"Unorthodox Taxidermy" From Whoville

Unorthodox taxidermy indeed! Our morning in downtown Minneapolis included a visit to Jean Stephen Galleries. Here we discovered an exhibit of works by the one and only Dr. Seuss.



I used to have a big anthology of Dr. Seuss's work. I say used to because his pre-children's work was a tad too surprisingly xenophobic for my taste. Still, as a child of the late sixties and seventies, I have a familiar happy connection with such oddities as green eggs and ham and Grinches and Zaxes and Loraxes and Red Fish and Blue Fish and all the Whos down in Whoville...



So seeing the handiwork of Theodore Geisel up close and before me was quite a treat for my inner child. Although much of what hung on the walls were prints, there were a few sketches and originals. And, of course, those pieces of "unorthodox taxidermy".



The trip to Minneapolis was intended to help spark some creativity. This trip to Jean Stephens Gallery certainly helped.