Antonio Zeno Shindler Watercolors, circa 1887

Object Details

Notes: Antonio Zeno Shindler ( -1899) began his association with the Smithsonian Institution in 1876 when he was hired by Spencer F. Baird to paint casts of natural history specimens. He continued in various artistic positions with the United States National Museum (USNM) until his death.
Organization: Unarranged
Summary: This collection consists of four watercolor paintings of Funk Island by Shindler. The paintings were based on sketches by Captain Joseph William Collins, who led an 1887 voyage of the schooner Grampus to Funk Island, off the coast of Newfoundland, to collect skeletal remains of the Great Auk for the USNM.
Repository Loc.: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Creator: Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno) 1823-1899
Subject: Collins, J. W (Joseph William) 1839-1904; Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887; Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno) 1823-1899; United States National Museum; Grampus (Schooner); Grampus Voyage to Funk Island (1887)