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A Frequently Asked Question This view of Frederic Edwin Church’s home Olana outside Hudson, New York is one of 2,035 oil sketches and graphite drawings by Church in Cooper-Hewitt’s collections. The Church archive represents the largest collection of the artist’s works on paper in the world! Church was one of the most prominent figures in the Hudson River School, the only student of the movement’s founder Thomas Cole. Church’s breathtaking and luminous depictions of landscapes both in America and abroad have earned him the status as one of the most beloved art Frederic Edwin Church, Olana, landscape, Hudson River School, Thomas Cole, gardens
Harlem Focus \| Up on the Roof: Farming the Urban Rooftop Join Harlem-based landscape architect Elizabeth Kennedy as she presents her work on the Brooklyn Grange farm, a massive 65,000 sq ft roof towering eleven stories over the East River, atop Building no. 3 at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard. Constructed as a Stormwater Management Tool funded by a NYC DEP Green Infrastructure Grant under PlaNYC, the project serves as an inspiring model of green roof possibilities. Harlem, urban farming, gardens, sustainability
Harlem Focus \| Garden Design: The Art of Color, Variety and Form Join Marie Warsh, landscape historian and Director of Preservation Planning for the Central Park Conservancy for a talk about the history and design of the Conservatory Garden in Central Park. Learn about the origins of the Park's only formal garden and how it compliments and contrasts with Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's overall design for Central Park. Harlem, Central Park, gardens, flowers, landscape design
2010 National Design Awards: Landscape Design - James Corner Field Operations The recipient of the 2010 Landscape Design Award is James Corner Field Operations. James Corner established the firm in 1998. Among their works are the High Line in New York City, the pool decks and gardens of City Center in Las Vegas, and Fresh Kills Park on Staten Island National Design Awards, 2010, James Corner, Field Operations, landscape design, High Line, Fresh Kills, Seattle Central Waterfront, parks, gardens
Gardens of Delight In celebration of summer, two floors of the Museum are devoted to a major exhibition on horticulture and its many reflections in art. Apart from a number of important loans, the show is drawn primarily from the Museum's permanent collection. Nearly 500 decorative objects, furnishings, paintings, prints, drawings, books, and textiles with floral motifs are included. The museum's conservatory and garden are specially planted for the occasion. gardens, landscape design, furniture, architectural drawings, ceramics, Glass, silver, wallpaper, textiles, metalwork, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349683