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02401aam a2200385Ii 4500 001 B9ABEB18C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 003 SILO 005 20181003010030 008 180720t20182018waua bc 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0692083316 020 $a 9780692083314 035 $a (OCoLC)1046075143 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d BDX $d OCP $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 050 4 $a N8217 E28 M35 2018 100 1 $a Matilsky, Barbara C., $e organizer. $e organizer. 245 10 $a Endangered species : $b artists on the front line of biodiversity / $c Barbara C. Matilsky. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Bellingham, Washington : $b Whatcom Museum, $c 2018. 300 $a 144 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 31 cm 500 $a "This publication accompanies the exhibition Endangered species: artists on the front line of biodiversity, organized by Barbara C. Matilsky for the Whatcom Museum, September 8, 2018-January 6, 2019." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index. 520 $a Highlights sixty artists who celebrate biodiversity's beauty, interpret natural and human-induced extinctions, and focus on endangered species from diverse ecosystems. It includes the work of artists who spotlight human actions threatening biodiversity alongside art projects that revitalize habitats and reconnect people to the natural world. Surveys a wide range of approaches and media used by artists spanning the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries. By tracing links between contemporary and earlier artists, it reveals continuity within a rich cultural tradition of engagement with nature conservation and juxtaposes the history of art and natural science, exploring artists' pivotal role in raising awareness about biodiversity's importance. 650 0 $a Endangered species in art $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a Rain forests in art $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a Coral reefs and islands $x In art $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a Population $x In art $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a Pollution in art $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a Habitat conservation $x In art $v Exhibitions. 610 20 $a Whatcom Museum $v Exhibitions. 710 2 $a Whatcom Museum, $e host institution. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214014808.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20181003012142.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B9ABEB18C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search