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Presentation: A Screening of the PBS film "Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America" and Q&A with the Originator and Consulting Producer
Speaker: Laurence Cotton
Date: February 9, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM PST
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About this presentation
To Olmsted, a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life. Olmsted's efforts to preserve nature created an environmental ethic decades before the environmental movement became a force in American politics. With gorgeous cinematography and compelling commentary, this film presents the biography of a man whose parks and preservation are an essential part of American life.
Laurence Cotton, a writer, historian, and filmmaker, served as principal researcher and consulting producer for this film. Following a screening of the popular 2014 film, Cotton will speak briefly on Frederick Law Olmsted’s life and career and the legacy of the Olmsted Brothers company’s landscape designs across America.
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America is a co-production of WNED PBS, Buffalo/Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions.
Learn more about our Olmsted 2022 Good Parks Speaker Series.
Laurence Cotton, a writer, historian, and filmmaker, served as principal researcher and consulting producer for this film. Following a screening of the popular 2014 film, Cotton will speak briefly on Frederick Law Olmsted’s life and career and the legacy of the Olmsted Brothers company’s landscape designs across America.
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America is a co-production of WNED PBS, Buffalo/Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions.
Learn more about our Olmsted 2022 Good Parks Speaker Series.