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Nature's Beloved Son:
Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy
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AUDIENCE: General
RENTAL FEE: $8,000 + shipping for an 8-week booking
SIZE: 250 linear feet
SECURITY: High
In the spirit which John Muir embraced the botanical world, Nature's Beloved Son traces his travels through North America and presents vivid images of the actual plants that Muir held in his hands, carried in his pockets, and preserved for all time. Curated by Bonnie J. Gisel. Photographs by Stephen J. Joseph.
The exhibition includes:
- Paper & Canvas Prints - High-resolution scans of these botanicals, digitally restored
- Text Panels - A brief John Muir biography, a chronicle of his botanical legacy and the importance of 19th century herbaria
- Replica pages from John Muir's Journal Pages & Drawings
- Replica Muir Plant Press
- Muir Quote Banners
- Nature’s Beloved Son book from Heyday Books, 2008
- Historic Portrait
- Narrated Film
- Gallery Activity Kit
- Docent Training Manual
- Exhibit Press Kit
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TOP: Exhibition at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek. Photos by Stephen Joseph, 2011 MIDDLE: Exhibition at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek. Photos by Stephen Joseph, 2011 ABOVE LEFT: Polypodium californicum Kaulf., California Polypod Fern, Stephen J. Joseph, 2008 Courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden ABOVE RIGHT: Cypripedium montanum Dougl., Mountain Lady’s Slipper, Stephen J. Joseph, 2008, Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden |
SCHEDULE & AVAILABILITY:
| January 9, 2011 – March 27, 2011 |
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek |
| April 28, 2011 – September 25, 2011 |
History San Jose, San Jose |
| October 9, 2011 – December 4, 2011 |
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia |
| February 26, 2012 – April 22, 2012 |
AVAILABLE |
| May 6, 2012 – July 1, 2012 |
AVAILABLE |
| July 15, 2012 – September 9, 2012 |
AVAILABLE |
| September 23, 2012 – November 18, 2012 |
Fullerton Arboretum, CSU Fullerton |
| December 2, 2012 – April 7, 2013 |
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside |
| April 21, 2013 – June 16, 2013 |
High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon |
| June 30, 2013 – August 25, 2013 |
AVAILABLE |
| September 8, 2013 – November 3, 2013 |
World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon |
| November 17, 2013 – January 12, 2014 |
Museum of History & Art, Ontario |
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