Windows on Nature: The Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York City's American Museum of Natural History is a national treasure, attracting four million visitors annually. Its dioramas--a dazzling mixture of nature, science, and art--have inspired young and old alike, and are world-renowned examples of the unique diorama craft: art in the service of science. Now, in the only book of its kind, readers get an insider's view of these “windows on nature,” witnessing their creation step by meticulous step.More than forty of the museum's finest dioramas are featured here, depicting the fauna and flora of myriad ecological environments. Stephen Quinn, a diorama artist at the museum, introduces the explorers, naturalists, painters, sculptors, taxidermists, and conservationists behind these three-dimensional marvels, and explains how their collaborations make the displays so lifelike. This enchanting book is the perfect souvenir for anyone who's ever been awe-struck at the museum--or wished they could visit in person. |
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... antelope . " He agreed to let her lead the expedition if she raised the requisite $ 30,000 . Securing the money from her father , a horse breeder , Sanford set out for Ethiopia in 1928 , accompanied by T. Donald Carter , assistant in ...
... antelope . " He agreed to let her lead the expedition if she raised the requisite $ 30,000 . Securing the money from her father , a horse breeder , Sanford set out for Ethiopia in 1928 , accompanied by T. Donald Carter , assistant in ...
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... antelope , 78. See also American bison and prong- horn antelope diorama antelope jackrabbit and black - tailed jackrabbit diorama , 132 , 133 Anthony , Harold E. , 104 , 110 Arctic expedition , 120 Arizona , 110 , 132 ars celare artem ...
... antelope , 78. See also American bison and prong- horn antelope diorama antelope jackrabbit and black - tailed jackrabbit diorama , 132 , 133 Anthony , Harold E. , 104 , 110 Arctic expedition , 120 Arizona , 110 , 132 ars celare artem ...
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... antelope , 78. See also American bison and prong- horn antelope diorama antelope jackrabbit and black - tailed jackrabbit diorama , 132 , 133 Anthony , Harold E. , 104 , 110 Arctic expedition , 120 Arizona , 110 , 132 ars celare artem ...
... antelope , 78. See also American bison and prong- horn antelope diorama antelope jackrabbit and black - tailed jackrabbit diorama , 132 , 133 Anthony , Harold E. , 104 , 110 Arctic expedition , 120 Arizona , 110 , 132 ars celare artem ...
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African buffalo African elephants African Hall African Mammals Akeley Hall Akeley's Alaska American Museum animals antelope assisted by Joseph Background by Francis Background by James background painting black rhinoceros Carl Akeley Chapman collect color created curved Dall's sheep depicted dermy diorama background expedition featured field sketches foreground artist foreground by George Francis Lee Jaques Fred Scherer Gardell Christensen George Adams George Frederick Mason George Petersen gorilla ground habitat diorama Hall of African Hall of North Hall of Ocean illusion James Perry Wilson Joseph Guerry Kenya klipspringer landscape Leigh Matthew Kalmenoff Milstein Hall Mount Kenya mountain mountain gorilla mountain nyala mounted Museum of Natural muskox Natural History North American Birds North American Mammals painted background painter painting the background papier-mâché plaster rama Raymond deLucia retouched rhino Robert Kane Robert Rockwell Rungius scene Schwendeman Sean Murtha species taxidermist taxidermy taxidermy by George taxidermy by Robert trees whale wildlife