My Saint Nicholas's Reindeer for Instagram @wildlifewednesdaychallenge @ecowarrior8888, @lizzywatercolor #wildlifewednedaychallenge Instead of looking at the Reindeer animal (which I will definitely come back to in the future), I decided to look into the lore behind Santa’s Reindeer. The first publicly written account of Santa's Reindeer was in the "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" in the Troy Sentinel in Troy, New York on Dec. 23, 1823. It is better known today as "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and it's writer, although anonymous at first, was later revealed to be either Clement Clark Moore or Henry Livingston, Jr. On a side note, this had a fun court case in 2013 called Livingston vs Moore in Troy, NY. This court had actors for Moore and Livingston, used real lawyers, and chose jurors from the audience. Back to my reindeer, I focused on bits of the original "Account of a Visit from Saint Nicholas" for inspiration such as the descriptions of the reindeers' flying as "More rapid than eagles" and "like the down of a thistle". I also enjoyed watching Animalogic "Reindeer are Ridiculously Cute" video on Youtube and their explanation of how Santa's Reindeer are probably all female or young males.
I hope you are all well and have a safe fun Holiday Season! References https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUgANOoMW00 : Animalogic “Reindeer are Ridiculously Cute” Youtube https://www.brownstoner.com/history/walkabout-a-visit-from-st-nichols-a-troy-story/ : “Walkabout: A Visit From St. Nicholas, a Troy Story” by Suzanne Spellen http://www.henrylivingston.com/xmas/poemvariants/troysentinel1823.htm Original print of ACCOUNT OF A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS
0 Comments
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |
Artist and Blogger
I'm just a doodling artist. My current style started in a lecture class at MCLA where I began doodling in my notebooks. Now I've started a new series focusing on animals. Archives
April 2021
Categories
All
|