Holland believed to be the first instance in which exhibition specimens had been accurately placed within their supporting environment. The animals appear to be spattered with mud and tramping through brush, a display then-Director W. The African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer) group was especially notable in how it was depicted. Preserved plant life from Africa provided even more authenticity to the displays. Both Santens even visited zoos in New York and Washington, DC, to study the movements of living animals. Led by brothers Remi and Joseph Santens these skilled artisans created expressive animal likenesses rather than the static displays that were seen in most museums at the time. Many of these specimens were gifted to the Carnegie Museum, and as the shipments arrived from overseas the staff taxidermists had their hands full. But Childs wasn’t looking for “trophies.” By collecting animals at different life stages his goal was to further the knowledge of the lifestyle and habitats of these unfamiliar animals. x W: 10 5/8 in., Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Second Century Acquisition Fund, 1999.34.2, Photograph © 2021 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.Īs Childs grew older his early interest in the natural world turned to more scientific pursuits, and he embarked on a series of collecting expeditions in North America followed by visits to Africa, first in 1909 and again in 1911. 1900, gelatin silver printing-out paper print, H: 7 1/2 in. Photographer unknown, American, Sterrett School, c.
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