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invisitech.bsky.social
#Connect2Nature #InternationalZebraDay

#Nature #Wildlife #Safari #Photograpy
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
curiousordinary.bsky.social
'The Zebra' - George Stubbs, 1763.
#InternationalZebraDay
A painting of a zebra standing in a lush green forest.
February 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
hoofurs.bsky.social
For #InternationalZebraDay 🦓, that time I got to be a zebra!

🪡 @bncreation.bsky.social
Belongs to Trighorse
#zebra #zebraday #fursuit
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
coconotsu-chrctr.bsky.social
#InternationalZebraDay
January 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
monkeyminion.com
It's #InternationalZebraDay? Here's a piece I did a few years ago called "Safety In Numbers".
February 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
hoofurs.bsky.social
For #InternationalZebraDay 🦓, and #FursuitFriday - that time I got to be a zebra!

🪡 @bncreation.bsky.social
Belongs to Trighorse
#zebra #zebraday
Zebra full fursuit
January 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
Resharing for #InternationalZebraDay 🦓
animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Jan 31
For #InternationalZebraDay 🦓, here is my favorite Morris Hirshfield painting, from the Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered show at the American Folk Art Museum in NYC in 2023:
#Zebra Family, 1942
Oil on canvas
PS - reminder that he was a self-taught artist who didn't start painting until age 65!
framed painting on display at museum: Morris Hirshfield, Zebra Family, 1942, oil on canvas image: mother zebra with two babies walking a path in a whimsical forest landscape
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
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animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Feb 1
For #InternationalZebraDay 🦓:
Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth (Austrian, 1891-1978)
#Zebras, 1927
Color linoleum cut, 200 x 255 mm
catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction...
#WomenArtists
"Color linoleum cut, landscape orientation, full margins. Signed and inscribed 'Handdruck' in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with strong colors." Image: four zebras in motion in various prancing poses, on black ground and white background
January 31, 2026 at 6:46 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
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animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Jan 31
#InternationalZebraDay 🦓:
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian, 1906-1997)
#Zebras, 1937 & 1938 versions.
Vasarely was a pioneer of modern #OpArt (this is considered one of the very first works of the genre) and he returned to the zebra motif often throughout his career.
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian, 1906-1997), Zebras, 1937 version (2 entwined zebra figures on black background); an early example of "Op Art" https://www.wikiart.org/en/victor-vasarely/zebra-1937 Victor Vasarely (Hungarian, 1906-1997), Zebras, 1938 version (two entwined zebra figures on white background); an early example of "Op Art" https://www.sothebys.com/en/slideshows/vasarely-sharing-forms-at-centre-pompidou?slide=zebras-a-1938
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
onoonoono.bsky.social
Happy #InternationalZebraDay !
31st January
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 AM
bcbreakaway.bsky.social
What's that I see? Oh, it's other zebras on #InternationalZebraDay!
January 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
dashing.bsky.social
Not enough zebras for #InternationalZebraDay
Join the Stripey Side 🦓

#ZebraDay
January 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
dodgehorsey.bsky.social
Happy zebra day!! We are making a zebra themed wall in our new house 🦓✨

#internationalzebraday
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 PM
brcrichton.bsky.social
Apparently, it's #InternationalZebraDay !
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM
casswart.bsky.social
It's #InternationalZebraDay 🦓

An animal I've always wanted to draw more of, but I'm always intimidated by the stripes. :)

