The Gardens of Louisiana: Places of Work and Wonder - signed by Turner.
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 237, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Signed by Suzanne Turner on the title page. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Item #23792
Here is a visual and historical celebration of many of Louisiana's old and stately gardens. Turner's absorbing text complements A. J. Meek's 167 stunning color photographs. Meek calls his work a homage to Eugene Atget, the French photographer who died in 1927; he aims his camera at fountains, sculptures, tree trunks and roots, gates, bridges, stairways, sundials, ponds, slave cabins, a peacock, a knotted curtain hanging from a kitchen window, and, of course, a vast variety of flowers. There are also 23 halftones showing drawings of homes and of garden plans from as far back as the nineteenth century. Meek and Turner have combined their talents to give readers a delightful journey through time.
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