Smithsonian Institution Building, West Wing, c 1903
Summary
Description: Lower Invertebrates exhibit in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), 1903. Models of a giant squid and an octopus, designed for the Tennessee Exposition of 1897, hang from the ceiling over the exhibit cases. These painted plaster casts were considered art objects by the head curator of the Department of Biology, but large specimens were difficult to preserve and display. The exhibit cases contain coral and other objects...Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 7 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in..Date: 1903..Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives ..Accession number: 16876
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smithsonian institution
smithsonian castle
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giantsquid
tennesseeexposition
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octopus
1903
coral
black and white
b and w
sea creatures
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portico
art
vases
cabinets
tables
window
artifacts
arch
exhibit
castle
cases
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smithsonian institution archives
images of octopus
natural history
art gallery
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arcade
Date
1897
Source
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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