The Career of Charles R. Knight (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1961 January 15 - 1961 April 9

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened January 15, 1961 and closed April 9, 1961. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. The Career of Charles R. Knight exhibited the artist's work throughout his career in various forms and was curated by Edwin H. Colbert.

Summary

The Career of Charles R. Knight exhibited the artist's work throughout his career in various forms. The exhibition was curated by Edwin H. Colbert, who collaborated with the Department of Exhibition. Some bronzes, paintings, charcoal and pencil sketches were loaned by Charles R. Knight's daughter, Lucy Hardcastle Knight (Mrs. Richard Steel in Museum documentation) and the Norton Galleries in New York City (1, p. 1-3; 2, p. 52). The exhibition featured Knight's early work in photographs, sketches, paintings, and excerpts from his unpublished autobiography. Other sections were arranged by the animals he drew, painted, and sculpted (1, p. 1-3).

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

Sources

(1) American Museum of Natural History. Press Release. "World Famous Painter of Prehistoric Life Honored in Museum's New Temporary Exhibition" January 15, 1961. Departmental Records, DR 101. American Museum of Natural History Library.

(2) American Museum of Natural History. Annual Report. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1960-1961.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition 1961 January 15 – 1961 April 9 (1, p. 1)

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Exhibition.
Collaborated with curator Edwin H. Colbert (2, p. 52)

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Related department (1, p. 2)

Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris) 1905-2001
Curator of exhibition (1, p. 2; 2, p. 52)

Knight, Charles Robert 1874-1953
Featured artist

Knight, Lucy Hardcastle
Loaned material for exhibition; daughter of Charles Knight. Alternately referred to as Mrs. Richard Steele in Museum documentation (1, p. 2)

Norton Galleries, New York
Loaned material for exhibition (1, p. 2)

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1960-1961: 52.

American Museum of Natural History press releases, 1933-1990s.
"World Famous Painted of Prehistoric Life Honored in Museum's New Temporary Exhibition" January 15, 1961. American Museum of Natural History Special Collections vertical files

American Museum of Natural History Special Collections vertical files
Repository: AMNH Special Collections. [Black and white photo print featured in exhibition]

subjectOf

World famous painter of prehistoric life honored in Museum's new temporary exhibition
Date of resource: 1961

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