Dorothy May Kinnicutt

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Dorothy May Kinnicutt, better known as Sister Parish, was a pioneering American interior decorator celebrated for helping define the influential “American country” style and for her work on the Kennedy White House.

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instanceOf businesswoman
designer
human
interior decorator
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1930s
alsoKnownAs Sister Parish NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kennedy administration NERFINISHED
burialPlace Islesboro, Maine, United States of America NERFINISHED
coFounderOf Parish-Hadley Associates NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-07-15
dateOfDeath 1994-09-08
educatedAt Miss Chapin’s School NERFINISHED
employer Parish-Hadley Associates NERFINISHED
familyName Kinnicutt NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork interior design
gender female
hasHeritage American upper-class background
hasNickname Sister
influenced Albert Hadley NERFINISHED
American interior decorators
movement American country style
name Dorothy May Kinnicutt NERFINISHED
notableClient Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis NERFINISHED
John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
notableFor decorating the Kennedy White House
helping define the American country style in interior decoration
influence on 20th-century American interior design
notableResidenceDecorated White House, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
notableWork development of the American country style in interior design
redecoration of the Kennedy White House
occupation businesswoman
interior decorator
partnerInBusinessWith Albert Hadley NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Dark Harbor, Islesboro, Maine, United States of America NERFINISHED
religion Episcopalian
residence Islesboro, Maine, United States of America NERFINISHED
New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED
spouse Henry Parish II NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic layered, lived-in interiors
mixing antiques with comfortable upholstered furniture
use of chintz fabrics
use of painted floors and simple American furniture
workLocation New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED

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Sister Parish birthName Dorothy May Kinnicutt