The Miracle of Bryan Pearce (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Mary Pearce grew up in a house overlooking the sea at Carbis Bay, about two miles from the harbor of St. Ives, beyond a cliff..." (more)
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A young artist's triumph in spite of phenylketonuria.

The biography of Bryan Pearce, and his indomitable mother. Mary was herself a talented painter, but her priority lay in the enrichment and elevation of her children's lives. (Her daughter, Margaretta, was also afflicted with PKU.) Bryan Pearce is now a famous primitive artist. He is a presence in the world of art.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: John Wade, Publisher (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882425219
• ISBN-13: 978-1882425211
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,516,408 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A first-person documentation of family challenges and artistic ventures to create a compelling story, October 12, 2005

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Miracle of Bryan Pearce (Hardcover)

Artist Bryan Pearce was born in 1929 and eventually diagnosed as mentally retarded: he was sent to a school for the retarded when he was ten and six years later worked at his father's butcher shop scrubbing pots and pans. When mother Mary brought home a child's coloring book for her son to play with watercolors, little was she to know his paintings would eventually be displayed in art galleries around the world, and would come to be prized by collectors. The Miracle Of Bryan Pearce follows his evolution as a noted painter, using a first-person documentation of family challenges and artistic ventures to create a compelling story.