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"Through a series of biographical essays, this book explores the life of writer, editor, artist, and teacher J. B. Jackson (1909-1996), a man who transformed how Americans understand the landscape, a word he defined as land shaped by human presence. Jackson focused on what he regarded as the es...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Horowitz, Helen Lefkowitz (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Jackson, John Brinckerhoff, > 1909-1996.
Cultural landscapes.
Authors, American.
ARCHITECTURE / Landscape
Paysages culturels > États-Unis.
Écrivains americains > Biographies.
Cultural landscapes > United States.
Authors, American > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1: EARLY TRACES
  • 2: EARLY WRITINGS
  • 3: WARTIME SERVICE
  • 4: LANDSCAPE YEARS
  • 5: FORAYS
  • 6: AT THE PODIUM
  • 7: THE MAN I KNEW
  • 8: TRACKING THE VERNACULAR
  • 9: WHAT LIVES ON
  • NOTES
  • ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
  • SERIES: Midcentury: Architecture, Landscape, Urbanism, and Design
  • COLOR GALLERY

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