CHARLES R. KNIGHT: THE ARTIST WHO SAW THROUGH TIME
This richly illustrated celebration of Knight’s life and work—including a definitive and dramatic new biography based on his private papers—gathers together both famous and never-before-seen works, from his days of sketching animals in the newly opened Bronx Zoo to the decades spent creating mu­rals of prehistoric species for the American Museum of Natu­ral History in New York and the Field Museum in Chicago.

Knight’s oeuvre includes not only long-vanished creatures but also a veritable catalog of modern birds and beasts sketched from life. His scientifically accurate restorations, bringing dry fossil bones to life, inspired and influenced generations of scientists, artists, and filmmakers.

“A visual feast.. this beautiful book [embodies] the magnificent legacy of Knight’s passion for seeking truth about nature through art.” —Michael Novacek, Provost of Science and Curator of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History

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Listen to Richard interviewed by Sarah Lilley of WNYC’s Studio 360, June 8, 2012:
“The Man Who Invented the Dinosaurs”  

Read Review in the February 2012 issue of Science, “Grand Master of Reconstruction” ()

Richard’s book on Charles R. Knight is the cover story on the April 2012 issues of both Prehistoric Times and
Natural History magazines. Click book cover images below for free previews of the full articles ().

The book is currently available on Amazon.com for $97.00.