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Half my world : the garden of Anne Spencer, a history and guide
- Title
- Half my world : the garden of Anne Spencer, a history and guide / Rebecca T. Frischkorn & Reuben M. Rainey [with the Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum, Inc.].
- Author
- Frischkorn, Rebecca
- Publication
- Lynchburg, Virginia : Warwick House Publishing, [2003]
- ©2003
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- Description
- 143, xv pages : illustrations (some color), map, plans, facsimiles; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer lived in Lynchburg, Virginia from 1901 until her death in 1975. This study explores the history and design of her garden and its influence on her work as a poet."--Page 4 of cover
- Subjects
- Poets, American
- African American gardens
- Backyard gardens
- Landscape architecture
- Biographies
- 1900-1999
- Virginia > Lynchburg
- Spencer, Anne, 1882-1975
- African American poets > Biography
- African American women poets > Biography
- Poets, American > 20th century > Biography
- African American gardens > Virginia > Lynchburg
- Backyard gardens > Virginia > Lynchburg
- Landscape architecture > Virginia > Lynchburg
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- Includes examples of poetry of Anne Spencer.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. iv-xv).
- Contents
- The creators of the garden: Anne and Edward Spencer -- A 1930s visit to the garden -- Routines and rituals in the garden -- The garden as the poet's muse -- The garden restored -- The genius of the place -- A selection of poetry.
- Call Number
- Sc E 25-743
- ISBN
- 1890306517
- 9781890306519
- LCCN
- 2003111208
- OCLC
- 54374107
- Author
- Frischkorn, Rebecca, author.
- Title
- Half my world : the garden of Anne Spencer, a history and guide / Rebecca T. Frischkorn & Reuben M. Rainey [with the Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum, Inc.].
- Publisher
- Lynchburg, Virginia : Warwick House Publishing, [2003]
- Copyright Date
- ©2003
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. iv-xv).
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Spencer, Anne, 1882-1975.Rainey, Reuben M., author.Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum, Inc.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 25-743