Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Cavemen: The Art of Charles R. Knight (Exhibition)

Dates

• Existence: 1988 September 30 - 1989 January 31

Summary

Abstract:

Exhibition. Opened September 30, 1988 and closed January 31, 1989. Located in the Naturemax Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Cavemen: The Art of Charles R. Knight, organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and guest curator Sylvia Czerkas, featured 75 paintings and illustrations and eight sculptures by the artist.

Description

"Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Cavemen: The Art of Charles R. Knight", organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and guest curator Sylvia Czerkas, featured 75 paintings and illustrations and eight sculptures by the artist. For 40 years, Charles R. Knight created lifelike restorations of extinct animals for the American Museum of Natural History (1, p. 1-2).

Highlights (1, p. 2):

*Sculpture showing two Drytosaurus engaged in battle

*Paintings of dinosaurs, early mammals, and early birds from the Museum's collections

*Illustrations for Knight's book Life Through the Ages

*Paintings used to illustrate a 1942 National Geographic article

*Sculptural models for the Museum and private collections, including a wooly mammoth and bronzes of a Neanderthal and a Tyrannosaurus rex

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

REFERENCES

American Museum of Natural History. Press Release. "'Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Cavemen' Recreates Prehistoric World; Exhibition of Art of Charles R. Knight to Open Here Sept. 30." September 9, 1988 Departmental Records, DR 101. American Museum of Natural History Library.

Places

• New York (N.Y.)
  • Note: AMNH, Naturemax Gallery

Topics

• AMNH Temporary Exhibitions