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no. 13. Lutianus monostigma moensi (81 or 82). Lutianus kasmira (36). Cephalopholis argus (45)

 Item — Box: 1 (RF-94-B), item: 100095038
Identifier: Art Survey no. 154
No. 13. Lutianus monostigma moensi (81 or 82), Lutianus kasmira (36), Cephalopholis argus (45)
No. 13. Lutianus monostigma moensi (81 or 82), Lutianus kasmira (36), Cephalopholis argus (45)

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection contains 21 paintings of fish painted observed during the 1933 Templeton Crocker Expedition to the Solomon Islands, with the exception of no. 8, which was painted during the 1930-1931 Zane Grey Expedition to the South Pacific. Text on the verso of each painting (not all fishes are identified) from which titles were derived.

All paintings are signed either at lower right or at lower left.

All items except the last two (numbered 23-24) are 26 x 36 cm. The last 2 items are 38 x 56 cm. Paintings no. 7, no. 10, and no. 17 are not in this collection.

Dates

  • 1931-1933

Extent

1 Painting ; 26 x 36 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420