Whitman, Georgia M., 1910-1985

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Summary

Georgia M. Whitman was a professional sculptor, noted for her sculptures of animals in movement. She studied at the Slade School of Art at the University of London, and in New York City with Naum M. Los (E 60th Street NYC), with whom she studied human and animal anatomy. Whitman volunteered in 1938-1939 at the American Museum of Natural History and was the artist for all of the bas-reliefs used on the "Family Tree of the Dinosaurs" exhibit, 1938-1939, displayed in the historic AMNH Jurassic Hall. Many of the bas-reliefs were reused for the dinosaur phylogeny trees presently on display at the AMNH (4th floor).

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Art Survey No. 694: [Diplodocus] / Base "Georgia M. Whitman", 1930

Item

Identifier: Art Survey No. 694

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Art Survey is an inventory of artwork throughout the Museum. It is not exhaustive: numerous additional artworks are documented in the library catalog after the survey's completion. Additional research on artworks in the Museum is in progress.

Dates: 1930

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, AMNH Art Survey

Art Survey No. 695: Family Tree of the Dinosaurs / Base "Georgia M. Whitman 1938", 1938

Item

Identifier: Art Survey No. 695