Albert Hadley

Albert Hadley (1921 - ) is an influential American interior decorator born in Nashville, Tennessee. His long-time design partner was Sister Parish. He attended Peabody College, Nashville, and a graduate of and teacher at Parsons School of Design, New York City and Paris. He trained with the South's best-known decorator, A. Herbert Rodgers. After serving overseas in WW II he studied and taught at Parsons, and then formed his own studio. He then worked at the distinguished New York design firm of McMillen, Inc. and co-founded Parish-Hadley, Associates (1962-1999). Lauded with numerous international design awards for his creative output, he works in a variety of styles; modern, Victorian, Georgian. Clients include former Vice President Albert Gore, Diane Sawyer, Babe Paley, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the Astor and Getty families. [cite news |title=Too much beige: interior decorator Albert Hadley has some strong words for young designers. |author=Christopher Mason |publisher="New York" |date=2005-04-05 |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/homedesign/features/n_10144/ |accessdate=2008-04-06]

Mrs. Henry Parish, II, "Sister," was chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to decorate both the White House and a private home owned by John F. Kennedy before Albert came to work for her.

Albert Hadley was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1986. [ [http://www.interiordesign.net/HoFDesigners/21.html?bio=all Interior Design Hall of Fame profile] ]

References

Albert Hadley: The Story of America's Preeminent Designer, Rizzoli, by Adam Lewis