Long Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them
| Author | : Cynthia Zaitzevsky |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2009-02-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0393731243 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780393731248 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Long Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them by : Cynthia Zaitzevsky
Download or read book Long Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them written by Cynthia Zaitzevsky and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of eminent women landscape architects who flourished in the golden age of country estates. This beautiful book covers in depth the work of six designers Beatrix Farrand, Martha Hutcheson, Marian Coffin, Ellen Shipman, Ruth Dean, and Annette Hoyt Flanders and looks at a dozen other less-well-known women. It focuses on the Long Island projects that constituted a large part of their work and brings these pioneering women to life as people and as professionals.
