Gardens of Revelation by John Beardsley
With incisive intelligence and beguiling prose, John Beardsley tells the story of some twenty-five visionary environments and the fiercely independent individuals who created them. Beardsley also situates the work in the larger contexts of traditional garden design, religious architecture, environmental sculpture, and folk art. The thought-provoking text combines with dazzling views of the far-flung gardens to make this an inspiring volume.
"It's hard to imagine a more amazing group than the people you meet in John Beardsley's bookThey are so interesting I can scarcely keep them out of my dreams - visionaries who turned their visions into art on a grand scale even though they had no training in art. The sheer labor of some of these people, and their accomplishments, are unbelievable. What staggering ambitions they had, and what workers they were! It is the people who make this book wonderful reading." - Red Grooms, New York Times Book Review "Gardens of Revelation is itself a revelation, with its wealth of luminous color plates (largely photographed by James Pierce) inspiring the eye imaginatively to enter the most enticing of dream spaces. Though it transmits useful information, the volume should be seen not so much as a guide-book than as a compendium of treasures. Text and Illustrations combine to earn it pride of place on that select shelf of works true to the spirit of these exemplary creators." - Roger Cardinal, Folk Art Messenger
John Beardsley, who lives near Washington, D.C., is an independent scholar, curator, and writer whose previous books include Earthworks and Beyond: Contemporary Art in the Landscape as well as the coauthored Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980 and Hispanic Art in the United States. He has taught in landscape architecture programs at the University of Virginia, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780789207975 |
| ISBN 10 | 0789207974 |
| Title | Gardens of Revelation |
| Author | John Beardsley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Year published | 2003-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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