Thursday, December 8, 2011

Artist of the Day: Adolphe Philippe Millot

File:Types de plumes. - Larousse pour tous, -1907-1910-.jpg
File:Papillons (Larousse pour tous,1907-1910).jpg
I haven't found much on Adolphe Philippe Millot, but he was a French painter, lithographer and entomologist in the late 19th century and early 20th century. I first saw his "Plumes" painting, and tried to do a little research. Lately I have been really inspired by the overlap of science and art, and want to learn more about it. I cannot find the true name of what these paintings are called. I was thinking "taxonomy paintings" but that isn't right. I'll keep searching, and correct it as soon as I find it!

Sneak Peek at this Semester's Ceramics