Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Original title: Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

56 minutes • 2014 • 0.0 Score

To Olmsted, a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life. Olmsted’s efforts to preserve nature created an “environmental ethic” decades before the environmental movement became a force in American politics. With gorgeous cinematography, and compelling commentary this film presents the biography of a man whose parks and preservation are an essential part of American life.

Ken Chowder

Director