Gary Larson: The Far Side of Science (Exhibition)

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1989 April 14 - 1989 June 18

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Exhibition. Opened April 14, 1989 and closed June 18, 1989. Located in Section 1A, Floor in Gallery 77 at the American Museum of Natural History. Gary Larson: The Far Side of Science featured more than 400 of Larson's Far Side cartoons presenting his views on science and the natural world.

Summary

Gary Larson: The Far Side of Science featured more than 400 of Larson's Far Side cartoons presenting his views on science and the natural world (1, p. 1). Larson, who earned a degree in biology, was dubbed "the national humorist of natural history" by Stephen Jay Gould, research associate in the Museum's Department of Invertebrates. The exhibition was the first in the newly reopened Gallery 77. At the entrance, the exhibition's title was presented in neon lights and featured a larger-than-life photograph of Larson. The cartoons were displayed in groups loosely arranged by scientific themes: scientific collections, predator/prey relationships, evolution, extinction, early man, and animal behavior (2, p. 1).

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. "Museum Programs & Exhibitions, April 1989." March 9, 1989. Departmental Records, DR 101. American Museum of Natural History Library.
    (2) "Another Perspective on Science: Larson's Far Side Cartoons." Grapevine (March/April 1989).

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AMNH: Section 1A, Floor 1

Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Gallery 77.
Location of exhibition1989 April 14 – 1989 June 18 (1; 2)
Larson, GaryExternal link
Featured artist (1; 2)

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History. Annual Report. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1988-1989: [0], 46.
American Museum of Natural History press releases, 1933-1990s.
"Museum Programs & Exhibitions, April 1989." March 9, 1989; "Museum Programs & Exhibitions, January –June 1989." [1988-1989]; "Museum Programs & Exhibitions, May 1989." [1989]; "Museum Programs & Exhibitions, June 1989." [1989].
[American Museum of Natural History temporary exhibitions posters] [poster]
Date of resource: [1975]-[2009]
American Museum of Natural History vertical files
Repository: AMNH Special Collections [Photocopies of page of 1988-1989 Museum Annual Report and page of March/April 1989 issue of Grapevine]
Grapevine.
Another Perspective on Science: Larson's Far Side Cartoons." (March/April 1989)

Written by: Clare O'Dowd
Last modified: 2018 October 1


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