{"product_id":"the-surrealist-menagerie-desmond-morris-9780500030578","title":"The Surrealist Menagerie: Strange Beasts \u0026 Fantastic Visions","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthored by renowned zoologist Desmond Morris--the last surviving member of the surrealist movement--\u003cem\u003eThe Surrealist Menagerie\u003c\/em\u003e explores the many ways that animals have been represented in surrealist art. Creature by creature, Morris plots an uncanny and entertaining expedition through the animal kingdom as reinterpreted by the likes of Max Ernst, René Magritte, Dorothea Tanning, and Remedios Varo. Combining the trained eye of a scientist and a unique insider's perspective, Morris provides extraordinary insights into the significance and symbolism of specific life-forms in some of the movement's most imaginative works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Leonora Carrington's hyenas to Salvador Dalí's chimeras, Leonor Fini's cats to Félix Labisse's mollusks, nonhuman creatures became enduring points of fascination for many surrealist artists. These recurring motifs were used to explore ideas of mutability, psychology, the marvelous, the natural, and the uncanny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a bestiary of the bizarre, \u003cem\u003eThe Surrealist Menagerie\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of one of modern art's most revolutionary movements--a must-read for lovers of surrealism, zoology, and the beautiful strangeness of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desmond Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 050003057X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500030578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Desmond Morris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520257372415,"sku":"9780500030578","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92199ae1-ab73-40ea-91cc-90d84cae661e.jpg?v=1778741675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-surrealist-menagerie-desmond-morris-9780500030578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}