The Firebird (From Stravinsky)
Close up of The Firebird (From Stravinsky)

Elisabetta Gut, L'Ucello di fuoco (Da Stravinsky), 1985; Paper cut-out and collage, 14 x 17 x 5 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of H.G. Spencer in honor of Lorraine Grace; © Elisabetta Gut
This unique artist’s book, like many of Elisabetta Gut’s works, is a visual representation of music and dance.
The Firebird evokes the lightness and plumage of a beautiful bird, a figure that animates the flowing music of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s famous ballet, first performed in Paris in 1910. Stravinsky’s Firebird is based on Russian folk tales of a magical, glowing bird that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor.