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Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898

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Title
Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898
Creator
Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History  
Description
58 oil paintings in various sizes
Notes
  • Unsigned oil paintings on canvas representing 51 species in 38 genera of fishes. Handwritten notes on paintings indicate the species, location, and in some cases a date which may be a creation date or specimen collection date for the specimen represented in the painting. With one exception, the paintings are on the same type of canvas, and where dates are present, they are between 1878 and 1880. Most of these paintings are stenciled on the back with "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." One item is dated 1898 and is on a different much thinner material than the others. Oil sketches of fishes were reported to have been created to aid in the preparation of casts for the Illinois State Museum in Springfield by the State Laboratory of Natural History (Report of the Director of the State Laboratory of Natural History, Normal, Illinois for the Year Ending June 30, 1880, p. 3 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61860220). All but the 1898 painting are likely to be the oil sketches referenced in this 1880 report.
  • A printed finding aid with species name, ID numbers and additional documentation is housed with the physical items.
  • Items were donated to the University Library from the Illinois Natural History Survey's Editors image collection.
Subject
  • Natural history illustration  
  • Fishes in art  
Spatial Coverage
Illinois
Type
Painting
Provider
Prairie Research Institute
Identifier
99955291221705899  
Bibliographic Identifier
99955291221705899
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Collection
Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898
TitleIllinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898
CreatorIllinois State Laboratory of Natural History  
Description58 oil paintings in various sizes
Notes
  • Unsigned oil paintings on canvas representing 51 species in 38 genera of fishes. Handwritten notes on paintings indicate the species, location, and in some cases a date which may be a creation date or specimen collection date for the specimen represented in the painting. With one exception, the paintings are on the same type of canvas, and where dates are present, they are between 1878 and 1880. Most of these paintings are stenciled on the back with "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." One item is dated 1898 and is on a different much thinner material than the others. Oil sketches of fishes were reported to have been created to aid in the preparation of casts for the Illinois State Museum in Springfield by the State Laboratory of Natural History (Report of the Director of the State Laboratory of Natural History, Normal, Illinois for the Year Ending June 30, 1880, p. 3 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61860220). All but the 1898 painting are likely to be the oil sketches referenced in this 1880 report.
  • A printed finding aid with species name, ID numbers and additional documentation is housed with the physical items.
  • Items were donated to the University Library from the Illinois Natural History Survey's Editors image collection.
Subject
  • Natural history illustration  
  • Fishes in art  
Spatial CoverageIllinois
TypePainting
ProviderPrairie Research Institute
Identifier99955291221705899  
Bibliographic Identifier99955291221705899
RightsNo Copyright - United States
CollectionIllinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898

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