Pattern for Survival--The Seventeen-Year Cicada (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1974 July 18 - unknown

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in July 18, 1974. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Pattern for Survival--The Seventeen-Year Cicada" was a multi-screen presentation illustrating the birth-death pattern on an insect that exists some 880 weeks underground and a few weeks above ground.

Summary

"Pattern for Survival--The Seventeen-Year Cicada" was a multi-screen presentation illustrating the birth-death pattern on an insect that exists some 880 weeks underground and a few weeks above ground. Narrated by Edwin Newman, the color slide show provided a close-up of the biological drama that unfolds behind the phenomenon. The slide show also featured the pro-recorded singing of three different species of cicadas which was presented in conjunction with visual depictions of the mating and egg-laying. The exhibit, a travelling exhibit created by Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, was on view in the Corner Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History starting on July 18, 1974.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Field Museum of Natural History.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, July 12, 1974. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

New York Magazine, 10/7/74.

Newsday, 10/19/74.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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