Description

Journey into your own pocket-sized museum, filled with a collection of charming art-historical pups! Ready to meet a pack of very good dogs immortalized in painting and sculpture? This quirky and fascinating little book collects the best canines in art history, including: * Rustic figurines carved in ancient Greece* Elegant porcelain pooches handcrafted in 19th-century Russia* A tiny Japanese netsuke in the shape of a puppy* A portrait of a spaniel woven by a beadwork artisan in Mexico* And so much more! Artist and writer Jessica Poundstone has scoured the world’s museum collections for these hidden treasures and offers fun and informative commentary on each.