Pair of Antique Cabinet Cards of "Van Dyck" Show Spaniels brass blurb bob Deep love at first sight

Deep love at first sight with this one--for me this resting but watchful cat has the presence of a lion in wait

I really love how each batch I've found has a different personality

which are a milky white

I've found some citations of art reviews he wrote for the Chicago Reader in the 1980s

Pair of Antique Cabinet Cards of "Van Dyck" Show Spaniels brass blurb bob Deep love at first sightPortraits of show dogs, racing pigeons, etc I love them all. In part I think because the objective was not to capture these proud animals at moments of cuteness, but rather to document them in a straightforward and informative a way as possible, rather like mug shots. Plus I love the handwritten names, in this case I assume Van Dyck being the last name of the owner and the dogs' names being "Stubbs" and "Effusion." A pretty handsome pair I'd say! As