Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration
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- Author：George Butler
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Summary
From a celebrated documentary artist， twelve portraits from the front lines of migration form an intimate record of why people leave behind the places they call home。
It is an unusual feeling to walk into a place that everyone is leaving 。 。 。
Resisting his own urge to walk away， award-winning artist George Butler took his sketchbook and made， over the course of a decade， a series of remarkable pen-and-ink and watercolor portraits in war zones， refugee camps， and on the move。 While he worked， his subjects—migrants and refugees in the Middle East， Europe， Africa， and Asia—shared their stories。 Theirs are the human stories behind the headlines that tell of fleeing poverty， disaster， and war， and of venturing into the unknown in search of jobs， education， and security。 Whether sketching by the hospital bed of a ten-year-old Syrian boy who survived an airstrike， drawing the doll of a little Palestinian girl with big questions， or talking with a Masai herdsman forced to abandon his rural Kenyan home for the Kibera slums， George Butler turns reflective art and sensitive reportage into an eloquent cry for understanding and empathy。 Taken together and elegantly packaged， his beautiful portraits form a moving testament to our shared humanity—and the universal urge for safety and a better life。
Syria， Azaz 2012 --
Tajikistan， Dushanbe 2015 --
Myanmar， Magwe 2015 --
The Balkan route， Greece and Serbia 2015 --
Kenya， Amboseli and Kibera 2018 --
Iraq， West Mosul 2017 --
Serbia， Belgrade 2017 --
Syria， Turkish border 2013 --
Palestine， Gaza 2016 --
Iraq， Mosul 2018 --
Lebanon， Bekaa Valley 2011 --
Iraqi Kurdistan， Duhok 2018
It is an unusual feeling to walk into a place that everyone is leaving 。 。 。
Resisting his own urge to walk away， award-winning artist George Butler took his sketchbook and made， over the course of a decade， a series of remarkable pen-and-ink and watercolor portraits in war zones， refugee camps， and on the move。 While he worked， his subjects—migrants and refugees in the Middle East， Europe， Africa， and Asia—shared their stories。 Theirs are the human stories behind the headlines that tell of fleeing poverty， disaster， and war， and of venturing into the unknown in search of jobs， education， and security。 Whether sketching by the hospital bed of a ten-year-old Syrian boy who survived an airstrike， drawing the doll of a little Palestinian girl with big questions， or talking with a Masai herdsman forced to abandon his rural Kenyan home for the Kibera slums， George Butler turns reflective art and sensitive reportage into an eloquent cry for understanding and empathy。 Taken together and elegantly packaged， his beautiful portraits form a moving testament to our shared humanity—and the universal urge for safety and a better life。
Syria， Azaz 2012 --
Tajikistan， Dushanbe 2015 --
Myanmar， Magwe 2015 --
The Balkan route， Greece and Serbia 2015 --
Kenya， Amboseli and Kibera 2018 --
Iraq， West Mosul 2017 --
Serbia， Belgrade 2017 --
Syria， Turkish border 2013 --
Palestine， Gaza 2016 --
Iraq， Mosul 2018 --
Lebanon， Bekaa Valley 2011 --
Iraqi Kurdistan， Duhok 2018
Reviews
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Linda
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It's a special book from cover （inside the paper cover， a line of people waiting， waiting） to cover （inside them - small sketches of things among the larger stories）。 Resisting the wish to not see what was going on in our world， artist George Butler， over the course of a decade created pen-and-ink and watercolor portraits in war zones， refugee camps， and on the move。 There are brief explanations of where he is， some background of the place and the people， most always a focus and a small sketch It's a special book from cover （inside the paper cover， a line of people waiting， waiting） to cover （inside them - small sketches of things among the larger stories）。 Resisting the wish to not see what was going on in our world， artist George Butler， over the course of a decade created pen-and-ink and watercolor portraits in war zones， refugee camps， and on the move。 There are brief explanations of where he is， some background of the place and the people， most always a focus and a small sketch of one person。 The twelve places include Myanmar， Kenya， Iraq， and Serbia。 It's a poignant capture of these most recent years， but none of it is over as I hope everyone knows。 Thanks to Candlewick Press for the copy！ 。。。more
Jill
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Author， George Butler， travels to refugee camps and war-torn areas with his drawing board， pen and ink and captures stories and scenery like nothing I’ve ever seen before。 Drawn Across Borders is full of his watercolor drawings， accompanied by history， background and personal stories from several different countries known for their human migration。 Primarily telling the story through watercolor and drawings， readers are given a secondhand look at the real-life scenery encountered by Butler throu Author， George Butler， travels to refugee camps and war-torn areas with his drawing board， pen and ink and captures stories and scenery like nothing I’ve ever seen before。 Drawn Across Borders is full of his watercolor drawings， accompanied by history， background and personal stories from several different countries known for their human migration。 Primarily telling the story through watercolor and drawings， readers are given a secondhand look at the real-life scenery encountered by Butler throughout his journey。 In each city， Butler came across unique experiences and human stories， from residents cleaning the rubble of what was once their home to the hospital ward of a child who lost most of his family and a leg。 He speaks of trembling while drawing with bombs falling around him， to the smiles in an otherwise desolate place， as well as the hostility from some， saying “art won’t fix this。” Drawn Across Borders is an incredibly eye opening， heart breaking journey through the unimaginable realities many face。 *Disclaimer: a review copy was provided by the publisher; all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Brenda Kahn
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