Irony and decoration

[Michael Gochfeld]

Mark Walker wrote:

> Ironically, I believe there is more commercial value in selling butterflies
> as wall ornaments to art lovers and trendy new-age nature lovers than there
> is to slithering, conniving, one-step-away-from-a-felony butterfly
> collectors.

I think you're right, and it is an irony.  I am very fond of mid-19th century
lithographs of natural history subjects.
I used to be able to find them easily (i.e. at low cost), but the interior
decorators have created a market that has driven the price up by an order of
magnitude.



Mike Gochfeld


 
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