Pictures and more from Huguette Clark's life

The authors of Empty Mansions (or perhaps the publisher) has created a website for the book which includes some of the pictures from Huguette's life. Definitely worth a visit!

http://www.emptymansionsbook.com/http://www.emptymansionsbook.com/

Here's an NPR story about the auction of her estate: http://www.npr.org/2014/06/17/312204184/-eccentric-capable-lucid-heiress-belongings-head-to-auction

Also, an interesting interview with one of the authors of the book, Bill Dedman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv92mDGPXvs

Here's a tour by Andrew McVinish, Head of Private and Iconic Collections, gives a tour of Huguette Clark's Santa Barbara estate, Bellosguardo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHpx_-0NVaE

Another video produced by Christies's Auction House about the Clark Family and its legacy: https://youtu.be/hqEB84cOQ5M 

Testimony from Huguette Clark's inner circle: http://www.emptymansionsbook.com/testimony

Corcoran Returns Stained Glass Windows to Belgium’s Park Abbey

Corcoran Returns Stained Glass Windows which had been purchased by W. A. Clark---last month!

http://gwtoday.gwu.edu/corcoran-returns-stained-glass-windows-belgium%E2%80%99s-park-abbey

What did William Faulkner say?...."History isn't dead, it isn't even past."

Results of the settlement of Huguette Clark's estate and various reactions

Since Empty Mansions was published, the courts reached a settlement in the estate of Huguette Clark and not everybody was happy about it.


From the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430852/Huguette-Clarks-faithful-nurse-Hadassah-Peri-gets-NOTHING-settlement-300m-estate.html

From the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/huguette-clark-estate-settlement-corcoran-would-get-10-million-part-of-monet-proceeds/2013/09/21/ab691a0a-22dd-11e3-b73c-aab60bf735d0_story.html

From the New York Post: http://nypost.com/2014/01/06/huguette-clark-health-aide-sues-for-slice-of-300m-fortune/

From NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/huguette-clark/no-charges-heiress-huguette-clarks-300-million-fortune-n86951

Officials Seek Clampdown on Elder Abuse

Interesting WSJ  article about the increase in elder abuse and the debate about what can be done to prevent it.

http://www.wsj.com/article_email/officials-seek-clampdown-on-elder-fraud-1451434278-lMyQjAxMTA2NjA2MTIwNDE2Wj