Bunny Love

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easter will be here in a couple of weeks, and since <a href="http://www.leejofa.com/" target="_blank">Lee Jofa</a> recently released artist Hunt Slonem's <a href="http://www.leejofa.com/collections/hunt_slonem_for_groundworks.htm" target="_blank">Groundworks</a> collection of wallpapers that feature his famous bunnies, I thought I would devote a post to rabbits. I am also sharing a few of my favorite children's books about bunnies . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSTrP1KPo1PoXubx2990A8mJUAegOM8e0DCz2IQIesKwLC6lg8eFQ0wnq5-mdhP-bgb7R-i5riInkTan_ClWa_EVmIYfV-gaxvJeo_et3f0dZpO0c-HyE7PD4o0qUwN1lkcOaTIy7q-0/s1600/10858550_10152675731438292_8840932230190503817_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSTrP1KPo1PoXubx2990A8mJUAegOM8e0DCz2IQIesKwLC6lg8eFQ0wnq5-mdhP-bgb7R-i5riInkTan_ClWa_EVmIYfV-gaxvJeo_et3f0dZpO0c-HyE7PD4o0qUwN1lkcOaTIy7q-0/s1600/10858550_10152675731438292_8840932230190503817_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Now available through Lee Jofa, the Hunt Slonem for Groundworks collection of wallpaper. The paper shown is Hutch, a fabulous bunny design available in a range of colors."</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/leejofa/photos/pb.54394253291.-2207520000.1426442217./10152675731438292/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Facebook.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Slonem’s fascination with the rabbit began in the early 1980s when he discovered that he was born in the year of the rabbit, according </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to the Chinese zodiac calendar. They first appeared in his paintings of saints surrounded by animals. Over time the rabbit has become </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a singular motif, appearing on its own on small canvases, or grouped together on larger ones, all framed in authentic antique 19th </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">century portrait frames which are hand selected by Slonem. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A signature feature of Slonem’s New York City studio is the Bunny Wall, a large expanse of salon-style groupings of Slonem’s small </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bunny paintings, some famously hung while still wet. These signature paintings are collectors’ items, and have inspired similar style </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">groupings in both museums and private collections."</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.leejofa.com/brochures/Groundworks-Hunt-Slonem.pdf" target="_blank">Text</a> via Lee Jofa website.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEjJdPGkbizYwP6h1g_JV1Eu6zIU4_nZyIlNic-d5atSwlgmrKejPLiA9MmjSOxkM1kmB1_l_tpl1bkDKQ0J8TW6IdPAtURu6p_Uy6FvrIT5RgsX9zklraWGD9NCWwnM4aytVS0y0Gis/s1600/-8b518c21f0751738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEjJdPGkbizYwP6h1g_JV1Eu6zIU4_nZyIlNic-d5atSwlgmrKejPLiA9MmjSOxkM1kmB1_l_tpl1bkDKQ0J8TW6IdPAtURu6p_Uy6FvrIT5RgsX9zklraWGD9NCWwnM4aytVS0y0Gis/s1600/-8b518c21f0751738.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A model in 18th century attire at the after party for the Party honoring Grace Catherine Cary at the home of Cathy and Rivie Cary. Sunday, December 21, 2014. (Josh Brasted Photo)"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nola.com/society/index.ssf/2015/01/bal_de_la_chasse_highlights_th.html" target="_blank">Star-studded Bal de la Chasse honors Grace Catherine Cary on eve of winter solstice</a>" by Sue Strachan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nola.com/" target="_blank">The Times-Picayune</a> (January 2, 2015).