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and presents itself as a haunted house frozen in time. I noted the style and ground plan and the physical relationship to Homestead but looked elsewhere for inspiration for its decorating style. I added on a trip to Boston to visit the Museum of Fine Art and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum t find insiratin r at an artist saln might be. The painting galleries at both museums featured patterned fabric wall coverings that were in line with the research I had done of European salon rooms of the era, and although from later in te t entr te rld te saella Steart Gardner Museum was a revelation to me of what the young Dickinson's aspirational space could be. We returned to New York with many books and much to think about. In addition to the period research, I was also inened te r te ilanese interir design firm Stdi eregalli eseiall te net of Reinventing the Past which was the title of a book of theirs that I owned and was somewhat obsessed with. I like to think that period design work, although based on detailed research, is also an imaginatie at. n te end ne filters teir decisions to create sets that, although rooted in te realit te erid are als meant t reet the character and the tone of the story being told. The world of Evergreens needed to have a luxury and mystery that perhaps would not be achieved by faithfully reproducing the actual historical home, but by combining elements from Europe and the more monied homes of the Hudson Valley like Olana and Wilderstein. A lot of the interior detailing came from those houses. That is where I focused my attention while creating the look book and setting the style for the season. e first tas as t design ergreens. it ssistant rt Diretr e Dnald as a detailed knowledge of houses from this period, we began working on the sections and elevations of A B C A. EVERGREENS. DESIGN ELEVATIONS BY JEFFREY D. MCDONALD. B. EXTERIOR EVERGREENS LOCATION BUILD AT OLD BETHPAGE VILLAGE. C. EXTERIOR EVERGREENS WITH SET EXTENSION. PRODUCTION STILL. A.OPERA SEQUENCE IN PRODUCTION A.OPERA SEQUENCE IN PRODUCTION

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