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Dilnot, John

Bishop wood

2012

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Bishop wood /, Made in Britain [Brighton] : John Dilnot, 2012, Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund.




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  • Title(s)

    Bishop wood / John Dilnot.

  • Additional 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
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • 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.
  • Subject Terms

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

  • Form/Genre

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

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"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

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