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The Art of Charles Knight

The Art of Charles Knight 

Discover the art of Charles Knight, a pioneer in the genre of restoration art and paleoart depicting prehistoric creatures and landscapes. His artwork was featured at the AMNH including large murals hung in the exhibition halls. 
Neanderthal Man
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Neanderthal Man 
Mount Pelée
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Mount Pelée 
Cro-Magnon Man - by Charles R. Knight
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Cro-Magnon Man - by Charles R. Knight 
Neanderthal Man
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Neanderthal Man 
Charles R. Knight sculpting an elephant
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Charles R. Knight sculpting an elephant 
Equus chapmani
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Equus chapmani 
Equus burchelli
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Equus burchelli 
Equus asinus kiang
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Equus asinus kiang 
Devonian fossil aquarium group, Old Red Sandstone, Scotland, Fish Gallery, 1910
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Devonian fossil aquarium group, Old Red Sandstone, Scotland, Fish Gallery, 1910 
Charles R. Knight seated at a desk in an office
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Charles R. Knight seated at a desk in an office 
Zeuglodon-whale-like king lizard (Basilosaurus cetoides), painting by Charles R. Knight
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Zeuglodon-whale-like king lizard (Basilosaurus cetoides), painting by Charles R. Knight 
The Reindeer and Mammoth of the River Somme, France
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The Reindeer and Mammoth of the River Somme, France 
Wooly Rhinoceros and Saiga Antelope in a Glacial Winter
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Wooly Rhinoceros and Saiga Antelope in a Glacial Winter 
The Reindeer and Mammoth of the River Somme, France
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The Reindeer and Mammoth of the River Somme, France 
The Neolith Stag Hunters
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The Neolith Stag Hunters 
Mammoth and Cro-Magnon man exhibits, Hall of the Age of Man, circa 1911-1950
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Mammoth and Cro-Magnon man exhibits, Hall of the Age of Man, circa 1911-1950 
Equus scotti, mural by Charles R. Knight, 1922, Hall of the Age of Mammals, 1923
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Equus scotti, mural by Charles R. Knight, 1922, Hall of the Age of Mammals, 1923 
Fossil mammals of Rancho la Brea, Canis dirus, dire wolf, mural by Charles R. Knight, Hall of the Age of Man, 1923
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Fossil mammals of Rancho la Brea, Canis dirus, dire wolf, mural by Charles R. Knight, Hall of the Age of Man, 1923 
Fossil mammals of Rancho La Brea, Felis bebbi, Camelus, Equus, mural by Charles R. Knight, 1922, Hall of the Age of Man, 1923
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Fossil mammals of Rancho La Brea, Felis bebbi, Camelus, Equus, mural by Charles R. Knight, 1922, Hall of the Age of Man, 1923 
Palaeosyops
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Palaeosyops 
Royal Bison
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Royal Bison 
Deer and mastodon, painting by Charles R. Knight, Hall of the Age of Man, 1924
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Deer and mastodon, painting by Charles R. Knight, Hall of the Age of Man, 1924 
Oil painting by Charles R. Knight illustrating the astronomical mythology of the Siksika Blackfeet Indians, Hayden Planetatarium, 1935
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Oil painting by Charles R. Knight illustrating the astronomical mythology of the Siksika Blackfeet Indians, Hayden Planetatarium, 1935 
Late Eocene Panorama in Southwestern South Dakota, 1930, oil on canvas, mural by Charles R. Knight, Tertiary Hall, 1937
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Late Eocene Panorama in Southwestern South Dakota, 1930, oil on canvas, mural by Charles R. Knight, Tertiary Hall, 1937 
Blackfoot Astronomy Lore, the Aurora panel
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Blackfoot Astronomy Lore, the Aurora panel 
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