Bibliograph

Walter Potter's curious world of taxidermy, by Dr. Pat Morris with Joanna Ebenstein

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Walter Potter's curious world of taxidermy, by Dr. Pat Morris with Joanna Ebenstein

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Walter Potter's curious world of taxidermy

Oclc number

861208477

Responsibility statement

by Dr. Pat Morris with Joanna Ebenstein

Summary

Walter Potter (1835-918), 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 ℗Đ1M 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

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