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Winterthur at home and in New York
In this issue we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in Winterthur, Delaware. The articles in this issue make clear that the driving force behind the formation of the house, its collections, and gardens was Henry Francis du Pont. While he and his family had houses elsewhere in this country, he always considered Winterthur home. Its thousands of acres, more than a hundred rooms, and numerous outbuildings demanded considerable attention and ample resources to function smoothly especially since du Pont was a perfectionist who anguished over every detail, from the flower arrangements for a ...