MB109001 The Man who Planted Trees: Elzeardo Bouffier early Ecologist cast bronze by Nicola Moss for BAMS

The Man who Planted Trees: Elzeardo Bouffier, an early ecologist, cast bronze medal by Nicola Moss for BAMS #77, 1991, edition 30, 68mm. The Medal no. 19. Based on a short story by Jean Giono, concave centre finds a shepherd at work in the barren hilly landscape of Provence, planting acorns, while on the other side, convex centre shows the results of his labours, a wooded valley. The theme mirrors Moss’s own commitment to environmental causes and her creation of a small wood when she lived in Northumberland