11 edition of Garrett Eckbo found in the catalog.
Published
1997
by University of California Press in Berkeley
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-190) and index.
| Statement | Marc Treib, Dorothée Imbert ; with an afterword by Garrett Eckbo. |
| Contributions | Imbert, Dorothée. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | SB470.E26 T74 1997 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xi, 193 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 193 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL993117M |
| ISBN 10 | 0520207793 |
| LC Control Number | 96031620 |
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This book accompanies the exhibition Garrett Eckbo: Modern Landscapes for Living, which opens at the University Art Museum in Berkeley in January It is neither a catalog for the exhibition nor a definitive biography of the landscape architect (an impossible task given stringent time restrictions).
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