ArtHistoryPeopleIn 1936, Syrie Maugham, a leading interior decorator, left for India to, in her words, "paint the Black Hole of Calcutta white". She was famous for popularising rooms styled entirely in white and was nicknamed The Princess of Pale. Vertical TabsNotes(active tab)Further readingTaxonomy NotesSyrie Maugham was the ex-wife of W. Somerset Maugham. Some sources credit the quote to Syrie Maugham's friends rather than she herself. Further readingWikipedia (Syrie Maugham)The Surprising Life of Constance Spry by Sue ShephardBoston.com TaxonomyConnotations: NeutralIndian connection: WeakTags: calcuttablack hole of calcuttaquote
