Walrus Group, Hall of Ocean Life, 1967
Thamin Group, Hall of Asian Mammals, 1930
Visitors viewing dioramas, Whitney Hall of Oceanic Birds, 1939
Thane L. Bierwert and Charles H. Coles photographing Cheetah Group, Akeley Hall of African Mammals, 1942
Painting background for Sable Antelope Group, Akeley Hall of African Mammals, 1933
American Egret Group, Hall of North American Birds, 1966
Jack Rabbit Habitat Group, 1917
Gemsbok Group, Akeley Hall of African Mammals, 1970
Viewing Moa Group, Whitney Hall, 1952
Dioramas are illusionistic reproductions of natural environments usually incorporating a curved painted backdrop behind three-dimensional figures.
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