Hermès and Panthera have joined forces to establish a new initiative within the framework of Panthera’s globally recognized activity in the field of wild cat conservation. The Robert Dallet Initiative for Wild Cat Conservation is a living legacy to Robert Dallet, the late French artist and naturalist whose lifelike paintings of wild cats for the Parisian maker of quality goods have captivated a generation of Hermès clientele. On the occasion of Panthera’s tenth anniversary, the Initiative will help to fund Panthera’s leading research and on-the-ground efforts to protect wild cats and their landscapes around the world.
At the heart of the collaboration is a new and thrilling exhibition of Dallet’s works called Fierce and Fragile: Big Cats in the Art of Robert Dallet. The exhibition, which is free to the public, will be on view at the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science in Greenwich, Connecticut until March 13, 2016, and will later tour in Europe and Asia. Funding for the Robert Dallet Initiative will come in part from the sale of Hermès’ 2016 charitable scarf which features a Dallet illustration of a leopard—Panthera Pardus—available now in Hermès stores worldwide and online at Hermes.com.
www.panthera.org/panthera-and-hermes-announce-partnership
