Object Details
- General
- The Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture, Gardening and Horticulture for Women, located in Groton, MA, opened in 1901 under the direction of Judith Eleanor Low. The first school of its kind, Lowthorpe prepared women as landscape architects and opened a profession that was dominated by men at that time. In 1929, the school changed its name to the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture and in 1945 merged with Rhode Island School of Design, becoming a Department within the Division of Planning. The 17-acre campus included meadows, orchards, greenhouses and gardens, and that offered students practical applications of their studies. The gardens on campus were largely the work of the students and reflected the naturalistic style of English landscape gardens and cottage gardens of the Edwardian-era and the more formal Italian landscape designs, which were both taught at the school. Landscape Designer, Ellen Shipman was an advocate for women in the profession. She acted as an advisor at Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture for Women and even hired some students to work at the all-woman office Shipman ran for over 35 years. Shipman also promoted women in horticulture by featuring the student's designs of gardens for the campus in her lectures.
- Varying Forms
- Also known as the Lowthorpe School; Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture, Gardening, and Horticulture for Women; Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture for Women; and Lowthorpe Department of Landscape Architecture.
- Landscape architect
- Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
- Former president
- Merrell, Cyrus W. Mrs
- Collection Landscape architect
- Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
- Place
- United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Middlesex County -- Groton
- Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture, Gardening and Horticulture for Women (Groton, Massachusetts)
- Topic
- Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Groton
- Landscape architect
- Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
- Former president
- Merrell, Cyrus W. Mrs
- See more items in
- Ellen Shipman Garden Photography Collection
- Ellen Shipman Garden Photography Collection / Gardens / Massachusetts
- Sponsor
- Cataloging of the Ellen Shipman Garden Photography Collection was made possible with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.
- Extent
- 1 Film negative
- Date
- Spring 1938
- Container
- Box 1
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.SHP, File MA353
- Type
- Archival materials
- Negatives
- Film negative
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Ellen Shipman garden photography collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Bibliography
- Garden has been featured in Judith B. Tankard, The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman (Sagaponeck, NY: Sagapress, Inc., 1996), p. xiv, 4, 76, 91, 155, 201n7, 205n39. Garden has been featured in Judith B. Tankard, Ellen Shipman and The American Garden (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2018), p. 34, 54, 109, 123, 202, 268n10, 269n8-9.
- Other Finding Aids
- The Garden Club of America collection, circa 1920-[on-going].
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1633715325312-1633715325348-0
