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The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: The Last Great Projects, 1890–1895
Frederick Law Olmsted
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Hardback. Sanitary Commission, the quality of landscape design in England and France, the biographical circumstances that proved most important to his development as an artist, and his hopes and fears for the future of his profession. Editor(s): Schuyler, David; Kaliss, Gregory; Schlossberg, Jeffrey. Series: The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Num Pages: 1104 pages, 52 black & white halftones, 44 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; AMV; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1650.
In 1890, Frederick Law Olmsted, then nearly sixty-eight years old, had risen to the pinnacle of his career. Together with his partners, stepson John Charles Olmsted and protege Henry Sargent Codman, he was involved in a number of major ongoing projects, including the Boston, Buffalo, and Rochester park systems, the campus plan for Stanford University, and numerous private estates. In July, he reported that the firm had "twenty works of considerable importance" underway, including nine large parks and six estates that he believed were "matters of public interest." Before the summer ended, the firm's commitments would expand dramatically as Olmsted ... Read more
In 1890, Frederick Law Olmsted, then nearly sixty-eight years old, had risen to the pinnacle of his career. Together with his partners, stepson John Charles Olmsted and protege Henry Sargent Codman, he was involved in a number of major ongoing projects, including the Boston, Buffalo, and Rochester park systems, the campus plan for Stanford University, and numerous private estates. In July, he reported that the firm had "twenty works of considerable importance" underway, including nine large parks and six estates that he believed were "matters of public interest." Before the summer ended, the firm's commitments would expand dramatically as Olmsted ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted
Number of Pages
1104
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421416038
SKU
V9781421416038
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99-35
About Frederick Law Olmsted
Charles E. Beveridge is the series editor of The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. David Schuyler and Gregory Kaliss are the coeditors and Jeffrey Schlossberg is the assistant editor of Volume 9.
Reviews for The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: The Last Great Projects, 1890–1895
A fascinating new door stop of a book... [whose]revealing glimpses into the mind of America's greatest landscape architect take on fresh relevance.
Blair Kamin Chicago Tribune It goes without saying-yet it must be said-the editors David Schuyler and Gregory Kaliss, with Jeffrey Schlossberg as assistant editor, continue to perform a massive task... There are indeed hoards of materials here ... Read more
Blair Kamin Chicago Tribune It goes without saying-yet it must be said-the editors David Schuyler and Gregory Kaliss, with Jeffrey Schlossberg as assistant editor, continue to perform a massive task... There are indeed hoards of materials here ... Read more