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Artist:

Fernand Léger, French, 1881 - 1955  Search this

Medium:

Lithograph on white wove paper

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Date:

1948

Credit Line:

Gift of Cooper Union Art School Library

Accession Number:

1953-184-3

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1953-184-3

Former owner:

Bouligny, Lea Marie  Search this

Landscape architect:

Williams, Bradford  Search this

Provenance:

The Warrenton Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Lantern slides

Photographic prints

Place:

Warrenton Country School (Warrenton, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Fauquier County -- Warrenton

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes articles and 7 reference prints of the digital images.

General:

Warrenton Country School was a private academy for female students that operated between the years 1915 and 1950. Originally the site was a 13-acre parcel with a clubhouse and tennis court. By the time the site was sold it had grown to 16.5 acres through the additions of small land purchases. There were eleven buildings described as having characteristics of Tudor revival, Colonial revival, Craftsman and French eclectic styles. Boston landscape architect Bradford Williams was engaged to design the landscape, and the owner and headmistress of the school was a gardening enthusiast. The grounds included borders with boxwood, daisies and roses, a small stone cottage, probably a staff member's residence, with clipped tree standards and window boxes, and ornate cast iron furniture in the grape pattern. A waterway could have been the Rappahannock River or a creek in the Potomac River watershed. The grounds were open to the public during the school's operational years, but the property was closed after it was sold to the federal government and became a CIA campus.

Students at the school were required to speak in French and ride horses. The school's logo was a cartoon figure in a hooded cape known as Le Capuchon. A student was photographed as Le Capuchon and the community has been trying to uncover her identity.

Persons associated with the garden include: Lea Marie Bouligny (former owner, 1907-1950); Bradford Williams (landscape architect, 1930-1935).

Related Materials:

Warrenton Country School related holdings consist of 1 folder (19 glass lantern slides (autochromes); 19 digital images (copies))

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Virginia -- Warrenton  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Lantern slides

Photographic prints

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File VA473

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref18923

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Place:

Virginia -- Stratford

Stratford Hall Plantation (Stratford, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County -- Stratford

Date:

[1930?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Winter  Search this

Schools  Search this

Walls, brick  Search this

Parterres  Search this

Formal gardens  Search this

Gardens -- Virginia -- Stratford  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item VA002014

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA002: Stratford -- Stratford Hall Plantation

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19786

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, autochrome, 3.24 X 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Digital images

Lantern slides

Place:

Warrenton Country School (Warrenton, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Fauquier County -- Warrenton

Date:

[between 1915 and 1950]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Virginia -- Warrenton  Search this

Chairs -- Iron  Search this

Buildings  Search this

Garden borders  Search this

Outdoor furniture  Search this

Settees  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item VA473002

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA473: Warrenton -- Warrenton Country School

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19869

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, autochrome, 3.24 X 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Digital images

Lantern slides

Place:

Warrenton Country School (Warrenton, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Fauquier County -- Warrenton

Date:

[between 1915 and 1950]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Virginia -- Warrenton  Search this

Lagoons  Search this

Rivers  Search this

Conifers  Search this

Trees  Search this

Rocks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item VA473003

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA473: Warrenton -- Warrenton Country School

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19870

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, autochrome, 3.24 X 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Digital images

Lantern slides

Place:

Warrenton Country School (Warrenton, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Fauquier County -- Warrenton

Date:

[between 1915 and 1950]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Virginia -- Warrenton  Search this

Jars -- ornamental  Search this

Amphitheaters  Search this

Lawns  Search this

Allées  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item VA473007

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA473: Warrenton -- Warrenton Country School

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19871

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, autochrome, 3.24 X 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Digital images

Lantern slides

Place:

Warrenton Country School (Warrenton, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Fauquier County -- Warrenton

Date:

[between 1915 and 1950]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Virginia -- Warrenton  Search this

Buildings  Search this

Garden borders  Search this

Walls, stone  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item VA473009

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA473: Warrenton -- Warrenton Country School

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19872

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (col., JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Lantern slides

Place:

Warrenton Country School (Warrenton, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Fauquier County -- Warrenton

Date:

[between 1915 and 1950]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Virginia -- Warrenton  Search this

Garden borders  Search this

Shrubs  Search this

Roses  Search this

Daisies  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item VA473019

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA473: Warrenton -- Warrenton Country School

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19873

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32850

Lantern slide maker:

Williams, Brown & Earle, Inc.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Lantern slide (col., 3.25 x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Lantern slides

Place:

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London, England)

United Kingdom -- England -- London Region -- London

Date:

[between 1920 and 1930]

General:

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, were visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25.

Mount reads: "Williams, Brown & Earle, Inc., 918 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa."

Historic plate number: "27; 9."

Historic plate caption: "Kew."

