Animal People: Images of Animals as People in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries
A visual history of animals imagined in human roles
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A visual history of animals imagined in human roles
Drawing on more than four hundred images from advertisements, book illustration, postcards, and other ephemera, Animal People surveys nineteenth- and early twentieth-century depictions of animals acting and appearing like people. The material spans a wide visual range, from strikingly realistic renderings to comic scenes, showing how anthropomorphic animals circulated across popular printed culture. Alongside the image collection, the book includes a history of the subject, placing these varied examples within the broader tradition of representing animal figures in human form.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Fans of historical illustration and printed ephemera
- Readers interested in anthropomorphic animal imagery
- Design and graphic-arts browsers seeking a large visual collection
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