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Scenes from the Life of the Virgin

Artist:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Engraver:
Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618  Search this
Publisher:
Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 19.2 × 13 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
before 1589
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number:
1901-39-116
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f0eea745-c470-41ad-baf1-772dfb989bcc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-116
Online Media:

LEGLISE ST. PIERRE DE ROME

Print Maker:
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677  Search this
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695  Search this
Publisher:
Nicolas Langlois, French, 1640 - 1703  Search this
Medium:
Etching on laid paper
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Published in:
Paris, France
Place depicted:
Rome, Italy
Date:
late 17th century
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-533-233
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43eef7dbc-2a24-43d2-8c1d-adf501c15c74
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-533-233

Veuë de la Vigne Pamphile du côté du Midy

Print Maker:
Franz Ertinger, German, 1640 – 1710  Search this
Publisher:
Nicolas Langlois, French, 1640 - 1703  Search this
Medium:
Etching on laid paper
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Published in:
Paris, France
Place depicted:
Rome, Italy
Date:
late 17th century
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-533-250
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49fe1bc3f-a88b-4717-8729-705d67d23822
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-533-250

Unapologetically Maya: Ubaldo Sánchez’s Ephemeral Alfombras

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:24:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_a0656c2bd5129c1cf2ad97ee4c062f21

From Kurdistan to Washington, Jalal Kimia Connects Communities with the Daf Drum

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:36:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_7d0c787b7e4c9f5f510e878d21c4e608

L'ascendion de Vincent Lonardi Venitien a Lodres en 1784.

Artist:
Charles Dupont  Search this
Medium:
Print, Etching on Paper, Hand Colored
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 41.6 × 30.8cm (1 ft. 4 3/8 in. × 1 ft. 1/8 in.)
Type:
ART-Prints, Original
Country of Origin:
France
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael J. Flack
Inventory Number:
A19890013000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ca42e60d-2eb9-4905-a806-3065f4706a0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19890013000
Online Media:

Dallas -- Phelps Garden

Former owner:
Webb family  Search this
Owner:
Phelps family  Search this
Landscape architect:
Berger, Arthur S.  Search this
Provenance:
Founders Garden Club of Dallas  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Phelps Garden (Dallas, Texas)
United States of America -- Texas -- Dallas -- Dallas
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, a survey plat with detail for location of garden features, articles about the designer and photographer, invoices from 2003 garden purchases, articles about Arthur Berger.
General:
Situated on one acre, the Phelps Garden was designed in 1959 by landscape architect Arthur Berger. The garden contains brick original to the 1959 construction, and was designed to offer space for live performances. Garden features include lanterns, temples, and sculptures. The garden features include ponds with water lilies and an outdoor stage. Plantings include tropical plants, ferns, irises, ginger, and a bamboo grove.
Landscape architect Arthur Berger received his degree from Harvard in 1928, beginning a career in landscape architecture and design. Berger officially established a residence in Dallas, Texas in 1939 and began designing gardens in the area. His wife, Marie Berger, began designing gardens with him after their marriage in 1946 and became known for their design techniques. Arthur Berger died in 1960, soon after the design of the Phelps Garden.
Persons associated with the garden include the Webb Family (former owner, 1959-2001), the Phelps Family (owner, 2002- ), and Arthur Berger (landscape architect, 1959).
Related Materials:
Phelps Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (12 35mm slides (photographs))
Additional materials also located in the Photo Archives of the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Texas -- Dallas  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File TX122
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63dace4ad-536e-4335-a1ac-9537e2f1df3d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13490
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Houston -- Bayou Bluff

