The Owl House: First Edition - Anne Emslie

Nieu Bethesda is a small, dusty village in the hills of the South African Karoo, not far from Graaff-Reinet and the plains of the Camdeboo. It was here in the dwelling known as the Owl House, that the artist Helen Martins was born and spent her childhood.

As a young woman she later returned to the house to care for her aged parents, and after their deaths she continued to live there. It was at this stage in her life, during the 1950s, that she began radically to alter the interior of the house and to transform the yard into a sculpture garden.
Eventually the transformation of house and yard became so dramatic that it could be experienced as an integrated environmental artwork. Helen Martins expansive and eclectic vision embraces numerous cultural and religious sources, and the Owl House is not a simple place to understand. It was the inspiration behind Athol Fugards play The Road to Mecca and has become a popular off-the-beaten-track tourist stop-over, particularly since obtaining national monument status.

The Owl House remains a testimony to her vision.

I.    Hard Cover.  Very Good. Mustard buckram covered boards, with general shelf wear.
II.    Dust Jacket in Very Good condition, covered with Bodart plastic book cover.
III.    Contents are clean and bright. Illustrated in colour with accompanying text.
IV.    Pages slightly discoloured from age. In Very Good condition overall.
V.    Language : English
VI.    Published by Viking  - The Penguin Group, 1991. First edition.
VII.    Binding Condition: Fine.
VIII.    Overall Condition: Very Good.
IX.    Dimensions: 306 mm X 227 mm X 15 mm.
X.    Pages 102
XI.    ISBN: 9780670833689

Condition: Very Good.

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