Mr. Winkle

For the fictional film character, see Mr. Winkle Goes to War.

Mr. Winkle (1995?–November 2017)[1] was a very small dog of uncertain breed. His appearance was captured in many series of creative and conceptual photographs that made him a notable marketing phenomenon, celebrated artist's muse[1] and international cult figure [2]representing the beauty and potential of homeless animals.[3][4][5]

Life

Mr. Winkle was rescued as a stray in Bakersfield, California, by Lara Jo Regan, an award-winning magazine photographer who remained his owner until the dog's death. Numerous calendars, books and cards were published featuring imaginative photos of Mr. Winkle in various settings, costumes, and poses.[6]

After a long retirement, Mr. Winkle died of kidney failure in November 2017.[7]

In media

Mr. Winkle was the subject of many national and international newspaper and magazine articles and appeared on various television shows, including the September 1, 2002 episode of Sex and the City. Regan's book tours with Mr. Winkle from 2001 to 2005 – drew over 500 fans at each location,[6] inspiring the producer of Sex and the City to incorporate him into an episode where he upstages the character Carrie Bradshaw at her first book signing.[8][9]

Mr. Winkle appeared on the cover of Pet Life, Animal Wellness[10] and Time for Kids.[11] Time also named Mr. Winkle "Best Internet Celebrity of 2002" in their online supplement "On."[12][13] By 2006, mrwinkle.com had garnered over 65 million hits.[14] Mr. Winkle came to be known as the first animal celebrity meme whose fame was sparked by internet culture.[15][16] By 2009, Regan had created over 150 "What is Mr. Winkle" photographic characters as well as an extensive fine art series of her muse, collected in the form of published works and art prints. A major museum retrospective of Regan's Mr. Winkle photographs took place from July 7, 2012, to October 7, 2012, at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City.[16]

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (December 23, 2019). "The Story of Mr. Winkle's Passing". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. ^ Gumbell, Andrew (March 23, 2001). "Top Dog". The London Independent.
  3. ^ Hubert, Cynthia (July 13, 2001). "Mr. Winkle's World". The Sacramento Bee.
  4. ^ della Cava, Marco (December 3, 2011). "A Winkle - just in time". USA Today.
  5. ^ Wilson, Terry (March–April 2001). "The Amazing Mr. Winkle". PetLife. Vol. 7. pp. 36–39.
  6. ^ a b Levine, Bettijane (July 12, 2003). "Bow wowed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (December 23, 2019). "The story of Mr. Wrinkle's passing" (Facebook post). Retrieved 2020-12-16 – via Facebook.
  8. ^ Davenport, Misha (June 16, 2003). "Winkle, Winkle, Little Star". Chicago Sun Times.
  9. ^ Schulte, Eileen (November 18, 2004). "Winkle, Winkle, Now You're a Star". Tampa Bay Times.
  10. ^ "The Child of a Cloud, on Loan from Heaven". Animal Wellness. Vol. 7, no. 2. March 2005. pp. 38–40.
  11. ^ "Doggone Cute". Time for Kids. Vol. 6, no. 12. 15 December 2000. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Best Internet Celebrity". On. Jan–Feb 2002.
  13. ^ "The Best Internet Celebrity 2001". ON Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 1. January–February 2002.
  14. ^ Tiegreen, Mary (2006). 1,001 Reasons to Love Dogs. New York City: Stewart, Tabori & Cheng. pp. 90–91. ISBN 1584795263.
  15. ^ Schonauer, David. "Spotlight: Lara Jo Regan's Mr. Winkle Still a Star". Pro Photo Daily. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Mr. Winkle: Object of Projection". Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  17. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (October 23, 2001). What is Mr. Winkle (1st ed.). Random House. ISBN 978-0375815546.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  18. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (October 23, 2001). What is Mr. Winkle? (1st ed.). United States: Random House. ISBN 978-0375815430.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  19. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (October 23, 2001). What is Mr. Winkle?. Random House. ISBN 978-0375815546.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  20. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (May 28, 2002). Winkle's World. Random House. ISBN 978-0375915437.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  21. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (May 27, 2003). A Winkle in Time: Mr. Winkle Celebrates the Underdogs of History (1st ed.). United States: Random House. ISBN 978-0375815546.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  22. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (May 27, 2003). A Winkle in Time. Random House.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  23. ^ Regan, Lara Jo (December 4, 2011). Mr Winkle: The Complete Character Collection. All Things Winkle LLC.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
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