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Gomphotherium / LR "Chas. R. Knight 1901"

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 774

Scope and Contents

Painting of animal grazing in foreground with its head and snout raised, similar animals in background, dense vegetation in foreground. Bunodont mastodont.

Frame: Varnished wood, matted, plexi-glass glaze, 29 3/8 x 37 1/2 inches.

Dates

  • 1901

Creator

Extent

1 Painting : watercolor on paper : gouache ; 20 1/2 x 29 inches

Language of Materials

English

Condition

Condition: Good (1).

Related Materials

Negative #35803; 4"x5" slide #2437; 35mm slide #2437.

Publications About Described Materials

Czerkas, S.M. and Glut, D.F. 1982. Dinosaurs, mammoths, and cavemen: the art of Charles R. Knight. New York: Dutton. p. 55.; Osborn, H.F. 1936. Monograph on proboscidea. New York: AMNH. 1:224.

General

Previously titled "Serridentinus".

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

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