Trophy heads of fanciful Seussian creatures

On DeviantArt, thebiscuitboy showcases his "zoological nonsense" creations, trophy-heads of fanciful creatures inspired by Dr Seuss. These are really fantastic (if a little disturbing).

Walrus, Baffler Bird II, Seuss Da Moose

(via Super Punch)

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Dr. Seuss himself made trophy head sculptures of his whimsical creatures.
I saw them on display in a gallery in Sausalito.
- noah django
  
  came here for that. here’s a link:
  http://www.theworldsbestever.com/2010/10/01/dr-seusss-unorthodox-taxidermy-sculptures/
  - mookontheboing
    
    I have one on my wall. They’re < 1 million in reprint mode. Here is "the mulberry street unicorn"
    - mookontheboing
      
      the sculpture is on the left
      - noah django
        
        appreciate the disambiguation, mook, but everyone knows unicorns only have one horn :P
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The disturbing factor is ratcheted up a notch with that lighting.
hassenpfeffer

Several years ago I bought a copy of The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss, and I think the sculptures were the most breathtaking things shown therein. If I had real money, I would gladly pay it for one of these objets d’art!
wygit

I saw these, or similar, at a Seuss gallery on Geary in San Francisco, along with a lot of prints and originals.
Dicrel Seijin

This is not just a “little” disturbing; this is a lot disturbing. I’d much rather have miniatures of the whole creature rather than just the heads. Of course, I understand the subsequent dioramas that could be created might be disturbing to others.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzmrEgz_GI#t=0m40s
orwell

seems really creepy and kinda contradictory that seuss would “mount,” the heads of his creatures on plaques, liked hunted animals… where’s the lorax head on a slice of endangered truffula wood? however you can make a buck…