1995 May 1 - 1995 December
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.
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