Project
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Division of Public Programs
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Frederick Law Olmsted, known as the father of American landscape architecture, was co-designer of Central Park (pictured). To Olmsted, a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life
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Photo caption
Frederick Law Olmsted, known as the father of American landscape architecture, was co-designer of Central Park (pictured). To Olmsted, a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
The life and legacy of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life.