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Animals through the Ages: The Art of Charles R. Knight [Slide Show]

A new book reveals the many facets of the trailblazing paleoartist and his work

By Kate Wong     | March 26, 2012 | 1

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AFRICAN ELEPHANT HEAD sculpted by Knight for the Bronx Zoo's elephant house.
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AFRICAN ELEPHANT HEAD sculpted by Knight for the Bronx Zoo's elephant house. [Link to this slide]
Photo by Viktor Deak, ©Richard Milner
HERD OF WOOLLY MAMMOTHS and reindeer in Ice Age France
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HERD OF WOOLLY MAMMOTHS and reindeer in Ice Age France [Link to this slide]
© AMNH
GREAT INDIAN HORNBILL, one of many bird species Knight depicted
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GREAT INDIAN HORNBILL, one of many bird species Knight depicted [Link to this slide]
© AMNH
PENCIL DRAWING of a lynx—cats held a special appeal for Knight
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PENCIL DRAWING of a lynx—cats held a special appeal for Knight [Link to this slide]
© Rhoda Knight Kalt
THE TIGER and the peacock
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THE TIGER and the peacock [Link to this slide]
© Rhoda Knight Kalt
NEANDERTALS caught in a blizzard
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NEANDERTALS caught in a blizzard [Link to this slide]
© Rhoda Knight Kalt
RECONSTRUCTION of a pair of fighting dryptosaurs
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RECONSTRUCTION of a pair of fighting dryptosaurs [Link to this slide]
© AMNH
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  1. 1. Piume 01:08 AM 3/28/12

    Amazings with cements

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