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Profiles of the Past: Geology of Three Southwest Canyons (Exhibition)
birth: 1980 October 31
death: 1981 May 1
Exhibition. Opened October 31, 1980 and closed May 1, 1980. Located in Section 1A, Floor 1 in Gallery 77 at the American Museum of Natural History. Profiles of the Past: Geology of Three Southwest Canyons explored the geologic history of Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyons, and was curated by Sidney Horenstein, scientific assistant in the Museum's Department of Invertebrates.
Summary
Profiles of the Past: Geology of Three Southwest Canyons explored the geologic history of Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyons, and was curated by Sidney Horenstein of the Museum's Department of Invertebrates (1, p. 1). The exhibition was a collaboration of the Departments of Invertebrates and Exhibition (2, p. 21) and featured large photomurals by Ron Redfern, printed by Stewart Color Laboratories in New York City. In addition to specimens from the Museum's own collections, the exhibition included material from the National Park Service, the Museum of Northern Arizona, the National Geographic Society, the U.S. Geological Survey, and personal collections of several Museum staff members (1, p. 1-2). After closing at the American Museum of Natural History, the exhibition traveled to the Denver Museum of Natural History (2, p. 49-50).
Highlights (1, p. 1-2):
*Three panoramic, 160-degree, semi-circular photomurals of Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyons by Ron Redfern
*Photographs, maps, charts, diagrams, and schematic drawings of the canyons' geology
*Fossils from the areas, including dinosaur footprints, ferns, turtles, clams, and petrified wood
*Rocks and other specimens from the area
This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.