The Polar Bear Dance
1915
Imagine a winter party where the guests are all polar bears! Frederick Stuart Church brings us this whimsical scene from 1915, where a line of fluffy white bears is caught in a joyous dance across a snowy landscape. They hold colorful ribbons to form a dancing chain, while a couple of bears on the left provide the music—one strumming a banjo and another blowing a brass horn. Church was a famous American illustrator known for giving animals human-like personalities, and this playful parade shows off his charming, sketchy style that looks like it jumped right out of a storybook.