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Art Survey No. 778: Apatosaurus / LL "Chas. R. Knight 98", 1898

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 778

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

  • 1898

Biographical sketch

Born in: Brooklyn, NY;Died in: NY, NY.

Extent

1 watercolor. (1 watercolor : Gouache ;, 18 5/8 x 28 1/2 in.)

Language of Materials

English

Publications About Described Materials

Czerkas, S.M. and Glut, D.F. 1982. Dinosaurs, mammoths, and cavemen: the art of Charles R. Knight. New York: Dutton. p. 43.

Publication Date

1898.

General Note

Formerly called Brontosaurus.

General Note

Support: Artist board.

General Note

Negative #35799; 4"x5" slide #2417; 35mm slide #2417.

General Note

Three apatosauri in foreground, one grazing on land, two submerged in water, others in background in water, heads and necks visible, foliate foreground and background.

General Note

Condition: Fair (2).

General Note

http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1000777

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

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