{"product_id":"birds-the-goldfinch-birds-art-and-us-hardcover","title":"Birds: The Goldfinch, Birds, Art, and Us - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Schama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Schama explores our enduring fascination with birds in this visually stunning art book iconic images.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You lose the flight of the bird, and you lose the song of the bird, and you lose the world, really.\" --Simon Schama, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e'No other creatures have fixed themselves so obsessively and ubiquitously in our restless, earth-stuck imagination as birds... the fixation painted, imprinted, sculpted, filmed in our art.' - Simon Schama\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Icarus to Peter Pan, who hasn't dreamt of flying? Birds are the embodiment of our desires, fears and fantasies. In this publication internationally renowned (art) historian Simon Schama and Mauritshuis director Martine Gosselink explore the fascinating relationship between humans and birds through art, literature and cultural history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carel Fabritius's world-famous Goldfinch, Picasso's Dove, Brancusi's Bird in Space, an Egyptian falcon mummy, a feather dress by Iris van Herpen: this book is a visual and literary journey through centuries of bird imagery. The icing on the cake is a wonderful anthology of bird stories from, among other works, The Epic of Gilgameshand One Thousand and One Nights, as well as bird poems by such writers as Rabindranath Tagore, Ted Hughes, Bob Marley and Rumi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With contributions by Simon Schama, Martine Gosselink, Laura Cumming, Stefan Hertmans, Philip Hoare, Eva Meijer and Adrienne Quarles van Ufford. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition BIRDS - Curated by The Goldfinch \u0026amp; Simon Schamain Mauritshuis, The Hague from 12 February to 7 June 2026.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Simon Schama\u003c\/b\u003e is a University Professor of Art History and History. His courses have addressed the British Empire, English and French art and politics, the Gothic Revival in England, Ruskin, and Victorian culture. His award-winning 15-part television series, \u003ci\u003eA History of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, was broadcast on the BBC and the History Channel from 2000 to 2002, and a new series, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, on PBS and BBC in 2006 and 2007. He served as Vice President of PEN American Center from 1994 to 1996, and from 1995 to 1998 he was art critic of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, for which he continues to write. In 2019, he was awarded a knighthood for services to history at Buckingham Palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.6 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48429571703033,"sku":"9789493416512","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/IJSy4CwWl79789493416512.webp?v=1779439976","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/birds-the-goldfinch-birds-art-and-us-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}