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Review
"Olmsted the man belongs to his own time, but his work and words continue to have meaning today... The editors are preserving a life and a work instructive for the future as well as of the past." -- Pennsylvania Magazine of Biography and History
"This is an excellent work and the editors are to be commended for their effort and diligence in combing through a prodigious amount of material. For anyone underatking to understand the impact of Olmsted and his ideas, this is a must." -- New York History
Book Description
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.
The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: Creating Central Park, 1857-1861 (The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted),Frederick Law Olmsted,Charles E. Beveridge,David Schuyler,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801827515,1775-1865,Architecture,Central Park (New York, N.Y.),General,History,Landscape,Landscape Architecture And Design,New York (N.Y.),United States - State & Local - General,Other prose: 19th century,Performing Arts / General
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