Flying Fantasies: Butterflies and Moths (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1980 November 14 - 1981 January 25

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened November 14, 1980 and closed January 25, 1980. Located in the Akeley Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Flying Fantasies: Butterflies and Moths" consisted of a collection of color photographs by natural history photographer Kjell Sandved, which featured images of wing patterning and coloration of butterflies and moths.

Summary

"Flying Fantasies: Butterflies and Moths" consisted of a collection of color photographs by natural history photographer Kjell Sandved, which featured images of wing patterning and coloration of butterflies and moths. An Arthur Ross Exhibit of the Month organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the photographs were on view in the Akeley Gallery on the second floor of the American Museum of Natural History from November 14, 1980 through January 25, 1981.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, November 5, 1980. 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. Akeley Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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