Background
Parker, Mary Elizabeth Hart was born on March 30, 1931 in Paris. Daughter of Norman George and Mary Elizabeth (Stout) Hart.
Parker, Mary Elizabeth Hart was born on March 30, 1931 in Paris. Daughter of Norman George and Mary Elizabeth (Stout) Hart.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1953. Student, Yale University, 1956. Master of Arts in Landscape Design, Conway School Landscape Design, 1985.
Master in Landscape Architecture, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1987.
Art teacher, Mary C. Wheeler School, Providence, 1954-1955; art teacher, The Bergen School, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1956-1957; artist, printmaker, private practice, Brooklyn, 1958-1970; artist, printmaker, private practice, Oyster Bay, New York, 1970-1977; administrative assistant, Office of Henry J. Stojowski, Locust Valley, New York, 1977-1979; draftsperson, Office of Regi Goldberg, New York City, 1979; draftsperson, designer, Eudice Struber Landscape Planning & Contracting Inc., Huntington, New York, 1981-1984; principal, Mary Parker Designs, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1987.
Board of directors Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bird Sanctuary, Oyster Bay, New York, 1974-1976. Founder, coordinator Huntington (New York) Peace Center, 1980-1984. Member Northampton (Massachusetts) Arts Council, 1987-1989.
Chairperson Northampton (Massachusetts) History Commission, 1989-1991. Member American Society Landscape Architects (associate), Alliance for History Landscape Preservation, Boston Printmakers, Broad Brook Coalition, Green River Watershed Preservation Alliance.
Married Mike Parker, June 6, 1955 (divorced May 1980). Children: Joanna Elizabeth Evans, Harry Russell Parker, Patricia Johnstone Parker.