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy5i2-RNA6tywSlRhsu_RB7ANjxYKx0LyOl67-RXqQgSUI69IfNI21_4CcU9XXo0KsI22DziIin45Fzt98AOMq4tv-YgLFUPaeKerZumL7DRGZCVUCDWsrQpz2Uy8PQ67YNWFLtBDb4s/s1600/2014-07-21-6.GreenBunnieHuntSlonem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy5i2-RNA6tywSlRhsu_RB7ANjxYKx0LyOl67-RXqQgSUI69IfNI21_4CcU9XXo0KsI22DziIin45Fzt98AOMq4tv-YgLFUPaeKerZumL7DRGZCVUCDWsrQpz2Uy8PQ67YNWFLtBDb4s/s1600/2014-07-21-6.GreenBunnieHuntSlonem.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hunt Slonem, <i>Green Bunnie</i>, 2007, oil on canvas, 48 ¼ x 71 ¼ in. From <i>Bunnies</i> by Hunt Slonem, © 2014, published by Glitterati Incorporated. www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-helander/hunt-slonems-bunnies--ano_b_5604305.html" target="_blank">Hunt Slonem's 'Bunnies' - Another Slant on 'Hip-Hop' Culture</a>" by Bruce Helander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> (July 21, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmiR40u7ZfyK0RLcKCUk0gjmvcDrVPS3ig2YPAiTzqfaO2aFS4juOGS16b9vKmdnwCAAiA5BgHGfbs5WTN7TZWmHX6HwUdDlO4NpCB6ZPCGfujtE_XU3KEqU9WX9k0ZWGVfBiXVemOmw/s1600/69f07c61fdca5053f614a4710e5b1735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmiR40u7ZfyK0RLcKCUk0gjmvcDrVPS3ig2YPAiTzqfaO2aFS4juOGS16b9vKmdnwCAAiA5BgHGfbs5WTN7TZWmHX6HwUdDlO4NpCB6ZPCGfujtE_XU3KEqU9WX9k0ZWGVfBiXVemOmw/s1600/69f07c61fdca5053f614a4710e5b1735.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rabbit topiaries outside Palace near Bangkok, Thailand.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/75153887502738296/" target="_blank">Photo</a> by Arthur Chapman on Flickr (September 9, 2005) via Pinterest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskiD6sS249YMThhVHvjh42l8cq5UIz9IaIhQG0mxdDABrAqS51ZY_QtBcDbfbr6hS2izA2lIHP6umLbr7R1D7SRciyMKBPl7PDrbUPUb8Q-OnjRzHlMvfLn5l16WCrnm5A87cjnqB6VQ/s1600/img_outdoorlivingroomlg_ss6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskiD6sS249YMThhVHvjh42l8cq5UIz9IaIhQG0mxdDABrAqS51ZY_QtBcDbfbr6hS2izA2lIHP6umLbr7R1D7SRciyMKBPl7PDrbUPUb8Q-OnjRzHlMvfLn5l16WCrnm5A87cjnqB6VQ/s1600/img_outdoorlivingroomlg_ss6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The petite cast-stone pedestal table and wrought-iron chairs can be used for quiet dinners in this verdant setting. The table is topped by a chic black-and-gold pot of bromeliads with white blooms."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Portland home of Henry Brown and Steve Bedford, owners of Bedford Brown, an upscale home and garden store.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Henry Brown, Henry Brown Interiors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Original landscape design by Wallace K. Huntington.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Granen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Rebecca Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/gardens/outdoor-living/outdoor-living-room-0?page=5" target="_blank">Outdoor Living Room</a>" produced by Barbara Mundall.<br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXixFbqlJa_gt_lAKKuRtT6-1Wtsj9aTbRqwhF7dxv7jnd-mdZGLVUX8cwYnWJF4Q95D-MpWRaiH8G-bh_fzxM5054oeZ4SeIe6oL5xTxRyJCyhp8D7Rdg2ErbFk7jCNvRj5mXRzY3VjM/s1600/0e1d3f4cd78a3832822bc236bf4a93a6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXixFbqlJa_gt_lAKKuRtT6-1Wtsj9aTbRqwhF7dxv7jnd-mdZGLVUX8cwYnWJF4Q95D-MpWRaiH8G-bh_fzxM5054oeZ4SeIe6oL5xTxRyJCyhp8D7Rdg2ErbFk7jCNvRj5mXRzY3VjM/s1600/0e1d3f4cd78a3832822bc236bf4a93a6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">"A trio of paintings by Hunt Slonem and pillows of a graphic John Robshaw linen accent the living room; the settee is George III, the curule-form stool is covered in a David Hicks fabric from Lee Jofa, and the jute rug is by <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a>."