We're Fan fans!

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We started our tour of fans with Zenobia's photos from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in L.A.  



Top of the Day is the Peacock Fan Zenobia photographed. 














Then we discovered the Fan Museum in London! Here's one called Queen of the Night made by Gustave-Francoise Lasellaz made with tortoise shell. The museum let's us see the front (painted) and the back which isn't but it's still fascinating to get both sides. Front -- link -- and back -- link -- 

Annatomix also known as Sylvain Le Guen, Geometric Pleats, 2017 -- link --  

This is either another view of the same or another version of Sylvain Le Guen's Geometric Pleats from 2017-- link -- 

Lily Mixe / Sylvain Le Guen, Nature Unfurled, 2017 -- link --  

Unknown Artist, The Merchant, circa 1700s -- link -- 

Himbad / Sylvain Le Guen, Cat Mask, 2017 -- link -- 

Captain Kris / Sylvain Le Guen, Type Fan, 2017 -- link -- & a similar view by photographer Rhian Cox -- link -- 

Zabou, Born to Paint (graffiti not a fan), 2019 -- link -- 

Artista / Sylvain Le Guen, Chocolate Waves -- link -- & close up -- link -- 

Éventails J Ganné (Publisher) Lopez, A. (Artist),A. Lopez for Moet & Chandon, circa 1925 - 1930 -- link -- and the back -- link -- 

J. Donzel, Spring Romance, 1890 -- link -- 






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