“There is considerable contrast between this work and the usual job. The environment, for instance, is so far removed from that of most working artists: all the difference between a shelf in a steel honeycomb at the end of the trail between cigar stores and subway pillars, and a clearing in the midst of the South American jungle. And our trail southward from New York leads over mountainous waves and the submarine ranges below, and is varied by visions of the Antilles, and enhanced by a diversity of beings— travelers, colonials, natives, an endless procession of outlanders who seem to have only human nature in common.” – excerpt from “Wild-Animal Painting in the Jungle” by Isabel Cooper. The essay is part of the catalog of “Exploratory Works: Drawings from the Department of Tropical Research Field Expeditions”. Exhibition is on view Wed-Sun 12-6pm | Thurs 12-8pm. #ExploratoryWorks Image: Isabel Cooper, “Two-toed Sloth”, Kartabo, British Guiana, 1924. Watercolor on paper, 11 x 14 inches ...