William Curtis Bok was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, philanthropist and writer. Heir to an enormous publishing fortune, he was also a devout Quaker and an avid sailor.
Time magazine cover, July 17, 1933
Edward W. Bok (1863–1930)
Wharton Esherick, Curtis Bok House Fireplace and Doorway (1935-38), Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Wharton Esherick, Curtis Bok House Spiral Staircase (1935-38), Wolfsonian-FIU Museum, Miami Beach, Florida
Edward William Bok was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was editor of the Ladies' Home Journal for 30 years. He also distributed popular homebuilding plans and create
Curtis Bok
…fortune, he was also a devout Quaker and an avid sailor. W. Curtis Bok was born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. His father was Edward Bok, a Dutch immigrant to the United States and editor-in-chief of The Ladies Home Journal. His mother was Mary Louise Curtis, the only child and heir of…
Ladies' Home Journal, 1913