Fabricating wilderness : the habitat diaoramas of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County / edited by Matt Davis.

Author
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Los Angeles, CA : Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, [2024]
  • ©2024
Description
143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.

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Notes
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Reframing dioramas: the art of preserving wilderness, held at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County from 2024 to 2025.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Foreword / Lori Bettison-Varga
  • Origins and influence
  • Introdcuing dioramas / Matt Davis
  • Thinking with dioramas / Jon Christensen and Ursula K. Heise
  • History & Science
  • The first 100 years / Matt Davis and Aracelli Ramos
  • Habitat change / Matt Davis
  • The science behind the scenes / Allison J. Schultz and Kayce C. Bell
  • Art & Artifice
  • Composition / Matt Davis
  • Backgrounds / Karen L. Maness
  • Foregrounds / Tim Bovard
  • Taxidermy / Tim Bovard
  • Assembly / Matt Davis
  • Conclusion / Matt Davis.
ISBN
  • 9781646570409
  • 1646570405
OCLC
1456998967
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