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leather bond book about the making of the african menagerie includes original sketching

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leather bond book about the making of the african menagerie includes original sketching
Successful online bidders who are not registered to attend the convention will be charged $200 plus 6% buyer’s premium.
“African Menagerie A Celebration of Life" Leather Bound Book with an Original Etching

Brian Jarvi ~ Brian Jarvi Fine Art

This handsome, leather-bound volume comes with a signed etching by Brian and is suitable for framing as its own piece of collectible fine art. Limited to editions of just 90 and featuring one of the iconic Big Five—elephant, lion, Cape Buffalo, rhino or leopard—each traditional etching is hand pulled. Let us know which species you prefer and how you would like the book personally signed. NOTE: If you want Brian to personalize a message to you or a loved one, please stop by his booth.
A wildlife art painting unprecedented in history, Jarvi’s epic masterwork features 208 different species
and is the subject of a brand new book from international publisher Rizzoli and a national museum tour. From its very conception seventeen years ago, “An African Menagerie” has experienced a journey of growth, meaning, and evolution. Now, it has entered the most exciting phase; creation of the epic vision. The seven paneled twenty-seven foot long work will feature more than one hundred forty different species from the Dark Continent, spawned from early childhood fascination with both living collections of wild animals, and paintings from the distant past portraying large varied groups of exotic creatures. In the “Menagerie,” the gathering of an incredible array of wildlife will be set against a grand panoramic backdrop, highlighted by a view of the receding snows of Mount Kilimanjaro. All of Africa’s icons including the Elephant, Leopard, Giraffe, Rhino, Hippo, and Zebra will mingle with such exotics as the Bongo, Okapie, and Mandrill. More than eighty bird species; Ostrich, Shoebill, Lilac Breasted Roller, and Sacred Ibis among them, have also arrived. And man, who has come to dominate the earth, has been summoned to this gathering, as the natural world seeks answers to the growing issues of survival faced by countless species across the planet. Allegorical storyline’s intended to dramatize the urgency of the moment are woven into the tapestry of this idyllic scene. For example, the arrival of the “Four Horses” from the far left, and the “Lion and the Lamb” seated directly in front of a “DaVinci” like figure in the foreground, compel the viewer to interact with the scene. Over the years, the original concept of simply seeking to create art, has evolved into something far more meaningful: a message to humanity intended to inspire acts of conservation. Acts that will save, not just the great iconic species of Africa, but wildlife across our fabulously, diverse planet.
Website: www.brianjarvi.com Donation Value: $500