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Endangered species : artists on the front line of biodiversity
- Title
- Endangered species : artists on the front line of biodiversity / Barbara C. Matilsky.
- Author
- Matilsky, Barbara C.
- Publication
- Bellingham, Washington : Whatcom Museum, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Whatcom Museum, host institution, issuing body.
- Description
- 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 31 cm
- Summary
- Highlights sixty artists who celebrate biodiversity's beauty, interpret natural and human-induced extinctions, and focus on endangered species from diverse ecosystems. It includes the work of artists who spotlight human actions threatening biodiversity alongside art projects that revitalize habitats and reconnect people to the natural world. Surveys a wide range of approaches and media used by artists spanning the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries. By tracing links between contemporary and earlier artists, it reveals continuity within a rich cultural tradition of engagement with nature conservation and juxtaposes the history of art and natural science, exploring artists' pivotal role in raising awareness about biodiversity's importance.
- Subjects
- Rain forests in art
- Endangered species in art
- Coral reefs and islands > In art > Exhibitions
- Rain forests in art > Exhibitions
- Exhibition catalogs
- Extinct animals in art > Exhibitions
- Endangered species in art > Exhibitions
- Population > In art > Exhibitions
- Habitat conservation > In art > Exhibitions
- Whatcom Museum Exhibitions
- Pollution in art > Exhibitions
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- "This publication accompanies the exhibition Endangered species: artists on the front line of biodiversity, organized by Barbara C. Matilsky for the Whatcom Museum, September 8, 2018-January 6, 2019."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index.
- Contents
- Celebrating biodiversity's beauty and complexity : from landscapes to microscopic imagery -- Mammoths and dinosaurs : interpreting natural extinction -- Portraits of loss : extinction by human actions -- Endangered species : plants and animals on the edge of survival -- At the crossroads : destruction or preservation of biodiversity. Habitat loss. Tropical rainforests. Coral reefs ; Invasive species ; Population growth ; Pollution : land, water, atmosphere ; Overharvesting : unsustainable hunting and fishing -- The promise of seed banks : preserving botanical diversity -- Timeline: Conservation milestones -- Exhibition checklist.
- Call Number
- JQG 18-1162
- ISBN
- 9780692083314
- 0692083316
- LCCN
- 2018902987
- OCLC
- 1046075143
- Author
- Matilsky, Barbara C., author, organizer.
- Title
- Endangered species : artists on the front line of biodiversity / Barbara C. Matilsky.
- Publisher
- Bellingham, Washington : Whatcom Museum, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index.
- Added Author
- Whatcom Museum, host institution, issuing body.
- Research Call Number
- JQG 18-1162