Comments on: Art in the Age of Dinosaurs at the NMMNHS http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2009/06/21/art-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs-at-the-nmmnhs/ The institutionalized doodles and discoveries of a dead-animal designer. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:49:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matt Celeskey http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2009/06/21/art-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs-at-the-nmmnhs/comment-page-1/#comment-11751 Matt Celeskey Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:30:16 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=1414#comment-11751 Hi Zach - Yep, you nailed it. Dr. David Gillette (the NMMNH paleontology curator at the time) wrote an article for the <i>Dinosaurs Past & Present</i> volume called "The Age of Transition: <i>Coelophysis</i> and the Late Triassic Chinle Fauna." It is a very good overview of institutionally-affiliated (UC Berkeley, Petrified Forest, NMMNH) reconstructions of the Chinle environment in the pre-Doug Henderson era. Margaret Colbert did Chinle murals for the Petrified Forest and the NMMNH (and later oversaw the creation of a mural for the <a href="http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/08/12/stories-from-the-snyder-quarry-3/" rel="nofollow">Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology</a> at Ghost Ranch). More information about her work can be found in the biography <i>Charming the Bones</i> by Ann Brimacombe Elliot (which can be found used for a song on Amazon). Although somewhat dated, Mrs. Colbert's mural is one of my favorite pieces of art at the NMMNH. Hi Zach -

Yep, you nailed it. Dr. David Gillette (the NMMNH paleontology curator at the time) wrote an article for the Dinosaurs Past & Present volume called “The Age of Transition: Coelophysis and the Late Triassic Chinle Fauna.” It is a very good overview of institutionally-affiliated (UC Berkeley, Petrified Forest, NMMNH) reconstructions of the Chinle environment in the pre-Doug Henderson era.

Margaret Colbert did Chinle murals for the Petrified Forest and the NMMNH (and later oversaw the creation of a mural for the Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology at Ghost Ranch). More information about her work can be found in the biography Charming the Bones by Ann Brimacombe Elliot (which can be found used for a song on Amazon).

Although somewhat dated, Mrs. Colbert’s mural is one of my favorite pieces of art at the NMMNH.

]]> By: Zach Miller http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2009/06/21/art-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs-at-the-nmmnhs/comment-page-1/#comment-11749 Zach Miller Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:48:46 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=1414#comment-11749 I think I've seen that picture before, Matt. Did it also appear in the first volume of "Dinosaurs: Past & Present" as part of a multi-panel mural? I think I’ve seen that picture before, Matt. Did it also appear in the first volume of “Dinosaurs: Past & Present” as part of a multi-panel mural?

]]> By: G Celeskey http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2009/06/21/art-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs-at-the-nmmnhs/comment-page-1/#comment-11730 G Celeskey Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:31:04 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=1414#comment-11730 Sorry we will miss this. We'll have to schedule a visit, but probably not till after April. Greg Sorry we will miss this. We’ll have to schedule a visit, but probably not till after April.

Greg

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]]> By: Brett Booth http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2009/06/21/art-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs-at-the-nmmnhs/comment-page-1/#comment-11728 Brett Booth Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:42:11 +0000 http://www.hmnh.org/?p=1414#comment-11728 Arhg! If only it weren't 6 hours away and this week! I hope you have fun! Brett Arhg! If only it weren’t 6 hours away and this week!

I hope you have fun!

Brett

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