Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted - The Formative Years, 18221852

Informationen zum Autor Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is considered to be the father of landscape architecture. He was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. Klappentext "The Years of Olmsted, Vaux & Company, 1865-1874" documents one of the most productive periods of Olmsted's career. During these years he and Vaux created their classic design for Prospect Park in Brooklyn, drew up plans for Riverside and Morningside parks in Manhattan, and designed Chicago's South Park. Its rich assortment of documents will be of interest to historians, landscape architects, urban planners, and anyone concerned with the roots of modern America. "The Olmsted Papers project is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and is sponsored by The American University." Zusammenfassung The Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities! the National Historical Publications and Records Commission! the National Trust for the Humanities! the National Association for Olmsted Parks! as well as private foundations and individuals.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Law Olmsted
• Assisted by: Carolyn R. Hoffman (Editor), Charles C. McLaughlin (Editor), Charles Capen McLaughlin (Editor)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.1977
• EAN: 9780801817984
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-1798-4
• No. of pages: 448
• Series: The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted; Papers of Frederick Law Olmste; The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted; Papers of Frederick Law Olmste
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Biografien: allgemein, Darstellende Künste, Architecture, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, PERFORMING ARTS / General