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Patricia johansons house and garden commission re construction of modernity dumbarton oaks other titles in garden history wu xin bann stephen on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers patricia johansons house and garden commission re construction of modernity dumbarton oaks other titles in garden history. In 1969 house and garden magazine commissioned one of the first minimalist artists patricia johanson to propose new directions for american garden art having never been exhibited or published before as a whole the resulting garden proposals reveal an unknown dimension of the new york art world of the late 1960s t. In patricia johansons house and garden commission reconstruction of modernity xin wu a curator of contemporary landscape design gathers the 146 extant sketches out of 150 made none were ever realized together for the first time the innovative plans executed in colored pencil with notes scribbled in the margins propose transformative . In 1969 house and garden magazine commissioned one of the first minimalist artists patricia johanson to propose new directions for american garden art having never been exhibited or published before as a whole the resulting garden proposals reveal an unknown dimension of the new york art world of the late 1960s three years of research have brought 146 surviving drawings to light. In patricia johansons house and garden commission reconstruction of modernity xin wu a curator of contemporary landscape design gathers the 146 extant sketches out of 150 made none were ever realized together for the first time