, Bancroft, Carroll Bassett, Alan Corey, Kendrick Gillespie, and hundreds more.
Ted’s remarkable photo of a Lippanzer horse was chosen for exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. His photos of Jackie Kennedy appeared in The Private Passion of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, by Vicky Moon (ReganBooks 2005). Two additional books and a documentary film containing Ted’s photos are scheduled for publication and release in 2008.
Ted Freudy died in 2005. He had been too ill to properly preserve his work, and sadly, the bulk of it was destroyed through neglect. Shortly after his death, his stepdaughter, Lorna Drake, discovered more than 1,500 society and equestrian-related negatives, a small number of original prints, and perhaps 500 negatives of weddings from the 1970s and ‘80s.
Much of the work left behind contains little or no identifying information; Ted had filed the names, years, and events of these photos in his head. But loyal customers have been most helpful in filling in the blanks, and the search continues.
It’s unknown why Ted saved some pictures and not others. But these grand images of America’s aristocracy at play over the last century are all that remain of Freudy Photos. We offer a small number here, and hope to add others, in time.
To view more images from Freudy Photos Archives, please click here to visit our Artists Pages: http://chisholmgallery.com/new/freudy-photos-archives/
To order prints or for other inquiries contact Chisholm Gallery by e-mail: info@chisholmgallery.com or telephone: 518.398.1246.
All rights to these materials are reserved. Images and materials, including those found on our website, in our print catalogs , CDs, and email presentations are protected by copyright laws of the United States and other International laws (Berne Convention). None of these images may be reproduced or transmitted in whole or in part in any form, without prior written permission of Freudy Photos Archives, LLC, Chisholm Gallery, LLC, Lorna Drake Giles or its authorized agents. No rights for reproduction or commercial use in any form whatsoever are given or implied. Any sale of these photographs does not constitute an implied sale of the copyright, or rights to reproduce the photograph in any way. Any infringement will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Home Design, Couture, and Collections from the Eclectic to the Elegant By Vicky Moon
To be published by Clarkson Potter, July 2008
In this luxurious tour through stylish equestrian-themed interiors, Vicky Moon captures the rich details—from the coveted to the quirky—of the art, architecture, clothing, and people the classic horse motif inspires.
Elegant equestrians in impeccable attire; glorious hunt balls held in museums; a procession of regal foxhunting paintings in a home fit for a polo king and his brood: the world of horses is full of imagery. Extending far beyond the stable, the race track, and the polo field, our love of all things equine appears everywhere from our closets to our dining rooms.
Now, journalist and horse-world fixture Vicky Moon captures the equestrian way of life with an unprecedented peek into several dozen stunning residences. You’ll visit a French-accented mansion decorated with contemporary horse art; an equestrian resort on 395 acres—complete with cottages for owners to rent and a large private collection of carriages; a spa with a swimming pool for horses; and a working barn that Kathryn Ireland decorated to do double duty as a home for a professional horseman, riding instructor, and model whose students included Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
Horse enthusiasts will be delighted to find that familiar names and faces of the horse world grace these luxurious pages, from equestrian art masters of the past such as painter George Stubbs and sculptor Herbert Haseltine to today’s most popular sculptors such as Liza Todd Tivey and Beverly Zimmer. Horse devotees, such as the up-and-coming star Mayan Lopez, show jumper Georgina Bloomberg, and the late Allaire duPont, are profiled with their beloved horses and the collections and fashions that follow their passions. With beautiful photographs, richly detailed stories, and practical advice, Equestrian Style is certain to inspire horse lovers everywhere to bring a stylish bit of the stable into their homes.
A journalist for over twenty years, VICKY MOON has written about Middleburg’s hunt balls, steeplechase races, and parties for Town & Country, Millionaire, Veranda, and Southern Accents, House & Garden. She writes a monthly column for Washington Life magazine and is the author of five books, including The Private Passion of Jackie Kennedy Onassis: Portrait of a Rider and A Sunday Horse: A Year on the Grand Prix Jumping Circuit. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Middleburg, Virginia, with her husband, sportswriter Leonard Shapiro, and their son. Her Web site is www.VickyMoon.com.
Dog Houses to Make Your Dolls Envious
Does your Berner need a Swiss Chalet? The Chisholm Gallery is thrilled to bring you custom dog houses, sized to fit your dog and your personality…
Clients can replicate their own home or build a Swiss chalet for a Bernese Mountain Dog. The sky is the limit for details….bay windows, hardwood or marble floors,
real shingles, brick, wallpaper or air conditioning…..
SWISS CHALET $5600
Dimensions: 6’ w x 5’ h x 4’ d
Starting at $3000.
Plus Shipping
Please allow 6 - 8 weeks for fabrication
For chilly nights, interior designer Geri Roper has introduced a luxury line of dog and horse blankets. As a horse lover, Geri has spent many hours at the horse shows watching her daughter, Whitney, competed nationally in the equitation, hunter and jumper divisions.
Each year, when Geri was in Wellington for the Winter Equestrian Festival, she would treat herself to an exquisite horse blanket and either her horses or she would use them. Her horses (which include the champion Sister Parrish) were beautifully turned out and well dressed. One day, someone approached Geri and asked if she would design custom horse clothing for their barn. She thought about it and decided since she had previously designed children’s clothing, was currently a successful interior designer, and loved horses and beautiful fabrics, why not?
Geri has a farm named Hedge Row and has married all of her interests under that name. Her elegant line, which is also available at Chisholm Gallery LLC & Emporium, incorporates a stunning trove of resources for fine fabrics and trims. They range from utilitarian burlap to luxurious cashmere (never mind the horses, how about curling up in front of the fire with a good book or a handsome man with this blanket?).
Geri has embellished each blanket with exquisite details for closures, gorgeous leather straps to antique Louis Vuitton luggage tags which are embossed with either the horse’s name, barn name or customer name.Hedge Row is currently taking custom orders through Chisholm Gallery, LLC.
The Chisholm Gallery is thrilled to announce a new, and even more dynamic website, a virtual space that is almost as exciting as our Gallery and Emporium in Pine Plains, New York. We are giving our artists more control over their gallery spaces, including the opportunity to expand their online portfolios. Plus, you will be able to check back frequently for regularly updated announcements about special exhibits, off-site events, fabulous new inventory, and maybe even just our thoughts about this incredible area. Ciao and we look forward to seeing you back here often!
THE WORLD OF POLO, 2007A SALUTE TO THE MASHOMACK TENTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL POLO CHALLENGE to be held on July 1st at The Mashomack Polo Club in Pine Plains, NY. To reserve tickets, please contact Lindsay Baldwin on 917 445 0492.We are presenting some of the finest polo pictures and sculptures available anywhere in the world. CHISHOLM GALLERY, LLC is proud to present the work of renowned artists: Alejandro Moy, Enrique Castro, Juliet Cursham, Celou Bonnet, Paula Anastasi-Buehler, M. Cerri, Dorothy Haskell, and Henry Koehler amongst others; artists who capture the nuances or action of the horse in sport, and having the ability to create exceptional equine studies and portraits. Also, historical polo memorabilia and archival photos from the Freudy Collection and The Cartier Polo Retrospective will be on view for the first time since 1987.Open daily from 11 am to 5 pm and by appointment!Chisholm Gallery, LLC & Emporium Est. 1978Three Factory LanePine Plains, NY 12567Please also visit our new artists page!
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