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To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Rational Animal, the New York City-based non-profit organisation, has teamed up with the very own Morrison Hotel Gallery to produce Artists with Animals, a collection of ten notecards featuring photographs of David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Billie Holiday, Robert Plant, The Beatles, John Lennon, Neil Young, Nelly and Brigitte Bardot, all snapped in the company of animals. The images allow a rare glimpse into these intimate moments.

Susan Brandt, the founder of Rational Animal, is also part of the Morrison Hotel Gallery team, a self-confessed group of animal lovers. “I came up with the idea of mining all of the amazing archives of photographs from the 70 music photographers we represent to find vintage images of music legends and their animals. The first time we did this in 2010 we made an amazing calendar. This year we made these beautiful notecards so people could share the images with their friends” Susan explains.

These iconic images were kindly donated by some of the best rock photographers of all time and also represented by the gallery, including Curt Gunther, Frank Stefanko, Robert Whitaker, Terry O'Neill, Henry Diltz, Timothy White, Neal Preston, Ken Regan and Herman Leonard, to raise awareness and funds for the NYC at-risk animals and the multiple programs and events run by the organisation: from sewing beds for homeless animals in shelters, to promoting adoption, to organising ‘Gimme Shelter: Rock&Rescue NYC’, a series of benefit concerts to raise money for over 30 rescue organisations (which in the past included acts by Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Debbie Harry and Moby, amongst many others).

The notecards come packaged in a box which includes an Orange Ribbon for Animals (the official awareness ribbon for at-risk animals).

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Images courtesy of the Morrison Hotel Gallery
The notecard sets are available for purchase online at www.morrisonhotelgallery.com. 100% of all sales will go directly to support Rational Animal programs for at-risk animals.  

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For more information about the Morrison Hotel Gallery, click here
For more information about Rational Animal, click here