Cat
1808-1813Thomas Vickers and Son, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania (c. 1805–1822)
Source: philamuseum.org
Hyde Park Neighborhood, Parakeets 19
Monk parakeets sit on power lines by their nests, which are built on electrical transformers near Harold Washington Park in Chicago's Hyde Park. A self-sustaining population of the parrot species has lived in the area since the 1980s (19th of 24 photographs).
Collection: Archival Photographic Files
Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
Source: photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu
Camel's Head
1976-1993
Cibachrome 6 in. x 9 in. (15.24 cm x 22.86 cm)
Accession Number: 2002.15.1
Acquisition Date: 01/15/2003
Geography: North and Central America, United States
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Photographs; Cibachromes
Culture/Nationality: American
Source: triarte.brynmawr.edu
Baroque Pearl Mounted as a Cat Holding a Mouse
Art Institute of Chicago:
Source: artic.edu
Reblogged antiqueanimals
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Cat and Dog, 1890s
oil on canvas
Barbaro after the Hunt
c. 1858Marie-Rosalie Bonheur (also called Rosa Bonheur) (French, 1822–1899)
With soulful eyes, Barbaro dries off after a bath. Rosa Bonheur’s sensitivity to canine emotions (as well as her understanding of their anatomy) stands out here as she ably conveys the hunting dog’s desire to be free of his chain. Barbaro was one of several animals that Bonheur owned and painted at the Château de By, her home near the forest of Fontainebleau. The large size of the canvas and the prominent placement of the dog’s name on the wall lend this work the gravity and dignity of a portrait.
One of the most famous female painters of her day, Bonheur cut her hair short and obtained a special license from local police to wear trousers, a practice that was illegal for women at that time. These sartorial choices aided her work with animals and suited her belief in gender equality and her desire to break free of convention.
Object Details
Title: Barbaro after the Hunt Date: c. 1858
Artist: Marie-Rosalie Bonheur (also called Rosa Bonheur) (French, 1822–1899)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:38 × 51 1/4 inches (96.5 × 130.2 cm)
Framed: 47 1/2 × 60 5/8 × 3 1/2 inches (120.7 × 154 × 8.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line:Gift of John G. Johnson for the W. P. Wilstach Collection, 1900
Accession Number: W1900-1-2
Source: philamuseum.org
Painting of a black-on-buff bowl decorated with various animals
Source: azmemory.azlibrary.gov
Silver City, Days of '49
Sheriff John E. Casey, in costume, poses with a burro for the parade.
Source: econtent.unm.edu
Burros, ca. 1890s
Photograph of two burros standing in profile against an adobe wall
Source: econtent.unm.edu
Ingenious Fabrications, image 28 (1985)
Willie Stokes Jr., Stuffed Animals. Documentation. Silkscreen on cotton, assorted sizes
Source: collections.carli.illinois.edu
Opossum
Small opossum on a tree branch, May 1956. (George Ward)
Source: collections.carli.illinois.edu
Map Turtles
A person holds a baby, or hatchling, common map turtle in his or her hands.
Source: cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org