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Lot Essay
The woodcut is developed from a series of images Fisher has made, which explore the lives of notable women. Margaret Morse (1883-1974) was one of the world’s leading ornithologists, and author of Studies in the Life of the Song Sparrow (1937).
James Fisher (British, born 1972) attained a BA at the University of Brighton (1992-1995) and an MA at the Royal College of Art (1995-1997) and was a recipient of an Abbey Scholarship in Painting at the British School at Rome in 2001. He was awarded a PHD in Fine Art at the University of Gloucestershire in 2009 following a series of exhibitions that explored relationships between painting, music and text.
James Fisher (British, born 1972) attained a BA at the University of Brighton (1992-1995) and an MA at the Royal College of Art (1995-1997) and was a recipient of an Abbey Scholarship in Painting at the British School at Rome in 2001. He was awarded a PHD in Fine Art at the University of Gloucestershire in 2009 following a series of exhibitions that explored relationships between painting, music and text.