I'll Shatter Into A Thousand Pieces

EVENINGS WITH THE STARS by Mary Proctor. (London/New York: Cassell, 1925) Illustrated.

‘For her deep love of the stars, Mary Proctor credited her father, the famous astronomer Richard Proctor, and Caroline Herschel, the first woman to present an astronomy paper at the Royal Society. At an early age, she began writing articles for the popular science periodical Knowledge under the pen name Stella Occidens, and by 1893 she began using her own name to speak and publish work on astronomy. By 1901 she had delivered nearly 500 lectures, and she has been identified as one of 288 professional lecturers on the Lyceum circuit in the US -- one of just 23 women (8%) and the only woman on the list who lectured on astronomy" (Prosser). […]Evenings with the Stars, was ‘specifically written for those who have not made study of astronomy, but who may wish to know something about the stars -- when and where to look for them in the sky, the origin of their names, and a few facts of interest concerning them from an observer's standpoint...’

source (text)

Jim Whitty (British, born 1970)

Deeper Into The Dream, 2022

Oil on canvas

140 x 190 cm