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In still life, melissa milgrom peels back the skin on contemporary taxidermy, revealing all the blood and guts of a hobby focused on making the dead appear alive. Still life taxidermy studio 11901 silver way, everett, wa. Melissa milgrom, the author of the 2010 book, still life. In the 1950s, robert rauschenberg incorporated both a stuffed bald eagle and a mounted angora goat in. Find still life taxidermy studio in everett with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Taxidermy has been part of modern arts vocabulary for decades. Museums use taxidermy as a method to record species, including those that are extinct and threatened, in the form of study skins and life size mounts. Its easy to dismiss taxidermy as a kitschy or morbid sideline, the rea. Nov 28, 2012 melissa milgrom, the author of the 2010 book, still life. Apr 17, 2016 in his recent series still life, photographer robert clark champions the power of taxidermy to remind us of the realities of nature, death and loss. Search for other taxidermists in everett on the real yellow pages.
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