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Art Survey No. 1147: Cro-Magnon Artists of Southern France / LL "Chas. R. Knight", 1920

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1147

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

  • 1920

Biographical sketch

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

Extent

1 mural : (1 mural : Oil.,)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Morgan, J.P...

Publications About Described Materials

Czerkas, S.M. and Glut, D.F. 1982. Dinosaurs, mammoths, and cavemen: the art of Charles Knight. New York: Dutton. p. 68.

Publication Date

1920.

General Note

Cave of Font de Gaume.

General Note

Support: Canvas.

General Note

Negative #322602; 4"x5" slide #22; 35mm slide #22.

General Note

Group of men working by oil light, painting wall of cave.

General Note

Condition: Poor (4).

General Note

Condition History: Rolled up in 1966.

General Note

http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1001146

Local Note

A-181.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

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