Newly released video of the Mt. Mikeno Expedition which was
featured at the Explorers Club flag return ceremony held on
March 19, 2011:

AMNH Expedition: Darwin's Galápagos Aboard the Yacht Isabela II
A Natural History Cruise with Wildlife Artist Steve Quinn.
September 04, 2011 - September 14, 2011


From the AMNH Website

Revisiting Akeley's Gorillas
Thursday, February 17 12:07 pm

Stephen C. Quinn, senior project manager in the Museum’s Department of Exhibition, recently traveled to the eastern Congo basin to visit the exact site depicted in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals’ mountain gorilla diorama which is based on paintings, photographs, and specimens collected in the field by explorer and taxidermist Carl Akeley and his team in 1921 and 1926.

Like the artists on Akeley’s 1926 expedition, Quinn used field sketches and paintings to document the area’s flora and fauna, recording the changes that have taken place and reinforcing the important role artists play in habitat conservation and environmental education. In this eight-minute highlight video from a recent talk at the Museum, Quinn shares finished works, including a panoramic plein air painting.

Watch the video, which includes footage from the field, here:

 

November, 2010
Artists for Conservation Flag Expedition to Mt. Mikeno

Stephen C. Quinn in front of AMNH Mountain Gorilla Diorama. Stephen C. Quinn in front of AMNH Mountain Gorilla Diorama, 2010.

AFC Press Release
Archival Photographs
Expedition Blog

 
Artists for Conservation Flag Expedition #11:
How an Artist Saved the Mountain Gorilla: Retracing the Footsteps of Carl Akeley 85 Years Later
Expedition Artist:
Stephen C. Quinn
Purpose:
To retrace the steps of the American Museum of Natural History icon, Carl Akeley; to tell the unique story of how an artist catalyzed Africa's first national park; and to highlight and support current conservation work being done to save the Mountain Gorilla.
Location:
Democratic Republic of Congo & Rwanda, Central Africa
Scheduled For:
November, 2010
   
In the Footsteps of the Museum's Gorillas - New York Times Article on the Mt. Mikeno Expedition


Quinn on expedition at the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings, Egypt.

Quinn piloting a zodiac while searching for Gray Whales in San Ignacio Lagoon.

 

Stephen Quinn is available as a naturalist, guide, leader, lecturer for local,
distant and international natural history (nature study) trips focusing on
bird watching, whale watching, general nature study, etc.

He is also available as a field artist, collector, expedition organizer/leader
for trips related to gathering data, references and specimens for museum
exhibits and dioramas.

Quinn on expedition at Voltsberg Forest Reserve, Suriname

 

Natural History Lectures and Chalk Talks:

Stephen Quinn provides lectures and chalk talks for science museums,
nature centers, and environmental groups on a variety of subjects.
Lectures are slide illustrated or illustrated with chalk on a blackboard.

A list of lecture titles would include:

  • Windows on Nature: The Great Habitat Groups of the American
    Museum of Natural History
  • The Evolution and Physiology of Birds
  • The Natural History of Whales and Dolphins
  • The Work of a Wildlife Artist: Art in the Service of Conservation
  • Animal Anatomy for Artists
  • Wildlife Art/Paleo Art

 

Workshops:

Stephen Quinn provides three-hour workshops on the following subjects.
They are hands-on, outdoors, or at an offsite location (zoo or museum).

The titles include:

  • Birding for Beginners
  • Advanced Birding (Hawk identification, Shorebird identification, etc.)
  • Drawing Animals
  • Plein air painting and Field Sketching Sessions

Quinn on expedition at the Sphinx, Egypt.

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