Select paintings by the illustrious, one & only Louis Agassiz-Fuertes. I hope you love them!10/20/2019
February 7, 1874-August 22, 1927; Born in Ithaca NY. A scholar unparalleled! I love the expressions found in the fabulous animals he painted. Known of course, as the ornithologist premiere. Agassiz-Fuertes was an artist whose extraordinary work is loved & revered by animal lovers & birders planet-wide...(& probably elsewhere). He died tragically in a car accident which seriously injured his wife(she survived). By good fortune, the paintings he was carrying within the vehicle, survived unscathed. As an interesting aside, the paintings were later purchased by Suydam Cutting. Mr. Cutting wrote "The Fire Ox and Other Years" (a travelogue which I love...) & imported some of the first (& most important) Lhasa Apsos into the USA, founding the superb Hamilton Farms...a breeding program which impacted Lhasa Apsos everywhere, forever. Today, "pure-Hamilton" is the coveted etymology of a very rarely parted with pearl. But...back to Agassiz-Fuertes...what an astounding individual on every level.
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AuthorHowl-O! I'm Julia Jensen- devoted student of dogs & religious sampler of cheesecake, wheat beer, huehuetenango coffee & almost any chocolate out there. I indulge these fancies & more, in the remote silence of the pacific NW. *PLEASE NOTE* The videos selected for bloghism could be construed as "disturbing" to those of certain bents, sensitivities, natures, mind-sets, etc.. I have a distinct interest in relaying footage of dogs doing what they have been doing for centuries....& in some cases, I also include dog show footage just as a matter of interest. If you do not like my selections, by all means, do not view them. Archives
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