Présentation de l'éditeur
It is London's good fortune to have five royal parks near its centre, green oases in the middle of the city. Of these the newest is Regent's Park, created in the early nineteenth century as part of the greatest exercise in town planning in British history. Its 487 acres include grassland, woodland, wetland, three superb gardens, the elegant terraces devised by John Nash, the Open Air Theatre - and London Zoo. The park is home to a remarkable range of animal and bird life, and is used and loved by millions of Londoners and visitors to London. In this book Martin Sheppard traces the history of Regent's Park and describes its architecture and its life. Sandra Lousada's superb photographs reveal the park in every aspect.
Biographie de l'auteur
Sandra Lousada is famous for her theatre photographs, her photographs of children, and her iconic portraits of such luminaries as Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Vanessa Redgrave, Albert Finney and Julie Christie. Her photographs have illustrated many books, including, most recently, London's Parks and Gardens, by Jill Billington, and Hampstead Heath, by Deborah Wolton and David McDowall (both Frances Lincoln). Her book Public Faces Private Places: Portraits of Artists 1956-2008 will be published in September 2009, and will be accompanied by a major exhibition at the National Theatre.