</span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four-story Greenwich Village townhouse Brooke Shields shares with her husband Chris Henchy and their two daughters.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Ben Bischoff, Oliver Freundlich, and Brian Papa (formerly of MADE).</span></div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/brooke-shields-new-york-city-townhouse-slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Personal History</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQARafZGWiZBxYU1b4S-TPnK86HXAVmTT03iQdF0VhYP4AX_H9RjuAlP41om2wfLlRFNHFUQskZw2-_tmV9YDKaH_MqUj0D28FlgrIPM_9UKAhr0S0niQ5YSKjZA2crYf5QSh52Go5eZc/s1600/robert-stilin-home-EDC-1212-04-xln+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQARafZGWiZBxYU1b4S-TPnK86HXAVmTT03iQdF0VhYP4AX_H9RjuAlP41om2wfLlRFNHFUQskZw2-_tmV9YDKaH_MqUj0D28FlgrIPM_9UKAhr0S0niQ5YSKjZA2crYf5QSh52Go5eZc/s1600/robert-stilin-home-EDC-1212-04-xln+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Most important, she wanted the house to accommodate her daughters and their big, friendly Labrador retriever. The girls’ bedroom, with two low platform beds specially designed by Stilin, is 'wonderfully camp-like,' she says; paintings by Hunt Slonem add a dose of color." The walls are painted in <a href="http://www.prattandlambert.com/" target="_blank">Pratt and Lambert</a>’s Haze Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4,000-square-foot, Shingle-style farmhouse in Sagaponack, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Robert Stilin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/house-interiors/g343/robert-stilin-hamptons-style/?slide=9" target="_blank">House Tour: The Most Perfect Farmhouse in the Hamptons</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8KFZ-lEqRU9ASoADToLsnt9HRFLAziAKIpy-ObNImTkSXibcUlEmqI0VEx9rjo3S-vrmL52z_AfIwI8_UQac8VI0EPWfNoutDEGxv_agjANpcgF2zbp4-qkug390fIGm3Tukrq913SU/s1600/2014-07-21-4.ConfederateRoseHuntSlonem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8KFZ-lEqRU9ASoADToLsnt9HRFLAziAKIpy-ObNImTkSXibcUlEmqI0VEx9rjo3S-vrmL52z_AfIwI8_UQac8VI0EPWfNoutDEGxv_agjANpcgF2zbp4-qkug390fIGm3Tukrq913SU/s1600/2014-07-21-4.ConfederateRoseHuntSlonem.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hunt Slonem, <i>Confederate Rose</i>, 2013, oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. From <i>Bunnies</i> by Hunt Slonem, © 2014, published by Glitterati Incorporated. www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-helander/hunt-slonems-bunnies--ano_b_5604305.html" target="_blank">Hunt Slonem's 'Bunnies' - Another Slant on 'Hip-Hop' Culture</a>" by Bruce Helander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> (July 21, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n2LBSvnWelD4r88eEMe9Lb0OYem7m5DYEK2J1crAIpgB9vjk5iRydB4sVGC_kVzNK4QHde1uf8pzw9ytqe1UBXPUPTWb0mQ2qtaWavOd4bXCe3HpeH9KoF6gIRI0KdwqE5SdKV5Xj3g/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.hubert-le-gall-faberge-exhibit-07-silber-rabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n2LBSvnWelD4r88eEMe9Lb0OYem7m5DYEK2J1crAIpgB9vjk5iRydB4sVGC_kVzNK4QHde1uf8pzw9ytqe1UBXPUPTWb0mQ2qtaWavOd4bXCe3HpeH9KoF6gIRI0KdwqE5SdKV5Xj3g/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.hubert-le-gall-faberge-exhibit-07-silber-rabbit.