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Why celebrate Capability Brown? Responses and reactions to Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, 1930-2016
- Abstract:
- Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (1716–83) has been called the most famous landscape designer in English history. This paper charts popular and political responses to Brown from 1930 to the present day. It argues that Brown’s tercentenary in 2016 offers an important opportunity to analyse critically the ways in which Brown has become part of the English national psyche. The clues to this rediscovery can be found in the writings of an influential group of interwar and post-war modernist architects and planners, who also provide clues as to how Brown’s relevance can endure into the twenty-first century.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Garden History Society
- Journal:
- Garden History More from this journal
- Volume:
- 44
- Issue:
- S1
- Publication date:
- 2016-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-07-28
- ISSN:
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0307-1243
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- Garden History Society
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Garden History Society.
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