https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d2f3f7d6ddea556e2bbef83703046daf.jpg 0c763adca246e8bcd6be3c21516ad54c Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 548 Height 720 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 07/24/1870 Birthplace Staten Island, New York Occupation Landscape Designer Biographical Text The son of famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and Mary Cleveland Perkins Olmsted, Frederick Jr. learned the family business of landscape design at an early age, traveling with his father to Europe and across the United States on business trips even while a schoolchild. He graduated from Harvard in 1894 and the next year became a partner in the family firm. The last project on which he worked with his father was the design of the landscape at George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina. By 1898, his father had retired and he became full partner with his half-brother John Charles Olmsted. In addition to a ongoing work with the landscape design of Washington, DC, Olmsted served as landscape architect for the Boston Metropolitan Park System from 1898 to 1920. He sought to use parks as a way to reform society. He felt that the open spaces of parks helped preserve nature, enhanced the beauty of cities, and improved individuals' lives. An advocate for the conservation and preservation of land, Olmsted helped with the wording of the bill which established the National Park Service in 1916. First Name for nav purposes Frederick Last Name for nav purposes Olmsted Jr. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. Description An account of the resource Olmsted Jr. was a landscape architect <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/179">appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt</a> to serve on the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/206">Senate Park Commission</a> in 1901. The Commission was charged with improving the Mall's design and restoring elements of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/82">Pierre Charles L'Enfant's</a> original plan. Olmsted Jr. established himself after apprenticing with his father, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/85">Frederick Law Olmsted</a>, the landscape architect famous for building New York's Central Park. While working for the Commission, Olmsted Jr. was responsible for designing the landscape and parks system for the Mall. Throughout his life, he remained committed to national and civic parks across the US. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Association for Olmsted Parks. <a href="http://www.olmsted.org/the-olmsted-legacy/frederick-law-olmsted-jr">View original image</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1890-1919 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. design & monuments