Celia King is a visual artist and author, born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1959. She holds a Diploma of Fine Arts.
Scope and content
The collection consists of seven books by Celia King, 12 pages, 11 x 14.5 cm, with three-dimensional pop-up paper engineered, visual art collage, structure designed, written and researched by King, titled "Seven Modern Wonders of the World, " 1992, Vancouver: Raincoast Books, "Seven Great Explorations," 1996, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, "Seven Great Inventions," 1995, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, "Seven Mysterious Wonders of the World," 1993, Vancouver: Raincoast Books, "The Seven Natural Wonders of the World," 1991, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, "The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World," 1990, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, "Seven Mythical Creatures," 1994, Vancouver: Raincoast Books, and one video tape recording, 3 minutes, of an interview of Celia King by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, December 1994.
Note
The artist observed that: "The first book: "Seven Ancient Wonders of the World" was built and designed as a personal artist's project."
