Daughters of Painted Ladies Author:Michael Larsen, Elizabeth Pomada In order to created this magnificent sequel to Painted Ladies the authors traveled to 128 cities and forty-one states, and the 172 color plates in Daughters of Painted Ladies were photographed by Douglas Keister in 95 cities in thirty-four states. One of the surprising discoveries of the authors' journey was the amazing variety of Vict... more »orian architecture: they never saw the same house twice, even though many houses of the period had been purchased from mail-order catalogues.
The true importance of Painted Ladies is best measured not only by the beauty they add to our towns and cities but especially by the contribution they make to the lives of their owners--touchingly expressed by the lady who wrote: "Thanks to you two, I have a house I'm thrilled with...I do have five colors which I would never had if it were's for your book. I'm sure your book has been an inspiration to many people and I'm happy for all of them, but I'm positively gloriously delighted for me. Thank you." « less