I stopped by the Society of Illustrators on Thursday night to attend the opening reception for the new book and exhibition Insectopolis: A Natural History.
The artist, Peter Kuper, brought along a rubber stamp and colored pencils for book signing during the event. The stamp has an image of a butterfly with the artist's name. Here is the copy that he signed and embellished to me:
Here he is signing a copy of his book:
Peter Kuper proudly holds his latest published work:
Kuper's backstory:
The exhibition is on the second floor:
The near end of the exhibition hall . . .
. . . and the far end:
The exhibition has original drawings and color prints:
The Rose Main Reading Room is in the New York Public Library:
Butterflies:
Vladimir Nabokov, entomologist and author of Lolita:
Rachel Carson, the author of Silent Spring:
Charles Henry Turner:
Charles Darwin:
The men's room door:
The stairwell:
The exhibition "Insectopolis: A Natural History" will be on display through September 20 at the Society of Illustrators in New York.
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