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Akeley Hall of African Mammals

Botany

Exhibition preparation

Plants

Upper Nile Region (Diorama)

William D. Campbell African Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1936-1937)

Asset ID art-002-b2-16

Title Lotus leaves, botanical illustration with colors noted, for use in Upper Nile Region Group, Akeley Hall of African Mammals

Description This item contains two green lotus leaves shown side-by-side. The leaf on the right is a darker shade of green and has smoother edges than the leaf on the left. Both leaf paintings have accompanying color notes exhibiting different shades of green, blue, and yellow. The green tiles represent the color of the leaves while the yellow tiles may represent the color of a lotus flower not depicted in the paintings. Nile River Group Job #5179, Received Jul 6 1938, Sudan Lotus, White and Yellow, Blue

Agent (Role) Kane, Robert W., 1910-1982 (Artist)

Date 1938-07-06

Artwork/Object Type Watercolors

Physical dimensions 17.75 x 12 in.

Is Part Of American Museum of Natural History, Department of Preparation and Installation: Diorama and Hall construction

Collection/Work Relation AMNH Special Collections, DR 104: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Preparation and Installation: Diorama and Hall construction. 1919-1962.

External Resource AMNH Library authority record: Akeley Hall of African Mammals

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Repository American Museum of Natural History

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