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The Lewis Chessmen, Deer Antler, and a French Bulldog
“What could I make with antler?” I recalled the Lewis Chessmen and figured I could attempt to carve a set myself, although I’ve never worked with antler as a medium before. I had no pretensions that it would be even close to the famed Lewis set. In the end, the design was mine, a unique variant of classic.
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As taxidermy moves from the natural history museum to the art gallery, how should an artist handle the political dilemma of the animal as object?