Frederick Law Olmsted

I am honored and humbled to be portraying Frederick Law Olmsted in 2022 to celebrate the bicentennial of his birth and to be collaborating with and congratulations to Friends of Olmsted Beil House on receiving this NYSCA Encore Grant.

This "Frederick Law Olmsted on Staten Island: His Journey Continues" is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency Statewide Community Regrant Program with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; administered by Staten Island Arts.

Joseph Smith (Photo Credit: Karen O'Donnell)

I am honored and humbled to be portraying Frederick Law Olmsted in 2022 to celebrate the bicentennial of his birth and to be collaborating with Friends of Anderson Park.

"A Ramble with Frederick Law Olmsted"  was part of a larger event, "Happy Birthday Mr. Olmsted", which was sponsored by Friends of Anderson Park. Funding was made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, through funds administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs. 

Joseph Smith as Frederick Law Olmsted (Photo Credit: Lisanne Renner, Friends of Anderson Park)

I am honored and humbled to be portraying Frederick Law Olmsted in 2021 to celebrate the bicentennial of his birth. 

Honored to be collaborating with and congratulations
to Friends of Olmsted Beil House on receiving this Premier Grant.

This "Frederick Law Olmsted on Staten Island: His Journey Begins" is made possible (in part) by a DCA Premier Grant from Staten Island Arts, with public funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. 

Joseph Smith (Photo Credit: Karen O'Donnell)