Fish Couture

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Title

Fish Couture

Description

In cultures around the world, fish play an integral part in daily life as food, objects of study and recreational pursuit, and as characters in stories and parables. Over the last several years, I have built the portion of my collection that documents the social history of fish, including ways that lay people interact with fish in a non-technical way. This print by George Spratt illustrates a woman whose body and clothing comprise different species of fish and other aquatic organisms.

Creator

Justin Hanisch (photographer)

Source

Fish

Publisher

Charles Tilt

Date

1830

Contributor

George Spratt (author)

Format

22 cm x 19.5 cm

Coverage

London (published)

Citation

Justin Hanisch (photographer), “Fish Couture,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed July 11, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/3303.

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