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Parks are works of art just as a painting or sculpture is.

Thomas Hoving

Parks are works of art just as a painting or sculpture is.

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About Thomas Hoving

Thomas Pearsall Field Hoving (January 15, 1931 – December 10, 2009) was an American museum executive and consultant and the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.