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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Innosanto Nagara (Indonesian, born 1970, author-illustrator)<br />
A Is for Activist<br />
New York: Seven Stories Press, 2013<br />
24 x 24 cm<br />
Houghton Library, Typ 2070.13.5951<br />
Gift of H. Nichols B. Clark, 2019<br />
A is for Activist reflects <strong>the</strong> broaden<strong>in</strong>g content and cultural<br />
diversification of children’s literature. A primer on social activism <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> United States, this early reader is a far cry from <strong>the</strong> simplistic<br />
model of “A is for Apple.” Nagara highlights universal characteristics<br />
associated with animals across cultures and time: wisdom appears<br />
as <strong>the</strong> owl perched on <strong>the</strong> brash bull charg<strong>in</strong>g toward progress. First<br />
published <strong>in</strong> English, it is now also available <strong>in</strong> Spanish.<br />
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