Rachel Poliquin

Broschiertes Buch

The Breathless Zoo

Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing

Beschreibung

A cultural and poetic analysis of the art and science of taxidermy, from sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art.

Autor

Rachel Poliquin is a writer and curator engaged with the cultural and poetic history of the natural world. She has curated taxidermy exhibits for the Museum of Vancouver and the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia. Poliquin is the author of www.ravishingbeasts.com, a website dedicated to exploring the cultural history of taxidermy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penn State University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 202mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 877g
• ISBN-13: 9780271053738
• ISBN-10: 0271053739
• Artikelnr.: 36869272