Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0007894, Sun, 18 May 2003 18:16:43 -0700

Subject
Fw: Fw: Query:: butterflies in art
Date
Body
EDNOTE. Kurt is co-author (with Steve Coates) of the fascinating _NABOKOV's
BLUES: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius_.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson, Kurt" <JohnsoK@Coudert.com>

>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (95
lines) ------------------
> From Dr. Kurt Johnson re these questions:
>
> 1. Re books in French contact christophe FAYNEL
[christophe.faynel@wanadoo.fr] and tell him I suggested it. He would be
familiar with the French literature and, re: that, the popular French
literature in that regard.
>
> 2. Re butterflies in art, and questions of authenticity of such use in
indegenous crafts versus tourist exploitation, see Maraleen Manos-Jones book
The Spirit of Butterflies, Myth, Magic and Art (which has a good and
historical accurate portrayal of these activities.
>
> KURT
> Dr. Kurt Johnson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. Barton Johnson [mailto:chtodel@cox.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 9:27 PM
> To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
> Subject: Fw: Query:: butterflies in art
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jansy Berndt de Souza Mello" <jansy@aetern.us>
> To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Query:: butterflies in art
>
>
> > This message was originally submitted by jansy@AETERN.US to the
> > NABOKV-L
> list
> > at LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU. If you simply forward it back to the list,
> > using a
> mail
> > command that generates "Resent-" fields (ask your local user support
> > or
> consult
> > the documentation of your mail program if in doubt), it will be
> distributed and
> > the explanations you are now reading will be removed automatically.
> > If
> on the
> > other hand you edit the contributions you receive into a digest, you
> > will
> have
> > to remove this paragraph manually. Finally, you should be able to
> contact the
> > author of this message by using the normal "reply" function of
> > your
> mail
> > program.
> >
> > ----------------- Message requiring your approval (41
> lines) ------------------
> >
> > In Brazil there are trays, rings and necklaces, spoons or plates
> > for sale, decorated with butterfly wings arranged so as to depict
> > landscapes, but I don´t know if one could consider them " folk art",
> > although quite typical at any tourist store in Rio de Janeiro for over
fifty years.
> > Jansy Mello
> >
> > ---- Original Message -----
> > From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
> > To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 7:17 PM
> > Subject: Query:: butterflies in art
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff Edmunds" <jhe2@psulias.psu.edu>
> > > To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> > > >
> > > > ----------------- Message requiring your approval (16
> > > lines) ------------------
> > > > From Jeff Edmunds <jhe2@psulias.psu.edu>:
> > > >
> > > > These questions passed along from an arts librarian:
> > > >
> > > > Is anyone aware of a folk art tradition that involves the use of
> actual
> > > > butterfly wings in creating images?
> > > >
> > > > Would any French Nabokovians be aware of any popular works on
> butterfly
> > > > hunting and collecting published in France ca. 1947-1957? I have
> turned
> > up
> > > > a few titles but am curious to know if there are any "standard"
> > > > works
> > from
> > > > that period.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks very much.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff Edmunds
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>