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Plants, botanical illustration for use in Black Rhinoceros Group, Akeley Hall of African Mammals

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Plants, botanical illustration for use in Black Rhinoceros Group, Akeley Hall of African Mammals

1909-04-20

Watercolors

Paintings

9 x 12 in

Black Rhinoceros Group

Black Rhino; Lightest faze in the minority; The majority are dark; Colour of leaves for mould A plant Nos 1 to 6; Only a few on each bush; Plant No 11 Colour of leaves for mould B; All the leaves over the entire plant were uniform in colour; Colour of leaves for mould C Plant Nos 7 to 9; The veins appear to be dark due to the deep indentation but in reality are the same colour as the center; Section of the large leaf mould D; Flower of the clover; Only the top flowers were yellow the rest being dry; The lower leaves of the plant were dry; Flower and leaf of small bush Plant No 12; Plant studies for the Black Rhino Group; WD Campbell African Expedition; GDC

Africa

AMNH Library authority record: Akeley Hall of African Mammals

American Museum of Natural History Research Library

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Campbell, William D.

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Citation

Christensen, Gardell D., 1907- (artist), “Plants, botanical illustration for use in Black Rhinoceros Group, Akeley Hall of African Mammals,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/items/show/8193.