Backus Garden: proposed backdrop for stage area.
- General
- The slide is taken from p. 242 of Robin Karson, Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect: An Account of the Gardenmaker's Life (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc./Sagapress, Inc., 1989). The image in the book is taken from an original image in the Fletcher Steele Collection, F. Franklin Moon Library, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York.
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Backus Garden (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan)
- United States of America -- Michigan -- Wayne County -- Grosse Pointe -- Grosse Pointe Shores
- Topic
- Sculpture
- Niches (Architecture)
- Gardens -- Michigan -- Grosse Pointe Shores
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Michigan / MI024: Grosse Pointe -- Backus Garden
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (black-and-white, 35 mm.)
- Date
- 1941 Sep.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, Item MI024010
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Genre/Form
- Slides (photographs)
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
