Biological illustration
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research expedition illustrations and related visual materials
Collection
Identifier: 1039
Abstract
Throughout its history, the New York Zoological Society’s Department of Tropical Research employed artists to illustrate the specimens they observed and collected during their expeditions. Artists participated in the expeditions and collaborated closely with DTR scientists to create their illustrations. This collection includes around 2,000 color and black-and-white illustrations of living and non-living specimens created by these field artists between 1916 and 1953. Among the artists are...
Dates:
circa 1916-1964; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1964