~George R.R. Martin
This Art Thursday we have some shots of Books About Town literary benches in London taken by Martin Pettitt. There are fifty benches, all decorated by different artists. You might want to check out this list. I also love the ones for Samuel Pepys' Diary, The Canterbury Tales, The Time Machine, War Horse, oh, I don't know when to stop...
A Brief History Of Time
photo by Martin Pettitt
Dr Seuss
photo by Martin Pettitt
Mary Poppins
photo by Martin Pettitt
Around The World In Eighty Days (back)
photo by Martin Pettitt
How To Train Your Dragon
photo by Martin Pettitt
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
photo by Martin Pettitt
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
photo by Martin Pettitt
Wind In The Willows (back)
photo by Martin Pettitt
That's Not My Meerkat (back)
photo by Martin Pettitt
I'm not sure I would know where to stop, either! I think London's got it right. My favorite of your shares, though, is The Wind In The Willows-love those little characters! Thanks Tabatha.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I want one for my back yard-- it's a toss up between the dragon and Mary Poppins. Perhaps I can get two-- one for the front and one for the back!
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ReplyDeleteThese are so cool! Love the fact that the artists did the back of the benches, too. Plus, I'm glad there are explanations beside them.
My favorites: Dr. Seuss and the Meerkat. (Though all the others tied for second. ;-)
What a brilliant idea for promoting books. Much better than say, catfish, which I've seen in the MS Delta.
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