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2024-05-12T13:17:04-04:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150364238/the-cultural-landscape-foundation-acquires-photographer-alan-ward-s-archive
The Cultural Landscape Foundation acquires photographer Alan Ward's archive
Josh Niland
2023-08-31T14:19:00-04:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d2/d26477822392380dfd3ca031ba89a172.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/TCLF#:~:text=Firm%20Bio,value%2C%20and%20empower%20its%20stewards." target="_blank">The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF)</a> has just announced a gift of landscape photographer and architect Alan Ward’s digital archive, a donation they say provides both the public and scholars exposure to one of the profession’s most beloved practitioners. </p>
<p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/17195943/sasaki-associates" target="_blank">Sasaki Associates</a> principal’s bequest includes 2,500 photographs. Each will be made accessible through the <a href="https://www.tclf.org/alan-ward-portfolios-designed-landscapes" target="_blank">Alan Ward Portfolios of Designed Landscapes</a> section of TCLF’s website and is part of the “Related Content” holdings, which currently includes over 13,000 images depicting more than 2,600 sites across the world.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/439c0787fc5c31d969370723e29a78b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/439c0787fc5c31d969370723e29a78b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent, U.K., 1999. Photo © Alan Ward, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation</figcaption></figure><p>France’s iconic garden at <a href="https://vaux-le-vicomte.com/en/decouvrir/the-french-formal-garden/" target="_blank">Vaux-le-Vicomte</a> is one recent documentary subject included in the trove, which features work from the United States and twelve other countries taken over a 50-year span. A total of 20 of 110 separate portfolios will be unveiled first as part of the launch. The TCLF says they are useful...</p>