I never got over Brontosaurus excelsus (“noble thunder lizard” for those of us who don’t speak ancient Greek). I don’t know when I first visited Yale’s Peabody Museum, probably at age 4 or 5, but that ginormous dinosaur floored me. It became my first stop on all subsequent visits and the first spectacle I would […]
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Striking Gold
The Peabody Museum is closed, and yet, through the documentary magic of photography, you can still go for the gold. (more…)
New Digs
A crowd of hundreds packed into the Great Hall of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, pressing against the railing of the central dinosaur display (more…)
Striking Gold
A photo essay. To view all 15 images, check out the email version. Technically, it comes in leaves, crystals, plates and dust. Romantically, it comes in flowers, fingers, flames and suns. (more…)