Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect 1822-1903: Central Park as a Work of Art and as a Great Municipal Enterprise 1853-1895.
by Olmsted, Frederick Law. Edited by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Theodora Kimball
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About This Item
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. Frederick Law Olmsted, Senior, was one of America's foremost artists and a founder of the profession of landscape architecture in the U.S. The Park as a work of art - designed by Olmsted and partner Calvert Vaux - and as a great and novel public enterprise undertaken by the City of New York has played a vital part in the political history and cultural life of the metropolis, and exerted a far-reaching influence on outdoor recreation and the landscape art in America.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 129463
- Title
- Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect 1822-1903: Central Park as a Work of Art and as a Great Municipal Enterprise 1853-1895.
- Author
- Olmsted, Frederick Law. Edited by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Theodora Kimball
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Frederick Law Olmsted First Edition Signed, Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect 1822-1903: Central Park as a Work of Art and as a Great Municipal Enterprise First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
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