"Tiger Looking Content" by Marian Brickner $280

Artist Statement: "Even though it sounds philosophically immature to say this, it is my overriding urgent wish, as a photographer, to show that everything that is alive is actually an individual with a life, no matter what body she or he occupies. Here is Sheena, a nine year old tiger, now living at the National Tiger Sanctuary . She is shown here approximately 5 weeks after being rescued from a horrible situation. She has gained weight and is looking good. When I showed up with my camera and sat quietly about two feet from her enclosure for about 45 minutes, she looked at me and seemed uncertain about what I was doing. However, she quickly became curious, looking at me and almost smiling it seemed. Then yawning contentedly, she settled down for her picture. Why does congress allow for the languishing of an individual who does not speak our language? Please do something." Photography by Artist Marian Brickner of St Louis, MO