Invisible Gardens: The Search for Modernism in the American Landscape
In an insightful, accessible study, Walker and Simo trace the evolution of landscape architecture in this country, highlighting the years from 1925 to 1975. The authors examine notable work by such seminal figures as Frederick Law Olmsted and by others like Hideo Sasaki, who continue to influence the field today. They also provide a lively account of the training and philosophical underpinnings motivating these artists for whom the landscape has often functioned as their canvas, albeit a spatial one. To identify and define modernism in American landscape architecture, Walker and Simo isolate formal elements that appear in outstanding examples of landscape art and which provide links with art movements of the period (such as surrealism and constructivism). Their search has led them to a very readable exploration of this modern period, with all its myriad forms of landscape design.Alice Joyce--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.