Richard Cheek

Author of Newport Mansions: The Gilded Age

About the Author

A resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, Richard Cheek is a freelance photographer who has devoted his career to recording the visual history of American architecture and landscape design

Includes the name: Richard W Cheek

Works by Richard Cheek

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Newport Mansions: The Gilded Age (1982) — Photographer — 228 copies, 2 reviews

Old Westbury Gardens (1985) 19 copies

Vanderbilt Mansion (1988) 16 copies

Stratford Hall Plantation: Birthplace of Robert E. Lee (2000) 15 copies

Gardens and Landscapes of Virginia (1993) 14 copies

Maymont (2003) 12 copies

Land of the Commonwealth: A Portrait of the Conserved Landscapes of Massachusetts (2000) 11 copies

Selling the Dwelling: The Books That Built America's Houses, 1775-2000 (2013) 11 copies

Old Deerfield, Massachusetts (1993) 7 copies

From Guiding Lights to Beacons for Business: The Many Lives of Maine’s Lighthouses (2012) 7 copies

University of Richmond: a Portrait (1993) 4 copies

Cheekwood: Botanical Gardens and Fine Arts Center (1989) 4 copies

Springwood (1993) 2 copies

The Chapel: Duke University 2 copies

Mount Auburn Cemetery : beauty on the edge of eternity 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Architect and the American Country House, 1890-1940 (1990) — Photographer, some editions — 68 copies

Old Richmond Today (1988) — Photographer, some editions — 45 copies

A Handbook to the Art and Architecture of the Boston Public Library (1977) — Photographer — 32 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Cheek, Richard
Other names: Cheek, Richard W.
Gender: male
Occupations: architectural photographer
curator
visual history editor
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map): Massachusetts, USA

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RedeemedRareBooks 53 reviews

Newport Mansions: the Gilded Age by Richard Cheek

This 88 page book features descriptive text and dozens of lovely color photos of the exterior and interior of these famed Newport Mansions of the Gilded Age: The Breakers, Kingscote, The Elms, Chateau-sur-Mer, Rosecliff, Marble House, Hunter House, and the garden Green Animals.

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Docent-MFAStPete 1,028 reviews

Newport Mansions the Gilded Age by Richard Cheek