I am forwarding this question from another list, since there are
probably more people on museum-l that are capable of giving good advice
on this type of matter.  Please respond to me, I will compile all
answers and send back to respondent, as per his request.  Thank you,
Lauri Bartlema


Lauri L. Bartlema
Curatorial Assistant
Directorate of Environment
Fort Bliss, Texas

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> Subject:      Disintegrating Dinosaur Mural in Buffalo, NY
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> For lack of a better plan, at the moment, I would like to call
> everyone's attention to a tragedy in the making:
>
> In one of the main buildings  (the one currently holding a bat
> exhibit)
> of the Zoo in Buffalo New York there is a large mural showing the
> "history of animal life" with a large section devoted to dinosaurs. It
> appears to be a WPA era mural and is, in aggregate, somewhere around
> 100
> feet long. The style is reminiscent of Zallinger's work.
>
> Because of neglect and humidity, the mural is peeling seriously: large
> chunks are in danger of falling off. A conversation with an employee
> there revealed that restoration would be expensive, and that little
> was
> known about who did the mural and when.
>
> If anyone has more information and/or ideas about how to stop this
> loss
> from occurring please share it. This is as good a place as any to
> start
> some sort of effort on behalf of what is certainly a work of
> historical,
> if not artistic interest.
>
> It is this sort of painting that encourages public enthusiasm and, by
> association, downstream support for paleontology and the sciences.
>
> ES
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