Art in the Service of Science (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1995 May 1 - 1995 December

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in May 1, 1995 and closed December 1995. Located on Floor 4 in the Library Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Art in the Service of Science" was an exhibition featuring a collection of nineteenth-century hand-colored lithographic prints and publications from the Zoological Society of London.

Summary

"Art in the Service of Science" was an exhibition featuring a collection of nineteenth-century hand-colored lithographic prints and publications from the Zoological Society of London. The assembled works were by renowned naturalists and artists who employed art to illustrate important zoological reports. The lithographs displayed in the exhibit included the works of such artists as Edward Lear, John Gould, Joseph Wolf and Joseph Smit. Each lithograph was published in Proceedings and Transactions, two scientific periodicals produced by the Zoological Society of London. The Society was founded by the amateur naturalist Sir Stamford Raffles who drew eminent scientific and artistic figures from around the globe to the Society. The exhibit was organized by Nina J. Root, director of library services and Valerie Wheat, assistant director of reference services at the Museum and was on view in the Library Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History from May 1 through December 1995.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Zoological Society of London; Nina J. Root; Valerie Wheat; Edward Lear; John Gould; Joseph Wolf; Joseph Smit; Sir Stamford Raffles; AMNH Department of Library Services.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, April 1995. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

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

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