What a red letter day it was yesterday when a surprise package arrived in the mail from long time chowist Mary Counihan. Lo and behold a large priority mail box packed to the gills with historical chow ephemera, articles, photographs….you name it!!! I was like a kid in a candy store. As I excitedly paged […]
DELORES DEL RIO 1920S ACTRESS
This very special original photo is in my personal collection as an 8×10 studio publicity photoshoot proof and highly prized for its rarity by collectors of antique cinema memorabilia. I learned a lot about the exotic and brilliant Delores Del Rio in researching the photo. What a charming image and this is indeed her chow. […]
GEORGE VERNON STOKES paintings
GEORGE VERNON STOKES (British, 1873-1954) George Vernon Stokes (1873 – 1954) was an illustrator of great renown, who made pictures and drawings for scores of dog encyclopedias, breed books, and stories. Together with his sister Cynthia Harnett, Stokes produced numerous large format illustrated children’s stories with a dog or dogs as central characters. His paintings […]
ARTICLE circa 1899-In Defense of the Chinese Dog
This charming article was written back in the day when the chow was first introduced to American and European households. We were getting to know this unique creature both as companion and show dog. All the “rules” that applied to the average canine seemed to be challenged by the Edible Dog of China. Of all […]
MAUD ALICE EARL CHOW PORTRAITS
SOURCE: Wikipedia- Maude Alice Earl (1864-1943)was born in London, the daughter of artist George Earl and his first wife Alice Beaumont Rawlins. Maud’s profession was the continuation of a family tradition. Her father George, her uncle Thomas Earl and her half brother Percy Earl were also animal painters of note. George Earl, an avid sportsman […]
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