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Indepth Arts News: "ARTISTS IN THE ZOO: Drawings, paintings, sculptures of animals in ‘Artis’ " 2001-04-07 until 2001-07-08 Teylers Museum Haarlem, , NL Netherlands
Artis was founded in 1838, and ranks after those in London and Dublin as the third oldest zoo in Europe. From the very beginning, the Amsterdam zoological garden was an enormous stimulus for artists. Lured by a hitherto unparalleled variety of exotic animals, they were also encouraged by Artis’ motto: Natura Artis Magistra (Nature is the master of the arts). This resulted in a 'natural' bond between Artis and the visual arts. It is therefore no wonder that the initiative for the foundation of the Amsterdam artist's society Arti et Amicitia was given in Artis. A broad selection of paintings, drawings and sculptures, all created under the inspiration of Artis during more than a century and a half, has been brought together for the first time in the Teyler Museum. Dozens of public and private collections generously contributed their art works to produce this exciting overview.
The exposition accords with the Teyler Museum tradition, which is devoted to showing art works in close harmony with science. It can be viewed as a follow-up of the 1994 exhibit A royal zoo. The menagerie of William V in this museum. A long-term loan to the museum of several impressive drawings and animal sculptures made in Artis by Jaap Kaas (1898-1972), was the immediate cause for this show. A richly illustrated book accompanies the exhibition.
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