#ZebraDay #AnimalArt #SciArt #AnimalDayCal
Sketch studies of a mountain zebra. One of a up-close profile of the face and one standing.
January 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
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animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Feb 1
#InternationalZebraDay bling:
the iconic #Zebra Bracelet designed by David Webb (USA, 1925–75) in 1963! 🦓
18K gold, platinum, enamel, diamonds, rubies
This is the first DW piece acquired by the Met for its permanent collection:
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
bonus: the original design sketch
"David Webb remains one of the leading twentieth century American jewelers on account of his originality, broad historical and pan-cultural references, pop sensibility, high-quality workshop based craftsmanship, and clientele that furthered the glamor and allure of his designs. The Zebra bracelet became the icon of Webb’s career, worn by none other than Diana Vreeland, on many occasions while serving as the head of the Costume Institute at The Met. The zoomorphic shape conjures both zebra and seahorse, or even a snake biting its own tail, a time-honored symbol of eternity or eternal renewal. The bold black and white straps play into the emerging the Pop and Op Art movements. The unusual choice of a zebra as the leitmotif lightened the seriousness of jewelry, appealing to the large, emerging baby boomer generation who would have questioned the seriousness of their parents’ more conspicuously stately and moneyed accessories. Originally designed in 1963, this intricately articulated bracelet had been executed using difficult enameling and stone setting techniques by a single master metalsmith who trained his son to continue this elaborate work for the Webb workshop today." "The Zebra bracelet wasn’t David Webb’s first foray into the animal kingdom — Elizabeth Taylor was already a fan of his emerald and gold Makara bracelet — but it quickly became his most memorable. In 1964, the Zebra Bracelet and the other fierce and fashionable creatures in Webb’s collection helped him win a Coty American Fashion Critics' Award." original design sketch for the Zebra Bracelet by David Webb, c. 1963, via the David Webb Archives. "Combining animal motifs and enamel patterns, two signatures of the American jewelry house, the Zebra Bracelet is as striking today as when it first made its appearance in the David Webb workshop in 1963 — and, the following year, within the pages of Vogue shot by Irving Penn. ... The Zebra bracelet wasn’t David Webb’s first foray into the animal kingdom — Elizabeth Taylor was already a fan of his emerald and gold Makara bracelet — but it quickly became his most memorable. In 1964, the Zebra Bracelet and the other fierce and fashionable creatures in Webb’s collection helped him win a Coty American Fashion Critics' Award. Considering how comfortable the glamorous bracelet is in the spotlight, its modest origins can come as a surprise. While many famous and powerful women — the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy — have adorned themselves with this bracelet, a book from David Webb’s library, The Big Book of Wild Animals by Felix Sutton, hints to the heart of these friendly beasts. It’s easy to see why the designer was charmed by the animal. Like those on a wild zebra, the hand enameled stripes on each David Webb Zebra bracelet are unique, an homage to the inimitable Webb woman and a reminder of the dedication to craftsmanship that the brand has continued to maintain for decades. The daring zebra also speaks to the brand’s ethos that jewelry can be wearable art that’s bold, unique, and fun — so much so that it has become the David Webb logo."
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
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animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Jan 31
#InternationalZebraDay 🦓
Ustad Mansur (fl. 1590-1624)
#Zebra, 1621
opaque watercolor & gold on paper H26.9xW38.7cm
🆔 Burchell's Zebra
"presented to the Mughal emperor Jahangir by Mir Ja'far who had acquired it from Turks travelling from Ethopia"
V & A IM.23-1925
collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16756/...
“The zebra in this painting (Burchell's Zebra, Equus quagga burchelli) was presented to the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) by Mir Ja'far who had acquired it from Turks travelling to the Mughal empire from Ethopia. Jahangir wrote on the painting (in Persian, the court language) that it was: 'A mule which the Turks [rumiyan] in the company of Mir Ja'far had brought from Ethiopia [Habasha]. Its likeness was drawn by Nadir'ul-'asri [Wonder of the Age] Master Mansur. Year 1030 [ie 1620-21], [regnal] year 16'. Jahangir's memoirs, the Jahangirnama (Book of Jahangir) make it clear that the animal was presented to him during the extensive Nowruz, or New Year, festivities in March 1621. When Jahangir had carefully examined it, and ensured that it was not, as some