Leanne Shapton

The Native Trees of Canada: A Postcard Set Leanne Shapton

Marc Notes: Collection of postcards issued in a box. The paintings on each postcard were previously published in Native trees of Canada. Review Quotes: "[In "The Native Trees of Canada," Shapton has] distilled each image into its simplest form, using vivid colours in gouache, stripping the complex objects down to bold, abstract shapes and colours." --"The Globe and Mail"Biographical Note: Leanne Shapton is an illustrator, author, and publisher based in New York City. She is a cofounder of J&L Books. She has been the art director of the "National Post"'s Avenue page and "Saturday Night" magazine, and from 2008 to 2009 was the art director for the "New York Times" op-ed page. Shapton is the author of six books: "Toronto";" Was She Pretty?"; "Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry";" The Native Trees of Canada"; "Swimming Studies," which won the 2013 National Book Critics' Circle Award for autobiography; and "Sunday Night Movies."

Contributor Bio:  Shapton, Leanne LEANNE SHAPTON is a Canadian illustrator, author, and publisher based in New York City. She is the author of "Important Artifacts" and "Swimming Studies", winner of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography.