Description: New York City's American Museum of Natural History is a national treasure, attracting four million visitors annually. Its dioramas-a dazzling mixture of nature, science, and art-have inspired young and old alike, and are world-renowned examples of the unique diorama craft: art in the service of science. Now, in the only book of its kind, readers get an insider's view of these "windows on nature," witnessing their creation step by meticulous step.More than forty of the museum's finest dioramas are featured here, depicting the fauna and flora of myriad ecological environments. Stephen Quinn, a diorama artist at the museum, introduces the explorers, naturalists, painters, sculptors, taxidermists, and conservationists behind these three-dimensional marvels, and explains how their collaborations make the displays so lifelike. This enchanting book is the perfect gift for nature lovers, art enthusiasts, and museum goers everywhere.
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Location: Stratford, Connecticut
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Personalize: No
Literary Movement: Naturalism
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Inscribed: No
Vintage: No
Book Title: Windows on Nature : the Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum of Natural History
Number of Pages: 180 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2006
Topic: Life Sciences / Ecology, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, General, Animals / Wildlife, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Travel, Photography, Science, Crafts & Hobbies
Item Weight: 42.8 Oz
Item Length: 11.4 in
Author: Stephen Christopher Quinn
Item Width: 10.2 in
Format: Hardcover
