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Chargement... A Micronaut in the Wide World: The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percypar Gregory O'Brien
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By way of motorbike and hot-air balloon and through sketches and bookshelves, this biography presents the life and works of New Zealand artist, designer, and illustrator Graham Percy. Touching on childhood losses and adult nostalgia, this book showcases Percy’s early design work, vivid children’s book illustrations, and thriving mature art. With documentary photos as well as previously unseen independent sketches, this record is not only a tribute to the beauty of the hand-drawn line but also a stimulating rediscovery of the remarkable artist known for his work on classics such as Aesop’s Fables, Arabian Nights, and The Wind in the Willows. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)741.6092The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Drawing & drawings Graphic design, illustration, commercial art History, geographic treatment, biography BiographyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.83)
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While this is not a biography, we do get a picture of a New Zealander born in Stratford - Taranaki, but who lived most of his life in London.I will look forward to a full biography in the future. Gregory O'Brien has made an impressive start to recording his life and work.
It is copiously illustrated with Percy's designs for a wide range of materials including the School Journal and children's books such as The Wind in the Willows and the Woodland Gospels. There are some particularly happy photos of Graham Percy as a young man, but no portraits of him in later years - maybe he wanted his work to be his front to the world.
Graham Percy's work and life were so rich and diverse and Gregory O'Brien has conveyed this admirably. It is a book to dip into and to go back to. It has great book lists but unfortunately no index. (