Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bryan, Clare, 1966-
Title:
Canopy : sycamore, beech, horse chestnut.
Published / Created:
[England] : [Clare Bryan], 2006.
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 28 x 28 cm, in case 30 x 30 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2013 40
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Issued in clamshell case covered in green book cloth. The interior of the case bears the title and date.

Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world, p. 133

BAC: British Art Center copy signed by the artist in graphite. Unnumbered.

Artist's book, in three hand-stitched parts, with a title printed on the front cover of each (sycamore, beech, and horse chestnut, respectively). The four interior folia of each part bear intricate cut-outs, layered to reveal the shapes and shadows of the leaves, branches, and trunks of each tree.
Exhibition History:
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
Subject Terms:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Paper work -- Great Britain. | Cut-out craft -- Great Britain. | Beech -- Pictorial works. | Sycamores -- Pictorial works. | Horse chestnut -- Pictorial works. | Trees -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Cut-paper works.