Tag: animals

Cat portraits by Edward Weston

Edward H. Weston ~ Johnny [tortoise-shell cat on driftwood, plywood backdrop], 1944 or 1945 | src Sotheby’s & CCP
Edward H. Weston ~ Franky [cat in basket, right paw dangling downward], 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Franky (?) [tabby cat lying in basket], 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Franky [tabby cat lying on rough dark surface] 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Mary [kitten on clock], 1945 | src CCP ~ University of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Marco Polo [cat on stool], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Jasmine and Marco Polo [two cats on driftwood], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Hank [tabby cat perched with front feet on edge of wheelbarrow, looking upward], 1945 | src CCP
Edward H. Weston ~ Jo-Jo and picture frame [cat in picture frame below large-leafed shrub, smaller foliage below], 1945 | src CCP

Of Platypus and other species

Henry James Burrell (1873-1945) ~ Young Platypus, ca. 1914. Glass negative | src Australian museum
Henry James Burrell (1873-1945) ~ Young Platypus, ca. 1914. Glass negative | src Australian museum blog
Henry James Burrell (1873-1945) ~ Young Platypus, ca. 1914. Glass negative | src Australian museum

Harry J. Burrell developed an interest in natural history after he settled in Manilla, northern NSW with his wife Susan Emily Naegueli in 1901. As a naturalist, Burrell is most famous for being the first person to successfully keep platypuses in captivity. To do this he invented the ‘platypusary’, a storage tank which enabled him to both study and exhibit live platypuses. The platypusary was used for the first time in 1910 to show live platypuses at the Moore Park Zoo in Sydney. In 1922 he assisted Ellis Stanley Joseph with successfully transporting the first ever live platypus beyond Australian shores. The sole surviving platypus of the original 5 platypuses’ arduous journey died within a few weeks of being exhibited at the Bronx Zoo, New York.

Henry James Burrell (1873-1945) ~ Echidna rolled up. Glass negative | src Australian museum
Henry James Burrell (1873-1945) ~ Green snake eating a frog. Glass negative | src Australian museum

Vicuña and Llama by Gerstmann

Roberto M. Gerstmann (Österrike, 1896 - 1960) :: Vicuña Andes 1930-1950. Gelatin silver print. | src Moderna Museet
Roberto M. Gerstmann :: Vicuña, Andes, 1930-1950. Gelatin silver print mounted on board. | src Moderna Museet
Roberto M. Gerstmann :: Vicuña, Andes, 1930-1950. Gelatin silver print mounted on board. | src Moderna Museet
Roberto M. Gerstmann (Österrike, 1896 - 1960) :: Vicuña Andes 1930-1950. Gelatin silver print. | src Moderna Museet
Roberto M. Gerstmann (Österrike, 1896 – 1960) :: Vicuña Andes 1930-1950. Gelatin silver print. | src Moderna Museet
Roberto M. Gerstmann (1896 - 1960) :: Llama, Anderna, 1930-1950. Gelatin silver print. | src Moderna Museet
Roberto M. Gerstmann (1896 – 1960) :: Llama, Anderna, 1930-1950. Gelatin silver print. | src Moderna Museet

La Micrographie Décorative 1931

Laure Albin Guillot :: Planche I, Segment of Rhinoceros Horn. La Micrographie Décorative, Paris, Draeger frères, 1931. Album de 20 photographies en héliogravure tirées en noir, bistre, argent, sépia, vert et or sur papiers de diverses teintes, montées et présentées sous passe-partout. | src Artcurial
Laure Albin Guillot :: Planche I, Segment of Rhinoceros Horn. La Micrographie Décorative, Paris, Draeger frères, 1931. Album de 20 photographies en héliogravure tirées en noir, bistre, argent, sépia, vert et or sur papiers de diverses teintes, montées et présentées sous passe-partout. | src Artcurial
Laure Albin Guillot :: Planche I, Segment of Rhinoceros Horn. La Micrographie Décorative, Paris, Draeger frères, 1931. Album de 20 photographies en héliogravure tirées en noir, bistre, argent, sépia, vert et or sur papiers de diverses teintes, montées et présentées sous passe-partout. | src Artcurial
Laure Albin Guillot :: Planche I, Segment of Rhinoceros Horn. La Micrographie Décorative, Paris, Draeger frères, 1931. Album de 20 photographies en héliogravure tirées en noir, bistre, argent, sépia, vert et or sur papiers de diverses teintes, montées et présentées sous passe-partout. | src Artcurial
Laure Albin-Guillot :: Uric Acid from a Ruminant, from Micrographie Décorative / Decorative Photo-Micrographs, 1931. Portfolio of 20 photogravures. | src MoMA
Laure Albin-Guillot :: Uric Acid from a Ruminant, from La Micrographie Décorative / Decorative Photo-Micrographs, 1931. Portfolio of 20 photogravures. | src MoMA

Parallelisms human and animals

Friedrich Seidenstücker ~ Having a break during physical exercises. Young woman doing gymnastics according to a radio program (1931). Published by ‘Uhu’ 4/1933. Vintage property of Ullstein Bild | src getty images
Behagliches Räkeln in der Rundfunk-Gymnastik-Pause / Comfortable lounging during the radio gymnastics break
Verwandschaft zwischen Mensch und Tier. Merkwürdige Parallelen aus meiner Bildersammlung (von Friedrich Seidenstücker)
Relationship between humans and animals. Strange parallelism from my picture collection. UHU B. 9, H.4, Januar 1933