Eileen Harris
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Dr Eileen Harris is an American
/English
architectural historian and author. She is an expert on Robert Adam
and is Honorary Librarian and Consultant to the Adam Project at Sir John Soane's Museum in London
.
and married to Englishman
John Harris
, has a son, Lucian, and a daughter, Georgina, and lives in London
and Badminton, Gloucestershire
, UK. Eileen Harris (née Spiegel) was born in 1932 to Paul Spiegel and Irene Stein in the city of Brooklyn
. Eileen also has a younger brother, Michael Ivan Spiegel, who was born on December 25, 1934.
scholar, publishing extensively on the subject for over 40 years. Harris, along with Nicholas Savage (of the Royal Academy
Library), has been working part-time on an integrated catalogue of Sir John Soane's art, architectural and general volumes and pamphlets in his library at Sir John Soane's Museum, being made available online.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
/English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
architectural historian and author. She is an expert on Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
and is Honorary Librarian and Consultant to the Adam Project at Sir John Soane's Museum in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Early and family life
Eileen Harris is AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and married to Englishman
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
John Harris
John Harris (curator)
John Frederick Harris OBE is an English curator, historian of architecture, gardens and architectural drawings, and the author of more than 25 books and catalogues, and 200 articles...
, has a son, Lucian, and a daughter, Georgina, and lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Badminton, Gloucestershire
Badminton, Gloucestershire
Badminton, Gloucestershire, is a village in England famous for its horse trials, which take place in early May each year in the grounds of the Duke of Beaufort's residence, Badminton House...
, UK. Eileen Harris (née Spiegel) was born in 1932 to Paul Spiegel and Irene Stein in the city of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. Eileen also has a younger brother, Michael Ivan Spiegel, who was born on December 25, 1934.
Career
Harris is an internationally recognised Robert AdamRobert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
scholar, publishing extensively on the subject for over 40 years. Harris, along with Nicholas Savage (of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
Library), has been working part-time on an integrated catalogue of Sir John Soane's art, architectural and general volumes and pamphlets in his library at Sir John Soane's Museum, being made available online.
Books (in reverse chronology)
- The Country Houses of Robert Adam (2007) From the Archives of Country Life, Aurum Press Ltd, ISBN 1845132637, ISBN 978-1845132637.
- The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors (2001) Paul Mellon Centre for Studies, Yale University Press, ISBN 0300081294, ISBN 978-0300081299. Selected by Choice as a 2003 Outstanding Academic Title. Selected by Architects Journal as one of the Books of the Year (2001).
- Osterley Park, Middlesex (1994) National Trust Guide Books, ISBN 0707801796, ISBN 978-0707801797.
- Architectural Books in Britain, 1556-1785: An Historical and Bibliographical Account (1990) Rizzoli Intl Pubns, ISBN 0302006060, ISBN 978-0302006061.
- Arbours & Grottos. A Facsimile of the Two Parts of Universal Architecture, 1755 and 1758 (1979) Scolar Press, ISBN 0859675157, ISBN 978-0859675154.
- Sir William Chambers: Knight of the Polar Star (1970) with J. Mordaunt Crook and John Harris, Zwemmer, ISBN 0302020764, ISBN 978-0302020760.
- Furniture of Robert Adam (1963) Chapters in Art Series, Tiranti, ISBN 0854589295, ISBN 978-0854589296.
Books - Exhibition Catalogues
- Hooked on Books: The Library of Sir John Soane, Architect 1753-1837 (2004) edited with Nicholas Savage, Sir John Soane's Museum.
Articles
- Robert Adam on Park Avenue: The Interiors for Bolton House (1995) The Burlington Magazine, Vol 137, No 1103, February 1995, pp 68–75.
- The Lansdowne House drawing room: reconstructing Adam - properly (1992) Apollo, No 366, 1992, pp 83–86.
- Sir John Soane's Library: "O, Books! Ye Monuments of Mind" (1990) Apollo, No 338, April 1990, part of pp 224–251.
- John Wood's system of architecture (1989) The Burlington Magazine, No 1031, 1989, p 101.
- "Vitruvius Britannicus" before Colin Campbell (1986) The Burlington Magazine, Vol 128, No 998, May 1986, pp 340–346.
- Burke and Chambers on the Sublime and Beautiful (1967) Essays in the History of Architecture Presented to Rudolf Wittkower on his 65th birthday, edited by Douglas Fraser, Howard Hibbard and Milton J Lewine, Phaidon, London, pp 207–13.