Landscape architect
Frederick Law Olmsted
1822-1903 · American · 10 places
The father of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted believed that public parks were essential to democratic society — that access to natural beauty and open space was a right, not a privilege, and that designed landscapes …
9 selected works
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Emerald Necklace
1895 · United States
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Schenley Park
1889 · United States
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Franklin Park
1885 · United States
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Back Bay Fens
1879 · United States
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Central Park
1876 · United States
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Arnold Arboretum
1872 · United States
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Jackson Park
1871 · United States
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Prospect Park
1867 · United States
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Belle Isle
1845 · United States
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