Viewing Olmsted 1996
Viewing Olmsted was commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal under the direction of Phyllis Lambert, Founding Director and David Harris, Associate Curator of Photographs. Seventy four sites designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, North America’s most important landscape architect were selected by Olmsted scholar Cynthia Zaitzevsky, who provided documentation for myself and two other photographers participating in the commission, Lee Friedlander and Geoffrey James. Over a five year period, myself and the two other photographers had the opportunity to photograph these parks, estates, etc. Viewing Olmsted was mounted as an exhibition at the CCA in 1997 and traveled to four other venues over a two year period. An archive of approximately 1000 photographs was created by the CCA over the five year period 1989 to 1994 that the commission was executed. For additional information see:Canadian Centre for Architecture
