Elsie de Wolfe
American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 84
Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl was an American actress who became a prominent interior designer and author.
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Elsie de Wolfe, photograph from The House in Good Taste, 1913
Bessie Marbury and Elsie de Wolfe (from My Crystal Ball, 1923)
Irving House, New York City, New York
Elsie de Wolfe in Red Cross volunteer uniform, from a 1919 publication.
Interior of Elsie De Wolfe' music pavilion looking out on to the pool, The Villa Trianon, William Bruce Ellis RankenAbout this person
Born in New York City, de Wolfe was acutely sensitive to her surroundings from her earliest years and became one of the first female interior decorators, replacing dark and ornate Victorian decor with lighter, simpler styles and uncluttered room layouts.
