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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution smithsonian castle smithsoniancastle display case displaycase giantsquid tennesseeexposition models octopus 1903 coral black&white blackwhite b&w bw sea creatures seacreatures museum portico art vases cabinets tables window artifacts arch exhibit castle cases display cases displaycases smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives blackandwhite monochrome indoor black and white Description: Lower Invertebrates exhibit in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), 1903. Models of a giant squid and an octopus, designed for the Tennessee Exposition of 1897, hang from the ceiling over the exhibit cases. These painted plaster casts were considered art objects by the head curator of the Department of Biology, but large specimens were difficult to preserve and display. The exhibit cases contain coral and other objects. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 7 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in Date: 1903 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 16876 Description: Lower Invertebrates exhibit in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), 1903. Models of a giant squid and an octopus, designed for the Tennessee Exposition of 1897, hang from the ceiling over the exhibit cases. These painted plaster casts were considered art objects by the head curator of the Department of Biology, but large specimens were difficult to preserve and display. The exhibit cases contain coral and other objects. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 7 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in Date: 1903 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 16876 | ||||
