Art Survey No. 571: A Giant Crocodile from Texas / LR "ferguson", 1950
Scope and Contents
The Art Survey is an inventory of artwork throughout the Museum, conducted by Joel Sweimler in 1991-1992. It is not exhaustive: numerous additional artworks are documented in the library catalog after the survey's completion.
There is a physical copy of the survey that consists of seven volumes, printed from the original database. Volumes 1-4 contain records of art work in the American Museum of Natural History. There are two copies of an author index in three volumes. The database was migrated into the library catalog, and then copied to the archives catalog on this finding aid.
Additional research on artworks in the Museum is in progress.
Dates
- Creation: 1950
Creator
- From the Collection: Sweimler, Joel D. (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: American Museum of Natural History. Department of Library Services (Organization)
Biographical sketch
Born in: NYC;Active in: NYC, Israel.AMNH employee in Exhibition Department 1956-1957.
Full Extent
1 Object : mural : oil painting ; 72 x 144 in.
Language of Materials
English
Publication Date
[195-?]
General Note
Mural from A Giant Crocodile from Texas Mural.
General Note
Support: Canvas.
General Note
Negative #324784.
General Note
B/W 324979 & B/W 324980.
General Note
Was on exhibit in Paleocene Hall.
General Note
Condition: Poor (4).
General Note
http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1000570
Subject
- Ferguson, Walter (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
archives@amnh.org
