10 / The Natural World

Central Park (view of the Turtle Pond)

» Frederick Law Olmsted (American, 1822–1903) and Calvert Vaux (English, 1824–1895)

Artist / Origin	Frederick Law Olmsted (American, 1822–1903) and Calvert Vaux (English, 1824–1895) Region: North America
Date	Originally designed 1857 Period: 1800 CE - 1900 CE
Material	Stone, earth, topsoil, water, various tree and plant species Medium: Architecture and Planning
Dimensions	843 acres (entire park)
Location	New York, NY
Credit	© Richard Cummins/CORBIS

The Penitence of St. Jerome (triptych) Joachim Patinir (Netherlandish, d. 1524)	Bleaching Ground in the Countryside Near HaarlemJacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/9–82)	Saint George and the DragonAlbrecht Altdorfer (German, 1480–1538)	Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point TrailAlbert Bierstadt (American, born Germany, 1830–1902)	Early SpringGuo Xi (Kuo Hsi) (Chinese, ca. 1000–1090)	Clay Pot Storage Vessel (Masato chomo)Shipibo-Conibo artist, Peru
Gela Mask (The Ancient One)Wee artist, Liberia/Cote d’Ivoire	Possum AncestorsAnatjari (Yanyatjarri) Tjakamarra (Australian, Pintupi language group, ca. 1938–1992)	Falls of the YosemiteEadweard Muybridge (British, emigrated to the US, 1830–1904)	The Serpent MoundPossibly Adena culture (500 BCE–200 CE) or Fort Ancient culture (1000 CE–1550 CE)	Spiral JettyRobert Smithson (American, 1938–1973)	Wallowa Mountains MemoryKay WalkingStick (American, Cherokee, b. 1935)
The Red RibbonTurenscape with the Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Peking University. Kongjian Yu (Chinese, b. 1963) (principal designer)	Frescoed Wall from the House of LiviaRoman artist	Suijin Shrine and Massaki on Sumida River from One Hundred Famous Views of EdoUtagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)	Central Park (view of the Turtle Pond)Frederick Law Olmsted (American, 1822–1903) and Calvert Vaux (English, 1824–1895)	Black Stork in a LandscapeIndia, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	View of the gardens at Stourhead EstateHenry Hoare II (1705–1785) and Henry Flitcroft (1687–1768) (designers)