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cabochon ruby eyes decorate a silver rabbit-shaped pitcher made before 1899; the hinged head opens to reveal a hollow gilded interior."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://vmfa.museum/" target="_blank">Virginia Museum of Fine Arts</a>, Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by MItchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/the-aesthete/2014/08/faberge-romanov-tsars-montreal-museum-fine-arts-slideshow_slideshow_item6_7" target="_blank">The Aesthete: Faberge Eggs</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Daily AD</i>, <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (August 13, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHy2k3Yu02f6O8uJ3AAs8U0UF0fs6qdaRbrP0n0_dOMAX7arkz9SnT7utxCwzvSlEoRdE3ZmfiEuK52LTB62YT-dPVMNw-HBDc9K-OXHCwU8bBI6gNQjPGuyu2VPAmTo3Vskqv3EwHNc/s1600/2014-07-21-7.BunniesBookCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHy2k3Yu02f6O8uJ3AAs8U0UF0fs6qdaRbrP0n0_dOMAX7arkz9SnT7utxCwzvSlEoRdE3ZmfiEuK52LTB62YT-dPVMNw-HBDc9K-OXHCwU8bBI6gNQjPGuyu2VPAmTo3Vskqv3EwHNc/s1600/2014-07-21-7.BunniesBookCover.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cover of book. From <i>Bunnies</i> by Hunt Slonem, © 2014, published by Glitterati Incorporated. www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-helander/hunt-slonems-bunnies--ano_b_5604305.html" target="_blank">Hunt Slonem's 'Bunnies' - Another Slant on 'Hip-Hop' Culture</a>" by Bruce Helander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> (July 21, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8XkKPQRuLyTDqAUadOrdpCAQuztjTmBo8APmMc1o-uDNBA06NLO8bzdXZRBStUBuZoAo24xZaLKVZ7fdkc-LRmbVcdvntRKVoX-bqz0NvODgvT5dAnX51AyhxsO-JgatIYawFtHqDtg/s1600/c865d624d1d899f47d5a2f1443262c57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8XkKPQRuLyTDqAUadOrdpCAQuztjTmBo8APmMc1o-uDNBA06NLO8bzdXZRBStUBuZoAo24xZaLKVZ7fdkc-LRmbVcdvntRKVoX-bqz0NvODgvT5dAnX51AyhxsO-JgatIYawFtHqDtg/s1600/c865d624d1d899f47d5a2f1443262c57.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Candice Bergen holding her white bunny mask at Truman Capote’s epic 1966 Black and White Ball."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image by © Elliott Erwitt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://selvedgeyard.com/2010/06/23/truman-capote%E2%80%99s-iconic-bitchy-black-and-white-ball-of-1966/" target="_blank">Truman Capote's Iconic and Bitchy Black and White Ball of 1966</a>" by Jon Patrick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://selvedgeyard.com/" target="_blank">The Selvedge Yard</a> (June 23, 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWhKvMaktLgxb0WgBw0vtrIAIug2TWb4OrU5qW-x4QhSrjowNjHkF_Xol60fhUv1UsNHF7G5jx-cOlf8mrARqy-OdQeEFr9hUyTcFdhSDPzcqs5NmKk7uRPWzl0mWU0vr77bC4CMpKy4/s1600/Down_the_Rabbit_Hole.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWhKvMaktLgxb0WgBw0vtrIAIug2TWb4OrU5qW-x4QhSrjowNjHkF_Xol60fhUv1UsNHF7G5jx-cOlf8mrARqy-OdQeEFr9hUyTcFdhSDPzcqs5NmKk7uRPWzl0mWU0vr77bC4CMpKy4/s1600/Down_the_Rabbit_Hole.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The White Rabbit.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alices-Adventures-Wonderland-Books-Wonder/dp/0688110878/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426441600&sr=1-7&keywords=alice%27s+adventures+in+wonderland+john+tenniel" target="_blank">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</a>" by Lewis Carroll.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by John Tenniel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit#/media/File:Down_the_Rabbit_Hole.png" target="_blank">Image</a> via Wikipedia.