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Cut Out Visions
BrushflurletLast week I gave two lectures about the early 20th century avant-gardes, one of my favoritegraphic design history subjects. While animal representations and children's booksare not commonly...
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Butterfly Effect
Carlo MarchioriMaya jumps around trying to catch butterflies, what a happy springtime sightOdilon Redon, Evocation of Butterflies, 1911Rana SalamElsa MoraCelyn BrazierThe White DeerAnne Siems, Landing...
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Strong as a Bear
This year, as you may know, I was unable to attend the Bologna Children's Book Fair.But thanks to the generosity of friends and publishers, and a trip to the very well stockedFlorentine children's book...
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Seasons of the Bear
Noriko Senshu, Midsummer bearSarah MaycockGerry TurleyYevgeny CharushinAnnegert Fuchshuber, Zwei und mehrG. Nicholas, Year in the woods, 1984, thanks to polny_shkafRob Dunlavey, Bonne Nuit Petit...
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Franco Matticchio
Good news for all the fans of Franco Matticchio: his new Facebook page will allow youto enjoy many more of his works and keep up with his latest news! If you use Facebook, I also invite you to like the...
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Mamma Mia!
Victor Pivovarov, 1971Lena GubermanAnthony BrowneHelen Borton, Do you go where I go?, 1972Brian Wildsmith, Wild AnimalsHelene Carter, Sharp Ears, 1938Rare Animals, via HannaRivkaJózef WilkonKnud...
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Tatiana Mavrina
My ongoing survey of great Russian illustrators continues with the bold and colorful works of Tatiana Mavrina, a prolific artist who painted, worked in theatre and animation, and illustrated over 200...
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Bear with Me
Thomas Theodor Heine, 1901This May the Animalarium has been invaded by bears. The inspiration was a trip to Bern, the Swiss city whose heraldic symbol is a black bear. A good excuse to explore my...
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Flying Around
Oscar Rabe Hanson, 1926Just back from a brief but wonderful trip to Barcelona,I am getting ready to leave for a few days in Paris...I love to travel, but wish I had my own wings instead of flying with...
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Cake Please!
Mary BlairSorry for the recent lack of posts, but as soon as I came back from Paris last TuesdayI had to start working on two new Summer courses, and still don't have the time to do much else.Today's...
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The Life Aquatic
Ture EkroosDear readers, in case you worry, Animalarium and I are still alive. Right now my life is quite hectic, but July should be slower paced, so expect more posts soon... There are lots of things...
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A Matter of Life and Death
Dear readers, if you're still hanging around, I'd like to inform you that as today I resume my Animalarium postings. I feel I owe you an explanation for my long absence, so here it is: I was at a loss...
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Joyous Carousel
How ant hurried home, 1967I discovered the illustrations of Lev Tokmakov a few years ago, thanks (unsurprisingly) to 50 Watts, and was recently very pleased to stumble upon a large treasury of his...
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Be my Pet
Josef Capek, Histoires de Chien et de Chat, 1929Vladimir LebedevWill and Nicolas, The Christmas Bunny, 1953 and Bill Sokol, Cats Cats Cats Cats Cats, 1958thanks to Vintage Kids' Books My Kid...
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Eclectic Delights
poster for Overlook Press, early 1970sWhen I started the Animalarium a little over four years ago, one of my first postswas dedicated to Milton Glaser, who has been one of my heroes for a long long...
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Insect Orchestra
Jiri Trnka, Prijdte K Nam, Muzikanti, 1960, thanks to Arthur van KruiningThere's been a very long and loud concert in the garden all Summer...now it's fading away, and I already miss itE. Lejeune, Les...
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Out in the Country
Eric DrookerI love the dreamy Summer atmosphere of the latest New Yorker cover by Eric Drooker. This new gallery features various othercover artists' views of the great outdoors.three covers by William...
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Spotted Beauty
Helen Borten, The Jungle, 1968, thanks to Arthur van KruiningPeter BeardNick BrandtLucy NewtonValentin Kurdov, Kipling Tales, via polny_shkafBrian Wildsmith's Wild Animalsvia Vintage Kids' Books My Kid...
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It's been so long since I've posted any animations!Finally, it's time to redress the situation with my latest find.This humorous 1995 short by Thomas Meyer-Hermann of the German studio Film Bilder won...
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