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56 pages
7 x 5 1/2 inches
28 color illustrations
ISBN 978-0-89236-598-2
hardcover

Getty Publications
Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum

2000


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The Story

    Poem by Mark Doty
    Glass from the J. Paul Getty Museum

    Murano—a recent work by the distinguished American poet Mark Doty—is a contemplative meditation on human mortality and the mystery of artistic creation. Addressed to his late friend, the poet Lynda Hull, the musings are set against the backdrop of Venice and the glassmaker's art, as practiced for centuries on the island of Murano in the Venetian lagoon.

    This moving poem is illustrated with details of sixteen pieces of dazzling Murano glass from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. These fine, delicate objects paired with Doty's stirring words create an exceptional visual and verbal experience.

    Mark Doty is the author of Sweet Machine (1998) and the memoir Firebird (1999). He teaches at the University of Houston.

    "The pages of Murano suggest radiant worlds, where instead of lonely craters and blasted plains, glowing surfaces have been etched by a loving hand."
    —Ruminator Review

    "The photographic images provide a dreamy, surrealistic backdrop."
    —Windy City Times

    "Gorgeous
a wonderful marriage."
    —Marcos Villatorro, KPFK

    "Showcases a beautiful poem in a unique way."
    —Gay & Lesbian Review

    "A celebration of the Getty Museum's collection of Murano glass."
    —Bloomsbury Review

    "Extravagantly attractive
revealing the flow and the flaws of both glass and time."
    —Lambda Book Report

    "Murano invites a meditation on the mortality of all things and the fragility of beauty."
    —Palisadian Post

    56 pages
    7 x 5 1/2 inches
    28 color illustrations
    ISBN 978-0-89236-598-2
    hardcover

    Getty Publications
    Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum

    2000


    Description

      Poem by Mark Doty
      Glass from the J. Paul Getty Museum

      Murano—a recent work by the distinguished American poet Mark Doty—is a contemplative meditation on human mortality and the mystery of artistic creation. Addressed to his late friend, the poet Lynda Hull, the musings are set against the backdrop of Venice and the glassmaker's art, as practiced for centuries on the island of Murano in the Venetian lagoon.

      This moving poem is illustrated with details of sixteen pieces of dazzling Murano glass from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. These fine, delicate objects paired with Doty's stirring words create an exceptional visual and verbal experience.

      Mark Doty is the author of Sweet Machine (1998) and the memoir Firebird (1999). He teaches at the University of Houston.

      "The pages of Murano suggest radiant worlds, where instead of lonely craters and blasted plains, glowing surfaces have been etched by a loving hand."
      —Ruminator Review

      "The photographic images provide a dreamy, surrealistic backdrop."
      —Windy City Times

      "Gorgeous
a wonderful marriage."
      —Marcos Villatorro, KPFK

      "Showcases a beautiful poem in a unique way."
      —Gay & Lesbian Review

      "A celebration of the Getty Museum's collection of Murano glass."
      —Bloomsbury Review

      "Extravagantly attractive
revealing the flow and the flaws of both glass and time."
      —Lambda Book Report

      "Murano invites a meditation on the mortality of all things and the fragility of beauty."
      —Palisadian Post

      56 pages
      7 x 5 1/2 inches
      28 color illustrations
      ISBN 978-0-89236-598-2
      hardcover

      Getty Publications
      Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum

      2000