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYFAGSXhnvzIa13d-IjPJwaA2US3JdYIF1tJbswme0Q1Y0zlLAxqkeM0PvpnThsTh14eJkB5mKBQaukHDavZAQfC8dZQKp0sydbOZ4pBCXbNGtm06JhlhpWaIyuPMy6ILkH1Aeyu8uZ8/s1600/2014-07-21-10.BlueBunnieHuntSlonem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYFAGSXhnvzIa13d-IjPJwaA2US3JdYIF1tJbswme0Q1Y0zlLAxqkeM0PvpnThsTh14eJkB5mKBQaukHDavZAQfC8dZQKp0sydbOZ4pBCXbNGtm06JhlhpWaIyuPMy6ILkH1Aeyu8uZ8/s1600/2014-07-21-10.BlueBunnieHuntSlonem.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hunt Slonem, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blue Bunnie</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, 2010, oil on canvas, 50 ½ x 67 in. From </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bunnies</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Hunt Slonem, © 2014, published by Glitterati Incorporated. www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-helander/hunt-slonems-bunnies--ano_b_5604305.html" target="_blank">Hunt Slonem's 'Bunnies' - Another Slant on 'Hip-Hop' Culture</a>" by Bruce Helander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> (July 21, 2014).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BiH4j6FLdkv5aet9_lM4fX6qWVw_CoSoPnN3_3SlHXwv4a492yRHrMxQlZdP_fAZIi0bUwblmcbjwv10iBk_vJXE3YwUHDQ0BeAlvpub3aXcI_UJ6C01qiorevZsM9uLba3SyyZFEnM/s1600/51G892R42XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BiH4j6FLdkv5aet9_lM4fX6qWVw_CoSoPnN3_3SlHXwv4a492yRHrMxQlZdP_fAZIi0bUwblmcbjwv10iBk_vJXE3YwUHDQ0BeAlvpub3aXcI_UJ6C01qiorevZsM9uLba3SyyZFEnM/s1600/51G892R42XL.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Velveteen-Rabbit-Margery-Williams/dp/0385077254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426306537&sr=8-1&keywords=the+velveteen+rabbit" target="_blank">The Velveteen Rabbit</a> by Margery Williams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrations by William Nicholson.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGYDKwaz_FF748nZTMdlKOcAi4eK9Co4WW53-CIy7cXAAAElDbd00r8fNgCWczrT0R4q9pXq_KjQCvZ6xC6z4GsdHQhionPqhB1XrcO3H2CSP04UDdV1dRCG-njGTJQsLAPxC_z9Jxtg/s1600/2014-07-21-vv5.ChinensisHuntSlonem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGYDKwaz_FF748nZTMdlKOcAi4eK9Co4WW53-CIy7cXAAAElDbd00r8fNgCWczrT0R4q9pXq_KjQCvZ6xC6z4GsdHQhionPqhB1XrcO3H2CSP04UDdV1dRCG-njGTJQsLAPxC_z9Jxtg/s1600/2014-07-21-vv5.ChinensisHuntSlonem.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hunt Slonem, <i>Chinensis</i>, 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 84 in. From <i>Bunnies</i> by Hunt Slonem, © 2014, published by Glitterati Incorporated. www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-helander/hunt-slonems-bunnies--ano_b_5604305.html" target="_blank">Hunt Slonem's 'Bunnies' - Another Slant on 'Hip-Hop' Culture</a>" by Bruce Helander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> (July 21, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEr5lfZxlBmiNeveRjRdN4v_mcTvWhmDKSlLIYjuciUxfalZrcU5I5jPBHWMtz3mwNK6NBnG1TVP2hZOvs4EzDhlu8udzB3yQV0ybASJkFbdinUEKGAlM6KJvzvARXi1CLH8cRNElplE/s1600/51z19M2SmaL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEr5lfZxlBmiNeveRjRdN4v_mcTvWhmDKSlLIYjuciUxfalZrcU5I5jPBHWMtz3mwNK6NBnG1TVP2hZOvs4EzDhlu8udzB3yQV0ybASJkFbdinUEKGAlM6KJvzvARXi1CLH8cRNElplE/s1600/51z19M2SmaL.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Country-Little-Sandpiper-Heyward-Paperback/dp/B00BR9VCFK/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426306814&sr=1-2&keywords=the+country+bunny+and+the+little+gold+shoes+75th+anniversary" target="_blank">The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes</a>" by Du Bose Heyward.