With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Eric Hodgins
Fiction
1899 – 1971
- Biography/Description of Work
In 1946, Hodgins wrote a humorous take on building a home in Litchfield County, “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” The author lived in the Merryall section of New Milford. The illustrator for the book, William Steig, was a longtime resident of South Kent.
- Sources view
- CPN Literary Connecticut Nov/Dec 2007, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071702156.html, http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/24/nyregion/from-mr-blandings-s-nightmare-a-couple-s-dream-house-stirs.html, http://www.whosdatedwho.com/tpx_637853/mr-blandings-builds-his-dream-house/trivia
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