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Engraved copper brooch of a dancing camel

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Engraved copper brooch of a dancing camel

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1992 Engraved copper brooch of a dancing camel after Lisbeth Zwerger by Brigit Viksnins. 1¾" x 2¾". On verso: "Seeking popularity is the fastest way to lose friends."

Brigit told me after class one day that she did not understand one text we had read that day: "The Dancing Camel." The next class I brought along for her Zwerger's wonderful illustration of the gangly-looking camel so contented with himself as he dances. She not only "got" the fable; she went to work producing this lasting memory of it. I recognized Zwerger's illustration in Brigit's brooch immediately.

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Carlson Fable Collection

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“Engraved copper brooch of a dancing camel,” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed May 5, 2025, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/740.

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