Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Dilnot, John

Title:

Bishop wood / John Dilnot.

Alternate Title(s):

Bishop's wood

Published / Created:

Made in Britain [Brighton] : John Dilnot, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 diorama ; in box 21 x 15 x 7 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
N7433.4.D45 B57 2013a Flat A
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Three-Dimensional Artifacts

Notes:

"The woodland boxes are partly inspired by the museum cases made to show off nineteenth century taxidermy collections .... In these a model of a natural scene is created and staged with an example of each species ... The maps serve as a pictorial background showing the landscape laid out, often with a woodland represented by tiny tree symbols and therefore a landscape can be imagined from a map."--Artist's statement.

Unique copy.

With a printed title label on the back of the box.

"John Dilnot" and "Made in Britain" stamped in ink on the back of the box.

With a copper D-ring on the back of the box (for hanging).

Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world, p. 165

Box featuring a diorama-like model, composed of 23 cut-paper birds of different species affixed to six twigs mounted to the top and bottom of box. The background (i.e., the bottom of the box) bears a map of Yorkshire. The sides are covered in wood-grained paper, designed by the artist. The box top is glass.

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:

Birds in art. | Natural history. | Maps -- England. | Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens.

Form/Genre:

Dioramas. | Models (representations) | Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Cut-paper works.