The Earth as Seen From the Moon / LL "H.R. Butler"
Item — Frame: 1
Identifier: Art Survey No. 9
Rocky landscape with crater and the earth and stars in background.
Dates
- 1925
Creator
- Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934 (Artist, Person)
Extent
1 Item : painting : oil on canvas ; 55 1/2 x 47 1/2 in.
Biographical / Historical
NYC; Died in: Princeton, NJ.Active in: NY; NJ. Advisor for Astronomy Hall 1925-1934. Butler was a landscape and portrait painter, but with his college degree in physics, he was always interested in science. He worked at the Princeton University Astronomy Department painting numerous canvasses of astronomical subjects.
Condition
Pierced, holes and massive flaking (4).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Douglas Fund Purchase; 1926.
Local note
Located in Special Collections, Floor 1, Stack 1-3.
Creator
- Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934 (Artist, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Research Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
Library Services, Special Collections
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024-5192 USA US
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
American Museum of Natural History
Library Services, Special Collections
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024-5192 USA US
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
