Hugh Howard

Olmsted, Richardson, architecture, landscape architecture, American history, Brookline, Central Park

Great photos and light background. Our family has visited some and it made us add a few more to our "to see" list.

As much a history of early American architecture as it is a biographical study of architectural historian Fiske Kimball and a thorough-going study of his research. An excellent read. My one criticism is that many of the images are reproduced at far too small a scale to be useful.

A good study of the American art scene during the Revolutionary and early national periods using the artists who painted portraits of George Washington (with a bit of introduction to those who came before). Quite well done and a useful introduction to the topic.