For 60 years Steele practiced landscape architecture as a fine art, designing nearly 700 gardens that form an important link between 19th-century Beaux Arts formalism and modern landscape design.
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Born in Rochester, N.Y., in 1885, Steele--who called gardening "the ephemeral art"--was among the greatest American landscape architects of our century, bridging 19th-century Beaux-Arts formalism and modern landscape design in a career comprising almost 700 gardens. In the first critical biography of Steele, Karson, a contributing editor for Garden Design and Landscape Architecture , offers a gracefully written record of the master's extraordinary legacy, documenting the creation of 50 of his most important gardens, and revealing his uncanny ability to tap the imagination of clients while striking a balance between architectonic impact and lyrically sensual style. Blessed with charm and wit, Steele moved easily in a high society that provided a lifelong stream of clients; European, Asian and tropical sojourns provided additional esthetic inspiration. His career reached its peak in the 1930s, when moneyed patrons took advantage of cheap labor to indulge in elaborate fantasies. Fewer post-World War II projects were realized on such a grand scale, but Steele's productivity continued unabated until his death in 1971. Illustrated.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"...a revealing account...as well as an inspiring reference of garden-making as a fine art." -- Public Garden
"A meticulously detailed, fascinating account of Steele's life and work." -- Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
"This is a book to be savored, to be read and re-read for enjoyment and consulted repeatedly for inspiration." -- Pacific Horticulture --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"A meticulously detailed, fascinating account of Steele's life and work." -- Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
"This is a book to be savored, to be read and re-read for enjoyment and consulted repeatedly for inspiration." -- Pacific Horticulture --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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