Streamlined Zoo

Henri Creuzevault, The Jungle Book binding, 1925

I am working on a lesson about the graphic design of the 1920s and 30s,

hence the inspiration for this elegant Art Deco menagerie.

For more designs from the era, you may take a tour here and there.

 Edward McKnight Kauffer, poster for the London Underground, 1923, 

thanks to Cabinet Magazine

Rembrandt Bugatti, Nubian Lion, ca.1910 

Jean Carlu, Aquarium de Monaco, 1926, thanks to Pignouf

Japanese sculpture, 1928, thanks to Paris Originals

 Edmund Bartlomiejczyk, 1929

Art Deco Llama made from Glass and silver, thanks to Lost Found

Dinner menu from the Orient Line Orion, 1937, thanks to Bonito Club

Fábrica de Loiça de Sacavém

 Japanese New Year's Card, 1932, thanks to Aqua-Velvet

Edouard-Marcel Sandoz

Ceramiche Rometti, Rondini, 1936

An Angel Fish from Penrose magazine, 1930,

thanks again to The Visual Telling of Stories

Sunday Safari - Arachnophobia

 M. Dobuzinskij, D'javol from Zolotoe runo, 1907


Halloween is drawing near
time to face our wildest fear 

Odilon Redon, Smiling Spider, thanks to Japonisme

Bruno Paul, Plague in South Africa, illustration from Simplicissimus, 1901.

Many thanks to ihatemusic1943 for the info! 

 A. H. Watson, illustration from The Enchanted Blanket, 1936, thanks to ElfGoblin

 Aleksandra Waliszewska, Dom Babci

Film poster by Wojciech Fangor for Les Compagnes de la Nuit, 1956

Book cover by Rein van Looij, 1940s, thanks to 50 Watts

 Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz, Traveler at Night

Michael Sowa, Spider on the wall

Book cover by Emanuel Schongut, 1960s

Film poster by Wiktor Gorka, 1964

Film poster by Werner Klemke for The Golden Spider 

from Graphis 1959-60, thanks to Sandi Vincent

Lorenzo Mattotti, illustration from The Raven

Sunday Safari - Dear Donkeys

Lauren Nassef

 Jean Dubuffet, The Lost Donkey, 1959

 Richard Müller 1920, via Galleria dell'incisione

 Albert Lamorisse, 1951, thanks to Agence Eureka

 Józef Wilkon

 Heide Stollinger

From Wild Animals by Rop van Mierlo

Swig , Tiny Donkey

 Brian Wildsmith

 Daniel Egnéus 

 Elizabeth st Hilaire Nelson 

Illustration from La ferme du père castor by Hélène Guertik, 1937, thanks to art.crazed

Roger Duvoisin, Donkey—donkey, 1933

Illustration from Alle Tiere Schlafen Schon by Hans Schmandt, 1973, 

thanks to Arthur van Kruining

Strange Relics

Animalia Exstinta is a fascinating imaginary bestiary 

featuring beautiful surrealist collages by Hugo Horita 

and humorous descriptive texts by Esteban Seimandi. 

This elegant volume was designed by Juan Cruz Bazterrica,

and published by the Argentinian Ediciones Tres en línea in 2010.

Bicho Taladro

Armadillo Labrado

Grillo Bebop

Pez Pollo

Pulpo a la Gallega

Trucha Mascardi

Vitrolita de Corrientes

View the book's layout and more images at Issuu

Sunday Safari - Good Little Dogs

 William Bishop Ford, thanks to Art Inconnu

Sorry for not posting all week, but end of semester engagements

and Blogger glitches have kept me away from Animalarium. 

it's nice to be here again!

Barbara and Elmer Adler, from E. M. Maurice Books

Marion Peck, Pepi

Jozef WIlkon

Braldt Bralds, Chihuahua de Chimayo  

 Camilla Engman

 Gillian Warden, Gingerlee

 Chiho Makino 

Akitaka Ito

 Yoshitomo Nara

 Toshiyuki Fukuda

Naoto Kitamura

The Little Friends of Printmaking