Susan L. Roth: Nothing But Miracles
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| Detail from the book Nothing But Miracles, 2003, Courtesy of the Artist |
September 11 - November 7, 2010
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
Opening Reception Sunday, September 12, 5 - 7 pm
Book Signing & Demo Sunday September 12, 1 - 4pm
About the Exhibit
Combining the verses of a poem from Walt Whitman's collection "Leaves of Grass" with charming collage illustrations of a cat family, Roth shows young readers how much there is to celebrate in nature and in life.
Roth has likened Walt Whitman's process of drawing together the diverse wonders of life into a whole, as a form of collage. Carrying this metaphor forward into her own illustrations, she has created collages of delightful paper cats against backgrounds of textured, vividly colored papers she has collected from all over the world.
In her own words, "I love that the trunks of the trees on this page come from Portland, Oregon, that the leaves come from Amsterdam, the sky from Kyoto, the water from Baltimore. Papers are my paints and colored pencils."
The poem in the book is a somewhat shortened version of Whitman's original poem, first published in the 1856 edition of "Leaves of Grass," and titled originally, "Poem of Perfect Miracles."
About the Artist
Born in New York City, artist/illustrator Susan Roth grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. Completing her undergraduate and graduate work at Mills College in Oakland, California, Roth has enjoyed tremendous success in her profession. She has illustrated thirty-seven books for children, many of which she has also written, and received such awards as the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year, the ABA Pick of the Lists, and the Boston Globe – Horn Book Award.
This recent exhibit will mark the second time Roth’s work has been on display at the Danforth Museum of Art. Her colorful cut paper and fabric collage illustrations for the children’s book Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea were previously on view in 2009 as part of the Museum’s participation in the Town Library’s Framingham Reads Initiative.
Roth and her husband have three grown children and two grandchildren, and currently live in New York City.
More information about the artist can be found at www. www.susanlroth.com.
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