Carl Akeley
American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864-1926) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 62
Carl Ethan Akeley was a pioneering American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums, most notably to the Milwaukee Public Museum, Field Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History.
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"Muskrat Group", one of Akeley's early works for the Milwaukee Public Museum
"Fighting African Elephants" on display in Stanley Field Hall, The Field Museum, Chicago
Gorilla diorama is one of Akeley's dioramas, which is on display in the American Museum of Natural History.
Carl Akeley and the leopard he killed barehanded.
"The Old Man of Mikeno", bronze bust of a mountain gorilla by Carl Akeley![Lion Spearing in Africa (1926) Field Museum, Chicago; Bronze sculpture by Carl Akeley.[24]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lion_Spearing_in_Africa.jpg/1280px-Lion_Spearing_in_Africa.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Lion Spearing in Africa (1926) Field Museum, Chicago; Bronze sculpture by Carl Akeley.[24]Awards
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He is considered by some to be the father of modern taxidermy. He was the founder of the AMNH Exhibitions Lab, an interdisciplinary department that fuses scientific research with immersive design.
