American Romanticism in landscape design

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American Romanticism in landscape design was a 19th-century movement that emphasized picturesque, naturalistic, and emotionally evocative landscapes as a reaction against formal, geometric garden styles.

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instanceOf 19th-century movement
artistic movement
landscape design movement
aimsTo create landscapes that appear natural yet are artfully composed
evoke contemplation and reflection
provide urban populations access to nature
appliedTo parkways
public parks
rural cemeteries
suburban estates
contributesTo development of American public park movement
emergence of landscape architecture as a profession
emphasizes emotional response to landscape
illusion of untouched nature
individual experience of nature
moral and spiritual value of nature
picturesque beauty
hasEndTime late 19th century
hasMainLocation United States
hasNotableProponent Andrew Jackson Downing
Calvert Vaux
Frederick Law Olmsted
hasNotableWorkExample Central Park in New York City
linked to: Central Park

Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts
Prospect Park in Brooklyn
linked to: Prospect Park

Rural cemetery movement landscapes
hasStartTime early 19th century
hasStyleCharacteristic asymmetry
carefully composed naturalism
curvilinear paths
emotional expressiveness
framing of views
informal garden layouts
integration with existing topography
irregular forms
meandering water bodies
naturalistic planting
pastoral scenery
picturesque composition
rustic structures
scenic drives and walks
scenic vistas
sublime scenery
use of native vegetation
hasTimePeriod 19th century
influencedBy English landscape garden movement
European Romanticism
linked to: Romanticism

Hudson River School aesthetics
linked to: Hudson River School

Transcendentalist philosophy
picturesque theory
sublime aesthetics
reactsAgainst French formal garden tradition
formal garden design
geometric garden layouts
relatedTo American Romanticism in art
American Romanticism in literature
usesDesignElement belvederes and overlooks
carefully placed specimen trees
lakes and ponds with irregular shorelines
rock outcrops and rugged terrain
rustic bridges
scenic meadows
winding paths and roads
woodland thickets

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Andrew Jackson Downing movement American Romanticism in landscape design
Morning in the Adirondacks influencedBy American landscape tradition
linked to: American Romanticism in landscape design