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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an […]

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Eat Like a Bird

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Over time, bird beaks have evolved to be a variety of shapes and sizes, in order for different species to gather and eat the food they need to survive. Use a variety of common household tools (tweezers, tongs, clothespins, spoons, etc.) to simulate bird beaks and try “eating” like a bird!