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Maloney, Cathy Jean.

World's fair gardens : shaping American landscapes / Cathy Jean Maloney.

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.

244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

As showcases for dramatic changes in garden style and new technology, world's fairs offered leading landscape designers and nurserymen the chance to tempt visitors to try new garden trends in backyards across the nation. From horticultural innovations to new landscape styles, the wonders displayed at these fairs had a distinct influence on America's largest urban parks. In "World's Fair Gardens," Cathy Jean Maloney offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the gardens and grounds of America's nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century world's fairs. Maloney describes the landscapes of nine of America's great fairs from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia to the 1940 World's Fair of Tomorrow in New York, many of whose legacies are still evident.--Provided by publisher.

Gardens -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Gardens -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Exhibitions -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Exhibitions -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Landscape design -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Landscape design -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Landscape architecture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Landscape architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 : The Debut of American Horticulture on the World Stage -- World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, 1884-1885 : North Meets South in a Winter Garden -- World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 : Landscape Architecture Frames the City Beautiful -- Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901 : Electric Rainbows of Colorful Flowers -- Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904 : A Fair in the Forest City -- Jamestown Exposition, Jamestown, 1907 : Native Plantings Frame City Planning -- Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 : East Meets West in the Garden -- Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1933-1934 : Modernism Meets the Midwest -- The World of Tomorrow, New York, 1939-1940 : Fair of the Future -- Epilogue -- List of Key Names.

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