Gertrude Robinson Smith
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Gertrude Robinson Smith was an arts patron, philanthropist and a founder of the Berkshire Symphonic Festival, which came to be known as Tanglewood. At the height of the Great Depression, Smith gathere
The Koussevitzky Music Shed, designed by Eliel Saarinen and opened in 1938.
The Koussevitzky Music Shed and grounds at Tanglewood.
Tanglewood Tales
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Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls is an 1853 book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for c
Gertrude Robinson Smith
…1936. In 1937 the site changed to "Tanglewood", an estate donated by Mrs. Gorham Brooks and Miss Mary Aspinwall Tappan. "Tanglewood" took its name from Tanglewood Tales, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, while he lived in a cottage located on the estate. In 1937 a powerful summer storm gave Smith the opportunity to…
Cover page of first edition (1853)
1921 edition illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett