Book ID: CBB006150765

Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists (2022)

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Simon Martin (Author)
Attenborough, David (Contributor)
Woolf, Virginia (Contributor)


Pallant House Gallery


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 192
Language: English

The natural world as seen through the eyes of British artists including Eric Ravilious, Clare Leighton, and John Piper Since its publication in 1789, Gilbert White’s Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne has inspired generations of artists, writers and naturalists. From Thomas Bewick to Eric Ravilious and Clare Leighton, many artists' depictions of animals, birds and wildlife have illustrated White’s celebrated book, together providing a microcosm of natural history illustration from the eighteenth century until today. In Drawn to Nature, Simon Martin has gathered joyful and beautiful images of the extraordinary array of wildlife described by White, providing an insight into the continuing appeal and relevance of the Natural History.   This fascinating account takes us from some of the earliest published depictions of birds and animals, to pioneering nature photography, the revival of wood-engraving in the 1920s and 30s, and responses to White’s message about the natural world by contemporary illustrators such as Angie Lewin and Emily Sutton. The book also includes an introduction to the life of Gilbert White by Sir David Attenborough, an essay by Virginia Woolf, poems by modern and contemporary poets, and a jacket design by Mark Hearld. Distributed for Pallant House Gallery

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Review Diana Donald (2022) Review of "Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists". Archives of Natural History (pp. 223-223). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Lederer, Roger J.
Coccioni, Rodolfo
Hans-Jörg Wilke
Fairman, Elisabeth R.
Art, Yale Center for British
Williams, R. B.
Concepts
Scientific illustration
Science and art
Visual representation; visual communication
Natural history
Painters and painting
Nature
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
19th century
Early modern
Modern
Renaissance
Places
Atlantic Ocean
London (England)
Netherlands
Sweden
Latin America
Italy
Institutions
McGill University (Canada)
Royal Society of London
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