Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Aesthetics and Attitudes in the Golden Age of Natural Science Illustration An Illustrated Presentation By Scott Rawlins 4:00 - 7:00 PM Lecture at 5:30 PM
Emanuel Mendes da Costa. British Conchology. London, 1778.
Early exploration of the continental United States coincided with an increased interest in recording the natural world through detailed drawings and paintings. Indeed, illustrations were necessary to properly document newly described species. This lecture will examine the aesthetics, techniques, and applications of 18th and 19th century natural science illustration through the work of various prominent (and not-so prominent) artists/naturalists who lived and worked on both sides of the Atlantic. Mr. Rawlins will discuss the work of John James Audubon, Beatrix Potter, Maria Sibylla Merian, Mark Catesby, and others. A corrresponding exhibit, The Scientific Image: Illustration from the Age of Enlightenment to the Victorian Age, will be on view in the Reference Library from Novemeber 12 - December 28, 2007. A well-respected science illustrator, Scott Rawlins, is Associate Professor in the Fine Arts Department at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA where he teaches scientific illustration, drawing and design. His freelance clients have included the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
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