{"product_id":"olana-barry-bergdoll-9780847876952","title":"Olana: Frederic Church's Vision of Art and Landscape","description":"\u003cb\u003ePublished for the 2026 bicentennial celebration of the artist's birth, this landmark volume celebrates Church's iconic masterpiece of American art and design--inviting readers into a world where creativity and nature converge.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShowcasing one of the most breathtaking artist-designed homes and landscapes in the United States, the book immerses readers in the sweeping vision of Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), who transformed 250 acres overlooking the Hudson River into a harmonious blend of art, architecture, and panoramic scenery. The volume features a rich selection of Church's paintings, placing Olana in dialogue with the artist's studio practice and pictorial imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimed with Church 200, the nationwide celebration of his birth, this volume places Olana within a global lineage of artist-architect-designers while offering fresh scholarship that renews its significance today. Newly commissioned photography captures Olana's dramatic views, Persian-inspired architecture, curving carriage roads, and the newly opened Frederic Church Center, while rare historic photographs reveal Olana at the end of Church's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA highlight of the book is the revival of Church's living landscape: the replanting of birches, hickories, and other native species has restored the rich woodlands that frame the estate. The result is a dynamic environment that reflects Church's original vision--an immersive, ever-changing masterpiece where art, nature, ecology, and history meet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Bergdoll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0847876950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847876952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Barry Bergdoll","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440730190079,"sku":"9780847876952","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abf22036-8aed-433a-bf9c-ee944b03f969.jpg?v=1777184428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olana-barry-bergdoll-9780847876952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}