‘The Séance’ In 1810, the Romantic writers, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, and Doctor Polidori vacationed in Switzerland. They stayed up late, conducted seances and wrote books—Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Vampyre by Doctor Polidori. This painting is about their late night adventures in Switzerland. . 25 x 24 ¾ x 2”, acrylic and colored pencil on paper . . ‘Lord Byron’s Menagerie’ Lord Byron was a poet with a lot of pets: eight large dogs, five cats, two monkeys, a fox, a falcon, an eagle and a crow. Two hundred years ago Lord B, and his friends—Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Doc Polidori (Byron’s personal doctor) and Claire Clairemont (Mary’s stepsister) rented a mansion in Switzerland. . 52x40x2”, acrylic and colored pencil on paper . ~excerpts from Anna Fidler’s notes . ‘HER KIND’ @JohanssonProjects thru March 16 . #annafidler #cathylu #johanssonprojects #herkind (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvE0PgABpKs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o85rdjf8etr7