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Intricate murals from a team of international paleoartists help give context to the incredible specimens displayed in the National Museum of Natural History’s “David H. Koch Hall of Fossils - Deep Time.” These artists owe a debt to American painter and naturalist Jay Matternes whose works have long been featured at our museum and in museums and publications that have reached a global audience. Jay’s talents help bring prehistoric creatures and their environments to life in vivid detail and with great accuracy.Now, Matternes’s contributions to art and science are being celebrated in a new book. Authored by Richard Milner, Jay Matternes: Paleoartist and Wildlife Painter, examines his entire career and features many works never before published.
Celebrate National Fossil Day after hours this year with short talks from both Milner and Matternes, followed by a conversation with Sant Director Kirk Johnson. Copies of Jay Matternes: Paleoartist and Wildlife Painter will be available for purchase and signing after the discussion.
Program begins at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Please enter at the Constitution Ave side of the museum. Registration is free and encouraged; seats are filled at a first come first served basis.
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10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560
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