Thomas Mawson: Life, gardens and landscapes - Hardcover

Waymark, Janet

9780711225954: Thomas Mawson: Life, gardens and landscapes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711225958 ISBN 13: 9780711225954

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2009

Widely regarded as a master landscape architect, Thomas Mawson (1881 1933) began designing gardens in the 1890s. Though he came from humble beginnings, he was soon the most sought-after garden and landscape designer of the day and could name crowned heads of Europe as his clients and friends, as well as self-made industrialists such as Lord Leverhulme and Andrew Carnegie. He developed his distinctive style in the gardens of England’s Lake District, where his genius allowed his creations to open out into the countryside. Now, this full-scale biography examines the brilliance that still endures in his landscapes and designs. Present both in private gardens and civic spaces, Mawson’s unique talents have influenced garden designers and landscape architects for nearly a century. His widespread legacy is given the attention it deserves in this beautifully illustrated book by renowned architecture historian Janet Waymark.

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About the Author:

Janet Waymark has taught garden history at the Architectural Association and has set up and run courses and seminars at Birkbeck College and the Institute of Historical Research. Her Modern Garden Design (now in paperback) was published in 2003.

Review:

A book no devotee of Mawson should be without and for the uninitiated it is a book which will stimulate a strong desire to find out and discover his gardens for yourself. --BBC Garden Illustrated

A deeply researched, well-deserved account of his energetic life and achievements, though the latter are too numerous for them all to be discussed. --House & Garden

For anyone lucky enough to work in a Mawson garden or for anyone interested in garden history, this book should be top of your list. --Professional Gardener

The achievement of this book is in the author's recognition of Mawson's life and his modern ideas of how landscape should be integrated into a city; he was an advocate for green fingers, allowing countryside and fresh air to permeate into city areas... It is a great introduction for students of landscape architecture, town planning, horticulture and architecture, well referenced and lavishly illustrated. Once again, publishers Frances Lincoln are to be congratulated for adding another tour de force to their oeuvre, as is the author for bringing our attention back to a remarkable man. --Garden (UK)

Dr Waymark's enjoyable book, full of well-researched detail, should ensure that Mawson himself is better appreciated and that no more of his gardens are lost. --Historic Garden Review, December 1, 2009

Waymark has clearly lived with her subject for some years, tracing Mawson's footsteps, camera in hand, in the UK, Europe and Canada. --Art Book, February 1, 2010

An extraordinarily detailed and richly illustrated record of Mawson's work both on paper and on the ground... Understanding Mawson helps us to understand his times; he deserves to be remembered for his faults as well as his virtues and in this handsome volume Janet Waymark has served him well. --TLS

A scholarly and very attractive volume that fills an important gap in modern garden history. --The Horticulturist

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