Tag: “The Overstory”

  • Arts & Culture

    Book as tree, inside and out

    A Pittsburgh artist who seeks to honor authors has transcribed Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Overstory” onto a scroll reminiscent of a redwood tree’s 160-foot cross section. It’s on display through January at the Arnold Arboretum.

    The 160-foot-long substrate created of silk and gampi.
  • Science & Tech

    Seeing the forest for the trees

    Novelist Richard Powers’ “The Overstory” features trees as key characters in an entwined tale of human life and our impact on the natural world. He will speak at the Arnold Arboretum and the Mahindra Humanities Center later this month.