Tag Archives: Mammals

2017: Petition

Posted on June 21, 2022 by corvusfugit

Joseph Erb (Cherokee): Petition (c. 2017)

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1984: Try Again Jack

Posted on November 25, 2021 by corvusfugit

“Blind workers on strike; A guide dog leads employees of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and supporters in a picket at the organization’s offices on Bayview Ave.; south of Lawrence Ave. yesterday. They are members of Local 204 … Continue reading →

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2014: Wolf and Tank

Posted on August 22, 2021 by corvusfugit

Victor Ash: Wolf and Tank (c. 2014)

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1882: Jumbo

Posted on July 12, 2021 by corvusfugit

An anecdote from Matthew Scott’s biography of Jumbo the Elephant (1885): Once when I was riding him around in the Zoological Gardens, in London, sitting on his neck, with about a dozen children on a panier-saddle across his broad back, … Continue reading →

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1778: Great Indian Fruit Bat

Posted on June 29, 2021 by corvusfugit

Indian flying foxes are found throughout India. Like others of their species, they are gregarious and tend to form large social groups. With a wingspan of four to five feet, Indian flying foxes are very conspicuous in their open roosts … Continue reading →

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1889: Artist-in-Residence

Posted on December 5, 2020 by corvusfugit

The celebrated 19th century French painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur was known for wearing men’s pants, shirts, and ties, as well as participating in traditionally masculine activities such as hunting and smoking. She lived with her lifelong partner, Nathalie Micas … Continue reading →

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1808: Portrait of a Horse’s Ass

Posted on November 23, 2020 by corvusfugit

Henry Raeburn: Portrait of George Harley Drummond (ca. 1808–9); “It is curious…that the animal’s hindquarters should be so prominently displayed” says the Metropolitan Museum of Art.