Largest Flying Creature (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1975 April 7 - 1975 May

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in April 7, 1975 and closed May 1975. Located in Section 12, Floor 2 in the Roosevelt Rotunda at the American Museum of Natural History. "Largest Flying Creature" was an exhibition featuring a replica of the pterosaur whose fossil remains had been discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Summary

"Largest Flying Creature" was an exhibition featuring a replica of the pterosaur whose fossil remains had been discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas. The model was 51 feet wide and 30 feet long, as was the extinct, winged reptile on which it was based. Bob Malone, with co-designer Karen Wermuth, constructed the pterosaur under the guidance of Dr. Eugene Gaffney, assistant curator in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology. The exhibit, a "Museum Showcase" was supported by the Arthur Ross Foundation. The model was on view in the towered dome of the Roosevelt Rotunda at the American Museum of Natural History for about a month starting April 7, 1975.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Eugene Gaffney.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, April 7, 1975. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

New York State Roosevelt Memorial.
Location of exhibition.

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