Aqua-Photo Babies

Title

Aqua-Photo Babies

Description

1905?? Four numbered (hand?-) colored photographic postcards of babies in scenes of La Fontaine fables. Paris: Aqua Photo: L.V. & Cie. $48 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.

These cards are among the most unusual things I have found illustrating fables. About the taste displayed here, I can only say that there must be something special about French sensibilities. The approach here is to have two children act out a scene from a well-known fable. That occurs regularly enough in both painted and photographed postcard portrayals of fables. The special, surprising addition here is to people the scene with maniy baby pictures. I honestly do not "get it"! But I am delighted to include these displays of it in this collection. Might these four constitute the whole series? In "Two Doves," at least two of them fly. In GA, the "ant" section wears pink and the "cicada" sectin wears light blue. In FC, many of the babies are winged. In WL, one wears a lambskin and another a wolf's pelt. Might part of the fun of these cards be an early experience of placing cropped photographs within larger photographs?

Date

1905??

Source

$48 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.

Subject

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Two Doves See all items with this value

The Grasshopper and the Ant See all items with this value

The Fox and the Crow See all items with this value

The Wolf and the Lamb See all items with this value