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Three Sparrow Heads detail on a one-of-a-kind hand marbled paper composition presented on a blank note card. by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927) and Karen Thompson Bullock

by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927) and Karen Thompson Bullock

Three Sparrow Heads detail on a one-of-a-kind hand marbled paper composition presented on a blank note card. by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927) and Karen Thompson Bullock

Three Sparrow Heads detail on a one-of-a-kind hand marbled paper composition presented on a blank note card.

by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927) and Karen Thompson Bullock

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New York: Walker & Co, 1982. Illustrated by image from Robert McCracken Peck's A Celebration of Birds: The Life and Art of Louis Agassiz Fuertes and KTB Designs color marbled papers with metallic highlights. First edition. Acid free Strathmore deckled 80 lb (118 gsm) stock; marbling on acid free Southworth 24 lb (36 gsm) parchment. 5 x 6-7/8 inch card and matching 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inch envelope. As New. Card shows a collage of three separate "Sparrow Heads, Ink washes" on a custom one-of-a-kind marbled paper. Known for paintings of his birds and mammals, Fuertes was the youngest member of the American Ornithologist's Union and his work influenced Sutton, Peterson and Kuhn. Bullock is a multimedia artisan, bookbinder who also makes and marbles paper, and the brain child of the blank notecards from salvaged book illustrations which she has been creating since 1998. The card is packaged in a custom resealable clear plastic sleeve with publication information. Unique mailable art gift (with a domestic forever stamp) suitable for framing at recipient's end. First class shipping in a heavy cardboard envelope available to all countries and four cards can be mailed in one envelope. Is there someone you can send an overdue expression of thanks, celebration or encouragement to?..