Author Archives: Planting Fields Foundation
Watercolor Workshop at Coe Hall
In connection with the Decisive Moments at Planting Fields: The Photography of Mattie Edwards Hewitt.....Read More
Feb
Olmsted 200: Celebrating the Legacy of the Olmsted Firm
To celebrate Olmsted 200, a nation-wide commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick.....Read More
Nov
Celebrating Female Photographers at Planting Fields
As part of nationwide Olmsted 200 celebrations, Planting Fields Foundation opened a new exhibition in.....Read More
Nov
Gerda Wegener: The New Woman at Planting Fields
Although little known today, the artist Gerda Wegener, with a keen eye for fashion and.....Read More
Apr
The Heather Garden at Planting Fields
The Heather Garden at Planting Fields, designed by the Olmsted Brothers, is aptly named after.....Read More
Jun
Performing the Past for the Future
This Feature is an excerpt from curator Meredith Brown’s essay in the upcoming exhibition catalogue.....Read More
Jun
The Olmsted Brothers at Planting Fields
Photo of the original beech tree on the West Lawn. Mattie Edwards Hewitt, c. 1922......Read More
Apr
The Beech Copse on the East Lawn
Located on the Planting Fields East Lawn, a copse, or thicket, of beech trees once.....Read More
Apr
Modern Art, Modern Women: The Armory Show and Mai Coe
Most art historical accounts credit New York’s legendary 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art—better known.....Read More
Mar
Reflections on the Great Bird Blind Debate
The whimsical bird blinds created by David Brooks and Mark Dion in Planting Field’s bird.....Read More
Feb