Helen Bullard

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Helen Bullard (June 28, 1896 - November 1987) [1] was an American landscape architect. [2] In 1918 she earned a B.S. in landscape architecture (which was then called landscape art) from Cornell University. [2] [3] She worked as William Manning's Boston office's chief plantsman and planting designer from 1921 until 1935. [2] [3] She became Junior Landscape Architect for the New York State Department of Public Works in 1938 and stayed there until her retirement in 1964. [3] She was also a landscape architect for the 1939 New York World's Fair. [3]

She worked on community pageants and private estates, and did projects for the Long Island State Park Commission, Rye Beach Park, and the Southern State Parkway. [3] She also lectured on city planning, garden design, gardening issues, and housing. [2] She never had an independent practice. [4]

The Helen Bullard Papers, 1920-1950 are held as Collection Number: 6501 at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University Library. [3]

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References

  1. "Helen Bullard in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Helen Elise Bullard | The Cultural Landscape Foundation". Tclf.org. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Guide to the Helen Bullard Papers,1920-1950". Rmc.library.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  4. Cynthia Zaitzevsky (2009). Long Island Landscapes and the Women who Designed Them. Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities. pp. 238–. ISBN   978-0-393-73124-8.