Ariana Wormeley Curtis

Mother of Ralph C.

Ariana Randolph Wormeley Curtis

BIRTH 14 Oct 1834 Essex, England

DEATH 10 Feb 1922 Venice, Città Metropolitana di Venezia, Veneto, Italy

BURIAL Cremated, Other

MEMORIAL ID 134387623

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Curtis left for Venice in 1881 with his wife, Ariana Randolph Wormeley, and their son Ralf. There they rented and later bought the Palazzo Barbaro. After restoring it to its former glory the Palazzo Barbaro became the center of American life in Venice. The Curtises hosted many writers, artists and other expatriates at their home, including John Singer Sargent (a distant relative), Robert Browning, Edith Wharton, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Claude Monet and Henry James (a close friend of Ariana). James had several prolonged visits with the Curtises between 1887 and 1907, and, when not in Venice, wrote many letters to his "Dear Mrs. Curtis," often with tales about life at home in England or with requests for introductions for his acquaintances.

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