Former owner:
Carter, W.T. Jr.  Search this
Carter, W.T. III  Search this
Carter, Victor N.  Search this
McCormick, Sanford  Search this
Steenland, Nelson  Search this
Samuels, Jan  Search this
Samuels, David  Search this
Searls, David T.  Search this
Abercrombie, Catherine Searls  Search this
Landscape architect:
Steele, McDugald  Search this
Conservationist:
Hershey, Terese Tarlton  Search this
Horticulturist:
Ruckstuhl, Eric  Search this
Provenance:
Garden Club of Houston  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Bayou Bluff (Houston, Texas)
United States of America -- Texas -- Harris -- Houston
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets.
General:
The 7.75 acres property was part of 100 acres the W.T. Carter family purchased as a weekend retreat from the city of Houston in 1929. Later subdivided into smaller parcels, the current owners have bought neighboring properties as they came on the market in order to triple the size of their property and recreate a native habitat along Buffalo Bayou. Invasive plants and vines have been removed from otherwise undisturbed areas above the bayou, including non-native ornamental escapees from previous gardens. The hydrology of the property was another concern: the formal landscaped areas had to be able to withstand occasional flooding and the high bank above the bayou that was going native needed to be stabilized. Native trees including burr oak, Live oak, and Mexican plum were planted to stabilize the soil for butterfly and wildflower gardens and were augmented with walking trails. A wooden retaining wall was installed. Native wood fern, Turk's cap, American beauty berry, lantana and butterfly bush were planted in the organized beds on the adjacent properties. Gravel that allows run-off has replaced hardscape in the formal courtyards and gravel swales for run-off throughout the property double as walking paths when dry.
The circa 2005 house replacing the original house on the lot is approached over a small bridge spanning a ravine then entered through formal contemporary courtyards with high walls draped with ivy and bougainvillea and bordered by hedges of jasmine and camellias. Behind the house there is a reflecting pool plaza with massive container plantings of geraniums, variegated ivy and foxtail ferns. The lawn in back is bordered by colorful azaleas planted in the 1990's bordered by a low stone wall and featuring a small stone Hindu temple. A swimming pool with a contemporary sculptural fountain was added when the house on one adjacent property was demolished.
Local conservationist Terry Hershey is a neighbor and was instrumental in preserving Buffalo Bayou in the 1960's. She encouraged all the neighbors to leave the land adjacent to the bayou in a natural state that would support wildlife, and organized the Bayou Preservation Association. The formal plaza and landscaped azalea garden of this property transition to native plantings for the benefit of local wildlife, including armadillos, raccoons, barn owls and other birds, butterflies, and possibly coyotes.
Persons associated with the garden include W. T. Carter, Jr., W.T. Carter, III & Victor N. Carter (former owners, 1929-1956); Sanford McCormick (former owner, 1980-1993); Nelson Steenland (former owner, 1956-1986); Jan & David Samuels (former owners, 1986-2006); David T. Searls (former owner, 1957-1972); Catherine Searls Abercrombie (former owner, 1972-1998); McDugald Steele (Landscape Architect, 2010- ); Terry Hershey (conservationist, 1993- ); Eric Ruckstuhl (horticulturist and hydrologist, 2005- ).
Related Materials:
Bayou Bluff related holdings consist of 1 folder (16 digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Texas -- Houston  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File TX194
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e22d2eab-0e46-4121-bdc4-833e6ad18828
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13512

Bayou Bend Gardens

Creator:
Webber, Temple  Search this
Hogg, Ima  Search this
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston  Search this
Bayou Bend Garden  Search this
Landscape architect:
London, Ruth  Search this
Fleming, C. C. Pat, d. 1996  Search this
Architect:
Staub, John F.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Texas -- Houston
United States of America -- Texas -- Houston
Date:
1986
General:
Wooden bridge over buffalo bayou. Facing southwest from bayou bank.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Spring  Search this
Bridges -- wooden  Search this
Bayous  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item TX005108
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas / TX005: Houston -- Bayou Bend Gardens
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d822ab2b-5eb0-499d-b4e1-2bf7378e1303
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13879

Bayou Bend Gardens

Creator:
Webber, Temple  Search this
Hogg, Ima  Search this
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston  Search this
Bayou Bend Garden  Search this
Landscape architect:
London, Ruth  Search this
Fleming, C. C. Pat, d. 1996  Search this
Architect:
Staub, John F.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Texas -- Houston
United States of America -- Texas -- Houston
Date:
1986
General:
Native wildflowers on bayou banks near bridge; native pines. Facing east from parking lot.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Spring  Search this
Meadows  Search this
Wild flowers  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item TX005111
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas / TX005: Houston -- Bayou Bend Gardens
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64a39370a-f14d-4b3c-9ffb-edf41b3b8ad8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13880

Richmond -- Cedarcroft

Former owner:
Wilmer, T. W.  Search this
Designer:
Hebb, Robert  Search this
Horticulturist:
Kibler, Robert D.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Cedarcroft (Richmond, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, a garden plan, and a narrative description of the garden keyed to the individual slides. The garden is noted for its English style, the variety and particularity of its plantings (some of which were imported from England), and the overall attention of its owner to fine detail in both planning and execution.
General:
"This garden is a reflection of the owner's connoisseurship and exquisite taste. It is essentially English in style, in that formal elements mix with informal plantings of a great variety of flowers. The garden is divided into two main sections. The area surrounding the house consists mainly of decorative plantings. The second section is located north of the house, separated from it by hedging, and consists of a kitchen garden and orchard as well as decorative plants."
Special features include a crazy-paved bluestone patio, with a variety of herbs, flowers, and other plants growing between the stones; a wrought iron temple modeled after one at Kew Gardens and placed on a high mound in the southwest corner of the garden; and extensive plantings of fruit trees, daffodils, and hellebores. Many of the latter have been hybridized by the owner.
Persons associated with the property include: T. W. Wilmer (former owner); Robert S. Hebb (designer, mid-1990s); and Robert Kibler (horticulturist).
Related Materials:
Cedarcroft related holdings consist of 1 folder (20 35 mm. slides)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Virginia -- Richmond  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File VA264
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
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6731f58ae-45ed-4d7a-8ee1-8c9dbc3b1561
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref18893

