Sister Parish

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Sister Parish was a pioneering American interior decorator renowned for her influential role in shaping the classic American country-house style and for her work on high-profile projects including the Kennedy White House.

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instanceOf American ⓘ
author ⓘ
businesswoman ⓘ
interior decorator ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dorothy Kinnicutt Parish ⓘ
Mrs. Henry Parish II ⓘ
birthName Dorothy May Kinnicutt ⓘ
businessPartner Albert Hadley ⓘ
client Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ⓘ
John F. Kennedy ⓘ
coFounded Parish-Hadley Associates ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1910-07-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1994-09-08 ⓘ
employer Parish-Hadley Associates ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork interior decoration ⓘ
residential interior design ⓘ
genre interior design ⓘ
hasRelative Apple Parish Bartlett ⓘ
Susan Bartlett Crater ⓘ
heritage New York society family background ⓘ
influenced Albert Hadley ⓘ
American interior design in the 20th century ⓘ
inspired brand Sister Parish Design ⓘ
linked to: Sister Parish
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement American country-house style ⓘ
nickname Sister ⓘ
notableFor American country-house style in interior decoration ⓘ
decorating the Kennedy White House ⓘ
pioneering a relaxed, personal approach to high-society interiors ⓘ
notableProject interiors of American country houses ⓘ
townhouse and apartment interiors for prominent American families ⓘ
notableWork Redecoration of the Kennedy White House private quarters ⓘ
occupation business owner ⓘ
interior decorator ⓘ
interior designer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Morristown, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dark Harbor, Islesboro, Maine, United States ⓘ
residence Islesboro, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Islesboro, Maine

New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Henry Parish II ⓘ
styleCharacteristic informal, lived-in elegance ⓘ
layered patterns and textures ⓘ
mix of antique and comfortable upholstered furniture ⓘ
use of chintz fabrics ⓘ
workLocation New York City interior design market ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Sister Parish → inspired → brand Sister Parish Design ⓘ
linked to: Sister Parish
Sister Parish → name → Sister Parish ⓘ
subject linked to: Mrs. Henry Parish II
Parish-Hadley Associates → hasFounder → Sister Parish ⓘ
subject linked to: Mrs. Henry Parish II
Dorothy Kinnicutt Parish → alsoKnownAs → Sister Parish ⓘ
Parish-Hadley Associates → foundedBy → Sister Parish ⓘ
Parish-Hadley Associates → hasKeyPerson → Sister Parish ⓘ
Albert Hadley → businessPartner → Sister Parish ⓘ
Albert Hadley → influencedBy → Sister Parish ⓘ
Henry Parish II → spouse → Sister Parish ⓘ
Apple Parish Bartlett → namedAfter → Sister Parish ⓘ
Apple Parish Bartlett → relative → Sister Parish ⓘ
Susan Bartlett Crater → hasRelative → Sister Parish ⓘ
Susan Bartlett Crater → grandmother → Sister Parish ⓘ
Susan Bartlett Crater → employer → Sister Parish Design ⓘ
linked to: Sister Parish
Susan Bartlett Crater → influencedBy → Sister Parish ⓘ
Dorothy May Kinnicutt → alsoKnownAs → Sister Parish ⓘ