Giraffes: The Tenderness of Nature

1936 (published 1937)

Mordi Gassner

Associated Names
Mordi Gassner

Artist, American, 1899 - 1995

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a person gently resting their head on a giraffe's neck. The person is seated or leaning among giraffes, with closed eyes and short hair. They are surrounded by vines and foliage blending into the scene. No jewelry or objects are visible on the person. Several giraffes of varying sizes are around them. The background includes trees and a cloudy sky, conveying a harmonious relationship between the person and the giraffes in nature.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 25, no. 148.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: Mordi / Gassner / 1936; lower left in graphite: GIRAFFES: The Tenderness of Nature; lower center in graphite: To Sparkie & Charlotte; lower right in graphite: Mordi Gassner

Wikidata ID

Q76442506

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