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Future Green sponsoring the Beatrix Farrand Documentary Screening with Director Karyl Evans
Join ASLA-NY on Tuesday, May 1 for the New York City premiere of the documentary “The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand,” by Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker Karyl Evans. The event, at Steelcase Showroom, will include a screening of the 40-minute documentary, followed by a discussion with Ms. Evans. CEU credits are available.
This is the first documentary ever produced about the life and gardens of Beatrix Farrand, the most successful female landscape architect in early 20th century America and one of the founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects. This compelling film chronicles the life of Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959), the niece of Edith Wharton, who grew up in the privileged world of the East Coast elite and fought through the challenges of working in a male-dominated profession to design over 200 landscape commissions during her remarkable 50-year career. The documentary takes viewers on an inspiring journey across the country as we explore her personal story and many of her most spectacular gardens, including Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C.; the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden; Garland Farm in Bar Harbor, Maine; the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Bar Harbor, Maine; and her California gardens.
The narrative is recounted through interviews with Farrand scholar Diana Balmori, landscape historian Judith Tankard, and landscape architect Shavaun Towers. Current footage and archival stills of more than 50 Farrand-related sites from the Beatrix Farrand Archives at the University of California Berkeley are woven together to bring to life Beatrix Farrand’s extraordinary story, reminding us why her awe-inspiring work is still relevant to this day
About the Director:
Karyl Evans is a six-time Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Ms. Evans, owner of Karyl Evans Productions LLC in North Haven, Connecticut has produced more than 50 historical documentary projects over her 30-year career. Karyl is on the National Speakers List for the Garden Club of America and is a Fellow at Yale University.