Frederick Law Olmsted:
Landscapes for the Public Good
3rd floor administrative wall
Exhibition on view through June 9, 2022
Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., the father of American landscape architecture was born and buried in Hartford. The exhibition explores the many facets of Olmsted’s life and legacy through vivid photographs and drawings.
This exhibition has a unique focus on his legacy of contributions to Hartford's park system. Keney, Pope, Riverside and Goodwin parks, along with several smaller parks, will be highlighted with images selected from the Hartford History Center collection by friends groups and Barbara Yaeger of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
This national exhibition was curated by Dr. Caroline Mesrobian Hickman of the University of Maryland and in conjunction with the Oak Spring Garden Foundation with printing funded by the Connecticut chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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