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Twenty-six Animals by Jane Tam

Art Photography, Junior

Twenty-six Animals by Jane Tam

Twenty-six Animals art by Jane Tam

This animal alphabet accordion book contains 26 composites of the animal and human form. Images were silk-screened onto cream BFK rives paper and accompanied by the Helvetica font type.

This work was inspired by Thorsten Dennerline's (MFA, 1997) Twenty-six Words, which was created in collaboration with Peter Verheyen.

26 Words by Thorsten Dennerline

Alphabet book created collaboratively with Peter Verheyen. Lithographs by Dennerline with bindings by Verheyen. Accordion structure with leather-edged covers. Painted acrylic panels inlaid into cover. Edition of 10 copies, each with a unique cover.


Jane Tam, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., is a junior art photography major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and developed strong interests in printmaking while in her sophomore year. Her printmaking work is mainly ironically focused on spontaneity, nostalgia, and humor.