Ogden Codman
Ogden Codman was a noted American architect and interior decorator. With his friend, the novelist Edith Wharton, he co-authored the influential volume "The Decoration of Houses" in 1897, which advocated a return to classicism and a rejection of the excesses of Gilded Age fashion. A friend of the Hewitt sisters, he was one of a number of their close associates who in 1900 assisted with the purchase a large group of drawings from the celebrated Piancastelli collection in Rome. Despite his advocacy of traditional, southern European classicism, his tastes and purchases were far reaching and, throughout his life he would donate articles from his own collection to Cooper Hewitt, including embroidered bedding from... more.
We know 3 people that Ogden Codman is related to.
- This person is a friend of Ogden.
- This person is involved with 54 objects in our collection.
- Sarah Cooper Hewitt
- (American, 1859–1930).
- A dynamic personality with an educated eye for design.
- This person is a friend of Ogden.
- This person is involved with 8001 objects in our collection.
- Eleanor Garnier Hewitt
- (American, 1864–1924).
- A design education pioneer and skilled equestrian.
- This person is a friend of Ogden.
- This person is involved with 7136 objects in our collection.
