Manhattan Building Stones: A Treasure Trove (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1979 August - 1979 November 15

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened August 1979 and closed November 15, 1979. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "Manhattan Building Stones: A Treasure Trove" showed how rocks are cut out of the ground, shaped, transported, quarried and utilized by humans to build, featuring photographs of key Manhattan buildings with information and samples of the stones used to construct them as well as fossils in and out of the stones.

Summary

"Manhattan Building Stones: A Treasure Trove" showed how rocks are cut out of the ground, shaped, transported, quarried and utilized by humans to build, featuring photographs of key Manhattan buildings with information and samples of the stones used to construct them as well as fossils in and out of the stones. The exhibition was curated by Sidney Horenstein, Scientific Assistant in the Museum's Department of Invertebrates. This Exhibit of the Month, supported by the Arthur Ross Foundation, was on display in the Roosevelt Rotunda of the American Museum of Natural History possibly starting in August, 1979 and continued through November 15, 1979.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Sidney Horenstein; AMNH Department of Invertebrates.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, August 20, 1979. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

New York State Roosevelt Memorial.
Location of exhibition.

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