thought, a horse on which someone had painted stripes, he decided to send it to Shah Abbas of Iran, with whom he often exchanged rare or exotic presents. He does not mention ordering the animal to be depicted in a painting, and the inscription is the only evidence for Mansur's encounter with this exotic beast. The painting was almost certainly intended to be an illustration for his memoirs. No illustrated volume has survived, and it is likely that none was ever completed. Mansur, as his title indicates, was one of the leading artists of Jahangir's reign, but was already painting highly naturalistic studies of animals while in service to the emperor's father Akbar.” "The zebra is depicted facing right against an undyed paper on which earlier outlines have been covered with a light pinkish wash. The animal is tethered to a post & has a red harness. On the right, a Persian inscription in black ink identifies the subject, artist & provides the date. The borders are filled with polychrome flowers & green leaves on scrolling lines & are later additions of the reign of Shah Jahan."
January 31, 2026 at 6:44 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
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animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Jan 31
#InternationalZebraDay 🦓: #Zebras in a Byzantine Greek illuminated manuscript of the Book of Job, c. 1362.
BnF Grec 135, f. 100r and 224r. gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
detail from an illuminated manuscript: zebra illustration, side profile in landscape with grass, flowers, and tree, drawn with simple black and white diagonal stripes and tongue sticking out from BnF Grec 135, f. 100r (Byzantine, Greek, c. 1362) detail from an illuminated manuscript: zebra illustration, side profile above green patch of landscape, drawn similar to previous example with tongue out from BnF Grec 135, f. 224r (Byzantine, Greek, c. 1362)
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
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animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Jan 31
#InternationalZebraDay 🦓:
Andy Warhol (USA, 1928-1987)
Grevy’s #Zebra, Endangered Animals series,1983
38″ x 38″ screenprint ltd ed. 150
🆔🚨 Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) is still listed as Endangered by IUCN & is the most threatened of the 3 zebra species; it's also the largest living wild equid.
square screenprint: multicolored zebra head in side profile on teal background Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: Grevy’s Zebra (FS II.300) Series: Endangered Species, 1983 (Signed and numbered edition of 150) 38″ x 38″ Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
January 31, 2026 at 6:43 PM
traumainformedcontent.com
For #InternationalZebraDay, my photo of zebras in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, in 2000. #ZebraDay #photography
A group of zebras near trees, with hills in the background.
January 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
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animal-aspects.bsky.social Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · Jan 31
#InternationalZebraDay 🦓:
Luis Paret Y Alcazar (Spanish, 1746-1799)
#Zebra, 1774
Gouache on laid paper
H 485 mm (19.09 in) x W 345 mm (13.58 in)
From the menagerie of Infante Luis of Spain
🆔 Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
Museo del Prado
www.museodelprado.es/aprende/enci...
“Infante Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón, younger brother of Carlos III, was a great fan of the natural sciences, and created a cabinet [of curiosities] in which various animals were preserved. In addition…he possessed a live zebra, an exceptional animal in Europe at the time, which was later stuffed…that this animal was liked by the Infante is confirmed by Paret's commission for this illustration, rendered halfway between portrait and scientific drawing typical of the second half of the 18th century."
January 31, 2026 at 6:44 PM
chriswhittier.bsky.social
Happy #InternationalZebraDay

Plains zebras, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, 2023.

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Photo of a close zebra head and neck with more blurred zebras in the background.
February 1, 2026 at 2:11 AM
ferrousdrone.bsky.social
Happy #InternationalZebraDay 🖤🤍🦓

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A latex zebra ponyplayer in a field, b&w Selfie of a Spandex zebra bodysuit Mirror selfie of a zebra ponyplayer Upper shot of a zebra ponyplayer
January 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
pigeoncircus.bsky.social
Sketches to celebrate International Zebra Day today!🦓 🦓 🦓

#internationalzebraday #zebraday #zebra #animalart
pencil sketches of zebras pencil sketches of zebras
January 31, 2025 at 7:54 AM
bethgabriel.bsky.social
Happy #InternationalZebraDay to the striped equids of Africa. Shoutout to my photography skills 💅🏻
January 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM