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Editorial The landscapes, scenes & theatres of William Birch sandra l. tatman Preface The essays in this issue of Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Building upon Hunt’s essay, but taking it in a different direction, Wendy represent those delivered as part of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia’s first Roger Bellion addresses the theatre scene in Philadelphia at the time, looking away W. Moss Symposium, honoring the Athenaeum’s longtime Executor Director. from paintings towards the plays and performances and their use of painted Entitled ‘The landscapes of William Birch: providing a context’, the symposium backdrops that responded to the sublime and the picturesque. Drawing upon her was generously supported by the Barra Foundation and marked as well the long knowledge of spectacle with the American culture of the late eighteenth and and warm relationship between Roger W. Moss and Robert L. McNeil, Jr. early nineteenth centuries, she brings new research to bear on the question of (1915–2010), who, when he learned of Roger’s plans to retire after 40 years with Birch’s place in Philadelphia, especially in his relations with the city’s theatrical the Athenaeum, determined to establish a fund to support an appropriate world. scholarly symposium, which would http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis
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1943-2186
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1460-1176
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10.1080/14601176.2012.622433
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The landscapes, scenes & theatres of William Birch sandra l. tatman Preface The essays in this issue of Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Building upon Hunt’s essay, but taking it in a different direction, Wendy represent those delivered as part of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia’s first Roger Bellion addresses the theatre scene in Philadelphia at the time, looking away W. Moss Symposium, honoring the Athenaeum’s longtime Executor Director. from paintings towards the plays and performances and their use of painted Entitled ‘The landscapes of William Birch: providing a context’, the symposium backdrops that responded to the sublime and the picturesque. Drawing upon her was generously supported by the Barra Foundation and marked as well the long knowledge of spectacle with the American culture of the late eighteenth and and warm relationship between Roger W. Moss and Robert L. McNeil, Jr. early nineteenth centuries, she brings new research to bear on the question of (1915–2010), who, when he learned of Roger’s plans to retire after 40 years with Birch’s place in Philadelphia, especially in his relations with the city’s theatrical the Athenaeum, determined to establish a fund to support an appropriate world. scholarly symposium, which would

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