Reviews

"Francis R. Kowsky...gives us a richly detailed and meticulously researched account of Calbert Vaux....a model of careful scholarship..."--Landscape Journal
"Scrupulously detailed...Kowsky's book is a work of serious scholarship. It is an important contribution to the history of the art and profession of landscape design, and to the context in which Vaux's more famous partner prevailed."--ARTnews
"A handsome effort to rescue from comparative oblivion the architect who shared--and sometimes more than equally--with Frederick Law Olmsted in the design of Central Park and other New York amenities."--The New York Times Book Review
"The fineness of detail in this exhaustive study will delight scholars...Students of the architectural history of New York will welcome the thorough discussion of individual commissions as well as the richness of Kowsky's insight into the personalities of professionals and patrons alike...Kowsky does real service...in demonstrating Calvert Vaux's rightful place beside Olmsted and other better-remembered designers...This will remain the definitive study Vaux's
life and work."--The New York Times Book Review
"Kowsky...has produced a definitive biography of Calvert Vaux's life and work that establishes beyond rebuttal his importance in the history of landscape design, and his impressive work as an architect as well....The wealth of detail in Kowsky's book is incredible and a more thorough account of an architect's life is difficult to imagine."--Tom Toles, Buffalo News
"Francis R. Kowsky...gives us a richly detailed and meticulously researched account of Calvert Vaux....a model of careful scholarship..."--Landscape Journal
"Scrupulously detailed...Kowsky's book is a work of serious scholarship. It is an important contribution to the history of the art and profession of landscape design, and to the context in which Vaux's more famous partner prevailed."--ARTnews
"A handsome effort to rescue from comparative oblivion the architect who shared--and sometimes more than equally--with Frederick Law Olmsted in the design of Central Park and other New York amenities."--The New York Times Book Review
"The fineness of detail in this exhaustive study will delight scholars...Students of the architectural history of New York will welcome the thorough discussion of individual commissions as well as the richness of Kowsky's insight into the personalities of professionals and patrons alike...Kowsky does real service...in demonstrating Calvert Vaux's rightful place beside Olmsted and other better-remembered designers...This will remain the definitive study Vaux's
life and work."--The New York Times Book Review
"Kowsky...has produced a definitive biography of Calvert Vaux's life and work that establishes beyond rebuttal his importance in the history of landscape design, and his impressive work as an architect as well....The wealth of detail in Kowsky's book is incredible and a more thorough account of an architect's life is difficult to imagine."--Tom Toles, Buffalo News
"The first full-length account of the architect's life and work...it treats him seriously, not only as a landscape designer but also as an architect."--New York Review of Books