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 > ---------- > From: D.I.G.[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 9:39 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Disintegrating Dinosaur Mural in Buffalo, NY > > 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 > -- > AOL IM Pager - DinoEditor > ichat PAGER - dinogazette > > When you think of dinosaurs, think of DIG! > > >