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Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect: An Account of the Gardenmaker's Life 2003
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Topic
- Landscape Architecture
- ISBN
- 9781558494138
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Library of American Landscape Hi-Story
ISBN-10
1558494138
ISBN-13
9781558494138
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2351643
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect : an Account of the Gardenmaker's Life, 1885-1971
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Landscape, Individual Architects & Firms / General, General
Features
New Edition
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
56.7 Oz
Item Length
11.7 in
Item Width
10 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-016247
Reviews
"A book to give for Christmas, or as the grandest of house presents; it's a book to keep as well. . . . [Karson] has written a wonderful read and, in doing so, has revived an entire era in all its detail. Intelligent, theatrical, infuriating, amusing--and loveable--Steele struts off the page, giving life to his own work."--Garden Design "A meticulously detailed, fascinating account of Steele's life and work. Woven from the diverse threads of voluminous correspondence, project documents, notebooks, photographs, diaries, interviews, and conversations, this richly textured history reads well--no small accomplishment for so inclusive a study. . . . Karson's fluid narrative style, seamlessly punctuated by Steele's voice throughout, makes the considerable volume of material accessible and clear."--Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians "Karson has done a magnificent job in integrating carefully chosen archival drawings and pictures with contemporary photographs of many gardens. Planting plans and plant lists are offered as additional information for many of the gardens with a comprehensive list of clients. We are given simultaneously a revealing account of one of America's greatest modern garden designers as well as an inspiring reference of garden-making as a fine art."--Public Garden "This is a book to be savored, to be read and re-read for enjoyment and consulted repeatedly for inspiration. The text is uncommonly readable, the descriptions of the gardens and their maker consistently perceptive and insightful. [An] exceptional volume."--Pacific Horticulture "Born in Rochester, N.Y., in 1885, Steele--who called gardening "the ephemeral art"--was among the greatest American landscape architects of our century, bridging 19th-century Beaux-Arts formalism and modern landscape design in a career comprising almost 700 gardens. In the first critical biography of Steele, Karson, a contributing editor for Garden Design and Landscape Architecture , offers a gracefully written record of the master's extraordinary legacy, documenting the creation of 50 of his most important gardens, and revealing his uncanny ability to tap the imagination of clients while striking a balance between architectonic impact and lyrically sensual style. Blessed with charm and wit, Steele moved easily in a high society that provided a lifelong stream of clients; European, Asian and tropical sojourns provided additional esthetic inspiration. His career reached its peak in the 1930s, when moneyed patrons took advantage of cheap labor to indulge in elaborate fantasies. Fewer post-World War II projects were realized on such a grand scale, but Steele's productivity continued unabated until his death in 1971. Illustrated."--Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
712/.092 B
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
For 60 years, Fletcher Steele practised landscape architecture as a fine art, designing nearly 700 gardens. Often brilliant, always original, Steele's work is considered by many to constitute the essential link between 19th-century Beaux Arts formalism and modern landscape design., For sixty years, Fletcher Steele practiced landscape architecture as a fine art, designing nearly seven hundred gardens, from Boston to Detroit, from North Carolina to Canada. Often brilliant, always original, Steele's work is considered by many to constitute the essential link between nineteenth-century Beaux Arts formalism and modern landscape design. Published in association with Library of American Landscape History: http://lalh.org/
LC Classification Number
SB470.S65K37 2003
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