Modern civic art; or, The city made beautiful (1918)
Robinson, Charles Mulford, 1869-1917 · New York, Putnam · leaf 394
es a phase of modern civic art, willappear on very slight reflection. There is no needof explanation; but we should note that civic art willbe playing its old role — gaining its own, peculiarend, of urban beauty, by merely the fitting of thepark to serve best the purpose for which parks arewanted.… … c JO ti distribution ano location of iparfts. 323 increase of charm and beauty, can the parks bestserve their end. The park becomes, then, for the purposes of urbanstudy that public reservation which has been setaside to soothe tired brains and hearts and weariednerves by the quiet restfulness of…
Art, Municipal
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