Art, Symbol & Imagination
Fantastic Flowers: Monos and Una
Two richly patterned figures turn in opposite directions within a garden of immense flowers. Birds and curling plant forms extend around their joined silhouettes. The caption’s reference to flowers lovelier than those of the old Earth comes from Monos’s account of altered sensation in The Colloquy of Monos and Una.
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Harry Clarke. "Fantastic Flowers: Monos and Una" [editorial title]. In Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe; illustrations by Harry Clarke. 1919 illustrated Harrap edition; illustrations by Harry Clarke, 1919, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 263. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0237-0263
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Harry Clarke. Fantastic Flowers: Monos and Una. Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Scan leaf 263. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0237-0263