Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of American landscape architecture.[1] He helped Calvert Vaux design Central Park in New York City.[2] Later he designed many parks.
Frederick Law Olmsted Media
The Olmsted–Beil House in Staten Island
Photo take of Frederick Law Olmsted in 1857. Marking the beginning of his position as superintendent and landscape designer of Central Park.
Olmsted and Vaux in 1863 adopted "landscape architect" as a professional title and used it to describe their work for the planning of urban park systems.
Willowdell Arch with the team that created Central Park, including (from right): Olmsted, Jacob Wrey Mould, Ignaz Anton Pilat, Calvert Vaux, George Waring, and Andrew Haswell Green in 1862
Frederick Law Olmsted, oil painting by John Singer Sargent, 1895, Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina
Drafting room, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
References
- ↑ "Frederick Law Olmsted - Founder of landscape architechture". www.fredericklawolmsted.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ↑ "F. L Olmsted is Dead; End Comes to Great Landscape Architect at Waverly, Mass. Designer of Central and Prospect Parks and Other Famous Garden Spots of American Cities." New York Times. August 29, 1903.
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