Fish on Target Collage by Julie Dermansky, 1993 celluloid egg with a nice weight

with a nice weight

I believe this one dates from the late 19th century

) is in fact an old handmade milking stool

and the sides are joined by tiny brass nails

but there is a small chip to the tail of the bird on the second tiger

Fish on Target Collage by Julie Dermansky, 1993 celluloid egg with a nice weightI found this collage at the flea market and really loved the juxtaposition of the cutout fish (I believe painted on photo paper, with these great lightening bolt like gills) and the target to which it is glued, not knowing anything about J. Dermansky. I've since figured out that the J. stands for Julie, and that the artist, who created many collages in a similar vein early in her career, is now well known as a photojournalist and activist, including