Animals Are Us: Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature; Celebrating the Peter J. Solomon Collection
Why do we tell stories to children through and about animals? Are there reasons why we shouldn’t? Animals Are Us invites explores these questions and more through influential historic examples of anthropomorphism in dialogue with contemporary books drawn from the collection of Peter J. Solomon (Harvard College Class of 1960, MBA 1963) and the holdings of Houghton Library. The exhibition invites you to engage critically with animal anthropomorphism, and delight in the artfulness of this enduring literary genre. Catalog of an exhibition on view at Houghton Library, Harvard University, September 1, 2021 - January 7, 2022.
Why do we tell stories to children through and about animals? Are there reasons why we shouldn’t? Animals Are Us invites explores these questions and more through influential historic examples of anthropomorphism in dialogue with contemporary books drawn from the collection of Peter J. Solomon (Harvard College Class of 1960, MBA 1963) and the holdings of Houghton Library. The exhibition invites you to engage critically with animal anthropomorphism, and delight in the artfulness of this enduring literary genre.
Catalog of an exhibition on view at Houghton Library, Harvard University, September 1, 2021 - January 7, 2022.
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Sir Roger L’Estrange (English, 1616–1704, author)<br />
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976, illustrator)<br />
Fables of Aesop Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Sir Roger L’Estrange with<br />
Fifty Draw<strong>in</strong>gs by Alexander Calder<br />
Paris: Harrison of Paris, 1931<br />
26 x 19 cm<br />
Houghton Library, Typ 915.31.1241<br />
Gift of John McAndrew, 1959<br />
Roger L’Estrange’s fables, first published <strong>in</strong> 1692, <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
some of La Fonta<strong>in</strong>e’s tales, reflect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
resonance of <strong>the</strong> Fables choisies with<strong>in</strong> years of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
publication. This playful but esoteric limited edition,<br />
illustrated by avant-garde sculptor Alexander Calder, is a<br />
rem<strong>in</strong>der that children’s literature is nearly entirely shaped<br />
by adults.<br />
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