Accession Number: 1998.80.136
Description: Relief picture produced by Martin Kunz for instruction of blind students; may be a part of his Naturkunde [Natural History] series. "Pictures for the Blind" is printed along left edge in German, French, English, and Italian as follows: Abbildungen fur Blinde. Images a l'usage des aveugles. Pictures for the Blind. Immagini ad uso dei ciechi. Below this is printed "von M. Kunz." Creator's name and location are embossed in German braille, at bottom. The tiger illustration is at the top and the lion is at the bottom of the picture. The common name in German and the Latin species are provided in both print and braille, beneath each animal. Entire frontside of picture is varnished; backsides of raised illustrations are filled with gesso. Illustrations are worn through to the gesso in some places; some gesso is missing. Museum has several of Kunz' relief pictures and maps in its collection. Martin Kunz was director of the Blind Institute at Illzach, Germany and a leading producer of relief pictures and maps in the 1890s. --Tactile Pictures (Eriksson, 1998, p. 107).
Height: 15.625
Width: 12.5
Date Made: ca. 1890
Maker: Kunz, Martin
Place of Origin: Illzach, Germany
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 1998.80
Subjects: Instructional aids, tools, and supplies. Tactile graphics Zoological illustration.
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Kunz, Martin
Material: Paper
Updated: 06/02/2021
