Resultado de búsqueda
22 de jul. de 2022 · Se llama Carl Cotton, y fue el primer taxidermista afroamericano que trabajó en el Museo de Campo. Durante casi 25 años, hasta su muerte en 1971, Cotton ayudó a inmortalizar muchos de los animales que actualmente se exhiben en el museo.
Carl Cotton (1918–1971) was an American taxidermist known for his work on exhibition development at the Field Museum of Natural History from 1947 to 1971. He was the first African American taxidermist at the Field Museum and, as noted by museum staff, likely the first professional black taxidermist in all of Chicago .
19 de feb. de 2020 · 37K views 4 years ago. Carl Cotton (1918 - 1971) was the Field Museum's first African American taxidermist - perhaps Chicago's first professional one - and his work can still be seen on display...
27 de feb. de 2020 · His name is Carl Cotton, and he was the first African-American taxidermist to work at the Field Museum. For nearly 25 years, until his death in 1971, Cotton helped immortalize many of the...
10 de mar. de 2020 · The Lost Legacy of Carl Cotton, the Field’s First Black Taxidermist – Taxidermy Hall of Fame. In a new exhibit, the museum pays homage to the man behind some of its iconic dioramas. http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/February-2020/Carl-Cotton-Field-Museum-Taxidermist/
Carl W. Cotton was born in 1918 in Washington Park, a section of Chicago’s South Side that confined most of the African American population in the city. At a young age, Cotton developed an interest in preserving animals, or taxidermy, and grew his skills by working on birds and squirrels, but sometimes he would memorialize and preserve the neighborhood’s family pets.
4 de mar. de 2020 · Learn about Carl Cotton, who worked at the Field Museum for 25 years and created hundreds of taxidermy specimens of birds, mammals, reptiles and more. See his work and his story in a new exhibition celebrating his talent and legacy.
