The Paper Garden
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In 1772, upon the death of her second husband, Mary Delany arose from her grief, picked up a pair of scissors, and, at the age of seventy-two, created a new art form: mixed-media collage. Over the next decade, Mrs. Delany produced an astonishing 985 botanically correct, breathtaking cut-paper flowers, now housed in the British Museum and referred to as the Flora Delanica. As she tracks the extraordinary life of Delany-friend of George Frideric Handel and Jonathan Swift-internationally acclaimed poet Molly Peacock weaves in delicate parallels in her own life and, in doing so, creates a profound and beautiful examination of the nature of creativity and art. This gorgeously designed book, featuring thirty-five full-color illustrations, is to be devoured as voraciously as one of the court dinners it describes.
The Paper Garden
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- ISBN
- 9781608196975
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- Molly Peacock
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Published Date
- May 1, 2012
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 416
- Physical Info
- 1.23 in H x 8.02 in L x 5.09 in W (1.44 lb)