Birds and Paintings from the Templeton Crocker Expedition (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1936 March 18 - 1936 April 2

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened March 18, 1936 and closed April 2, 1936. Located in the Main Lobby at the American Museum of Natural History. "Birds and Paintings from the Templeton Crocker Expedition" featured specimens of South Sea Island birds collected and paintings for field studies made during the Templeton Crocker Expedition of 1934-1935. Later they would be placed in the Whitney Memorial Hall of Oceanic Birds.

Summary

Birds and Paintings from the Templeton Crocker Expedition featured specimens of South Sea Island birds collected and paintings for field studies made during the Templeton Crocker Expedition of 1934-1935, led by Templeton Crocker, Associate Curator of Birds. Later they would be placed in the Whitney Memorial Hall of Oceanic Birds (1). The exhibition included birds collected by expedition member James P. Chapin and paintings by expedition member and Museum artist, Francis L. Jaques. The exact location within the Main Lobby is not clear from Museum documentation.

Included in the exhibition (1):

*Land and sea birds from Tuamotu Archipelago, Marquesas Islands, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez, and the Galapagos to be later installed in bird group in the Whitney Memorial Hall of Oceanic Birds, which was under construction in 1936

*Paintings by Francis L. Jaques of Taipi Bay at Nuka Hiva made for diorama background

*Specimens of yellow-and-green warblers, tiny swifts, small fruit-pigeons, black fly-catchers, and dusky rails

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

Sources

(1) American Museum of Natural History. Press Release. March 18, 1936

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Whitney Memorial Hall of Oceanic Birds.
Material on view in exhibition later placed in Whitney Memorial Hall of Oceanic Birds, which opened in 1939 (1, 1936)

Chapin, James Paul 1889-1964
Member of expedition; collected some of the bird specimens (1, 1936)

Jaques, Francis Lee 1887-1969
Museum artist; created field studies and paintings for Whitney Memorial Hall of Oceanic Birds on the Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition (1st : 1934-1935) (1, 1936)

Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition (1st : 1934-1935)
Expedition in which material in exhibition was collected (1, 1936)

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History press releases, 1933-1990s.
March 18, 1936

subjectOf

Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition, September 1934-February 3, 1935 and undated. Francis Lee Jaques field diaries and sketchbooks, Mss .J37. American Museum of Natural History Library Special Collections.
Date of resource: 1934-1935, undated; Sketches of birds in flight, wings; File — Box: 1, Folder: 8; Identifier: Mss .J37Date of resource: 1934-1935, undated; Sketches of birds in flight, wings; File — Box: 1, Folder: 8; Identifier: Mss .J37

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Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition., 1934 September 15-1935 March 31. Francis Lee Jaques field diaries and sketchbooks, Mss .J37. American Museum of Natural History Library Special Collections.
Date of resource: 1934-1935; Sketches of Zaca’s shroud, birds (in flight, wing, feet of gull), Tatakoto reef and beach, killer whale; File — Box: 1, Folder: 6; Identifier: Mss .J37

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