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Building an Ark for Texas : The Evolution of a Natural History Museum / Walt Davis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Walt, 1942- author.
- Series:
- W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 54.
- W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; number fifty-four
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science--Biography.
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science--History.
- Science museums--Texas--Dallas.
- Science museums.
- Natural history--Study and teaching--Texas.
- Natural history.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Recounted through the eyes of a major participant, this book tells the story of the Dallas Museum of Natural History from its beginning in 1922 as a collection of specimens celebrating the plants and animals of Texas to its metamorphosis in 2012 as the gleaming Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The life of this museum was indelibly influenced by a colorful staff of scientists, administrators, and teachers, including a German taxidermist, a South American explorer, and a Milwaukee artist, each with a compelling personal investment in this museum and its mission. From the days when meticulously and skillfully prepared dioramas were the hallmark of natural history museums to the era of blockbuster exhibits and interactive education, Walt Davis traces the changing expectations of and demands on museums, both public and private, through an engaging, personal look back at the creation and development of one exceptional institution, whose building and original exhibits are now protected as historical landmarks at Fair Park in Dallas.
- Contents:
- Misadventure underground
- War of extermination: A war of extermination
- The woodsman and the judge
- Building the ark: The man from Denver
- Centennial celebration
- Art and science merge
- Masters of illusion
- The man from Dallas
- The bird man and the hunter
- In pursuit of the Holy Grail
- The man from Virginia
- Paleontology takes center stage
- Upstairs, downstairs, good news, and bad
- Becoming the Perot: Duel on the Nile
- A pharaoh comes to town
- The man from New York
- The woman from Dallas
- Becoming the Perot
- Opening day.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62349-443-5
- OCLC:
- 942745266
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