The Mount Celebrating Wharton's Sesquicentennial
LENOX, Mass. — The Mount will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of Edith Wharton, the Pulitzer Prize winning author who designed the gracious estate, on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 3:30 to 7.Throughout 2012, The Mount and other cultural institutions will be celebrating Wharton's birthday by hosting events highlighting her significant influence on contemporary culture, literature, entertainment, and design.
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During the 10 years Wharton called The Mount her home, she went from being a sickly, depressed, unpublished young woman to being one of the most read and highest paid authors of her time. While at The Mount, Wharton wrote both "Ethan Frome" (set in fictitious Starkfield, Mass.) and "The House of Mirth." Most of her novels chronicled old New York society, including "The Age of Innocence," for which she became the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize.
Programming at The Mount reflects Wharton's core interests in the literary arts, interior design and decoration, garden and landscape design, and the art of living. Annual exhibits explore themes from Wharton's life and work.
For additional information about both Edith Wharton and the Mount, including a calendar of events, visit EdithWharton.org.
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