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Monarch Sanctuary

It was architect: Vivian Kuan and Mitchell Joachim and firm: Terreform ONE. It is dated 2018-ongoing. Its medium is partial building façade model, diagram, video. It is a part of the department.

The population of the beloved monarch butterfly has drastically depleted due to susceptibility to agricultural pesticides, temperature changes, and land development. Terreform ONE’s proposed 30,000-square-foot sanctuary is a vertical meadow behind a glass façade with highly regulated temperature and humidity. The model shows how the façade can provide a temporary habitat for wild monarchs.

It is credited Courtesy of Terreform ONE.

Cricket Cage And Base (Japan)
rattan, bamboo, lacquered wood (base); fiber, paper, silk, feathers....
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1916-40-3-a,b

Textile, Farfalle
cotton.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1967-9-11

This print shows two butterflies wheeling a third insect in a bath chair, a small upright carriage. The scene is framed at the center of the page with a simple line border. The fine black lines of the print are a stark contrast to the creamy paper. The butterflies stand on two legs and have two arms, as if they were human. At right, a butterfly pulls the two long poles of the bath chair. Its long, narrow body is hunched with the effort. Its large, scalloped wings are folded up; it has two long, curving antennae. A furry insect sits in the enclosed bath chair, its head and arms visible through the open window. The bath chair has a domed roof with a scalloped eave, and large, spoked wheels. Following the chair is the second butterfly, giving it a light push with one arm. Its folded wings are spotted and striped. The scene takes place on a fanciful pedestal evoking ancient ruins or a cave grotto, swagged with vines and large flowers. Below, at center, reads 'LA BROUETTE'.

Bound Print, La Brouette
etching on laid paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1921-6-402-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/4wUs7r/
Accession Number NATURE.020
Object ID 2318798845