Montpelier

Creator:
Madison, James  Search this
Du Pont, William, 1896-1965  Search this
Du Pont, Anne R.  Search this
Scott, Marion duPont, 1894-1983  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:
United States of America -- Virginia -- Orange County -- Montpelier Station
Date:
[between 1914 and 1949?]
General:
Historic plate number: "22."
Historic plate caption: "[Ice House?];[text not legible] Temple; [text not legible]Montpelier [see detail image]."
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Follies (Architecture)  Search this
Driveways  Search this
Trees  Search this
Fences  Search this
Icehouses  Search this
Gardens -- Virginia -- Montpelier Station  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item VA006005
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA006: Montpelier Station -- Montpelier
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c8c5ce25-7761-472f-a37f-726a5318734f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19479

[Cedarcroft]: view of temple, southwest corner of garden (fall).

Photographer:
Preston, Irene F.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Cedarcroft (Richmond, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond
Date:
1998 Nov.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Virginia -- Richmond  Search this
Temples  Search this
Trees  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Box  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Hedges  Search this
Grasses  Search this
Ornamental grasses  Search this
Walls, brick  Search this
Apples  Search this
Utility poles  Search this
Pinks (Plants)  Search this
Ironwork  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item VA264007
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA264: Richmond -- Cedarcroft
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ddfe433c-3404-4f7a-ab57-85d12c5be655
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19686

[Cedarcroft]: view of temple (spring).

Photographer:
Preston, Irene F.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Cedarcroft (Richmond, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond
Date:
1999 Apr.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Virginia -- Richmond  Search this
Temples  Search this
Trees  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Box  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Hedges  Search this
Grasses  Search this
Ornamental grasses  Search this
Walls, brick  Search this
Apples  Search this
Utility poles  Search this
Pinks (Plants)  Search this
Ironwork  Search this
Hollies  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item VA264008
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA264: Richmond -- Cedarcroft
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69c0a0020-db33-4d8d-88c6-fe6c44c37ea9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19687

[Cedarcroft]: view of south border (spring).

Photographer:
Preston, Irene F.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Cedarcroft (Richmond, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond
Date:
1999 Apr.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Virginia -- Richmond  Search this
Temples  Search this
Trees  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Box  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Hedges  Search this
Grasses  Search this
Ornamental grasses  Search this
Apples  Search this
Utility poles  Search this
Pinks (Plants)  Search this
Ironwork  Search this
Hollies  Search this
Houses  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item VA264009
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA264: Richmond -- Cedarcroft
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6456ed074-1931-42a8-af50-f8527645d998
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19688

[The Granby Garden]: false gate folly patterned on a primitive Doric temple; full-length mirror at the center gives the illusion of a secret garden beyond.

Photographer:
Mountcastle, Jill B.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Digital image (col., JPEG file.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
The Granby Garden (Richmond, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond
Date:
2011 Sep.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Virginia -- Richmond  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Follies (Architecture)  Search this
Mirrors  Search this
Flagstone  Search this
Urban gardens  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item VA439011
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA439: Richmond -- The Granby Garden
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6bf368d29-39fe-4246-b5f4-0340bc0df27a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19714

Tacoma -- Villa Carman

Architect:
Cutter, Kirtland Kelsey, 1860-1939  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- Washington -- Pierce County -- Tacoma
Scope and Contents:
20 35mm slides (All copies. 15 are of lantern slide and 5 are images taken in the 1970s). The folder includes copies of articles, a short un-authored history and a photograph (possibly members of the Tacoma Garden Club from the 1930s or 40s) and correspondence between Eleanor Weller and Mrs. Wagner.
Varying Form:
Madera, also known as.
General:
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Carman created a 19 acre garden containing a formal Roman garden, a native garden, lawn, and woodland areas of Douglas fir trees. A poplar framed brick path lead from the house to the lake. Margaret Carman imported rocks, plants, and lanterns from temples to create a Japanese garden. She also hired a gardener from Japan to care for it. The garden was featured on tours for The Garden Club of America in 1930 and 1977. In 1930, the Japanese Garden was described as featuring "a dry stream bed, water-falls with a series of pools, and a fine collection of plant materials. Plantings of Rhododendrons (pink pealr). Native growth, blind paths, specimen firs. A wolf tree over the driveway, a rose garden. The walk from the Italian terrace to Gravelly Lake is planted with iris (pallida dalmatica), pink peonies and nepeta.

