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The Bonaventure Cemetery statue sat virtually unnoticed until 1993, when Random House hired Savannah photographer Jack Leigh to shoot an image for the cover of John Berendt's new book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. At Berendt's suggestion, Leigh searched the Bonaventure Cemetery for a suitable subject.
Bonaventure Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, southeast of downtown Savannah, Georgia. [1] The cemetery's prominence grew when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the subsequent movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. [3]
The Bird Girl statue, designed both as art and as a birdseed holder, was originally located in Bonaventure Cemetery. A Savannah photographer, Jack Leigh, was commissioned to take a photograph for the cover of the book. The cover image became immediately iconic, with author John Berendt calling it "one of the strongest covers I've ever seen ...
45. Bonaventure Cemetery. Savannah, Georgia ... Though the Bird Girl statue featured on the book's cover was removed due to vandalism, visitors can explore the verdant grounds to see other ornate ...
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Minerva, who is feeding Flavis, a squirrel, in the park, laughs as they pass. Cut to the cemetery and shots of the two graves. The credits roll over film of the Bird Girl statue in Bonaventure Cemetery, [13] with k.d. lang singing "Skylark", as she does in the movie's opening.
The photograph featured the Bird Girl statue from Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, [2] where he is now buried. [3] Leigh was a native of Savannah, and a graduate of the Savannah Country Day School and the University of Georgia.
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