. Guide leaflet. 3 SI > O _= 55 - w a3 *3. HOWLING MONKEYS Iii the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, mounted by Mr. Critchley. It is a group whose main purpose is to show the varied attitudes of tl»animals. Such groups preceded the large naturalistic groups which combine artistic effectwitli instruction and so greatly enhance the educational value of museums 30 THE STORY OF MUSEUM GROUPS 37 Virginia deer in spring, summer, autumn and winter, represent high-water mark in this direction, combining as they do pictorial beauty with scientific accuracy of detail. I
. Guide leaflet. 3 SI > O _= 55 - w a3 *3. HOWLING MONKEYS Iii the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, mounted by Mr. Critchley. It is a group whose main purpose is to show the varied attitudes of tl»animals. Such groups preceded the large naturalistic groups which combine artistic effectwitli instruction and so greatly enhance the educational value of museums 30 THE STORY OF MUSEUM GROUPS 37 Virginia deer in spring, summer, autumn and winter, represent high-water mark in this direction, combining as they do pictorial beauty with scientific accuracy of detail. It was while engaged on these groups thatMr. Akeley perfected the method of making the manikin, or artificialbody on which the skin is placed, so as to combine strength, lightness anddurability, and also devised methods for the rapid reproduction of leavesand a compound stronger and more durable than wax. The need formaking leaves in large quantities is shown by the fact that in the FourSeasons the summer group alone called for seventeen tho
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