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Art Survey No. 541: [How a Beast Long Dead Came to Life in Books You've Read] / LL "Germann 1941", 1941

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 541

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

  • 1941

Extent

1 Painting (1 painting : Tempera, pastel, oil ;, 50 5/16 x 123 in.)

Language of Materials

English

Publication Date

1941.

General Note

Dr. E.H. Colbert first thought of presentation, Dr. G.G. Simpson produced the rhymes, and John C. Germann is responsible for drawings.

General Note

Support: Cardboard.

General Note

Natural History. Volume 51, Number 4, April 1943, pp. 183-184.

General Note

Pictorial story with details about how fossils are brought to life.

General Note

Inscription: LL "Colbert/Simpson/Germann/1941" Various on front.

General Note

Condition: Fair (2).

General Note

http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1000540

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
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