Jens Jensen Documentary In The Works

Danish-born landscape architect Jens Jensen is considered to be one of the founding fathers of Prairie landscape design, a school of thought and principle that was shared by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Jensen, who moved to the United States in 1884, once worked for the West Parks Commission in Chicago as a designer and gardener but began to take on private commissions for wealthy industrialists, including the Ford family. As many of you know, Jensen was the landscape architect responsible for designing the magical grounds at Skylands, Martha's 1925 home in Maine, which was once owned by Edsel Ford.

Viva Lundin productions is currently working on a wonderful new documentary about Jensen and his work called Jens Jensen Harmonious World, directed by Carey Lundin that will be distributed by PBS. They are still fundraising to help complete the project at this point and there are hopes to include professional footage and photographs of Skylands from Martha and MSLO in the film. (The work Jensen did at Skylands is unique because it was his only coastal landscape project.)

Here is a trailer for the hour-long documentary. There is no set air date at this time but Lundin tells me that it will air later this year and that she'll keep us posted as to the exact dates and times.