Siftings
Published on 27. May 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
146 pages
978-0-8018-4021-0 (ISBN)
Description
One of Americas greatest landscape designers and conservationists, Jensen used native plants to introduce the influential Prairie style of landscape architecture. In Siftings, Jensen shares his memories of "wandering in many lands" and his life in the heart of Middle America. His recollections-like his designs-express a love of natural landscapes and regional cultures. As he sifts through a lifetime of ideas about gardens, cities, towns and parks, Jensen makes an eloquent case for a natural style of American landscape.
Reviews / Votes
Jensen was a giant of his time. Nowhere is that more evident than in reading Siftings... Technically not a garden book, it is more about the philosophies of a lifetime devoted to gardens and plants, but one with such insights that it should be looked into when the world is too much with us, late and soon. American HorticulturistMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
223 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-4021-0 (9780801840210)
DOI
10.56021/9780801840210
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jens Jensen (1860-1951) was one of America's most distinguished landscape architects and a pioneering conservationist. During his long and productive career, this Danish-born visionary worked for and with some of the country's most prominent citizens and architects, including Henry Ford, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Content
Foreword: Jens Jensen and the Soul of the Native Landscape
Preface
Chapter 1. Art Has its Roots in the Soil
Chapter 2. Early Impressions
Chapter 3. Environmental Influences
Chapter 4. Studies
Chapter 5. Our Native Landscape
Chapter 6. Compositions
Chapter 7. Towns
Chapter 8. The Garden
Afterword: A Note on Jens Jensen as a Landscape Architect
Preface
Chapter 1. Art Has its Roots in the Soil
Chapter 2. Early Impressions
Chapter 3. Environmental Influences
Chapter 4. Studies
Chapter 5. Our Native Landscape
Chapter 6. Compositions
Chapter 7. Towns
Chapter 8. The Garden
Afterword: A Note on Jens Jensen as a Landscape Architect