From the Book of Secrets (Girl) | Martha Glowacki

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From the Book of Secrets (Girl)

each section is 25" high x 17” wide x 5.5” deep

2007

wood, etched copper, found tintypes, cast bronze, pigments

The etched text in this section of From the Book of Secrets comes from Robert John Thornton's book The Temple of Flora, published in 1799.