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Viksnins, Brigit

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The Dancing Camel Copper Brooch, 1992

 Item — Box: CFC Artifact Box 4
Identifier: CFC2021.0560.1
Abstract 1992 Engraved copper brooch of a dancing camel after Lisbeth Zwerger by Brigit Viksnins. 1¾" x 2¾". On verso: "Seeking popularity is the fastest way to lose friends."Brigit told me after class one day that she did not understand one text we had read that day: "The Dancing Camel." The next class I brought along for her Zwerger's wonderful illustration of the gangly-looking camel so contented with himself as he dances. She not only "got" the fable; she went to work producing this...
Dates: 1992