Art anatomy of animals / Ernest Thompson Seton.
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TextPublication details: Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2006.Edition: Dover edDescription: viii, 87 p. : chiefly ill. ; 30 cmISBN: - 9780486447476 (pbk.)
- 0486447472 (pbk.)
- Studies in the art anatomy of animals
- 743.6 SET
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 743.6 SET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100568865 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A prolific author of books on wildlife, the great naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton was also an accomplished illustrator. Noting a dearth of general zoological anatomies for artists, he took it upon himself to create one. This volume is the result of his efforts. In it, he provides a definitive artist's-eye view of the exterior anatomy of animals, helping readers depict surface features such as hair or fur, as well as basic body and facial structures.
Chapters cover a number of domesticated and wild species: the anatomy, size, and proportion of the lion, tiger, leopard, and other members of the cat family; bears (including the grizzly, European brown, American black, and the polar bear); as well as the camel, Indian elephant, and the caribou. Additional sections consider the horse in motion, the gallop of a dog, and bird feathering.
One of the most widely consulted books on the subject, Art Anatomy of Animals will be a valuable addition to the libraries of both instructors and students of art.
Originally published: Studies in the art anatomy of animals. London : Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1896.
Includes index.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Ernest Thompson Seton was an artist and author. He was born in South Shields, England on August 14, 1860. Seton studied art at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in London.His 1898 collection of stories, Wild Animals I Have Known, led to the publication of more than forty other books. Seton lectured widely and established a youth group called the Woodcraft Indians that combined his love of the outdoors and his artistic talent. The activities of the Woodcraft Indians directly led to the formation of the Boy Scouts of America, which Seton co-founded in 1910. He was the author of the first Scout Manual.
The Canadian Broadcasting Company has produced two film tributes of Seton, Keeper of the Wind in 1974 and Seton's Manitoba in 1984.
Seton died on October 23, 1946. (Bowker Author Biography)