Exhibits— Zoology 



Two new exhibits were installed. "The Animal Kingdom" is the 

 inclusive title for one of them, which is a series of eight cases, each 

 showing examples of one of the main types of animals from proto- 

 zoans and sponges to echinoderms (starfish, etc.) and vertebrates. 

 Appropriate paintings, which show where the animals live, carry the 

 mind beyond the animals and the confines of the cases. The exhibit, 

 strategically located between the Museum's north entrance and the 

 zoology halls, serves as an introduction to the zoology exhibits. The 

 explanatory labels in each case refer to the location of related ex- 

 hibits in the Museum. Although the work of this exhibit was super- 

 vised by Chief Curator Rand and its preparation carried out largely 

 by Artist Joseph B. Krstolich, the plan was co-operative. Most of 

 the zoology curatorial staff made recommendations, and Curator 

 Haas and Assistant Curator Solem gave special attention to the in- 

 vertebrates. Taxidermists Carl W. Cotton and Ronald J. Lambert 

 prepared certain specimens, and Staff Artist E. John Pfiffner and 

 Staff Illustrator Marion Pahl were responsible for the design. 



A quite different kind of exhibit is the "Colorful Birds" placed in 

 the center of Boardman Conover Hall (Hall 21, Birds in Systematic 

 Arrangement) . It is a sculpture of wire decked with brightly colored 

 birds — vivid, modern, and eye-catching — and its message is that 

 birds can be gay, beautiful creatures of light and air. The exhibit 

 was designed and executed by Staff Artist Pfiffner and Taxidermist 

 Cotton. The exhibits "Turtles of Chicagoland" and "Nonvenomous 

 Snakes of the United States" were revised by Taxidermist Lambert 

 and installed in Albert W. Harris Hall (Hall 18, Reptiles, Amphib- 

 ians, and Insects). A selection of striking cetoniid and stag beetles 

 from the Knirsch Collection (see page 64) was shown in Stanley Field 

 Hall for a month (see page 30) and then transferred to Hall 18. 



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