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ARTIST: BORIS BUĆAN (1947- ) SIZE: 76 5/8 x 78 3/4 in./194.7 x 200 cm DESCRIPTION: Bućan had previously designed a poster for Verdi’s Nabucco, employing a lioness shaped from details of Assyrian art. This inspired him to further experiment with animal forms, leading to the black and white tigers seen here for a production of Shakespeare’s Othello. These animals reference one line in the play: taunted by Queen Margaret, the Duke of York exclaims, “O tiger’s heart wrapped in a woman’s hide!”—referencing the fierceness and deviousness of these wild cats. The slashed stripes of the tigers are echoed in the tall grasses surrounding them, creating a stunning, vibrating effect. This six-sheet silkscreen poster is hand-signed. (Contemporary; Theatre; Animals; Cats)