Cariou v. Prince Thaumatrope by Scott Blake

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Cariou v. Prince Thaumatrope by Scott Blake

Cariou v. Prince
Thaumatrope

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Color inkjet print on paper
50 pound paper (192 gsm)
Mounted on matboard
5.25 x 3.75 in (13.3 x 9.5 cm)

for $9

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Celebrate the recent fair-use victory with this toy that was popular in Victorian times. A thaumatrope is a disk with a picture on each side attached to a piece of string. When the string is twisted, the disk spins, and the two pictures appear to combine into a single image due to persistence of vision. I personally assemble these thaumatropes in my studio in Omaha, NE. They are made using top of the line archival materials and can by signed or not.