Longue Vue House and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors, and

Longue Vue House and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors, and Gardens of New Orleans' Most Celebrated Estate

The stunning interiors and glorious gardens of New Orleansâ€™s unrivaled jewel and architectural masterpiece. Longue Vue House and Gardens, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and listed as a national historic landmark, was designed and built between 1934 and 1942 by landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman and architects Charles and William Platt for Edgar Bloom and Edith Rosenwald Stern, New Orleansâ€™s foremost mid-twentieth-century philanthropists and civil-rights activists. The mansion and its surrounding eight acres of garden spaces, with varied designs ranging from the formal to the wild, draw upon Southern architectural traditions and native Louisiana flora, even as they echo the contemporaneous garden-design movement that set the stage for the creation of some of the most breathtaking garden estates in the country. Lush photography, supporting architectural drawings, and an informative text bring the main house and gardens to life and establish the estate as an enduring symbol to its creatorsâ€™ contributions to building a just society.
Country USA
Brand Skira Rizzoli
Manufacturer Skira Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 200 colour and black and white illustrat
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-11-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847846511

Country	USA
Brand	Skira Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Skira Rizzoli
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	200 colour and black and white illustrat
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2015-11-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780847846511

Longue Vue House and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors, and Gardens of New Orleans' Most Celebrated Estate