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American Museum of Natural History Employees Camera Club Exhibition (Exhibition)
birth: 1940 October 20
death: 1940 October 28
Exhibition. Opened October 20, 1940 and closed October 28, 1940. Located in the Maxwell Education Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. The American Museum of Natural History Employees Camera Club Exhibition was the first public exhibition of photographs by members of the Club and featured over 100 prints.
Summary
The American Museum of Natural History Employees Camera Club Exhibition was the first public exhibition of photographs by Museum employee members of the club and featured over 100 prints. Ninety-nine prints were submitted by seventeen members of the club and an additional thirty-five prints by official Museum photographers Charles Coles and Thane Bierwert were also on view (1).
Prize winners (1):
*First Prize: "Sanctuary" by Lucy W. Clausen
*Second Prize: "A Crest" by William Baker, Jr.
*Third Prize: "Joe" by George Schroth
*Special Honorable Mention: "Hold Everything" by William Baker, Jr.
*Honorable Mention: "Symbol of America" by Irene F. Cypher
*Honorable Mention: "Knotted Pine" by Walter F. Meinster
*Honorable Mention: "A Bit of Holland at the Fair" by Edward A. Burns
This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.