Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer A Landscape Critic in the Gilded Age |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3392-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851-1934) was one of the premier figures in landscape writing and design at the turn of the twentieth century, a moment when the amateur pursuit of gardening and the increasingly professionalised landscape design field were beginning to diverge. This intellectual biography - he first in-depth study of the versatile critic and author - reveals Van Rensselaer's vital role in this moment in the history of landscape architecture.
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851-1934) was one of the premier figures in landscape writing and design at the turn of the twentieth century, a moment when the amateur pursuit of gardening and the increasingly professionalised landscape design field were beginning to diverge. This intellectual biography - he first in-depth study of the versatile critic and author - reveals Van Rensselaer's vital role in this moment in the history of landscape architecture.