Bird Paintings by Major Allan Brooks (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1941 September 22 - 1941 November 30

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened September 22, 1941 and closed November 30, 1941. Located in the Bird Art Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Bird Paintings by Major Allan Brooks" featured 30 bird paintings in oil and watercolor by Major Allan Brooks.

Summary

"Bird Paintings by Major Allan Brooks" featured 30 bird paintings in oil and watercolor by Major Allan Brooks. The paintings were based on close study of ducks, geese and many other wild birds in their native habitat of field, lake stream or ocean. They were exhibited in the Whitney Memorial Gallery of Bird Art at the American Museum of Natural History from September 22 through November 30, 1941.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Frank M. Chapman, AMNH Curator of the Bird Department

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, September 22, 1941. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Bird Art Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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