The paper garden : an artist (begins her life's work) at 72 /

Mary Delany was seventy-two years old when she noticed a petal drop from a geranium. In a flash of inspiration, she picked up her scissors and cut out a paper replica of the petal, inventing the art of collage. It was the summer of 1772, in England. During the next ten years she completed nearly a t...

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Main Author: Peacock, Molly, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, 2011.
Edition:Advance reading copy from uncorrected proofs.
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Call Number: NK8553.5.D45 P42 2011b
Notes: Donated by Nicholas A. Basbanes 20151124
Acquired 20151124 Cushing Collection C000073
 
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