Indianapolis Museum of Art

A Genius for Place:
American Landscapes of the Country Place Era

May 23 through October 10, 2004

Lilly House

Indianapolis Museum of Art exhibition featuring the landscape architecture of seven significant country estates in the United States, A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era explores landscape and garden design as important works of art. The exhibition's 70 black-and-white photographs and seven color Iris prints—by award-winning landscape photographer Carol Betsch—illustrate the artistic achievements of the landscape architects who created them.

During the period known as the American Country Place Era (about 1890 to 1940), wealthy Americans built grand country retreats in settings of great natural beauty to escape the noise and pollution of the cities. Though most of these country place landscapes have disappeared, those featured in A Genius for Place have been carefully preserved.

The exhibition was organized by the Library of American Landscape History, Amherst, Massachusetts. To learn more about the Library of American Landscape History visit the website at www.lalh.org.

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