Tantric Kiwi, Nick Bubash; Teresa Mucha; Big Cat Press

Artwork Overview

1949–2021
Tantric Kiwi, 1999
Portfolio/Series title: Song Birds
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: wove paper; aquatint; hand coloring; chine collé; etching; laid paper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 202 x 250 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 307 x 359 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 15/16 x 9 13/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 12 1/16 x 14 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of the artist
Accession number: 2001.0205.06
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Cabinets of Curiosity: Musing About Collections," Jun-2006, Joseph Keehn and Madeline Rislow Bubash's series of song birds satisfies an interest in wondrous and sometimes freakish beasts that was a common theme to many early cabinets of curiosity. The intrigue of these images does not end with the simple rendering of unbelievable birds, for each etching is further elaborated with musical passages that assign a lyrical beauty to these uncommon creatures.