Persons associated with the property include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Carma (former owners, 1919-1938), Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph L. Carman, Jr. (former owners, 1938-1939), Mr. and Mrs. Lowell T. Murray (1939-1975), Frederick Cole (landscape designer), and Kirtland Cutter (architect).
Related Materials:
Archival materials located at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society and in family records.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Japanese gardens  Search this
Gardens -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File WA020
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Washington
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62d16b24b-4a8c-4798-b0de-fd513b3a6ede
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32633

Newport -- Salt Marsh House

Photographer:
Whitney, Kate Lucey (Kathryn Lucey)  Search this
McBean, Edith  Search this
Garden designer:
Skelly, David  Search this
Sculptor:
Dongre, Anita  Search this
Provenance:
Newport Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport
Salt Marsh House (Newport, Rhode Island)
Scope and Contents:
20 digital images (2020-2021).
General:
The house built in 1929 is sited on Goose Neck Cove 14 feet above sea level and surrounded on three sides by tidal marshland. There were no specific plans for gardens within the 4.13 acre property when a young gardener was hired in 1992 - just instructions to add a vegetable and cutting garden. What has been developed since are garden rooms, including a Japanese room, a certified arboretum with 85 different specimen and native trees including a grove of paperbark maples, distinctive hedgerows with openings to hidden garden rooms, and significant coastal restoration of the marshes. That work on this property began with hand removal of invasive phragmites (grasses) and purple loosestrife followed by the planting of native spartina grass, broadleaf cattail, milkweed, shadbush, and bayberry to create a rich coastal ecosystem. Now the natives bordering the salt marsh meld into the cultivated landscape.

The tree collection includes buckeye and horse chestnut, a pollarded catalpa, an espaliered Anjou pear, a big leaf magnolia at the front of the house that faces the street, and around the perimeter of the property there are willow, cedar, umbrella pine and crabapple. Hurricane Sandy felled a 55-foot giant sequoia but the gardeners have replanted two more on higher ground. The Japanese room, inspired by the owner's travel, is planted with azaleas and has a pond and a Thai wooden temple. Sculpture in the gardens include a Buddha head and a Dappu JuJu elephant sculpted by Anita Dongre. An art collection is housed in a barn built near the house.

Other garden rooms include two vegetable patches and a cutting bed, a meditation garden, an informal herb garden, and a sundial island garden planted with boxwood, santolina, sedums and astilbe. A cattail trail leads to a high viewing platform over the marsh. Through plant choice and design the collaboration of owner and manager have created an evolving landscape in this coastal location that will withstand both weather events and climate change.

Persons associated with the garden's design: Edith McBean (owner, gardener, art collector, 1992- ); Devin Skelly (estate gardener and designer, 1992- ).
Provenance:
The Newport Garden Club facilitated the 2021 submission.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this
Arboretums  Search this
Landscape gardening  Search this
Marshes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File RI139
See more items in:
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
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c21c9de3-7e7f-41e4-9775-953428bed903
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33272

Unidentified Garden in Avila, Spain

Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Spain -- Avila
Spain -- Castile and Leon Community -- Avila Province -- Avila
Date:
1930
General:
North of Madrid is Avila, a walled city dating from Roman times and 11th century - the only completely walled medieval city in Europe. The walls have 86 towers and 9 Gates, part of which is seen in the background of this slide, with a Roman temple in the foreground.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Walled towns  Search this
Urban areas  Search this
Towers  Search this
Gates  Search this
Temples  Search this
Ruins  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item SP007001
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / Spain / SP007: Avila -- Unidentified Garden in Avila, Spain
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb617c3b2bd-9d45-4636-a8e3-b7fa23b37487
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref4194

Villa Borghese

Creator:
Villa Comunale Umberto Primo  Search this
Borghese, Scipione, Cardinal  Search this
Parco Borghese  Search this
Architect:
Vasanzio, Giovanni  Search this
Savino, Domenico  Search this
Landscape architect:
Moore, Jacob  Search this
Rainaldi, Girolamo  Search this
Comporesi, Pietro  Search this
Provenance:
James River Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
Place:
Italy -- Rome
Italy -- Lazio Region -- Rome
Rome (Italy)
Date:
[between 1914 and 1949?]
General:
Borghese Family lived there until 1902 when Italian State bought it and gave it to City of Rome.
Mount reads: "Fratelli Alinari (I. D. E. A.); Italia - 8 Via Nazionale 8 - Firenze. (7); Serie Artistica."
Historic plate number: "2019[7?]."
Historic plate caption: "Villa Borghese."
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials 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. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Spring  Search this
Lakes  Search this
Temples  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Walls (building)  Search this
Urns  Search this
Water gardens  Search this
Fences -- wooden  Search this
Urban parks  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item IT003002
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / Italy / IT003: Rome -- Villa Borghese
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb677ac5b49-2481-4566-a8bd-3e2b3ed45081
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref4282

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