Olmsted's Cracker preacher. (Frederick Law Olmstead) Southern Cultures (9/22/1998)
Frederick Law Olmsted, in his Journal in the Seaboard Slave...believed in witchcraft and evil spirits, Olmsted warmed to his task. He provided a lengthy...going of whites and blacks displeased Olmsted, and the shrieking offended his sense...

THE GREENING OF FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED The Boston Globe (11/12/1990)
FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED Passion of a Public Artist By Melvin Kalfus New York University...Spongberg Harvard University Press, 270 pages, $35, illustrated Frederick Law Olmsted, a New England icon, figured large in the culture of ...

A CLEARING IN THE DISTANCE: FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AND AMERICA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.(Review) American Scholar (6/22/1999)
...IN THE DISTANCE: FREDERICIK LAW OLMSTED AND AMERICA IN THE NINETEENTH...s admirable new biography of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), the subject...architect. Of all American artists, Frederick Law ...

Scenic overlooks: Frederick Law Olmsted's landscapes have taught us how to think about nature for 100 years.(Brief Article) Newsweek (2/24/1997)
Frederick Law Olmsted's landscapes have taught us how to think about nature for 100 years IF A NOVELIST MADE UP A CHARACTER like Frederick Law Olmsted, no one would believe it. One of those aimless young men of promise...

"A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century," Chicago Sun-Times (6/8/1999)
"A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century," by Witold...similar assessment could be made about the work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the social-reformer-turned-landscape...

Biography of Frederick Law Olmsted not the first.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters) The Washington Times (6/27/1999)
...his review of Witold Rybczynski's biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, your reviewer, Eli Lehrer, writes, "It comes...Witold Rybczynski's `A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth ...

Public spaces.(Frederick Law Olmsted)(Brief article) Cobblestone (2/1/2009)
...Columbian Exposition was easy. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) was--and still...landscape architect. As a young man, Olmsted traveled to England and was impressed...spaces to make life more pleasant. Olmsted brought parkland, ponds, and...

Olmsted be damned at Olmsted Park. The Niagara Falls Reporter (Niagara Falls, NY) (8/11/2009)
They love to boast. And use the name Olmsted. Frederick Law Olmsted--designer of Central Park, Yosemite and the...the Niagara Falls State Park says, "We're an Olmsted Park," it's a lie. It's like when people...

Olmsted aficionados get a tour: Board of national association takes a firsthand look at Spokane's parks. Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) (9/28/2007)
...This is certainly a good example" of the Olmsteds' vision, Baum said. John C. Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. were the stepson and son of Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed New York's Central Park and ...