Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil Statue

Bonaventure and the bird girl.

Midnight in the garden of good and evil statue. Fans flocked to the cemetery. Midnight in the garden of good and evil is a non fiction novel by john berendt. Some began chipping off pieces of the statue s base for souvenirs.

It was sculpted at ragdale her family s summer home and achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the non fiction novel midnight in the garden of good and evil. Savannah s famous statue from midnight in the garden of good and evil one of the icons of savannah is its bird girl a 50 inch sculpture in bronze the statue depicts a young girl standing wistfully with two bowls in her hands. Bird girl is a sculpture made in 1936 by sylvia shaw judson in lake forest illinois.

Judson was the sculptor of the famous savannah bird girl statue that was photographed for the cover of the best selling non fiction novel midnight in the garden of good evil by john berendt and featured in the movie by the same title. Subtitled a savannah story with an initial printing of 25 000 copies the book became a new york times best seller for 216 weeks following its debut and remains the longest standing new york times best seller. That ended in 1994 when a photo of the statue appeared on the cover of the bestselling midnight in the garden of good and evil and acquired its new bird girl name.

Classically beautiful this statue makes a stunning addition to your home based on the sculpture by american artist sylvia shaw judson in 1936 featured on the cover of john berendt s best selling book midnight in the garden of good and evil cast from a durable weather resistant mix of fiberglass resin and marble with a softly aged finish. The book berendt s first was published in 1994 and follows the story of an antiques dealer on trial for the murder of a male prostitute.