[Backus Garden]: perspective sketch by Thomas Warren Sears

[Backus Garden] [glass negative]: photograph of a perspective sketch by Thomas Warren Sears.

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Object Details

Photographer

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Landscape architect

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Names

Backus, Standish, 1875-1943

Collection Creator

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Sears & Wendell

Olmsted Brothers

Harvard University

American Society of Landscape Architects

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.

sova.aag.srs_ref5471

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e0db0c31-4c01-493c-916d-610df796f9e4

General

Perspective sketch by Thomas Warren Sears showing a sunken garden with a narrow strip of turf/garden borders leading to a fountain with a trellis on either side of it. The garden is surrounded by a brick wall and looks to have some kind of a greenhouse adjoining it, adjacent to the house. "Detroit, Mich." is indicated as the client location on the sketch, though the property is actually located in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

Place

Backus Garden (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan)

United States of America -- Michigan -- Wayne County -- Grosse Pointe -- Grosse Pointe Shores

Topic

Perspective drawings

Formal gardens

Houses

Gardens -- Michigan -- Grosse Pointe Shores

Photographer

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Landscape architect

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

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Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection

Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Michigan / MI024: Grosse Pointe -- Backus Garden

Extent

1 Glass negative (black-and-white, 8 X 10 in.)

Date

circa 1915-1920

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.SRS, Item MI024001

Type

Archival materials

Glass negatives

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

Glass negatives

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.

AAG.SRS_ref5471

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e0db0c31-4c01-493c-916d-610df796f9e4

AAG.SRS

AAG

Record ID

ebl-1562707900944-1562707901984-4

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