By: Chase Brush
Frederick Olmsted is best remembered as the pioneer of landscape architecture in the United States. He created a number of classic green spaces, often in collaboration with his sometime partner, Calvert Vaux. Olmsted’s 1858 debut, Central Park, was a masterpiece, a rigid rectangle of land transformed into an urban oasis. His next effort, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, was another jewel.
Here are some of our favorite creations by Olmstead.
From: “He Paints With Lakes” | May 2023,
Volume: 68, No: 3