(NY Public Library) There s a whole lot of Muppet talk around the Library these days, because the Library for the Performing Arts has opened their newest exhibition, “Somebody Come and Play:” 45 Years of Sesame Street Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder. The exhibition s bound to charm both current viewers of Sesame Street as well as people like me, who grew up with the Muppets (and who might have also fallen in love with a certain green one at an early age).
The frogs pictured above are reproduced from original hand colored etchings in the Rare Book Division s 1754 edition of Catesby s book. His book contains lots more than frogs, though, and you can browse more flora and fauna (including some Big Birds!) here. And if you d like to read his monumental work in its entirety, you can do so here (Volume 1) and here (Volume 2).
Source: www.nypl.org
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