Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472109503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Observer Beautiful new photographs nothing short of stunning. Museum was part of my childhood. It's little wonder his present-day fans include Peter Blake, Damien Hirst and David Bailey. Country Life Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy is one of the most important books I've read on Victorian taxidermy in months. His meticulously researched text, together with Joanna Ebenstein's pellucid photographs and details, give it a worthy memorial. House & Garden Dr Pat Morris, who is the greatest authority in Britain on historical taxidermy and owns at least one Potter masterpiece, mourns the loss of this unique ensemble. Derren Brown's Twitter feed (1.7M followers) Potter had instant celebrity status among his peers and a cult status that lives on At once macabre and
His tiny museum in Bramber, Sussex, was crammed full of multi-legged kittens, two-headed lambs and a bewildering assortment of curios. It was reported that a GBP1M bid by Damien Hirst to keep the collection intact was refused, but in 2010 many of Potter's key pieces were exhibited by the artist Sir Peter Blake at London's 'Museum of Everything', attracting over 30,000 visitors in 6 weeks. Here, perhaps for the last time, the collection is preserved and celebrated with new photographs of Potter's best-loved works.. Walter Potter (1835-1918), a country taxidermist of no great expertise, became famous as an icon of Victorian whimsy. The subsequent dispersal of Potter's works has meant the loss of a truly unique Victorian legacy. Closed in the '70s, the museum was variously re-established before being auctioned off in 2003
"Wonderful marvelous Worlds of Potter" according to S. Livingston. Walter Potter was a Victorian taxidermist who took the drowned kittens of local farm houses and the skins of locally trapped rabbits and squirrels and created wonderful dream worlds where bunnies attended school, the squirrels drank at the local pub, and kittens married each other in diorama churches. His work is known for the quality of the preservations, which have held up, and the innovation of the arrangement of his taxidermied works. This book is by far the best book of Potter's taxidermy. There are a few others, but they pale in comparison to this on. A beautiful presentation from start to finish (surprise!) I bought this book as a kind of a gift joke. What I got was a beautifully bound volume of what turns out to be some very serious work by a distinguished man. The book is packed with excellent color photos, well placed in and among dialog and black and white photos. I was very impressed, so much so that I decided to keep the volume for my own.. Taxidermy artistry tableau. Wonderful book about a fabulous artist who saved all types of animals from vanishing from the world. Very cleverand thought provoking concepts. Not for everyone but a great book about an artist.
His vast personal collection includes The Death & Burial of Cock Robin, Potter's largest and most important piece. . He is a DEFRA inspector for assessing the age and authenticity of antique taxidermy and has self-published seven illustrated books. JOANNA EBENSTEIN, a New York-based artist, curator, blogger and graphic designer, runs the Morbid Anatomy Library. PAT MORRIS was Senior Lecturer in Zoology at R