The Anatomy of Nature (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1957 January 11 - 1957 March 3

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened January 11, 1957 and closed March 3, 1957. Located in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "The Anatomy of Nature" featured approximately 55 black and white photographs taken by Andreas Feininger of natural history subjects based on studies of animate and inanimate nature as forms and designs shaped by function.

Summary

"The Anatomy of Nature" featured approximately 55 black and white photographs taken by Andreas Feininger of natural history subjects based on studies of animate and inanimate nature as forms and designs shaped by function. Typical of this approach were his graphic photographs of ice on a window pane and a spider's' web. The exhibition was on view in the Corner Gallery of the American Museum of Natural history from January 11 through March 3, 1957.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, January 11, 1957. 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. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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