The hand of nature : butterflies, beetles and dragonflies / Jacques Kerchache ; [text by Ettore Sottsass ; photographs by Patrick Gries].

Main entry:

Kerchache, Jacques.

Title & Author:

The hand of nature : butterflies, beetles and dragonflies / Jacques Kerchache ; [text by Ettore Sottsass ; photographs by Patrick Gries].

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2000.

Description:

approximately 160 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm

Notes:
"The hand of nature was displayed for the first time at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, in Paris, as part of the exhibition 'être nature', in 1998"--Colophon.

Summary:

In this entomological display, Nature-as-Artist holds sway, transforming each insect into a work of art. Composed of 69 boxes, Kerchache's collection is part of a tradition that dates back to the Renaissance, when people created curio rooms to house the discoveries of the great voyagers.

ISBN:

0500974926
9780500974926

Subject:

Kerchache, Jacques.
Butterflies in art Pictorial works.
Beetles In art Pictorial works.
Dragonflies in art Pictorial works.
Insects Private collections Pictorial works.
Papillons dans l'art Ouvrages illustrés.
Coléoptères Dans l'art Ouvrages illustrés.
Beetles
Butterflies in art
Dragonflies in art
Insects

Form/genre:

Pictorial works

Added entries:

Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007.
Gries, Patrick, photographer.
Fondation Cartier.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229390
Call No.: TR729.I6 K473 2000
Status: Available

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