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In1855theFrenchcaricaturistHonoreDaumierandsixotherartistsproposedtoillustrateanewthefablesofreveredFrenchpoetandfabulistJeandelaFontaine(1621-95),andwhatabookitwouldhavebeen!Theirprojectwasneverrealized-untilnow
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In1855theFrenchcaricaturistHonoréDaumierandsixotherartistsproposedtoillustrateanewthefablesofreveredFrenchpoetandfabulistJeandelaFontaine(1621–95),andwhatabookitwouldhavebeen!Theirprojectwasneverrealized--untilnow.PromptedbyDaumier’sintention,artistKorenChristofideshasbroughttogethermorethansixtyartistsfromacrosstheUnitedStates,Europe,andAsiatocreateoriginalartworkforFablesofLaFontaine.Theseillustrations--bypainters,printmakers,photographers,ceramists,sculptors,conceptualartists,fiberartists,andarthistorians--celebrateanextraordinaryintersectionofcontemporaryartwiththefabulisttradition.ConstantineChristofidesandChristopherCarstenhavetranslatedsixty-fiveofLaFontaine’sfables.