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Ponds  Search this

Urns  Search this

Fences -- Wire  Search this

People  Search this

Flower beds  Search this

Vines  Search this

Gardens -- England -- London  Search this

Museum buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item ENG019038

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / United Kingdom -- England / ENG019: London -- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref4587

Provenance:

The Summit Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

School Garden Exhibitions (Summit, New Jersey)

United States -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets and other information.

General:

Various flower arrangements exhibited at a school possibly in Summit, NJ.

Related Materials:

School Garden Exhibitions related holdings consist of 1 folder (6 lantern slides)

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File GCA040

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Unidentified Garden Images / United States / New Jersey

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref5119

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

School Garden Exhibitions (Summit, New Jersey)

United States -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Angels  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Girls  Search this

Flower shows  Search this

Fountains  Search this

Children  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item GCA040001

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Unidentified Garden Images / United States / New Jersey / GCA040: Summit -- School Garden Exhibitions

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref5285

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

School Garden Exhibitions (Summit, New Jersey)

United States -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Young women  Search this

Pumpkin  Search this

Vegetables  Search this

Chairs  Search this

school buildings  Search this

Children  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item GCA040002

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Unidentified Garden Images / United States / New Jersey / GCA040: Summit -- School Garden Exhibitions

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref5286

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

School Garden Exhibitions (Summit, New Jersey)

United States -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Boys  Search this

Girls  Search this

Vegetables  Search this

Flower baskets  Search this

Fences -- Wire  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item GCA040003

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Unidentified Garden Images / United States / New Jersey / GCA040: Summit -- School Garden Exhibitions

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref5287

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

School Garden Exhibitions (Summit, New Jersey)

United States -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Conifers  Search this

Flowering trees  Search this

Ground cover plants  Search this

Rocks  Search this

Flowering shrubs  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item GCA040004

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Unidentified Garden Images / United States / New Jersey / GCA040: Summit -- School Garden Exhibitions

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref5288

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

School Garden Exhibitions (Summit, New Jersey)

United States -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Ponds  Search this

Gates  Search this

Evergreens  Search this

Flowering trees  Search this

Ground cover plants  Search this

Flowering shrubs  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item GCA040005

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Unidentified Garden Images / United States / New Jersey / GCA040: Summit -- School Garden Exhibitions

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref5289

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

School Garden Exhibitions (Summit, New Jersey)

United States -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Conifers  Search this

Flowering trees  Search this

Rocks  Search this

Ponds  Search this

Flowering shrubs  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item GCA040006

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Unidentified Garden Images / United States / New Jersey / GCA040: Summit -- School Garden Exhibitions

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref5290

Former owner:

Tanner Family  Search this

Gardner, Samuel F.  Search this

Lawton, Robert  Search this

Lawton, Penelope  Search this

Austin, Samuel Reverend  Search this

Henderson, Francis  Search this

Brinley, Fanny S.  Search this

Lawrence, Sallie C.  Search this

Paul, Allen G.  Search this

Paul, Florence S.  Search this

Warren, George  Search this

Warren, Katherine Urquhart  Search this

Preservation Society of Newport County  Search this

Gardener:

Pleitez, Eusebio  Search this

Landscape designer:

Tunnard, Christopher  Search this

Provenance:

Newport Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Warren House-Tunnard Garden (Newport, Rhode Island)

United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport -- Newport

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, site plans, photocopies of articles.

General:

This Modernist garden was created right after World War II, designed by Christopher Tunnard. It still survives today, perhaps the only existing commissioned landscape design by the man who influenced many of the United States most celebrated postwar architects and landscape architects. At only 65' x 42', the garden has an extreme austerity in design with a hint of luxury in its fountains, thick hedges and sculpture. The plants are cut and trimmed into an ordained shape, and the pattern is designed to be seen from the ground, where its curves interlock and turn back on themselves. Only two kinds of trees are used - lime (Tilia) and arbor vitae (Thuja); and three kinds of permanent plants - ivy (Hedera), box (Buxus) and yew (Taxus). The lime trees will eventually be pleached into an architectural block to throw the ground pattern into even greater contrast. The ivy is in slightly raised mounds, edged in places with small summer flowers. The bedding plants are purple and white petunias with carnations and lemon-yellow thunbergias." The sculpture, 'Chimerical Font,' by Jean Arp, is golden bronze centered on a plinth in a black lacquered rectangular pool. The other pools (two circular, one biomorphic) are shallow and painted white. Of note are the unusual shapes of the pruned boxwoods in the shapes of question marks and semi-colons; the colorful flowers; and the 6th linden along the left and end wall, now covered in Boston ivy, and originally painted white to complete a design that very much relied on strong figure-ground relationship.

