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Jul 10, 2002 · Originally published Jul 10, 2002 Last edited Jan 16, 2019. The Book Critical Reception Legacy The Film Critical Reception. The impact of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil on Savannah has been greater than that of any other book in the city’s history. Written by John Berendt and published by Random House in January 1994, the nonfiction ...
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Jan 11, 2024 · That nonfiction work, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, is now referred to in Savannah as simply, “the Book.”. A mega-success that spent 216 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list (still the record for a hardcover), it went on to become a film directed by Clint Eastwood and will soon be a Broadway musical.
May 22, 2014 · Product Description. Bird Girl was sculpted by Sylvia Shaw Judson in 1936 and made famous by the best selling non-fiction novel and movie by the same name, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. After the release of the book, the original statue was removed from the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, GA and currently resides in ...
Slightly shorter than our medium size, her gown sits directly on a flat surface with no pedestal. Sculpted by American artist Sylvia Shaw Judson in 1936, the wistful Bird Girl became famous overnight when she was featured on the cover of John Berendt's best-selling book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (and later appeared in the movie). Cast from a durable, weather-resistant mix of ...
Mar 6, 2024 · The statue was originally purchased in 1938 by Lucy Boyd Trodal for the family plot in the Bonaventure cemetery but later removed after Berendt’s book threatened the sanctity of the area. She later loaned Bird Girl to Telfair Museums for safekeeping. Bird Girl does not actually symbolize the the weighing of good and evil as many may think.
Apr 12, 2019 · Telfair Museums presents Sylvia Shaw Judson’s iconic sculpture Bird Girl within the context of the history and art of Bonaventure Cemetery. Made famous by Jack Leigh‘s photograph for the cover of John Berendt’s bestselling novel of Savannah, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Judson’s sculpture was removed from the cemetery to Telfair Museums where it has been enjoyed by visitors ...
