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A Micronaut in the Wide World: The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy
Gregory O'Brien
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Description for A Micronaut in the Wide World: The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy
Hardcover. A Micronaut in the Wide World re-discovers the life and work of this talented, original artist/illustrator/typographer. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 illustrations, some colour. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AGB; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 200 x 29. Weight in Grams: 960.
This is the story of a micronaut. Artist, designer and illustrator Graham Percy travelled far and built a career on the closely observed detail. Born in Taranaki in 1938, Percy spent apprentice years in Auckland before moving to London, where with his photographer-partner Mari Mahr he created a workshop-home, a microcosm of the outside world. Here fellow-venturer Gregory O’Brien presents an account of Graham Percy’s life and art, by way of motorbike and hot-air balloon, through sketches and bookshelves, touching on childhood losses and adult nostalgia. Including some of Percy’s most compelling drawings, A Micronaut in the Wide World showcases ... Read more
This is the story of a micronaut. Artist, designer and illustrator Graham Percy travelled far and built a career on the closely observed detail. Born in Taranaki in 1938, Percy spent apprentice years in Auckland before moving to London, where with his photographer-partner Mari Mahr he created a workshop-home, a microcosm of the outside world. Here fellow-venturer Gregory O’Brien presents an account of Graham Percy’s life and art, by way of motorbike and hot-air balloon, through sketches and bookshelves, touching on childhood losses and adult nostalgia. Including some of Percy’s most compelling drawings, A Micronaut in the Wide World showcases ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN
9781869404703
SKU
V9781869404703
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Ref
99-3
About Gregory O'Brien
Gregory O'Brien is a painter, curator and writer based in Wellington. His recent books include A Nest of Singing Birds; News of the Swimmer Reaches the Shore; and his award-winning books on art for the young and curious, Welcome to the South Seas and Back and Beyond. Graham Percy grew up in Taranaki and Auckland. After studying under Colin McCahon ... Read more
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