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Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower : Artists' Books and the Natural World / Elisabeth R. Fairman
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REF.AM.1768
247 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
2014
Nature in art--Exhibitions, Art and society, Natural history illustration, Artists' books--Exhibitions
"Of green leaf, bird, and flower" : artists' books and the natural world / Elisabeth R. Fairman -- Natural obsessions : from specimens to books / Robert McCracken Peck -- "Which mimic art hath made" : crafting nature in the Victorian book and album / Molly Duggins -- "A still, small voice" : Sister Margaret Tournour, wood engraver and naturalist / David Burnett -- Field guide to the British countryside. Wildflowers ; Blackberries & brambles ; Fruit & vegetables ; Grasses ; Trees ; Lichen ; Birds ; Butterflies, moths & caterpillars ; Beetles, bees & spiders ; Mammals ; Gardens ; Countryside walks ; Seaside walks ; Ponds & streams ; Close observation -- Chronological list of works in the exhibition.;"Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this gorgeous book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists' books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted in the collecting and cataloguing of the natural world. It also investigates the aesthetically oriented activities of self-taught naturalists in the 19th century, who gathered flowers, ferns, seaweed, feathers, and other naturalia into albums. Examples of 20th- and 21st-century artists' books, including those of Eileen Hogan, Mandy Bonnell, and Tracey Bush, broaden the vision of the natural world to incorporate its interaction with consumer culture and with modern technologies. Featuring dazzling illustrations, the book itself is designed to evoke a fieldwork notebook, and features a collection pocket and ribbon markers. "--