Wood Carvings and Caricatures of Animals (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1941 May 17 - 1941 June 15

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened May 17, 1941 and closed June 15, 1941. Located in the Jesup Hall of North American Woods at the American Museum of Natural History. "Wood Carvings and Caricatures of Animals" featured wood carvings and caricatures of animals in more than a dozen varieties of natural woods.

Summary

"Wood Carvings and Caricatures of Animals" featured wood carvings and caricatures of animals in more than a dozen varieties of natural woods. The carvings were made by Helen E. Creighton of Washington, D.C. and included thirty breeds of dogs, several horses and twenty-four caricatures of animals--all in miniature. The caricatures were carved to resemble attitudes and dress of people Creighton knew from her hometown of Unity, Pennsylvania. The carvings of two horses were modeled in walnut after horses in her father's stables. The collection was on display in the Hall of Forestry at the American Museum of Natural History from May 17 to June 15 1941.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, May 17, 1941. 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. Jesup Hall of North American Woods.
Location of exhibition.

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