Country, Park and City The Architecture and Life of Calvert Vaux |
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| Author:
| Kowsky, Francis R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-511495-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Calvert Vaux (1824--1895) designed Central Park and other parks in American cities with Frederick Law Olmsted. Trained in England as an architect, Vaux also planned buildings that mirrored the advance of urbanization in America. Museums, exhibition halls, model tenements, and dwellings, as well as many structures in Central Park, were among his designs. This book is an in-depth study of Vaux's life and work.
Calvert Vaux (1824--1895) designed Central Park and other parks in American cities with Frederick Law Olmsted. Trained in England as an architect, Vaux also planned buildings that mirrored the advance of urbanization in America. Museums, exhibition halls, model tenements, and dwellings, as well as many structures in Central Park, were among his designs. This book is an in-depth study of Vaux's life and work.