Field Sketches of Birds by Louis Agassiz Fuertes (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1958 January 10 - 1958 March 3

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened January 10, 1958 and closed March 3, 1958. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Field Sketches of Birds by Louis Agassiz Fuertes was an exhibition of sixty of the Museum's 400 works by the artist.

Summary

Field Sketches of Birds by Louis Agassiz Fuertes was an exhibition of sixty of the Museum's 400 works by the artist (1, p. 1). The exhibition was subsequently lent to the New York State Museum in Albany and the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences (2, p. 24).

This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.

Sources

(1) American Museum of Natural History. Press Release. "Field Sketches of Birds by Louis Agassiz Fuertes Go On View at American Museum of Natural History." January 10, 1958. Departmental Records, DR 101. American Museum of Natural History Library

(2) American Museum of Natural History. Annual Report. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1957-1958.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition 1958 January 10 – 1958 March 3 (1, p. 1)

Fuertes, Louis Agassiz 1874-1927
Featured artist (1, p. 1)

New York State Museum
Exhibition traveled to the New York State Museum after American Museum of Natural History (2, p. 24).

Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences
Exhibition traveled to Rochester Museum of Art and Sciences after American Museum of Natural History (2, p. 24).

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History. Annual Report. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1957-1958.
Page 24

American Museum of Natural History annual reports, 1902-2001.
"Report from the Manager of Exhibition and Construction 1957-1958, (July 1, 1957 – June 30, 1958." [1958].

American Museum of Natural History press releases, 1933-1990s.
"Field Sketches of Birds by Louis Agassiz Fuertes Go On View at American Museum of Natural History." January 10, 1958.

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