Published October 4, 2012
by iris_author
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7 pm
Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St. West
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1G4
THE PAPER GARDEN
Portraits of Flowers
Molly Peacock, award-winning poet and author of The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72, discusses the extraordinary work of Mary Delany, the 18th century British artist who created 985 botanically accurate portraits of flowers in brilliant collages on black backgrounds. Explore the AGO collection of “botanical portraiture” by Canadian artists Susanna Moodie, Mary Evelyn Wrinch, Robert Holmes, David Milne and many others. Ponder the mystery of black backgrounds and investigate the psychology of the flower as a figure, seen with a poet’s eye for color, rhythm, and detail.
Robert Holmes (Canadian1861-1930), Wild Rose, watercolour on paper, 35.6 x 25.4 cm. Gift by Subscription, 1931, 2044
For more information, please call 416 979 6660 ext. 261 or visit
www.ago.net/marvin-gelber-print-and-drawing-study-centre-overview
Public $12 | Members $10 | Students $8
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All talks are held in the Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre.
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