Fairman, Elisabeth and Hogan, Eileen and Salter, Rebecca (2014) Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists' Books and the Natural World. Yale University Press, New Haven. ISBN 9780300204247
Type of Research: | Book | ||||
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Creators: | Fairman, Elisabeth and Hogan, Eileen and Salter, Rebecca | ||||
Description: | Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this 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. Including 250 illustrations, the book itself is designed to evoke a fieldwork notebook, and features a collection pocket and ribbon markers. |
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Official Website: | http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300204247 | ||||
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company: | Yale University Press | ||||
Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Chelsea College of Arts Colleges > Wimbledon College of Arts |
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Date: | May 2014 | ||||
Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2014 16:01 | ||||
Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2016 11:40 | ||||
Item ID: | 7398 | ||||
URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/7398 |
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