Explore the design philosophy behind Central Park and the collaborative work of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Discover how their innovative green sward plan transformed a rocky, rugged landscape into an accessible public masterpiece, balancing complex administrative challenges with a vision of democratic space for all urban residents.
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition, "Art of the Olmsted Landscape," the camera moves out for a tour of Central Park with Dr. Charles E. Beveridge, editor of the Frederic Law Olmsted papers at American University, who relates some of the history of this world-famous New York City park. We hear the words of Frederick Law Olmsted, the park's designer, and see historical photographs and engravings of the park in the mid-nineteenth century when it was created.
