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Miniature Animal Sculptures by Louis Paul Jonas (Exhibition)
birth: 1944 December 16
death: unknown
Exhibition. Opened December 16, 1941. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial. at the American Museum of Natural History. "Miniature Animal Sculptures by Louis Paul Jonas" featured miniature animal sculptures by Museum taxidermist and artist Louis Paul Jonas.
Summary
"Miniature Animal Sculptures by Louis Paul Jonas" featured miniature animal sculptures by Museum taxidermist and artist Louis Paul Jonas. The collection of more than a hundred life-like miniatures represented one-third of all the mammals in the world; each was one-tenth life size and scientifically accurate in anatomical detail. The exhibition was on view in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall at the American Museum of Natural History starting December 16, 1944.