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In 1728 when he was 29 years old, John Bartram (16991777), a third generation Pennsylvania Quaker, bought a 102-acre site in the Philadelphia environs and started developing it into an arboretum that became known as Bartram's Garden. He began sending seeds and plants to Peter Collinson, a London merchant, and many others after that, in wooden boxes he designed for the trans-Atlantic voyages. When a severe storm felled trees in the historic Garden in 2010, The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia challenged artists across the world to create works from the wood that expressed the botanist''s voice and dedication. Forty artists responded with diverse projects that keep Bartram''s spirit alive and celebrate nature, science, and design.

Bartrams Boxes Remix

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      Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
      Published 28 April 2014
      ISBN-13 9780764347368
      978-0764347368
      ISBN-10 764347365
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      The arts: general topics

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      Book Synopsis
      In 1728 when he was 29 years old, John Bartram (16991777), a third generation Pennsylvania Quaker, bought a 102-acre site in the Philadelphia environs and started developing it into an arboretum that became known as Bartram's Garden. He began sending seeds and plants to Peter Collinson, a London merchant, and many others after that, in wooden boxes he designed for the trans-Atlantic voyages. When a severe storm felled trees in the historic Garden in 2010, The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia challenged artists across the world to create works from the wood that expressed the botanist''s voice and dedication. Forty artists responded with diverse projects that keep Bartram''s spirit alive and celebrate nature, science, and design.

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