Art of Nature, Nature of Art Conference

Oswald Schmitz delivers closing remarks for the discussion of the art of nature and the nature of art.

A discussion of a new book, entitled "Knowing Nature: Art & Science in Philadelphia, 1740-1840", and its relation to "A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science," in a session with Amy Meyer, entitled Art and Science in Philadelphia.

Caroline Niemczyk speaks on The Art of Nature and the Nature of Art, specifically art and land conservation.

James Prosek speaks on the art of nature and the nature of art.

Kristof Zyskowski presents on the intersection of art and science in the production of field guides to bird identification.

Robert Peck, Senior Fellow and Curator of Art and Artifacts at the Academy of Natural Science of Drexel University in Philadelphia will discuss how art and science have intersected in museum display at America's oldest natural history institution from the time of its founding (1812) to the present day.

Alexis Rockman speaks about picturing the unimaginable in The Art of Nature and the Nature of Art.

Eleanor J. Sterling gives a program introduction to "The Art of Nature and the Nature of Art".