Tiny Showcase are thrilled to bring you the latest installment in Animal Atlas by
Anthony Petrie. His three new endangered and extinct animal maps prints benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council. The NRDC works to safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. Created by former Rhode Islander Anthony Petrie and printed by current Rhode Islanders at The Head Light.
Animal Atlas II: Polar Bear, Golden Toad, and Great White Shark are all editions of 100 screen prints by Anthony Petrie. With a border for framing, the artwork is trimmed to fit a standard 24" wide by 18" tall poster frame. The archival print was created by Providence's Head Light Hotel and Tiny Showcase and ships with a numbered and stamped Tiny Showcase certificate of authenticity. The archival artwork has been printed on a heavy 270gsm archival print making paper.
"Polar Bear" is a three-color print with an icy-sparkle/gloss overprint. "Golden Toad" is a five-color screen print. "Great White Shark" is a four-color screen print. Prints come in a set of 3 or you can buy them individually.
Buy them at
http://www.tinyshowcase.com/
Anthony has chose the
Natural Resources Defense Council as his artwork's charity. The NRDC works to safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. Since 1970, the organization has combined the power of more than two million members and online activists with the expertise of some 500 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild. $250 dollars from the sale of each of Anthony's three print editions will be donated to the organization.
Polar Bear - VULNERABLE The loss of sea ice habitat from climate change is the biggest threat to the survival of Polar Bears. However, conflicts with humans, overharvesting and industrial impacts are also key factors in their population decline - pushing this animal to the brink of being endangered.
Golden Toad: EXTINCT Global warming, infectious disease and airborne pollution were key
factors in contributing to the extinction of the Golden Toad. This
species was among the first casualties of the decreasing frog population
from climate change. Formerly abundant, it was last seen in 1989 and is
commonly considered the poster child for the amphibian decline crisis.
Great White Shark: VULNERABLE Sport fishing, bycatching, and hunting have been key factors in
contributing to the population decline of the Great White Shark.
However, as greenhouse gases cause global temperatures to rise, sharks
are swimming in oceans that are warmer and more acidic. This is forcing
the slow evolving animal to adapt to a new environment and move to
different areas in search of food.
