Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy

Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9780698175389
ISBN-13 : 0698175387
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Book Synopsis Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy by : Pat Morris

Download or read book Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy written by Pat Morris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter’s fantasy world of rabbit schoolchildren, cigar-smoking squirrels and exemplary feline etiquette in Walter Potter’s Curious World of Taxidermy… Walter Potter (1835–1918), a British country taxidermist of no great expertise, built anthropomorphic taxidermy tableaux that became famous icons of Victorian whimsy, including his masterpiece The Death & Burial of Cock Robin. His tiny museum in Bramber, Sussex, was crammed full of multi-legged kittens, two-headed lambs, and a bewildering assortment of curios. Potter’s inspired and beguiling tableaux found many fans in the contemporary art world: it was reported that a £1M bid by Damien Hirst to keep the collection intact was refused when the museum finally closed. Here, perhaps for the last time, many important pieces from the collection are showcased and celebrated with new photographs of Potter’s best-loved works. Darkly witty and affecting, Walter Potter’s Curious World of Taxidermy makes a charming, whimsical (and yes, slightly morbid) gift.


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