Sunday Safari - Let's Dance

Toti Scialoja

Everyone's invited to the Great Italian Liberation Ball! 

Danse Fantastique from La Caricature, 1830, Via Vintage Printable

Elise Bake, Der Ball der Tiere, 1891, 

and Eugen Osswald, Der Ball der Tiere, 1917

via the International Children's Digital Library

W. W. Denslow's Mother Goose

The Grasshopper Ball, 1927, via SurrenderDorothy

 WIlly Schermele, Ondjes (1930s?), via Jan Willemsen

Garth Williams, Wait Till the Moon is Full, 1948, thanks to try-whistling-this

Anthony Gilbert from Lilliput, March 1947

Cornelius van Velsen, Het Draaiorgeltje,1965, thanks to Arthur van Kruining

Cristina Berardi

Kitty Crowther

Gianluca Folì, Kuma Dansu

Vladimir Radunsky, Hip Hop Dog

Oscar Baillif

Calef Brown

Jon Klassen, Cat's Night Out

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

Milton Glaser's Pets and Things with Wings

Having just joined the recently formed Designed by Glaser flickr group, founded by Art Director and collector Barry Smith, I feel inspired to share some of this graphic design genius' work. Animal art is not exactly what Glaser is famous for, but many beautiful images showcase his illustrative talent lovingly applied to this subject. Most of the pictures in this post come from the book Art is Work.

Glaser was inspired by his friend and publisher Peter Mayer's love of elephants 
to create the flying elephant logo for Overlook Press.

The 1965 children's book Cats and Bats and Things with Wings, with poems by Conrad Aichen, was chosen by the New York Times as one of the best juvenile books of the year. I am definitely planning to get my hands on a copy.

This watercolor portrait of Glaser's beloved cat Annie became a poster for the Animal Rescue Fund.

Another pet portrait, this time the not-so-loved dwarf rabbit Mookie.

A rainbowed snow tiger watercolor for Buffalo Zoological Gardens.

In this 1971 poster for Olivetti Valentine, Glaser transformed the mourning dog 
detail from Piero di Cosimo's Renaissance painting Morte di Procri
into one of my favorite advertising icons ever.