| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
397 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-382) and index. |
| Summary |
Mary Granville Pendarves Delany was the witty, beautiful, and talented daughter of a minor branch of a powerful family. Upon her second huband's death, after twenty-three years of marriage, she 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. |
| Contents |
Seedcase -- Seedling -- Hound's tongue -- Damask rose -- Nodding thistle -- Opium poppy -- Canada lily -- Passion flower -- Magnolia -- Everlasting pea -- Bloodroot -- Portlandia -- Winter cherry -- Leaves -- Flowers and faces : a list. |
| Subject |
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788.
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Artists -- England -- Biography.
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Collage -- England -- History -- 18th century.
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Flowers in art.
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Creative ability in old age.
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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| ISBN |
9781608195237: $30.00 |
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1608195236 |
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