Overview
As superintendent of planting in Central Park and landscape architect to New York City for nearly thirty years, Samuel Parsons Jr. (1844–1923) was a last direct link to Vaux and Olmsted. His widely read 1915 book summed up the theories and work that had inspired America's first generation of landscape architects. Francis R. Kowsky's introduction explores Parsons's contributions to the nascent field and his defense of Olmsted and Vaux's vision for Central Park.The book, The Art Of Landscape Architecture (ASLA Centennial Reprint Series) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781952620171 in Hardcover by Samuel Jr. Parsons may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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