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Ellen Shipman and the American garden / Judith B. Tankard

Catalog Data

Author:
Tankard, Judith B.  Search this
Subject:
Shipman, Ellen 1869-1950  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 298 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 29 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Place:
United States
Date:
2018
Notes:
BOT copy purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds.
Contents:
Early years -- Life in the Cornish colony -- Collaboration with Charles Platt -- A style of her own -- The New York office -- Artistic maturity -- The border -- A grander scope -- Wild gardens -- The Great Depression and the lure of Europe -- Public and institutional projects -- Last years
Summary:
"Between 1914 and 1950, Ellen Biddle Shipman (1869-1950) designed more than 650 gardens, and her commissions spanned the United States, from Long Island's Gold Coast to the state of Washington. In high demand for her formal gardens and lush planting style, her elite clients included Fords, Rockefellers, Astors, and du Ponts. Shipman's imaginative approach merged elements from the Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts movements with a distinctive ability to create sensual, secluded landscapes. In Ellen Shipman and the American Garden author Judith B. Tankard describes Shipman's remarkable life and discusses fifty of her major works, including the Stan Hywet Gardens in Akron, Ohio; Longue Vue Gardens in New Orleans; and Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University. Richly illustrated with plans and photographs, this expanded and revised edition reveals Shipman's ability to combine plants for dramatic impact and create spaces of the utmost intimacy. Tankard also examines Shipman's unusual life, including a childhood on the American frontier; years in the artists' colony of Cornish, New Hampshire; and her long association with artist and architect Charles Platt. Shipman was also notable for establishing a thriving New York City practice and acting as an advocate for women in the profession, as she trained several other successful designers in her all-female office."--Publisher's description.
Topic:
Women landscape architects  Search this
Landscape architects  Search this
Gardens--Design  Search this
Landscape architecture  Search this
Call number:
SB470.S48 T34 2018
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1109296