Yaddo
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Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without inter
Yaddo in 2025
Christalan (1900), memorial to the Trasks' four children
Postcard of a lake at Yaddo with the Stone Tower studio, a former chapel
Pergola in Yaddo's gardens, photographed c. 1900–20
Patricia Highsmith
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Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 no
Yaddo
…its board of directors. Yaddo has received large contributions from Spencer Trask & Company and Kevin Kimberlin, the firm's current chairman. Novelist Patricia Highsmith bequeathed her estate, valued at $3 million, to the community. Yaddo's gardens are modeled after the classical Italian gardens the Trasks had visited…
Highsmith in 1962
345 E. 57th Street, NYC – Residence of Patricia Highsmith
Highsmith discussing murder on British television programme After Dark (June 1988)