Hermitage Museum and Gardens - Paperback

by Colin James Brady (Author)

In 1907, William and Florence Sloane began construction on a five-room summer cottage on the banks of the Lafayette River in Norfolk. Over the course of 30 years, they would expand their home from its origins as a summer retreat into a 42-room Arts and Cr

Author Biography

Author Colin Brady, curator of collections for the Hermitage Museum, has selected from the archives images that trace the Hermitage's evolution from a personal residence to its current state as a museum. Through this visual narrative of the gardens, home, and collection, the museum hopes to convey the importance of the Sloane legacy in Norfolk.