Francis R. Kowsky Books
Country, Park & City: The Architecture and Life of Calvert Vaux
After beginning his career as an architect in London, Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) came to the Hudson River valley in 1850 at the invitation of Andrew Jackson Downing, the reform-minded writer on house...
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By Amy Pickard, Nicholas Adams, Francis R. Kowsky
"This catalogue complements an exhibition of books generously given or carefully purchased to help Buffalo grow into a great metropolitan center. Collectively these books formed a comprehensive sou...
Read MoreBest Planned City in the World
"Beginning in 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created a series of parks and parkways for Buffalo, New York, that drew national and international attention. The improvements carefully a...
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