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Greber Design Collection

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Held at: Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives [Contact Us]1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
2010.007
Repository:
Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives
Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], FP.2010.007, Greber Design Collection, Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives.
Date:
1917-1921 (inclusive)
Creator:
Greber, Jacques
Abstract:

Jacques Greber (1882-1962), a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, was a successful landscape architect who brought classical French influences to North America. After creating a number of private gardens for wealthy Americans, he transitioned into urban planning and become well-renowned internationally for his work transforming city spaces. He is perhaps best known for his involvement with the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, where he created the master plan to link City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and later worked with Paul Cret to design the Rodin Museum.

The drawings included in this collection are limited to the region of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from Logan Circle to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is comprised primarily of landscape plans, but also contains related sketches of details, decorations and embankments.

For additional plans on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway please see the Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings Collection.

Publisher
Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Eric Rosenzweig and Caity Tingo
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

"City of Philadelphia Plan for Garden Around Art Gallery", 1918 June.
"City of Philadelphia Fairmount Parkway, Plan of proposed Revisions of Logan Sq.", circa 1917.
Fragments of Greber landscape drawings, undated.
"Cross Section of Parkway at NW End of Logan Circle", 1917 September.
"Study of Decoration of the Centre of Logan Circle Showing the Monument to Soldiers and Sailors (from CL of PKWY), undated.
NA, Gardens surrounding Art Museum, 1918.
"Section of Fairmount Plaza Looking SE", 1918 October.
"Detailed study of Fountain on Front Steps; Section on CL of Steps", 1918 July.
"Elevation of Embankment on Schuylkill River" part 1, undated.
"Elevation of Embankment on Schuylkill River" part 2, 1918 September.
"Elevation of Embankment on Schuylkill River" part 3, 1918 September, 1919 March.
"General Plan of the Municipal Art Gallery and Approaches, Northeast Section", 1920 August.
"Planting Plan of Grounds of the Municipal Art Gallery", 1920 March.
"Garden of the Municipal Art gallery--Sections showing Height and Size of Trees", 1920 November.
Layout of the Parkway Gardens from Logan Circle to 22nd St., 1919 September.
Section of Fairmount Plaza Looking SE, 1919 March.
Plan of Grounds of Municipal Art Gallery, 1920 March.
"Sections showing height and size of trees -- Municipal Art Gallery", 1920 November.
"Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Showing height and size of Plants", 1920 January.
"Plan of Proposed Revision of Logan Square, Scheme B", 1917 August.
"Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- detail cross section showing elevation of ground and large trees", 1921 January.
"Sections showing height and size of trees -- Municipal Art Gallery", 1920 November.
"Decoration of Retaining Wall on Sides of Museum -- Study of Fountain on South Corner", 1918 August.
"Detailed Study of Fountain on Front Steps", 1918 July.
"Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- detail cross section showing elevation of ground and large trees", 1921 January.
Municipal Art Gallery -- Cross Section showing height and size of trees, 1921 November.
Grounds of the Municipal Art Gallery, 1921 January.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Detailed Cross Section Showing Elevations of Ground, 1920 December.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Detailed Cross Section Showing Elevations of Ground, 1920 October.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Sections showing size and height of trees, 1920 November.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Sections showing size and height of trees, 1920.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Sections showing size and height of trees, 1920 November.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Sections showing size and height of plants, 1920 December.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Sections showing size and height of trees, 1920 November.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Detailed Study of Fountain on Front Steps, 1920 October.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery -- Sections Showing size and height of trees, 1920 November.
Plan of Fairmount Plaza, 1919 September.
Layout of the Parkway Gardens from 22nd Street to Crescent, 1919 September.
Plan of Gardens from Crescent to Fairmount Plaza, 1919 October.
Layout of the Parkway Gardens from 22nd Street, 1919 September.
Gardens of the Municipal Art Gallery - Sections CC showing grading, 1918 July 15.
Parkway Lamppost - Section A, B - (larger than actual size), 1920 February 13.
Plan of the Parkway Gardens between Logan Square and the Fairmount Plaza and Study of Plan for the Episcopal Cathedral, 1917 September 19.
Electrolier, 1921 April 6.
Memorial Pylons Logan Square- Lloyd and Hewlitt Architects, 1921 August 10.
General Plan of the Grounds of the Municipal Art Gallery and Approaches to the Northeast Section, 1920 August.
Planting Plans of Grounds of Municipal Art Gallery, 1920 March.
Revised layout of Logan Circle with 20th and Race Streets moved back improve the composition, 1918 August.
Final layout of Logan Circle, 1919 March.
Study and plan of gardens and pavements around the art gallery, 1918 August 20.
General Plan of the Grading of the grounds of the municipal art gallery, 1920 March.

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