America's Eden: Newport Landscapes Through the Ages - Hardcover

Tschirch, John R.

 
9781911282501: America's Eden: Newport Landscapes Through the Ages
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1911282506 ISBN 13: 9781911282501
Verlag: D Giles Ltd, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

In 1789, Jedidiah Morse described Newport and its environs as the “Eden of America” in the First Geography of the United States. <i>America’s Eden: Newport Landscapes through the Ages</i><p> builds on this legendary image of a centuries-old paradise, and establishes Newport as a cultural landscape of national significance.</p><p>The comprehensive history from European settlement to the present day is illustrated by a treasure trove of rare period maps, paintings and photographs by prominent artists, and drawings and sketches by leading designers. The book serves as a critical resource guide encompassing landscape architecture, fine art, tree and plant propagation, and the conservation of natural sites. A rich story of art, design and horticulture awaits readers among the gardens, gazebos and trees of Newport.</p>

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John R. Tschirch is an award-winning architectural historian and Honorary Member of the Garden Club of America. His career in historic preservation has brought him across the globe to study and teach at cultural heritage sites and landscapes. He has lectured and published widely, presenting conference papers for UNESCO ICOMOS in Buenos Aires and Yale University’s Mellon Center in London. John’s work in preserving and interpreting historic places has been featured in <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>Conde Nast Traveler</i>, and <i>Martha Stewart Living</i>, and he has appeared on the A&E documentary series, <i>America’s Castles</i>. His publications include <i>Newport: The Artful City</i> (2020), “The New Thing at Newport: The Tiffany Glass Wall at Kingscote” in <i>The Magazine Antiques</i> (January 2013), the essay, “Newport Cottages” for <i>The Encyclopedia of New England Culture</i>(2005) and “Newport” in <i>Parisian Palaces of La Belle Epoque</i> (1992). John also writes historical fiction inspired by his globe trekking career, publishing <i>Gods and Girls: Tales of Art, Seduction and Obsession</i> (2019), a collection of short stories about young heroines who encounter works of art and historic places that forever change the course of their lives. For more on John’s work, visit his website at www.johnstories.com.

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<p>The venerable specimen trees, designed landscapes, and works of art inspired by the natural settings of Newport, Rhode Island form an extraordinary cultural heritage. <i>America’s Eden: Newport Landscapes Through the Ages</i> is a first, a benchmark publication bringing Newport’s landscape history to both scholars and the general reader.</p><p>Newport’s landscape heritage is fragile and under constant threat from neglect, development, demolition, and lack of awareness. Although much of the city and its landscape retains its historic character, this remarkable legacy is further endangered by a lack of a written and visual record that coherently frames its significance. Unlike its buildings, Newport’s verdant architecture—its landscapes—remain generally undocumented. Proper stewardship will only happen when there is a definitive study to guide decision-making. Some degree of loss in the built and natural environment is inevitable, but without documentation and its dissemination through a comprehensive publication, Newport’s landscape is in peril of disappearing with every passing year. We hope this book will address this issue by informing, entertaining, and inspiring through its prose and pictures. </p>Foreword by Lilly Dick, Chairman, The Newport Tree Conservancy

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Verlag
D Giles Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1911282506
ISBN 13 
9781911282501
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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