Fabricating Wilderness

The Habitat Dioramas of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Matt Davis (Herausgeber)

Kayce C. Bell, Ursula K. Heise, Karen L. Maness, Allison J. Shultz (Text von)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2024
Marquand Books Inc (Verlag)
978-1-64657-040-9 (ISBN)

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A spirited guide to the century-old diorama halls at Los Angeles’ Natural History Museum, where habitats across the globe merge

The diorama halls at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) are among the oldest in the world, captivating Angelenos and tourists alike for over a century. Its immersive habitats range from the windswept ice of Greenland’s musk ox to the quiet bamboo forests of Kenya’s bongo antelope. Fabricating Wilderness, a PST ART project, is the first book to explore the art, science and history of NHM’s remarkable habitat groups. Drawing upon new research, this behind-the-scenes tour is illustrated by both contemporary photographs and archival images. It takes readers through the origin of dioramas and the turbulent early history of NHM’s halls, while also introducing the gifted artists who painted picturesque background murals and meticulously recreated every natural detail. Even at 100 years old, the story of NHM’s dioramas is not over.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.08.2024
Zusatzinfo	183 Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	235 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-64657-040-5 / 1646570405
ISBN-13	978-1-64657-040-9 / 9781646570409
Zustand	Neuware