Pencil drawing of rugged rocks along the coast of Peru. Rocky foreground opens onto a stretch of water and mountains viewed beyond. Part one of a five part panorama drawn for a taxidermy diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil drawing of rugged rocks along the coast of Peru. Part two of a five-part panorama drawn for a taxidermy diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil drawing of rocky headlands and islands off the coast of Peru. Part three of a five part panorama drawn for a taxidermy diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil drawing of a segment of a rocky island coast, viewing out to the sea. Coastline visible only in lower right of drawing, appearing as a rocky cliff. There are several large rocky promontories in the water in the distance, and two rocky islands on the horizon. This drawing is the fourth part of a series of five drawings of a panorama of a P...
Pencil drawing of a segment of a rocky island coast, viewing out to the sea. There are several large rocky promontories in the water in the distance. This drawing is part of a series of five drawings of a panorama of a Peruvian island. These were created in preparation for a taxidermy diorama depicting the guano-rich bird islands of Peru in the ...
Pencil drawing of a segment of a rocky cliff face, heavily annotated with letter "X"'s. A series of lines forming a series of stair-like steps extends from the right center of the cliff face across the page, to the upper right. This drawing is belongs to a group of studies of a Peruvian island, created in preparation for a taxidermy diorama depi...
Pencil drawing of several rocky crags of unclear size. This drawing is belongs to a group of studies of a Peruvian island, created in preparation for a taxidermy diorama depicting the guano-rich bird islands of Peru in the Hall of Oceanic Birds at the American Museum of Natural History. The sheet is marked "Peruvian Bird Group #7", but it is not...
Pencil sketches of details from the Peruvian coastline, with field notes and notes on color. Belongs to a series of images drawn in preparation for a diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil sketches of rock formations from the Peruvian coastline, with field notes and notes on color. Belongs to a series of images drawn in preparation for a diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
A photograph of the Jan Pesek family on their front porch in St. Paul, Minnesota. From L to R: John, Cyril, Mary, Mama (Katherine), Tommy (who died in 1931 at the age of 23), Papa (Jan). Jan Pesek holds a copy of a Czech-language newspaper; the title is "Katolik."
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Black and white photograph of conductor Peter Oundjian. Signed: "To the Minnesota orchestra, Fantastic musicians, incredible spirit! Thanks for an exhilarating time - Peter Oundjian"
Creator:
Steiner, Christian
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Performing Arts Archives.