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Hope, John William, 1889-1982

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Summary

Born in Sydney, Australia, John William Hope worked at the American Museum of Natural History from 1923 to 1936. He contributed taxidermy to the Hall of Asian Mammals and the Akeley Hall of African Mammals. Most notable of his works on this hall are the mountain nyala, the giant eland, and the giant sable. An accomplished sculptor, Hope created the fourteen bas-reliefs that appear above each of the dioramas on the main level of the African Hall. Each of these depict a different scene featuring African animals. (Source: Stephen Quinn, Windows on Nature, 2006)

He also sculpted the figures in the Pearl Divers diorama in the Hall of Ocean Life, the figures in Old New York diorama in the 1st floor Roosevelt Memorial, and memorial plaques for Carl Akeley and Bashford Dean. After leaving the Museum he worked as a professional sculptor until 1942, went to work at the Michigan State University Museum as a museum technician. He retired from there in 1958 after a notable career sculpting models, creating numerous dioramas, and painting a series of murals depicting ancient life. (Source: AMNH Library bio files)

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Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Adventures on the Upper Nile

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 2
Scope and Contents Charles Oliver O'Donnell (AMNH fellow) and James Lippitt Clark (AMNH vice-director of preparation and exhibition) traveled by steamer, in 1931, up the Nile from Khartoum to Shambe in the Sudan to collect giant eland for the AMNH Hall of African Mammals. Most of the footage was taken from the steamer, and consists of panoramic views of life along the Nile, and of the activities of the expedition staff and the shikaris (native hunters) on board ship. Expedition staff appearing in the film are:...
Dates: 1931
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Adventures on the Upper Nile

African Lions / LR "John W. Hope"

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 606
Dates: 1934
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / African Lions / LR "John W. Hope"

Art Survey No. 603: Buffaloes / LR "John W. Hope", 1933

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 603
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: 1933
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

Art Survey No. 604: Baboons / LR "John W. Hope", 1934

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 604
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: 1934
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

Art Survey No. 605: Giant Elands / LR "John W. Hope", 1933

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 605
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: 1933
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

Art Survey No. 606: African Lions / LR "John W. Hope", 1934

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 606
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: 1934
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

Art Survey No. 607: Greater Koodoos / LR "John W. Hope", 1932

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 607
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: 1932
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

Art Survey No. 608: Hartebeest and Pack of Wild Dogs / LR "John W. Hope", 1933

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 608
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: 1933
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

Art Survey No. 609: Rhinoceri and Kobs at Waterhole / LR "John W. Hope", 1933

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 609
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: 1933
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

Art Survey No. 610: Mountain Nyalas (Garenucks) / LR "John W. Hope", 1934

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 610
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: 1934
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Art Survey No. 1-1459, DRAFT AMNH Art survey

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Type
Collection 17
Archival Object 16
 
Subject
Art Survey 32
Mammals 28
Vertebrates, Fossil 4
Dinka (African people) -- Social life and customs 1
Elands -- Collection and preservation 1
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Ethnology -- Sudan 1
Film Collection 1
Moving Images 1
Nile River -- Description and travel 1
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