Long Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them
6 March 2009
Description
An account of eminent women landscape architects who flourished in the golden age of country estates.
This beautiful book covers in depth the work of six designers Beatrix Farrand, Martha Hutcheson, Marian Coffin, Ellen Shipman, Ruth Dean, and Annette Hoyt Flanders and looks at a dozen other less-well-known women. It focuses on the Long Island projects that constituted a large part of their work and brings these pioneering women to life as people and as professionals.
Reviews
"[A]n important volume for gardening aficionados to add to their collection of resources and inspiration, and a worthy addition to any collection of coffee table books on Long Island history….a must-read for anyone who has sacrificed and struggled to achieve professional success." — East Hampton Star
"[L]avishly illustrated….[F]illed with useful information and helps give credibility to the once-invisible role of women in the profession." — Landscape Architecture Magazine
"Innovative….goes a long way toward restoring the reputations of pioneering women." — The Huffington Post