Editing Calvert Vaux (section)

==First partnership==
In 1850, Vaux exhibited a series of [[watercolor]] landscapes that he made while en route to the [[United States]] that caught the attention of [[Andrew Jackson Downing]], a noted landscape architect in [[Newburgh, New York]]. Rejected in his offer to [[Alexander Jackson Davis]] to form a partnership,  Downing traveled to London in search of a new architect who would complement his architectural vision. <ref>Kowsky, pp. 12–14, 23.</ref> He believed that architecture should be visually integrated into the surrounding landscape, and wanted to work with someone who was equally passionate. Vaux accepted the opportunity and subsequently moved to the United States. {{cn|date=December 2022}}

Vaux worked with Downing for two years and became a firm partner. Together, they designed many projects such as the [[White House]] grounds and the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Vaux's work on the Smithsonian inspired him to write an article in 1852 for ''The Horticulturalist,'' of which Downing was the editor. In his publication, he argued that the government should recognize and support the arts. Shortly afterward, Downing died in a [[steamboat]] accident.{{cn|date=December 2022}}