Christopher Tunnard (1910-1979) was born in Canada, moved to England in 1929 and received a diploma from the Royal Horticultural Society the following year. The period of the eclectic Arts and Crafts movement (which he characterized as "romantic trivialization" of garden design) prompted him to introduce his Modernist views of landscape design. This approach avoided decoration, sentimentality and classical allusion "in favor of functional minimalist designs that provided a friendly and hospitable milieu for rest and recreation." After 10 years practicing garden and landscape work, he immigrated to America at the invitation of Walter Gropius to teach at Harvard's Graduate School of Design (1938-1943). Following the War, Tunnard taught city planning at Yale, advancing to professor and chairman of this department; he did little garden design from that point forward, making this 1949 garden probably one of his last commissions. For the final thirty years of his life, Tunnard put his energies into urban planning and the preservation of historic buildings; his publications in this area include "Man-made America: Chaos or Control?" (1963) which won the 1964 National Book Award in Science, Philosophy and Religion. It is perhaps ironic that Christopher Tunnard ended up of very much the same sentiment as his American patron, Mrs. George W. (Katherine) Warren, founder of the Preservation Society of Newport County (1945). In "Pioneers of American Landscape Design," (2000), Lance Neckar notes that "by the time of his death, he had come full circle to be identified with conservation-and-preservation-oriented attributes toward city revitalization which were antithetical to the Modern movement" that Tunnard had originally espoused.

Tunnard's patrons, George and Katherine Warren, who purchased the property on Mill Street in 1933, chose a part of Newport that was then considered "the other side of the tracks" by their social set, most of whom resided out on Ocean Drive. In New York, where the couple lived "off season," Katherine Warren collected modern art and was on the Advisory Committee of the Museum of Modern Art. Interesting to note that the garden was commissioned in 1949 and distinguished by its functional, minimalist modern design in sharp contrast with its early Federal-style house. The Warrens also added two glass-enclosed rooms on the first and second floors of their home on the garden side, presumably to enjoy this new garden to its full extent. Mrs. Warren died in 1976, bequeathing her home to the Preservation Society of Newport County, which moved its offices to this location in 1977. While the Preservation Society of Newport County owned the property, the garden was heavily shaded by a large beech tree and had become overgrown. It was maintained as they found it without major renovation. The current owner moved into the Mill Street house in 1994 and restored the Tunnard garden in 2001 and has proven to be a conscientious caretaker of this rare, nationally significant garden.

Persons associated with the garden include Tanner Family (former owners, 1776-1807); Samuel F. Gardner (former owner, 1807-1809); Robert Lawton (former owner, 1809-1810); Penelope Lawton (former owner, 1810-1822); Reverend Samuel Austin (former owner, 1822-1826); Francis Henderson (former owner, 1826-1857); Fanny S. Brinley (former owner, 1857-1863); Sallie C. Lawrence (former owner, 1863-1886); Allen G. Paul (former owner, 1886-1916); Florence S. Paul (former owner, 1916-1932); George and Katherine Warren (former owners, 1932-1977); Preservation Society of Newport County (former owner, 1977-1994); Christopher Tunnard (landscape designer, 1949); Eusebio Pleitez (gardener, 2001- ).

Related Materials:

Warren House-Tunnard Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (10 digital images)

Additional photographs are also located in the collections of the Preservation Society of Newport County.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File RI201

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Taylor, Henry A. C.  Search this

Nicholson, Guthrie, Mrs  Search this

Taylor, Moses  Search this

Cook, Thomas  Search this

Architect:

Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

Rhode Island -- Newport

United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

General:

The slides were commissioned by Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss Sr. Phelps, Harriet Jackson. Newport in Flower. Newport, RI: Preservation Society of Newport County, 1979, p. 87-93. In 1965 Elmhurst Academy of the Sacred Heart aquired the property. In 1972 the school closed and the chateau has been used as a community center. No 35 mm slide.

Historic plate number: "39; 40."

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

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Urns  Search this

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Roses  Search this

Benches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item RI026001

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island / RI026: Newport -- Glen, The

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10681

Creator:

Taylor, Henry A. C.  Search this

Nicholson, Guthrie, Mrs  Search this

Taylor, Moses  Search this

Cook, Thomas  Search this

Architect:

Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

Rhode Island -- Newport

United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

General:

The slides were commissioned by Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss Sr. Phelps, Harriet Jackson. Newport in Flower. Newport, RI: Preservation Society of Newport County, 1979, p. 87-93. In 1965 Elmhurst Academy of the Sacred Heart aquired the property. In 1972 the school closed and the chateau has been used as a community center.

Historic plate number: "40; 39."

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Summer  Search this

Ponds  Search this

Trees  Search this

Swans  Search this

Houses  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item RI026002

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island / RI026: Newport -- Glen, The

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10682