Sarah Tomerlin Lee

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Sarah Tomerlin Lee
Born1910
Died2001
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author, retail executive, and interior designer

Sarah Tomerlin Lee (1910–2001) was an American magazine editor and author, retail executive, and interior designer.[1][2] She graduated from Randolph-Macon woman's college and joined Bonwit Teller as a copywriter after college.[3] She subsequently worked at Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, before moving on to Margaret Hockaday's advertising agency, and Lord & Taylor before succeeding Elizabeth Gordon at House Beautiful in 1964.[3]

She led the interior design firm of Tom Lee, Ltd. from 1971 to 1993, and was head of the interior design division at the architectural firm of Beyer, Binder, Belle from 1993 until her retirement in 1997.[1][4] Lee was responsible for the design of over forty hotels and inns in the United States.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Collection: Sarah Tomerlin Lee and Tom Lee Collection | NYSID Archives & Special Collections". nysidarchives.libraryhost.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nemy, Enid (May 12, 2001). "Sarah Tomerlin Lee, 90, Editor At Vogue and Harper's Bazaar". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bender, Marilyn (August 4, 1964). "House Beautiful Appoints New Editor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Gill, Brendan (1996). Late bloomers. New York: Artisan. ISBN 1-885183-48-8. OCLC 33817703.


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