Tropical Animal Life: Paintings by Isabel Cooper (Exhibition)

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1922 January 5 - 1922 January 20

Biographical or Historical Note

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Exhibition. Opened January 5, 1922 and closed January 20, 1922. Located in the West Assembly Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. Tropical Animal Life: Paintings by Isabel Cooper was an exhibition of water colors of animals observed at the New York Zoological Society's Tropical Research Station in Kartabo, Guyana. The exhibition was organized with the support of the Ladies Auxiliary of the New York Zoological Society.

Summary

Tropical Animal Life: Paintings by Isabel Cooper was an exhibition of water colors of animals observed at the New York Zoological Society's Tropical Research Station in Kartabo, Guyana (1, p. 36). The exhibition was organized with the support of the Ladies Auxiliary of the New York Zoological Society (2, p. 651).

The Museum’s 1922 Annual Report states that Anna Heyward exhibited series of textile designs based on the plant life of the same location as those on which Cooper’s work was based, but it is unclear as to whether they were part of the same exhibition (1, p. 36).

This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.

Sources

    (1) American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1922.
    (2) American Museum of Natural History. "Notes," Natural History, November/December 1921.

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Cooper, Isabel
Featured artist (1, p. 36).
New York Zoological SocietyExternal link
Cooper made her water colors at the New York Zoological Society's Tropical Research Station in Kartabo, Guyana and the exhibition was held "under the auspices" of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the New York Zoological Society (2, p. 651).

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1922.
Page 36
American Museum of Natural History Special Collections vertical files
Repository: AMNH Special Collections [Natural History article]
Natural history.
"Notes." November/December 1921.

Written by: Clare O'Dowd
Last modified: 2018 October 5


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