Tonka is Knoxville
Zoo's largest resident and lives in the new Stokely
African Elephant Preserve.
Tonka, Mamie, Ruby,
Jana and Edie would like you to visit them in the
Stokely African Elephant Preserve, which is part
of the Grasslands Africa! exhibit made possible
by a generous donation from Scott Niswonger.
Don't get left out
of the herd! Visit Stokely African Elephant Preserve
today. Tonka is waiting to see you!
African
Elephant Paintings
She
picks her colors carefully and only paints with friends,
but Mamie, an African elephant at the Knoxville Zoo,
is discovering that art can be fun. She's finding out
that the attention you get is rewarding as well.
Although Knoxville Zoo visitors
have known and loved Mamie for many years, it is just
recently that she's getting national press. Mamie
the African elephant has been featured painting on
CNN. She's also been seen on other national news programs
and fans from around the country have written the
zoo to send good wishes, commission paintings, and
encourage an elephant who has discovered new talents
late in life.
No two elephant paintings
are exactly alike, and all are original paintings.
Paintings are $35 with an additional $5 for shipping
and handling. If you'd like to purchase an authentic
elephant painting using primary colors, you can:
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Call Val Doyle at (865) 637-5331,
ext. 384
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Send a fax to Val Doyle at (865) 637-1943
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Write Knoxville Zoo at the following
address:
Knoxville Zoo
ATTN: Val Doyle
P.O. Box 6040
Knoxville, TN 37914
Limited Edition
Prints: Elephant Art
In a collaboration orchestrated
by the University of Tennessee School of Art, Russian
trained artists Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid met
with African elephants Mamie, Ellie and Jana at Knoxville
Zoo.
They worked in harmony, and
the resulting artwork was reproduced as limited edition
prints by the University of Tennessee. As of May 7,
2003, just six from the original thirty nine prints
of each elephants artwork remain in the zoo's collection.
These prints, each numbered and signed by Melamid
and Komar are now available for collectors. All proceeds
from this sale benefit the elephant programs at Knoxville
Zoo.
Each print is 30" x
22" on very heavy stock. The prints are nonochromatic,
grey/taupe, and are unframed. An elephant biography
and event catalog from the collaboration will be included
with each print purchased.
Knoxville Zoo fulfills orders
as received.
Price of each print $250.00
Plus Shipping and handling $20.00
Plus applicable tax
To order, please choose one
of the following:
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Call Val Doyle at (865) 637-5331,
ext. 384
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Send a fax to Val Doyle at (865)
637-1943
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Write Knoxville Zoo at the following
address:
Knoxville Zoo
ATTN: Val Doyle
P.O. Box 6040
Knoxville, TN 37
