Thursday, September 9, 2010

Shakespeare's gardener

Anne O'Neill manages and maintains the incomparable Shakespeare Garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. It had been a long dry spell when we met her. "How do you get the water here?" I asked. "I carry the hose on me back." she replied.



1 comment:

  1. Very reminiscent of Northern Renaissance portraiture. Her gaze looks devotional and her hands appear as if they're just about to pray.

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