Accession Number: 1998.80.143
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 at the top 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, Illzach-Mulhausen." Creator's name and and location are embossed in German braille, at bottom. Picture shows four birds of different species: the black grouse (upper left), the partridge (upper right), the guinea hen (lower left), and the turkey (lower right). The common name for each bird is provided in German print and braille; the Latin species is identified in print. Picture is varnished on the front; backside of each figure has a thin covering of gesso. Gesso has slight cracks. 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: 12.5
Width: 15.625
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