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Summary
Little did Captain Frederick Pabst, Milwaukee’s famed beer baron, know that when he began construction of his new mansion in 1890 it would survive and thrive into the twenty first century as a testament to America’s Gilded Age.
As a leading figure of Milwaukee’s society, Captain Pabst and his wife, Maria, became consummate art collectors, filling their mansion with priceless treasures. After the Pabst descendants sold the house in 1908, it became the archbishop’s residence and the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee for over sixty years. When it was sold in 1975 for the second time in its history, the mansion was nearly torn down to make way for a parking lot. After a three-year crusade for its preservation, the Pabst Mansion was spared demolition and has been under active restoration ever since. This highly illustrated history includes hundreds of current and historical photographs, documenting the extraordinary history of this exceptional residence."
Authors and Illustrators
John C. Eastburg was raised in Southern California before moving to his paternal ancestral city of Milwaukee in 1989. He attended Cardinal Stritch University, where he received a BA in history. He later attended Marquette University, completing an MA in nineteenth-century American history, with a focus on the Guilded Age.
Illustrated by Dan Saal, who graduated with a degree in graphic design from Drake University in 1994 and has been designing ever since. Saal is an award-winning book designer with a passion for creating nonformulaic publications.
Photographs by E. C. Landry, who studied painting and art history at Lawrence University and graduated with a BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A self-taught photographer, she has utilized her unique photographic eye for clients such as the Milwaukee Art Museum and Eddie Bauer, amongst others.
Details
- Hardcover
- Size: 9" x 12"
- Pages: 272
- Illustrations: Many color photographs
- Publication: 2009. Pabst Mansion.
