Museum's Last (Full-time) Taxidermist Dies, Age 87
David Schwendeman, the chief taxidermist at the American Museum of Natural History for 29 years, "was an extraordinary artist, an expert sculptor. ... He could pose animals accurately and scientifically, and at the same time make them aesthetically beautiful." The New York Times 12/01/12

Posted December 2, 2012 08:05 AM