![]() ![]() ![]() Shapton distills each image into its simplest form, using vivid colors in lush ink and house paint. Most people might simply view the book as a dry cataloging of a banal subject Shapton, however, saw beauty in the technical details and was inspired to create her own interpretation of The Native Trees of Canada. While shopping in the used-book store the Monkey's Paw in Toronto, Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the government reference book The Native Trees of Canada, originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. ![]()
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