LEADER 00000cam a2200373 a 4500001 SCSB-10373605 005 20100712191353.0 008 080926s2008 pauab b 000 0 eng 009 990123346120203941 010 ^^2008938331 020 9780615257488 020 0615257488 035 (OCoLC)320265263 |z(OCoLC)1018397758 040 DLC |cDLC |dYDXCP 043 n-us-pan-usu-- 050 00 N6537.D54 |bA4 2008 100 1 Dion, Mark, |d1961- 245 10 Mark Dion : |btravels of William Bartram reconsidered / |c[an installation curated by Julie Courtney at Bartram's Garden]. 246 30 Travels of William Bartram reconsidered 246 1 |iAt head of title:Mark Dion 260 Philadelphia, Pa. : |bBartram's Garden, |cc2008. 300 111 p. : |bill. (chiefly col.), maps ; |c23 x 30 cm. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-109). 520 0 "Mark Dion's 'Travels of William Bartram - Reconsidered' examined the history and culture of America's first great naturalists, botanists, and plant explorers, John Bartram (1699-1777) and his son, William Bartram (1739-1823). He loosely traced the expeditions of these 18th century American icons using their travel journals, drawings, and maps to create a unique project that was installed in the historic home of John Bartram. Bartram's Garden, a 45-acre site situated on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia is one of the city's hidden treasures. As an artist whose work blurs the boundaries between contemporary art, history, and science, Dion's deep respect and knowledge about the Bartram legacy in natural science and art, combined with his quirky perspective, made this project thoughtful and amusing. Dion retraced the exploratory journeys and expeditions of William Bartram, in particular, to northern Florida. He was most interested in William because he was an artist and had a lot of the characteristics of 21st century artists: had trouble getting and keeping a keeping a job, never married, and lived at home when he wasn't traveling with the Indians, etc. Most of the landscape that Bartram explored has been radically altered by the construction of shopping malls and golf courses. Dion, nevertheless, collected natural specimens and man-made artifacts, and, in keeping with his longstanding interest in mail art, sent them back to Bartram's Garden. These artifacts and specimens were installed in souvenir cabinets that Dion designed and had built by Pappajohn Woodworkers for the exhibit. One of the cabinets was a postcard cabinet that housed 36 hand-painted postcards depicting various things Dion saw: all sorts of plants and animals, a golf cart, Mickey Mouse, and 19th c. pottery shards. An inveterate flea marketer, archeologist, and naturalist, Dion sent back, among other things, herbarium specimens, fish preserved in alcohol, water samples, kitsch material culture from Florida (e.g. alligator salt and pepper shakers), and collections of toys, knives, shells and bottle caps, all artfully arranged in the manner of natural history museum displays. He collected plant specimens that were dried and mounted on tea-stained acid free paper and placed in a cabinet based on the designs of Linnaeus. The journey was documented by drawings, photographs, video and audio, and Dion's personal journal." Julie Courtney [http://www.juliecourtneyprojects.com/bartram.html] 650 0 Botanical illustration |vExhibitions 650 0 Botany in art |vExhibitions. 600 10 Dion, Mark, |d1961- |vExhibitions. 600 10 Bartram, William, |d1739-1823 |xTravel |vExhibitions. 650 0 Site-specific installations (Art) |zPennsylvania |zPhiladelphia |y21st century. 650 0 Cabinets of curiosities |vExhibitions. 651 0 Southern States |xDiscovery and exploration |vExhibitions. 648 7 2000-2099 |2fast 655 7 exhibition catalogs. |2aat 655 7 Exhibition catalogs |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01424028 655 7 Exhibition catalogs |2lcgft 655 7 Catalogues d'exposition. |2rvmgf 710 1 Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) 700 1 Courtney, Julie. 583 1 committed to retain |c20181001 |din perpetuity |fReCAP Shared Collection |5HUL |8222134694750003941 901 044325b5-b9a9-4e47-99ce-8f4aeeb2f706 |b21 |cfalse 852 0 |cHD |hN6537.D54 |iA4 2008 |011145677 |bscsbhl 876 |01114567716868735 |h |jAvailable |kFAL |p32044108326646 |xShared |zFL |lHD