A page from Arnold Lobel's "Fables" book.

Fables.

Written and Illustrated by Arnold Lobel

Published by Scholastic Inc; First Edition (1980)

A 1980s book of fables with wonderful illustrations by Arnold Lobel.

Fables.

Written and Illustrated by Arnold Lobel

Published by Scholastic Inc; First Edition (1980)

"Tales of a Long Afternoon" is a vintaeg 1980s book that pairs five Max Bolliger fables with fantastical illustrations with Jindra Capek. After four animals tell fables which hurt the feelings of their animal friends, the lion tells a fable which heals everyone.

Tales of a Long Afternoon.

By Max Bolliger

Illustrations by Jindra Capek.

Published by Dutton Juvenile; 1st American ed edition (October 5, 1989)

Artist Statement:

She Waited for It to Speak is about the desperate hope we place in symbols. The lemon, luminous and seemingly sacred in its absurd isolation, becomes a surrogate for meaning, forgiveness, memory — whatever the viewer projects. The woman is caught not in contemplation, but in quiet expectation. Her stillness is not calm — it’s devotional. The cracked ground, the cool wall, the absence of any context outside this frame heightens the claustrophobia of emotional projection. This piece questions whether we seek answers, or whether we create altars out of whatever hasn’t left us yet.

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Artist Statement:

There’s a moment when the mask isn’t about concealment it’s about revealing what’s become permanent underneath.

This piece captures the Lamb not in action, but in awareness. He knows he’s being watched. He’s calculating what that means. The finger to the face is not innocence. It’s consideration.

What will you do now that you’ve seen me?

This image is the breath before the next move, and that tension is everything. It’s not horror in motion it’s horror in thought.

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