Once called the “poet laureate” of deep-sea creatures, he melded science with art in paintings, books and a notable life-size installation in New York.
Richard Ellis in 2012 at the American Museum of Natural History, in front of the life-size blue whale he helped build. In fusing his artistic flair with an encyclopedic knowledge of ocean creatures, Mr. Ellis became invaluable to conservationists and educators.
In her new book, Beth Linker, a historian of science at the University of Pennsylvania, confronts conventional wisdom about good posture. “It’s fake news,” she said.
A show at the New York Botanical Garden, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s books, will explore his fictional and real worlds through plants, art and artifacts.
The New York Botanical Garden exhibition “Wonderland: Curious Nature,” which opens on May 18, features fantastical plants and specimens, like this Iceland poppy.
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