{"product_id":"the-native-trees-of-canada","title":"The Native Trees of Canada","description":"\u003ch5\u003eAuthor and Artist Leanne Shapton\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Sheila Heti, Leanne Shapton’s cult art book inspired by a government textbook is back in print with a gorgeous new cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile shopping in the used-book store the Monkey's Paw in Toronto, Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the stalwart reference book The Native Trees of Canada, originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Most people might simply view the book as a dry cataloging of a banal subject; Shapton, however, saw beauty in the technical details and was inspired to create her own interpretation of The Native Trees of Canada.Shapton distills each image into its simplest form, using vivid colors in lush ink and house paint.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.35\" x 9.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e104 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForward by Sheila Heti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Drawn and Quarterly, 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 1770467440\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeanne Shapton is an artist and illustrator living in New York City. Her hand-painted wooden books are one-of-a-kind interpretations of the classics that make great additions to any coffee table or bookshelf, or can be displayed on a wall as artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.johnderian.sbs\/collections\/leanne-shapton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSee our collection of Leanne Shapton's work here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leanne Shapton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46054047842542,"sku":"1770467440","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/6172\/files\/Untitleddesign_46.png?v=1736369658","url":"https:\/\/www.johnderian.sbs\/products\/the-native-trees-of-canada","provider":"John Derian Company Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}