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David Webb, Jeweled Toad, New York

Date

1963

Medium

Dye imbibition print

Culture

American

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

In the 1960s, while working for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar, Hiro created a series of photographs of various animals posed with jewelry. Here a small owl with slightly disheveled plumage examines an ornamental toad that it has steadied with one of its talons. The diamond, emerald, and gold pin was designed by Verdura. The juxtaposition between a live bird and a precious object makes for a whimsical interpretation of a predator and its prey.

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