Books
Before Central Park
The authoritative account of the place that would become Central Park. From the first Dutch family to settle on the land through the political crusade to create America’s first major urban park, Sara Cedar Miller chronicles two and a half centuries of history.
Seeing Central Park
Photographer and historian emerita, Sara Cedar Miller provides an authoritative visual survey of New York City's Central Park, with new photography and updated text.
Central Park, An American Masterpiece
Marking Central Park's 150th anniversary, this is a history of America's first public park and a paragon of 19th-century landscape design. Sara Cedar Miller, the official historian and photographer for the Central Park Conservancy, draws on extensive research to tell the story of the park's creation, placing it in the context of 19th-century American art and social history, and illuminating the roles of its designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and their associate Jacob Wrey Mould.
Reviews for Central Park, An American Masterpiece
The New York Times, May 23, 2003:
“I strongly recommend this book.” — Herbert Muschamp
The New York Times, September 11, 2004
“In her brilliant book, Sara Cedar Miller…” — Herbert Muschamp
The New York Times Book Review, August 10, 2003:
Miller's history is as clear and sprightly as...the highest waterfall in the park. — Eric P. Nash
The New Yorker, 2003:
“Central Park, An American Masterpiece by Sara Cedar Miller, the Park's official historian, is itself a welcoming oasis, teeming with photographs of lush meadows, rustic pergolas, whimsical bridges, and Catskills-inspired ravines.”
Publishers Weekly, 2003:
“Miller is the park's official historian and photographer, and her authority shows, revealing some new facets to this most overexposed of urban spaces.” (May) Copyright, 2003, Reed Business Information.
Library Journal, 2003:
“Miller...handles the myriad facets of this green oasis with a sure hand and an artist's eye… This is a work for New Yorker and tourist, historian and artist, bird watcher and gardener. Highly recommended for any and all libraries-and for personal bookshelves as well.” -Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, New York. Copyright, 2003, Reed Business Information.
Contemporary Review, July, 2003
“This book is a splendid achievement and a credit both to the writer-photographer and to the publisher.”
Strawberry Fields: Central Park’s Memorial to John Lennon
Strawberry Fields is one of the most visited spots in Central Park and one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City. This keepsake volume is a celebration of the 2.5-acre teardrop-shaped living memorial to John Lennon's life and work.