Olmsted and America's urban parks
(DVD)
Contributors
Messner, Rebecca, screenwriter,
DeGolian, George, director.
White, Michael (Producer), director.
Washington, Kerry, 1977- narrator.
Kline, Kevin, voice actor.
DeGolian, George, director.
White, Michael (Producer), director.
Washington, Kerry, 1977- narrator.
Kline, Kevin, voice actor.
Published
[Arlington, VA?] : PBS Distribution, [2012].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
DVD 711.558 Olm
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DVD 711.558 Olm
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Published
[Arlington, VA?] : PBS Distribution, [2012].
Language
English
UPC
841887017725
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Original broadcast information from PBS website.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Teague Kennedy ; music, Joel Goodman ; editor, Emma Joan Morris.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Kerry Washington ; voice of Olmsted, Kevin Kline ; with Witold Rybczynski, Arleyn Levee, Charles Beveridge, Sara Cedar Miller, Doug Blonsky, Morrison Heckscher, Tupper Thomas, Alan Banks, Adrian Benepe, Michael Dukakis, Maragret Dyson, Betsy Shure Gross.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on PBS on April, 18, 2011.
Description
Examines the visionary urban planner and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted's impact on the development of America's first great city parks. Told in large part through Olmsted's own words, this film weaves together his poignant personal story and pioneering vision with contemporary footage of the lasting masterpieces he left behind.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; widescreen; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
"Purchaser shall not publicly perform (except pursuant to the terms of any separately purchased public performace license) and shall not copy, alter, digitize or stream this DVD."--Back cover of container.
Language
In English with optional English SDH; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Central Park (New York, N.Y.) -- Design and construction.
City planners -- United States -- Biography.
Documentary films.
Landscape architects -- United States -- Biography.
Nonfiction films.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, -- 1822-1903.
Urban parks -- United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Central Park (New York, N.Y.) -- Design and construction.
City planners -- United States -- Biography.
Documentary films.
Landscape architects -- United States -- Biography.
Nonfiction films.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, -- 1822-1903.
Urban parks -- United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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