Brian Harman - Zoo Keeper
24” x 20” / 60.96 x 50.8cm (Edition of 8)
20” x 16” / 50.8 x 40.64cm (Edition of 25)
16” x 12” / 40.64 x 30.48cm (Edition of 50)
The Story.
Brian Harman with Elsi at London Zoo. Brian was a Zoo Keeper for forty-eight years, twenty-one of which he spent with elephants. In that time h has handled more than fifty elephants from all over South East Asia. Elsie is a special case for him as he raised her himself. The elephants consider Brian to be the head of the herd – he speaks to them in Singalese and they come when he calls them by name. He say’s he’s constantly amazed by their intelligence and they often read his mind, doing things before he tells them. Normally this could be explained by routine, but their day is always varied, specifically so that mundane routine is not established.
“When my elephants see two people talking and decide that they don’t like one of them, they will try to split them up.”
All prints are all archival, meaning they will last for well over 75 years. Most of his prints are reproduced on Hahnemühle Fine Art photo paper, regarded as one of the best photographic papers in the world. The majority of prints are printed using Giclée printing which reproduces incredible detail and brilliant colour, and has a higher resolution than traditional lithographic printing. All Limited Edition prints come with a Certificate of Authentication stating the print title, edition number, date of printing and are signed by the artist and stamped with his photographer's seal. The print itself is also titled, numbered and signed in pencil by the artist. All prints come with a pair of print handling gloves and a “Handling & Framing Your Print” instruction sheet.
Print sizes are quoted as the edge to edge dimensions of the paper itself, including the border around the image. Borders will vary according to the image dimensions, but will typically be between 1 to 2 ½ inches.
Each print will have a strict limitation to its edition run, plus a maximum of 2APs (Artist Proofs) marked 1/AP and 2/AP.
The 'Framed' image is for visual reference only. Room image with thanks to rawpixel.com