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pictures by Marjorie Hack.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHQh9AVdvaILUUQvCjAqv2KZEuhctsUT7ye4Y8qrHdI2aQY-gNzcMX9I7YUDPjpka00K8gKHcUs3sQFnoJrlin8yRDekNL1oYJUk0XUt5zrcwh1qw3aucFYgzCBkYh8AMqmnZPdpOZ6Q/s1600/1985-385a-b_cs_XL-975x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHQh9AVdvaILUUQvCjAqv2KZEuhctsUT7ye4Y8qrHdI2aQY-gNzcMX9I7YUDPjpka00K8gKHcUs3sQFnoJrlin8yRDekNL1oYJUk0XUt5zrcwh1qw3aucFYgzCBkYh8AMqmnZPdpOZ6Q/s1600/1985-385a-b_cs_XL-975x1024.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Large Leaping Hare," </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1982. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barry Flanagan </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(English , 1941 - 2009).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gilded bronze, cast iron stand.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">96 x 108 x 78.75 in. - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">243.84 x 274.32 x 200.03 cm.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gift of The Sydney and Frances Lewis Foundation - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">85.385.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://vmfa.museum/collections/art/large-leaping-hare/" target="_blank">Photo</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">© Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image via <a href="http://vmfa.museum/" target="_blank">Virginia Museum of Fine Arts</a> website.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLdfXpZwL48UhVDNvqZ-oGLRucy2WOGQCEuHyZy2kH0PBOLgtHh-vvPupJwm8eodYagLPau-jnyzq5f7KxbMEWcBERYeHR5nz_w-sP_NqPkQuLsUyxGzxKsOuqTClIcLUXhYImQx7Ys/s1600/2014-07-21-9.WallofBunniesHuntSlonem.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLdfXpZwL48UhVDNvqZ-oGLRucy2WOGQCEuHyZy2kH0PBOLgtHh-vvPupJwm8eodYagLPau-jnyzq5f7KxbMEWcBERYeHR5nz_w-sP_NqPkQuLsUyxGzxKsOuqTClIcLUXhYImQx7Ys/s1600/2014-07-21-9.WallofBunniesHuntSlonem.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hunt Slonem, <i>Wall of Bunnies</i>. From <i>Bunnies</i> by Hunt Slonem, © 2014, published by Glitterati Incorporated. www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-helander/hunt-slonems-bunnies--ano_b_5604305.html" target="_blank">Hunt Slonem's 'Bunnies' - Another Slant on 'Hip-Hop' Culture</a>" by Bruce Helander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> (July 21, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WHJEML8UbH4TCJCirMBvA75un4Ro11-HymrWodUFTjp0CGXqUVQQk3Nq0FDWb9GpHkossuYy_LCepF1InJxCmbDY7zG2NkQLbg0aBJhh0PsBzImk9IKkg08PYFWAc3DqbHc4gGzHfQE/s1600/enhanced-buzz-25287-1383234453-45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WHJEML8UbH4TCJCirMBvA75un4Ro11-HymrWodUFTjp0CGXqUVQQk3Nq0FDWb9GpHkossuYy_LCepF1InJxCmbDY7zG2NkQLbg0aBJhh0PsBzImk9IKkg08PYFWAc3DqbHc4gGzHfQE/s1600/enhanced-buzz-25287-1383234453-45.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This truly gigantic rabbit was part of Sweden's Openart Biennale."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Credit: Lasse Person/via designboom.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/reasons-mustard-yellow-is-the-very-best-color#.tuq4NoAD5" target="_blank">33 Reasons Mustard Yellow is the Very Best Color</a>" by Alanna Okun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/" target="_blank">BuzzFeed</a> (October 31, 2013).</span></div>

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