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- catalog abstract ""Beatrix Farrand worked as a consultant and designer for more than 200 gardens, including the famous Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, and on the campuses of Yale and Princeton Universities. Among her many clients were the Rockefellers, the Morgans and the White House. But while she was respected in the social circles of her friend Henry James and her aunt Edith Wharton, her professional achievements remained largely unrecognized. tumultuous family background in the pursuit of her craft. Using Farrand's own drawings and plans, the book shows that where her contemporaries were still turning to well-known European fashions, Farrand was creating an original style that America could call its own. This social history and examination of Farrand's life seeks to place her in her rightful position as one of America's pre-eminent landscape designers."-- http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/beatrix-jones-farrand-1872-1959/sr-2/page-1/ (viewed February 12, 2015).".
- catalog alternative "Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959".
- catalog alternative "Gardening life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959".
- catalog alternative "Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959".
- catalog contributor b7430974.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description ""Beatrix Farrand worked as a consultant and designer for more than 200 gardens, including the famous Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, and on the campuses of Yale and Princeton Universities. Among her many clients were the Rockefellers, the Morgans and the White House. But while she was respected in the social circles of her friend Henry James and her aunt Edith Wharton, her professional achievements remained largely unrecognized. tumultuous family background in the pursuit of her craft. Using Farrand's own drawings and plans, the book shows that where her contemporaries were still turning to well-known European fashions, Farrand was creating an original style that America could call its own. This social history and examination of Farrand's life seeks to place her in her rightful position as one of America's pre-eminent landscape designers."-- http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/beatrix-jones-farrand-1872-1959/sr-2/page-1/ (viewed February 12, 2015).".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-245) and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 252 p., [24] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0670832170 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "9780670832170 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Viking,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "712/.092 B 20".
- catalog subject "Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959.".
- catalog subject "Gardens United States History.".
- catalog subject "Landscape architects United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Landscape architecture United States History.".
- catalog subject "SB470.F37 B76 1994".
- catalog subject "SB470.F37 B76 1995".
- catalog title "Beatrix : the gardening life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959 / Jane Brown.".
- catalog title "Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959".
- catalog title "Gardening life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959".
- catalog title "Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959".
- catalog type "text".