Dorothy May Kinnicutt

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Dorothy May Kinnicutt, better known as Sister Parish, was a pioneering American interior decorator celebrated for helping define the influential “American country” style and for her work on the Kennedy White House.

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Dorothy May Kinnicutt canonical 3

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instanceOf businesswoman ⓘ
designer ⓘ
human ⓘ
interior decorator ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sister Parish ⓘ
associatedWith Kennedy administration ⓘ
burialPlace Islesboro, Maine, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Islesboro, Maine
coFounderOf Parish-Hadley Associates ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1910-07-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1994-09-08 ⓘ
educatedAt Miss Chapin’s School ⓘ
employer Parish-Hadley Associates ⓘ
familyName Kinnicutt ⓘ
fieldOfWork interior design ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasHeritage American upper-class background ⓘ
hasNickname Sister ⓘ
influenced Albert Hadley ⓘ
American interior decorators ⓘ
movement American country style ⓘ
name Dorothy May Kinnicutt ⓘ
notableClient Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ⓘ
John F. Kennedy ⓘ
notableFor decorating the Kennedy White House ⓘ
helping define the American country style in interior decoration ⓘ
influence on 20th-century American interior design ⓘ
notableResidenceDecorated White House, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to: White House
notableWork development of the American country style in interior design ⓘ
redecoration of the Kennedy White House ⓘ
occupation businesswoman ⓘ
interior decorator ⓘ
partnerInBusinessWith Albert Hadley ⓘ
placeOfBirth Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dark Harbor, Islesboro, Maine, United States of America ⓘ
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
residence Islesboro, Maine, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Islesboro, Maine

New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
spouse Henry Parish II ⓘ
styleCharacteristic layered, lived-in interiors ⓘ
mixing antiques with comfortable upholstered furniture ⓘ
use of chintz fabrics ⓘ
use of painted floors and simple American furniture ⓘ
workLocation New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ

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Sister Parish → birthName → Dorothy May Kinnicutt ⓘ
Sister Parish → birthName → Dorothy May Kinnicutt ⓘ
subject linked to: Mrs. Henry Parish II
Dorothy May Kinnicutt → name → Dorothy May Kinnicutt ⓘ